The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-21
SENATOR SMOOT
IS AGAIN CHOSEN
Senator Received the Support Of
Every Republican Member, Two
Votes Being Cast for Judge
William H. King.

Senator Reed Smoot has been re.
elected as United States senator to
succeed himself, and will hold Office
until March 4, 1915.
His reelection to the United States
senate took place on Tuesday, Janu-
cry 10, in the senate and house of
representatives of Utah by the unani.
nous vote of every Republican mem
Der of the. legislature. In tho senate
there were eighteen votes, all for
Smoot. In. the house there were
torty-five votes, forty-three for Smoot
and two for Judge William II. King.
the two votes received by Judge
King were those of the two Demo.
cratic members of the legislature.
In the senate the name of Senator
Smoot was presented by Senator Carl
Badger of Salt Lake, in an eloquent
address, seconding speeches being
made by nearly half the senators. In
the house, j, H. Wootton presented
the name of the senator from Utah
county, and at least dozen repre-
sentatives seconded the nomination
Representative ID. II. Morris, the
leader of the minority, nominated
Judge William II. King. f. b. Ham
mond the only other Democratic
member of the legislature, seconded
Judge Kings nomination.
Aside from selecting United
States senator. the house on January
10 listened to the reading of FIVE pc
titions, from various points in the
state, praying for the passage of a
prohibitory law.
Three bills were introduced, provid
ing for fine of 500 to $1,000 against
any person who sells a position to an
employee; providing for an appropria-
ton for highways and bridges in
Wayne county; and to amend the
laws relating to garnishment, provid
ing for issuance and service of writs
OF garnishment in certain cases and
repeating sections of law In conflict
Herewith.
On motion of Mr. Morris 1t was de-
cided that in the future all bills would
be read by title and then referred,
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title, and when put upon passage to
be read in full
A communication from the senate
announced that the governor had
signed senate bill No. l.
The most important part of the
passage Of house Joint memorial No.
]. relating to the annexation of por-
tion of northern Arizona to Utah.
A communication from Governor
Spry notifying the senate that he had
signed senate bill No /, appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the regular and con-
tingent expenses of the legislature,
was filed.
Senate bill No. II, by Senator Bull
len making the entrance fee OF all
students at the state agricultural
school $40, was introduced and re-
ferred to the committee on education
Senate bill No. 10, by Senator John
Y. Smith, revising the irrigation
laws, went to the committee on agri-
culture and irrigation.
Both houses of the legislature held
brief SEES ions Wednesday, January Is
in the senate two bills were intro
6uced. while in the house one bill.
one resolution and joint memorial
were introduced. The president OF
the senate announced the committees
In that body.
A Joint memorial was introduced,
memorializing congress and asking
that portion of Arizona, lying north
Of the Colorado river, be annexed to
Utah.
There were brief sessions of both
houses of the legislature on Thursday
January IA. There was little business
transacted in the senate. In the
house the committee on rules present.
ed its report which was accepted. A
bill introduced in the house author
ICES foreign corporations complying
with the laws of Utah to exercise
the power of eminent domain the
came as domestic corporations.
The first measure pertaining to pro
hibition of the liquor traffic came up
in the house on Friday, January 10
when Representative Porter, of Nor
gan county, introduced bill which
provided for the prohibition or manu-.
facture or the sale or otherwise dis
posing of Intoxicating liquors.
The house committees were an
nounced, a committee was appointed
to make arrangements for a visit of
the lawmakers to the university, and
several matters of minor importance
attended to-
In the senate a number Of bills
mostly minor amendments to existing
laws, were introduced The oath OF
office was administered to Willard
Done as minute clerk in the senate.
A communication from the house an
Former Vice Presidential Candidate