The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-24


in the house yesterday asked for S2eoo for
roads
Inasmuch as house bill 80. y and sen
ate bill No. 80 relate to the same subject.
the house committee recommended that
the house bill be not passed. and the re-
port was adopted. These bills. relate 10
TIE rights Of witnesses as between nus
band and wife. They are one Of a series
making 10 possible for a wife to testify
against hei husband when neglect of chill
dreu IS the question at issue.
Senate bill No. %. by Badger. authoriz-
ing the appointment Of an assistant TO the
district attorney IN districts of more than
5000 population. which passed the senate,
was IN the house referred back to the COM
nnittee on judiciary.
House bill No. 81 the university main
building measure. was made special or
der for Saturday. II was announced that
certain legal points in the bill needed the
attention of the attorney general. who
v ouId not be able to reach the matter
until Saturday.
House bill No. s02. relating to the sale
Of goods. and No. 2o3. relating to ware
house receipts. were introduced in the
house yesterday. Thev change the pres
eut laws only slightly. b1t ere brought
IL to make The legislation uniform. these
two bills arc part Of the S~ries that IS
recommended by the commission appoint
Cd two years ago to mex" recon- nruds-
tons with reference to uniformity in state
laws. DUPLICATES of tho hcuSo bills were
introduced in the senate. The commission
was uon-us rtisan and was comprised of
five lawyers.
Tho senate committee IN highways and
bridges YESTERDAY reported favora bly, on
senate bill No. IL. by Brinkerhoff. az
prouristiuE money for the building ri
two bridges across the Green river IN
Fmcr- and l-iut3h ccuntjeS and bridge
across the san Juan river in San Jusu
county
At meeting held yesterday afternoon.
the committee on banks and bsnking do
cideG to report favorahtv on senat7 bill
No. 81. which psov'd's that person who
makes q fal-e statement about the condi-
ton Of banking institution is guilty Of q
misdcmeanor.
Two bills introduced by Senator Hyde
yesterday regulate the dairy business.
One provides that all cattle imported into
the state for dairy or breeding purposes
shall be accom- Danied by certificates from
ar inspector showing that they are free
from tuberculosis. The other bill provides
that every person enga giug in the dairy
business in the state must first procure "A
license from the state dairy and food
commissioner.
The senate committee on education yes
terdsv reported favOTably on house bill
No. 122 and house joint resolution No. ,.
The first provides for the establishment
OF free public libraries and gymDasiums
In cities Of the third class. and the reso-
luton approves the application of the re-
gents Of the university to share in the
Carnegie foundation fund for the advanc-
ing of teaching
The senate committee on appropriations
and claims viii go TO ogden this fore
noon for the investigation of ;he needs
cf the industrial school and the school Tor
the deaf ana the blind
4 committee will be appointed by the
hOuse to act conformity with a like COM
mittee from the senate to visit the exper-
iment station at Lehi with a view to as
certajning the value of that institution
from an educational standpoint. This fol-
ernor's message.
The house adjourned at o clock last
evening to meet at o'clock today, and
the senate to meet at $50
Committee meetings on the house side
were announced yesterday as follows.
Claims labor. education deaf and blind.
g o'clock today: private corpors tons. 10
o clock; livestock, 10 o'clock Saturday.
The newspaper men will be the guests
of Brigham Clcgg, chairman of the j1dir-
iGry committee of the house, a a theatrr
party at the Colonial Friday night.
An invitation was received Yesterday
from the Binzhe m Commercial club for a
visit Of the members of the legislature to
the greatest copper camp on earth" The
invitation was accepted The date has not