The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-03-06

IDHOlOSlSt anu oHiiSu'httot W 'i'N
Utah Agricultural college expert
mental station and for the establish
ment of an Office in the capitol build.
ing and the payment of a salary OF
$500 year 10 clerk to look after 1t. :.
Il also. provides salary of $500
year for the state inspector and for an
appropriation of 5000 year for office
expenses.
The bill is designed with the idea
OF procuring a more rigid inspection
of all trees, plants and shrubs, the aim
being to thus raise the standard OF
Utah fruit and horticultural products
generally The bill also makes pro
vision for the appointment OF county
inspectors to work under the general
direction and supervision of the chief
inspector Under its terms nursery
men in the state must pay a state
license and the duties OF nurserymen,
orchardists. common carriers and the
inspectors of the commission are out
lined In full.
The state armory bill was passed by
the senate. The bill provides for the
creation of q state armory board. and
authorizes the board to erect state
arsenal In Salt Lake City, provision
being made for the funds. The armory
bill provides that the board to be
/ created shall consist of the governor
the secretary OF state and the adju.
tant general.
! Two bills by Senator Badger, relat'
ing to special tax funds In cities, were
passed.
Ten new measures were introduced
in the senate. and eight In the house.
The sum of $4,000 for the entertain
ment of the Grand Army veterans dur
ing the national encampment to be
held In Salt Lake City next August,
was appropriated by the house on
Wednesday. February "a, after warm
debate Some of the members wanted
to increase the appropriation to $780,
600. A number OF bills of minor I'M
portance were introduced. among tho
lucky measures being an act authoriz-
ing the diversion of the sheep inspec
ton fund to the fund for the extermi
nation of wild animals, and an act de-
fning transient live stock and provid
ing for the assessment and collection
of taxes on the same.
Mr.. Henrie's bill relating to the EN-
ployment of convict labor on the coun.
ty highways and providing penalties
for violations, was passed.
The session of the senate was
busy one, during which two bills were
introduced. four were killed, among
which was the famous Gardner bill.
NO. SO. and two bills were passed:
One being H. B. No. 20. relating to es
tablishing free public Libraries. and
al IN x~NxrtI an
that the legislature approve applica-
ton Of regents of University Of Utah
; for benefits under Carnegie founda.
ton fund
!, To create the office OF a commits
, sioner of boats and pilots for the ex-
, animation OF all boats and to examine
applicants for the position Of pilot Is
the gist of measure introduced into
the senate by Benner X. Smith, by re.
quest.
J. To create a commission for the con
!, servation Of the natural resources oi
a Utah, whose duty It shall be to col
A lect and publish statistics and data
: showing the value OF arid lands In
a Utah when subjected to irrigation
9 and to collect facts for the guidance
: OF the legislators and executives Of
the United States in establishing sys-
J. TENS of irrigation is the, principal con
u tents of Senate bill No. 1853, intro
r duced by John H. Seely.
r Four measures were passed by the
o house of representatives on Tuesday
February %. Two of them were the
, subject OF a most interesting discus
!. sion, they being intended to protect
!. workmen or persons seeking worl
J. through employment Offices. One o.
" the bills passed was Senate Bill No
20, by Carl A. Badger, providing fol
IS the licensing and regulating of EN-
y ployment offices; requiring employ
u ment agents to give bond; prohibiting
:. the sending of female help to any
- place of bad repute, etc" The othe
70 was by Representative Gardner, al
Is act relating to the protection of EN-
t. ployes and for preventing superintend
a. ents, foremen, assistant bosses or an,
" other pesrons from receiving or 5,
III ficiting money. Under this measure
p superintendent or other persons II
Or charge of workers are prohibited from
IN receiving money or other consideration
X from persons on account of employ
B. ment. The two other measures
e. passed by the house were House Bill
IS No 9S. permitting the state to car,
lie for feeble-minded and non-insane cpl
o. leptic children, at the State Menta
hospital, and House Joint Memoria
Id No. 3, asking congress to grant to tn,
Id state of Utah, for the benefit OF Indiai
at war veterans, one million acres o
49, land.
- The only ripple OF excitement In tn,
% senate occurred when Senator Burton
's' at the request of Senator Wilson
or moved the reconsideration of the ador
'e- ton Of the report of the manufacturer
oil and commerce committee. recommend
e. ing that the Cannon prohibition bill
IN otherwise known to fame as senat
or bill No. 81, be not passed. The mi
~. nority was able to muster but fou
VI votes, however.