The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-18

two to four years, passed the senate.
but was amended so that the purpose
of its Introduction was defeated.
The senate passed unanimously a
bill authorizing the state armory
board to erect a new state armory on
the capitol grounds.
The house of representatives sus-
tanned the veto relating to inquests
Only two votes were cast against the
proposition to sustain the veto.
House bill No. 209 was passed In
the house. This act provides for the
extension of the eight-hour work day
to sugar factories.
The house passed the bill providing
for the establishment Of relief fund
for firemen In Incorporated cities and
towns. A long drawn out debate about
the constitutlonalty of the proposed
measure was preciptated.
The house committee on livestock
killed senate bill No. AZ. by Stookey.
creating the office of state veteri-
marian.
At the session of the house and
senate on Friday-which the journals
will show were held on Thursday, the
clock having been stopped--a num-
Der of bills were passed while sew.
eral were laid to rest, one of the most
important measures to be killed being
the public utilities bill, which failed
to meet the approval of the senate. A
motion was made to strike out the
enacting clause, and the following
was the vote which decided the fate
OF the bill: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Brinkerhoff, Bullen, Horsley, Hula.
niski, Kuchler, Marks, Miller, Seely.
Sevy, John Y Smith, Stookey and
Williams. Negative-Badger. Burton,
/ Benner X Smith, Wilson and Presi
dent Gardner.
Bills were passed by the senate re.
lating to the disposition of money de.
/ rived from the investment of land
grant funds making appropriations
for constructing and improving roads
/ in Washington county; amending
laws relating to the appointment oil
the board of trustees of the Agricul
tural college, and fixing their terms
of Office; creating a state dairy and
! food bureau, defining it's duties and
powers, and making an appropriation
4 for the purpose of carrying out the
| provisions of this act. An act requir
ing poultry, game, fish, butter and
eggs, which have been in cold storage
more than three months, to be labeled
cold storage" an act providing for
state veterinarian, the manner of
his appointment, prescribing his du-
ties, and providing for the control and
supervision of dangerous and contag.
ious and infectious diseases of do
! nestle animals
In the house bill was passed au-
thorizing the University OF Utah to
/ al hat
exceeding $780, 900 and appropriating
/ the necessary money for that purpose,
and authorizing the partial conversion
! of the University of Utah permanent
land fund into cash, loan thereof and
method of repaying the same; to pre-.
vent certain abuses connected with
the drilling, operation and abandon.
ment of wells on lands producing or
containing petroleum or natural gas;
1 and an amendment to the laws relat.
! ing to owning or renting buildings;
keeping, residing In or resorting to
houses of III fame; together with a
/ number OF other amendments of
minor importance.
1 Thursday, March II, was the last
day for which Utah's legislators will
draw salary, and from that time un.
In final adjournment they are work.
ing without compensation, except the
knowledge that they are giving their
time for the veal or woe of the com
monwealth
The senate passed the bill providing
for the creation of fire and police
commission for the city of Salt Lake,
also bill which, If it becomes a law
will probably be known as the Burton
| insurance law.
The Burton bill creates a state de-
! partment of insurance with a commits
sioner OF insurance and a deputy com
missioner, with salaries of $500 and
81 500 per year. The insurance com
missioner is required to file bond of
| $4,000 and his deputy 10000 The
term of office of the insurance COM
missioner and deputy are to be four
years from the date of the approval
of the act.
The insurance Jaws of the state are
thoroughly revised in the bill, the so.
called board companies given the
preference, since they can more near
! ly comply with the terms of the bill.
For the support of the department n
tax of * per GENT is imposed on all
premiums.
| Senator Smiths bill, increasing the
1 qualifications necessary for admission
20 the bar was passed.
The senate bill creating a state
board of statistics and the measure
extending the duties of the board Of
pharmacy failed of passage.
In the house the bill providing for
the Des Moines plan of government
FOR Salt Lake City was passed, there
being but six votes in opposition,
Senate bill No. 1873. relating to the
duties of The state engineer in con
nection with irrigation enterprises, the
measurement and appropriation of
water and the like, passed the house.
This is one of the important irriea-
ton bills and Is companion to the
bill for the establishment Of irrigation
districts.
The Badger prohibition bill senate
bill No. 14S was reported by the Rift
ing committee of the house without