The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
REPUBLICANS S
RECEIVE E
MESSAGE
REED sMooT ISSUES THANKS TO
LEGISLATURE.
Fuller Presents Measure Exemptino
Fair Grounds From Taxation
LOAN Shark" Bill Entered.


sage from Reed Smoot, thanking the
Republicans for re.electing him Unit
ed States senator. a measure pres
ented in the house Of representatives
by Mr.. Fuller of Weber. exempting
fair grounds from taxation, so that
the grounds at Ogden Will no longer
be burdened with paying an annual
tax to the city, county and state, aud
measure presented In the senate by
Benner X. Smith; attacking the Loan
sharks" by making 1t necessary for
all assignments of salary to be re-
corded with the county recorder. The
bill is strongly drawn and will make
II an almost impossiblity for the
loan agents TO take advantage of
persons receiving loans ON their sala-
ries.
The measure in the house for the ex-
emption Of fair grounds from taxes
was one Of the first measures intr.-
duced yesterday. It Is Officially
known as House Bill No &c, and was
assigned to the committee on judIci-
airy, OF which Brigham Clegg Is chair
man The bill. which amends the
present law, reads as follows:
Section 2503-The property of the
United States. Of the state, counties,
cities, towns. school districts. and
public libraries. and lots with the
buildings thereon used exclusively
for either religious worship, charitable
purposes, or grounds used exclusively
and places of burial not held or
used for private OF corporate benefit,
shall be exempt from taxation
bitches. canals, and fumes, owned
and used by individuals or corpora
tions for irrlgating lands owned by
such individuals or corporations or
the individual members thereof, shall
not be separately taxed, so long as
they shall be owned and used exclu
sLyely for that purpose.
The committee on salaries and fees
reported favorably and recommended
the passage of house bill No IA, which
raises number of the fees now
| charged by the sheriff
House bill No. q. by Thompson
providing for the establishment OF
an engineering experimental station
in connection with the state schools OF
mines; providing for its organization
and control defining It's duties aud
| appropriating therefor. The appro-
priation is $1,000.
House bill No. 2S, by Morris, amend
Ing section 1SO7X, compiled laws Of
Utah. relating to aid for schools
where revenue is insufficient
House bill No. 29, by Hanson. an
act to prohibit the use of names, pic
lures of the building of any public
institution in this state or the use Of
| the official title of any officer within
this state for the purpose Of adver-
tising or promoting the sale of any
| article.
House bill No. 80. by Hugh A. Nc
| Millin. an act to establish a uniform
standard of weights and measures.
which Is substitute for former bill
introduced by Mr. McMillin
House bill No. 81, by T. L. Holman.
amending sections 1921 and 1910.
title 81. making it compulsory upon
| justices Of the peace to hold inquests
over the bodies of such persons as
are supposed to have met death acci-
dentally. 1t provides a fine.
House bill No. 80, by C. Y. Russell
section 170S. complied laws OF Utah,
compelling the pawnbrokers and sec
| oDd-hand dealers to keep a record of
all things pawned or purchased and
furnish copy of the same to the
| sheriff
House bill No. S9. by C. Y Russell
| amending section 10, compelling the
keepers of pounds to furnish a report
of the capture of any estrays, three
days after being taken, to the county
clerk and the sheriff.
The house and the senate yester-
day afternoon received a telegram
from Reed Smoot senior senator from
Utah, and the same was spread upon
the minutes of both houses. The mes
sage reads as follows
Hon. Henry Gardner, President Joint
Session Utah State Legislature.
am In receipt OF your message,
advising me of my reelection by the
Utah State legislature as United
States senator from the state of Utah
/ am most grateful for the unbound
ed confidence imposed In me, and
appreciate beyond expression the
great honor my native state thus be-
slows upon me. assure you that
my only aim and endeavor shall be
to continue to serve my state and M.
tion faithfully, and to the best of my
ability. / thank the legislature sin.
cerely for the unanimous Republican
support. REED SMOOT.
In the senate Senator Brinkerhof1
of Emery county received a petition
against the sale of liquor In the state
which was signed by something over
700 persons In that county, Senator
John Seeley received a petition on
the same subject, which measured
f1fty feet Of paper, written on both
sides. thus making 100 feet Of names
The number of names was 3,1OS. Both
petitions were referred to the com
mites on manufacture and COM
merce.
Governor Spry presented in the SEN
ate the names OF the members of his
staff for ratification The appoint
ments were as follows. Adiutant
general, E. A. Wedgewood. assistant
ad1utant general, H. H. M. Lund.
quartermaster general, A. p. Kessler
Judge advocate, II, L, Booth; general
inspector OF target practice. D. G.
Jaclding; inspector general. Samuel
Newhouse; commissary general. c. E.
Loose; surgeon general. E. s. Wright.
aides de camp, ]. ]. Daynes. Jr, and
Rodney T. Badger
The senate passed senate bill No.
2, which sets aside Lincoln's birth
day. Feb. II, as legal holiday.
The bills presented In the senate
were as follows:
Senate bill No. l5. by Renner Y.