The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-11

also approved by me senate, as was
the penate bill limiting the power Of
city courts, the house bill making pro
visions for the care of the feeble
minded, and measure providing that
marshals in cities OF less than 10000
OF population shall he appointed by the
mayors. These officers are now elect
ed
Five good roads bills were favorably
reported out Of committee. as was the
insurance measure and several other
bills Of minor importance.
The direct primary bill the meas
ire introduced by Ashton of Salt
Lake county, and which provided for
n direct primary election law, was
laid to rest on Friday, March 5, when
a motion was made and carried with
a whoop, striking out the epacting
cause.
BIZ was passed authorizing the
diversion ~ the sheep inspection fund
10 the fund for the determination of
Wild animals.
A bill presented by the committee
on counties and fixing the boundary
line between Salt Lake and Davis
counties was passed.
The senate on Friday, March g.
passed fourteen bills and killed one
-Four of the measures passed were
with reference to the building OF a
new state capitol and one was the
new fish and game law, making rad
.eal and important amendments to
the present fish and game law
or the other bills passed, two with
Irererence to public lands. are import.
ant. One by Senator Wilson creates a
state reservoir fund to consist of the
proceeds of the sale of grant OF
100000 acres of land for such pur-
poses. The state land board is en-
powered to assist enterprises In the
building of reservoirs and the open
ing up of land for irrigation through
the money in this fund, The other
bun makes the governor the president
of the state land board and permits
he secretary of the land board to APP
point his employees without the APP
Iproval OF the state land board
Thursday, March a, was busy day
IN the Utah legislature. In the house
four bills were passed, while the SEN
ate approved ten measures, and 1t was
ANNOUNCED that the governor had set
his seal Of approval on five bills that
had finally reached his hands from
The legislature
The house went upon record against
three bills which provided for the reg
ulating and fixing of rates for tele-
phone rentals providing for the inter
loLange of telephone connections and
Exchanges, making II misdemeanor
to require deposits for the installation
or use of meters or measuring devices.
The speaker was directed to appoint
a sitting committee of seven, to look
INTO the bills in the hands of the sew
cral committees and decide which
measures shall be taken up by the
house.
Bills were passed by the house
amending the laws providing for
school sites and buildings; appropriate
ing the sum of $500 10 william
'orsberg for injuries sustained while
N the employ of the state of Utah;
amending the laws relating to SUI
, preme court stenographer; and a bill
by Archibald relating TO schools Ia
cities of the first and second class.
Among the bills passed by the SEN
ate was one providing for the appoint
! inent of a text book commission; pro-
nibiting the importation of diseased
cattle; providing for the appointment
oi park commission in cities OF the
first class; and providing for a special
lax for public schools.
Senator Wilson's bin providing for
he use of safety appliances in mines
was killed.
Senator Williams, by bill intro
duced in the senate, proposes that the
state armory and arsenal shall be
erected on part of the state capital
grounds.
While the members of the senate
were on a junket on Wednesday,
March 3, the members of the house
We're so busy that a night session was
, deemed necessary, when one bill was
passed, Two were killed and a great
deal of routine business transac ted.
The bill passed was II. T. fz5, by Nor.
ris OF Washington county. This bill
: provided Tor 81 act creating a board
OF commissioners of Indian war rec.
ords, TO consist of the adjutant-g gen.
eral of The state and two other mem
bers. to be appointed by the governor.
It's duties consist of the procuring OF
the names of persons who saw serv-
ice in the Indian wars of the state and
= facts connected with this service, for
the purpose of remembering these per
sons in some substantial way. 1t was
provided that the Acknowledgement,
who should be chairman. should re
, ceive no compensation, but that the
other two members should have So a
day for their services The measure
carries an appropriation of $1,000.
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