The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-19

EpeakeT RODlnSOn yesterday signed SEN
ate bill No. %, providing that judges of
election shall make duplicate copies of
returns, one Of which shall be open to
the inspection of the public without wait
ing for the official ballots to be opened
by the board of canvassers. The bill Will
now go to the governor.
House bill No. 70. by Smith. passed the
lower branch yesterday. 1t enables towns
having a population Of not less than 200
to incorporate. Heretofore the limit has
been 900.
The salary Of the reporter for the su-
preme court was yesterday increased, 50
far as the house is concerned. by the
passage of house bill No. 133. The sal
airy will be Sl.20O. instead of $500 as at
present The measure has the endorse
ment OF the lawyers and the approval OF
the justices Of the supreme court.
House bill No. 12S designed to validate
titles IN transfers OF property. the con-
veyanccs in which were signed by mayors.
was sent back to the committee for fur
Their investigation and information.
Speaker Robinson yesterday signed son
ate bill No. 81. which provides for the pun
ishmCnt of COnvicts who arc not life pTis-
oners who make assaults upon others
Tho penalty attaching is from three to
twenty years.
ATNNlUdl0 yesterday hlInOTRN house OIL
No 1i1. which he introduced by request
This measure provided that no employer
should require an employe to work more
than six days week.
Mr.. Archibald of Summit yesterday in
tToduced a bill validating certain irTegU-
lsrities in the filing of articles of incoT-
pOration with the secretary of the Terri
tory of Utah. This is one of the laws
intended to fill some of the technical gaps
in the present codes.
Senate bill No. Il, spproPriating $500
for the refurnishinG OF the governor :
office, was passed by the house yester-
day.
The banking bill by Dyreng, No. JOG,
intended to do away with the probating
of small estates at heavy expense, and to
example. to withdraw deposits, was made
a special order for today. The bill will
probably be amended SO as to exclude
co-partnerships from its operations.
In a bill presented by Mr.. Porter of
Morgan yesterday S2.O0O is asked for roads
in his county.
Eight thousand dollars is asked In a
house bill introduced by Mr.. Pope of Wa
sstch yesterday in the house for the con-
stTUction and Improvement Of roads in the
former Uintah reservation. The money is
q
committee of three-one from Myton one
from Theodore and one from Roosevelt
precincts. The committee members are
20 be selected at meetings to be held on
April 10.
Being the fortieth day, this is the last
day for the introduction of bills with
out the consent of two-thirds of the house
The number introduced yesterday was
fourteen 1t is probable that this number
will be exceeded today. The number of
bills introduced in the house up to last
night was 1S7 and in the senate 1877
Two thoJsand dollars is asked for roads
in Sanpete county in a bill introduced
I'm the house yesterday by Mr.. Dyreng
Senate joint resolution No. . providing
for the submission to the people at the
rext election Of the proposition to amend
the constitution by providing for the ex-
tension of state aid for high schools, was
laid over until today by the senate yes
terdsy. The postponement was In order