Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-26

committee took the floor and said the
! committee took the responsibility on
| the chairman. who had stated that Mr.
! Russell desired 90 De heard, and de-
! cidod. as "a committee, that the amend
! ments proposed In the bills were Of not
/ enough consequence TO Justify euactinR
! AN over the statutes which they sought
| t0 amend.
Representative Thompson. also Of the
| committee. upheld the position OF Chair
! man Clegg and the committee, and ln
/ every instance except one, the report OF
| the committee was adopted and the
| bills killed.
The single exception noted was Boo the
| consideration of n. b SIS. providing for
! the inhictiou of life imprisonment as
a maximum penalty for highway rob
| berry This bin was reported upon add
vereclv by the committee and came mp
for discussion before the house. Mr..
Russell claimed DE had not been heard
ON that measure and moved that tho
report OF the committee be rejected
Representative Hcure of Garfield
| smoke iu favor Of the bill He said that
NE imprisonment was not too much
for any man who would go out on the
highway with gun and hold up and
rob another man. Some of the states
have death penalty for this offense,
and Dee was Of the opinion that sucn
crimes should be- vigorously punished.
Rcprsseutative ClcgE said he was not
I'm favor OF capital punishment and
while De- realized that drastic punish
mout should Dee provided for highway
robbers be thought life sentence too see
were.
VrprreentatIye Thompson thought the
present law was sever. enough t IT'S
provisions were enforced. The minimum
punishment under the present statute
for robbery is three years. and the max
imUm 90 years. Tho proposed measure
makes the minimum la years, and the
maximum life imprisonment.
After some further discussion the re-
port of the committee was rejected ol
Il standing vote OF 20 90 %.
Among the bills passed lu me
house Yesterday is one providing for
fbe creation of "a state horticultural
commission In addition Co creating the
commission. the bin provides for the
notification and distribution OF lbs re-
ports. for the appointment ana nond-
ing of "a state horticultural Inspector
INC examination, bonding and appoini-
mcnt of county inspectors dehnihs
their duties. the duties of common
carriers. orchardl-ts and nursery men.
licensing and bonding nur-eNmen
defining misdemeauor and pr'Nluiht
for tho expenses of the cNlsllht state
hoard of horticulture during the Tee
plainder OF their term of office, MAX
ms am appropriation for carrying Out
INC provisions of this act and rtptdIlht
title "a. Complied Laws OF ltah, l9''
relating 10 horticulture
The commission shall appoint
state horticultural Inspector VINO shat
be secretary OF the commission. Hl
tenure of office win Doe two years, hi
salary $1,000 per aunum, ana ntgts
sarv travelling expenses. hlS ouIl'
clerk shall receive not TO exceed @Ao'
per aunum.
I'm tho house yesterday bill was
introduced relating 20 notarics public
Tho measure provides that no person
.Xcppf "a citizen of the United states
over, The axe OF twenty years ant
"a bona lde resident uf the state OF.
Utah shall be appointed as "a notary
public. and mo- person shall re.oIN.
Am appointment as notary punNr IHi.
more than one county.
Neieh horhood rows viii De made .ost
numerous if "a measure introduced lh
f4e house hy the judiciary commitlD"
Yesterday becomes law. The DIT.
provides as follows. Every person NhH
maliciouslv aud wIlfully dIsturn- 'HH
peace off any neighborhood. family.
pr person. by loud or unusual n1'st
of by discharEing firearms. or ny irrr
mendous or offensive conduct or hE
threatening traducing quarreilng
ehaIleuginv 90 fight or highung. s.
punished Dy fine not exceeding A-u'
III bv Imprisonment iu the county
ian not exceeding two months.