The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
review OF WORK
IN LEGISLATURE
Important Bills Are introduced
in Both Houses, but Only
Few Are Passed.
PROHIBITION CHIEF THEME
LIQUOR QUESTION APPARENTLY
HOLDS FIRST PLACE.

one of the most important bits of
prospective legislation that win come
before the present legislative assembly
IS the resolution favorng an amend
ment 60 the state constitution. which
was introduced In the senate by Sen
ator Rudolph KuChler of Weber The
kuchler amendment proposes 10 extend
state aid 10 high schools by providing
that a half-mill tax on the total tax
able property Of the state go TO the
high schools This amendment, if car
ried, VIII provide great assistance for
the high schools Of the state, especially
in the rural districts where the school
funds of the district are insufficient it,
bring the high schools up to the stand
ara made necessary BY the entrance re-
quirements of the state university.
The proposed amendment also provides
that the present rate of taxation re-
main in force until the assessed valua-
ton OF the state shall reach S4e0 00e. eco.
II the resolution passes the legislature
the amendment viii be voted on at the
election Of 1910.
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Considerable interest has been
aroused during the week by the press
ure that is being brought TO bear on
the members of the legislature by the
leaders of the prohibition movement.
The state have called on the members
Of both houses representing these sec
tons. and have urged them to vote for
prohibition. The surprise OF the week
was the stand taken by Senator John
Y. Smith. who told a delegation of
thirty leading citizens Of Utah county,
who called on him TO urge him TO vote
for the prob bition bill that there were
two sides to the question. and by his
4ffirnHA convinced that r-.-
TO all expectations. ne was really OPP
posed to prohibition, though favoTing
saloon regulation.
Two insurance measures were intro
duced in the senate during the week
by Senator :. J. Stookey of salt Lake
One bill TeYises the insurance laws OF
the state and provides for a rigid in
spection of all companies doing an in
surance business in Utah. and the other
creates state insurance commission
The StoOkey bills are not entirely &C
eeptable TO the insurance men of the
state. and other bills along the same
line which viii conform more nearly
to the laws desired by the insurance
people. viii probably be introduced
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Senate bill No. 8. by Mr.. Badger. pro-
hibiting the unauthorized use of the
picture OF name Of any person. living
or dead. for advertising purposes, or for
purposes of trade, was passed by the
senate and IS now before the house.
This bill makes it unlawful for any per-
son. firm or corporation to give TO the
brand of any goods the name of any
person, or 10 use in any connection
herewith the picture of any person.
without first obtaining the written con-
sent either of the person affected OF
his personal representatives.
A joint resolution appropriating 81, 900
for the painting of the portrait of For 1
mer Governor John c. Cutler was
passed by both houses during the week
The portrait viii become the property !
of the state and viii occupy a place be- /
side that of Former Governor Heber
NJ. Wells.
Senate bill No. .. making Feb. =. the !
anniversary of Lincoln's birthday. |
legal holiday, passed the house during
the week and now awaits the signature
Of the governor before becoming a law. /
The bill contains an emergency clause [
81 that Il will become effective imme-
diotely. and the Tooth anniversary OF !
Isncolnt birth next month will be the /
first time OF the observation OF this Gay |
as a public holiday.
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Seventy-taree bills have been intro /
duced in the house Up To this time T.
During the week number OF bills have j
been proposed relating TO so-CaIled re- /
formation in the conduct of individuals /
One OF these Is 10 the effect that cigar I
cites and cigarette papers be put out 1
OF commission within reasona BILE pc !
riod. in order that the dealer may dis /
pose of his stock. presumably. tt is not /
stated why. il smoking cigarettes after 4
a date year hence Is unlawful. if is /
not unlawful now.
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Mr.. Porter has Withdrawn his prolii- I
hitioR bill, No. s. The main points Of 1
this hill are incorporated in Cannon's 1
bill. No. s..
Pool rooms are doomed. il one of the I
bills introduced in the house becomes /
a law. This bill. in substance. is an alb 4
solute prohibition of race track gam
bling on tracks outside the state The /
ulav in the local nool r0ors has beer.