The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-13
AMERICANS ARE To
HAVE PREFERENCE
BIZ Favoring American Labor on Pub.
lie Works Passes the Utah
House Of Representatives.

House bill No. 220, one of the labor
bills, was passed by the house on Sat.
drday, March g. This bill is intended
to give the preference of employment
on public works to citizens of the
United States over foreign laborers.
The discussion on the passage OF the
bill was earnest ard a. times impas :.
stoned
House pill No. 300, relating to ooun.
~ commissioners ard their appoint,
ments, was pass.1 in the house BY a
vote OF 81 to g. IL being absent and
not voting.
A bill introduced in the house pro.
vides for the creation of a commission
TO establish workshop for the blind.
BY house Joint resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Ashton, the people will
decide the question as to who shall
name the depositary for the states
money.
Senate bill No. 8. by Hulaniski
passed that body. II provides for the
appropriation of $500 for the REIN.
bursement of the delegates to the Ma.
tional Irrigation congress at Albu.
querque last summer.
With material amendments house
bill No. SO, passed the senate. This
bill provides for the creation and main.
tenance CT state board of horticul
ture. The senate amended the bill to
the effect that the governor shall ap-
point the state inspector, instead OF
the board, as provided for in the origi-
nal bill.
The house bill for the creation OF q
state board OF dental examiners was
also approved by the senate. as was
The senate bill limiting the power OF
city courts. the house bill making pro
visions for the care OF the feeble
minded, and measure providing that
marshals in cities of less than 10000
OF population shall be appointed by the
mayors. These officers are now elect
ed.
Five good roads bills were favorably
reported out of committee, as was the
insurance measure and several other
bills OF minor importance.
The direct primary bill, the meas.
are introduced by Ashton OF Salt
AXE county, and which provided for
direct primary election law, was
aid to rest on Friday, March s. when
motion was made and carried with
whoop, striking out the enacting
cause.
A bill was passed authorizing the
diversion of the sheep inspection fund
10 the fund for the determination OF
Wild animals.
A bill presented by the committee
On counties and fixing the boundary
line. between Salt Lake and Davis
counties was passed.
The senate on Friday, March 5,
passed fourteen bills and killed one.
Four OF the measures passed were
with reference to the building of a
new state capitol, and one was the
new fish and game law, making rad.
'"al and important amendments to
The present fish and game law.
or the other bills passed, two with
reference to public lands, are import
ant, One by Senator Wilson creates a
state reservoir fund to consist OF the
proceeds OF the sale OF grant of
100000 acres of land for such pur-
poses. The state land board Is en-
powered to assist enterprises In the
building OF reservoirs and the open
ing up OF land for irrigation through
the money. In this fund. The other
bill makes the governor the president
OF the state land board and permits
the secretary of the land board to ap-
point his employees without the ap-
proval of the state land board.
Senator Wilson's bill permitting the
creation OF new counties out of other
counties by majority vote of the
counties affected, was killed by a
vote OF to- Z.
A sitting committee was appointed
by the senate to take from all SEN
ate committees all bills now under
consideration and report them to the
senate, whether favorable or adverse.
Thursday. March 4. was a busy day
In the Utah Legislature. In the house
four bills were passed. while the SEN
ate approved ten measures, and II was
announced that the governor had set
his seal OF approval on Ave bills that
had finally reached his hands from
the legislature.
The house went upon record against
three bills which provided Tor the reg
ulating and fixing OF rates for tele'
phone rentals, providing for the inter
change OF telephone connections and
exchanges, making II misdemeanor
to require deposits for the installation
or use OF meters or measuring devices,
The speaker was directed to appoint
sitting committee OF seven, to look
into the bills In the hands OF the sew.
eral committees and decide which
measures shall be taken up by the
house.
Bills we're passed by the house
amending the laws providing for
school sites and buildings; appropriat'
ing the sum Of $4,000 to William
Forsberg for injuries sustained while
in the employ of the state OF Utah;
Making Final Preparations for African
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