The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


Judge W H King, who received the
complimentary vote for the United states
senatorship on the Democratic side, was
q visitor in the house yesterday fore
noon. He occupied a seat beside Speaker
Robinson. In recognition of the compll-
mentary vote which he received, Judge
King will give reception and ball at
the OdeOn next Tuesday evening. at
which the Legislators and their families
and friends will be the invited guests.
The mana cement of the Colonial the
atre has extended an invitation to the
members of the senate to attend per
Torrance at that theatre upon a date TO
be arranged later.
Senate bills Nos. p, %. "A and IS.
which were on the house calendar for
final passage yesterday. went over for
a day in order that the house might pass
a few bills to be sent to the senate. in
order, said Mr.. Morris, that that body
might have something to work at
The house has acquired the early ris-
ing habit. When it adjourned yesterday
it was to 10 o'clock this forenoon 1t Is
expected that forenoon sessions viii be
pretty much the order hereafter
House bill No. a., relating to the as
sessment of property, was passed for the
on the calendar. This bill is an ex-
tremely long one and revises the whole
existing system Of assessment
An invitation was received from the
Utah Society of Engineers, which will
hold a special meeting Friday evening
in the Packard Library auditorium In
perts will discuss the various phases of
the plan to conserve the natural re-
sources of Utah. Inasmuch as this will
be one of the important matters to come
before the legislature at this session. a
| large attendance of members Will no
doubt be present
In bill introduced by Mr.. Jensen in
/ the house yesterday the law regarding
/ the keeping of bitches in repair. so as
/ to prevent waste water doing damage
/ 10 the property of others, and TO high
ways. a penalty is provided by the ad-
/ dition of a new section The penalty for
| a violation of the law is declared to be
/ q misdemeanOT.
There was a long discussion on house
/ bill No. IS. a substitute for No. 4, which
/ provides for the care of the Predetermined
| and nOn-insane epileptics. The question
of age entered largely into the debate,
| as did also the question OF cost. mas
much as nobody seemed to be very well
/ informed on either subject, and in the
/ obsence of the chairman, Mr.. Hayes OF
/ Utah. the bill went over.
Mr.. Henrie of Garfield county yesterday
introduced in the house a companion bill
| TO the measure recently ittiONuNNu III Nfit
senate providing an appropriation OF 5000
| for the establishment of bounty fund tC
| encourage the destruction of wild and pre-
datory animals. This nest egg" is to be
/ enhanced by tax levy OF mills in each
| county. Bears grey wolves, mountain
| lions. cougars call for SO: and coyotes
! OF wild cats $50.
| DR.. r.. w. Fisher. secretary of the state
/ medical examining board. has made ar
rangements for an address by DR.. Nc
| Cormack, representing the American Med
zeal association: Friday evening The
members of both houses will be invited
| to attend The subject will be Santa
ton" The place will be announced later
A bill introduced in the senate yester-
day provides that city courts shall have
/ civil Jurisdiction when the defendant re-
| sides within the county. This is in adj
dition TO the present law, which makes
no mention of the matter of residence
A bill was introduced in the senate yes
I terday requiring every warehouse man OF
II person engaging in the business Of keep
/ ing or storing personal property for hire
/ to keep a record. a description of the
/ property and the person from whom il
/ was received, and other information
II These records shall be accessible to the
I inspection of peace Officers Any attempt
II at concealment or to remove property
/ shall be a violation of the law. The Of
Tense is declared a misdemeanor-
/ Senate bill No. 119. by Senator b. Y
Il Smith, is of especial interest to real eS-
/ tate brokers. 1t provides that ali agree
| ments for the purchase or sale of any
/ land be in writing. The bill went to the
committee on judiciary.
Il The committee on judiciary yesterday
/ substituted a bill for senate bill No &c.
/ by Mr.. Stookey. The substitute is a lit
Il tie more lenieut than the provisions OF
| the regular bill. 1t provides that no mar
/ cotics of any kind and no weapons OF
| any description be taken into any jail
| or prison in the state.
II Two prohibition petitions were intro
/ duced in the senate yesterday, one signed
/ by Weber county citizens, introduced by
II Senator KuchleT and one by Salt Lake
/ county residents, introduced by Senator
Il Badger. Both went to the committee or
II manufactures and commerce.
Senate bill No 60, by Senator Kuchler
Il allowing sheep men twenty days TO drive
sheep through a county of the state, wa:
reported favorably by the livestock com
mittee yesterday and will come up fo
final passage today.
HI When a com munfcation was received bs