The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-04

law IT will abolish gambling by slot
machines or other devices; 1t will
keep women out of public drinking
/ places, and will do away with booths
card tables and musical Instruments
to be found in nearly all of the sa.
looms in the state today. 1t will put
/ the licensing of saloons, drug stores
! and wholesale houses under state con.
troll and will add TO the state rev.
enues.
In the house on Thursday, January
IS. Representative Holman's bill. de.
signed to protect newspapers from
false information, making it a misde.
meanor for anyone to give false and
misleading information to newspa.
lers, after prolonged debate. was
passed. Two other bills were passed:
3. b. No. 49, by j. Y. Smith, relating
&c the creation of bonded indebted
ness up to the constitutional indebted
ress: II. B. No. SO. by II. A. McMil-
lin, amending section 2441, compiled
laws of Utah, relating to the appoint.
ment and defining the duties of bank
examiner.
Porter of Morgan was given per.
mission by the house to withdraw No.
{, his bill providing for prohibition.
The provisions of this bill are includ.
ed in Cannon's bill No. 81.
There were but thirteen members
of the senate present on Thursday,
tut the fact that there was "hoodoo"
number present did not deter the
members from attending to the usual
routine of business.
In the matter of new bills presented
for the consideration of the senate
Senator Badger had a monopoly, pre-
senting the only three new bills. all
of which amend former acts relating
to the homestead laws.
Senator C. z. Marks introduced into
the senate the communication from
the Real Estate association urging
the erection of a state capitol and
suggesting the manner of raising the
necessary funds
The senate committee on salaries
reported favorably senate bill No. 10,
by Mr.. Marks, providing for the
amendment of section 2049X so as to
include the salary of the secretary OF
state in the salary list Through in
advertence the salary of the secretary
of state was omitted from the list
when the act was last amended
The house of representatives was
in session but two hours on Friday,
January 20, but in that time one bill
was passed, while one joint memorial
and eight new bills were presented
to the body. The bill approved by
the members Of the house was one
introduced by Hugh A. McMillin. for
mer state statistician, now a member
of the house, which provides that
banks of all descriptions, loan com
panies and mercantile establishments
carrying on any kind of banking
business will be subject to the scrut
my of the state bank examiner.
Those who seek to cheat creditors
by giving checks for debts, such
checks not being backed with funds
or credit, will find themselves en-
meshed in the law if a bill presented
by Eardley is passed.
Representative Ashton Of Salt Lake
presented a bill providing for the ere
alton Sf commission for the blind
which bill, If passed, will result If
the establishment of a school for the
adult blind
McRae handed in a measure which
seeks to amend the present laws re
lating to the investment OF public
funds and the security and interest
thereon.
By a bill presented by Representa-
tive Clegg, by request, 1t is proposed
to levy a tax of one per cent on the
premiums of all fire and lightning in
surance companies in Utah, and use
the money to form a fireman's relief
fund.
Several changes are to be made in
the laws providing for the examina.
ton of dentists in Utah, In a bill pre-
scented by George A. Fuller
The livestock committee of the
house killed bill by ]. R, Porter
which was intended to make railroad
companies responsible for the killing
of stock on their tracks.
But six senators showed up at the
senate chambers, and as ten are need
ed for quorum, no session of the
senate was held
Saturday, January 80. was a holi
day for the members of the Utah leg
islature, the house having adjourned
on Friday until Monday, and there be
ing only four members OF the senate
present at o'clock The out-of-town
members took advantage of the two
days recess to visit their homes, no
committee meetings were held. and
all legislative work was dropped for
the time.
Seventy-three bills have been intro
duced in the house up to this time.
A joint resolution appropriating
81 900 for the painting OF the portrait
of Former Governor John G. Cutler
was passed by both houses during the
week. The portrait will become the
property Of the state and will occupy
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