The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
SIFTERS KILL
TWENTY BILLS
Senate Clearing Committee
Acts on Thirty-Six Meas
ureS in Two Hours.

iski and Carl A. Badger, comprising the
sitting committee, acted on thirty-six bills
| from the senate and house last night An
average of less than four minutes was
given to each bill. The purpose OF the
committee was TO eliminate all freak leg
I isiatiOr and 10 hasten the work of the
senate by recommending for passage only
/ those measures for which there seems to
/ be real need. Under the head of freak
! legislation came Hansen's anti-football
/ bill. which passed the house Monday. 1t
met a speedy death.
The committee viii report unfaVOTably
seventeen senate bills and three house
| bills It will report favoFably on seven
senate bills, three senate resolutions. three
| house bills. one house memorial. The COM
mttee divided on one bill, and reported
another without recommendation.
The following bills will be reported IN
favOTab1y.
House bill 165. by Hansen. prohibiting
football in state educational institutions
Senate bill. 70, bv Burton. compelling
owners of water rights to destroy nox-
iOus weeds on banks Of irrigation bitches.
Senate bill %. by BrinkerhOff. fixing
| bounty on gray wolves.
Senate bill lS9. by Burton, regulating
surety companies
Senate bill y, Wilson. com peling rail-
roads to pay all court costs, including at
torney fees in suits brought against them
for livestock killed
Senate bill 16l. Sew, providing for the
payment Of jurors fees; "A similar meas
ure has already passed both houses.
Senate bill $50. Kuchler. a5olishing the
state board of optometfy.
Senate bill 49, Badger. requiring fire
escapes on all buildings of three stories
Senate bill 179. Badger. fixing d uniform
rate. advertising legal notice.
Senate bill 16i, Burton. regulating fish
ing I'm navisable streams
y smith
pellinE plaintiff I'm personal injury suits
TO submit to physical examination ON or
der of the court.
Senate bill 153. Beuner y. Smith. MAX
ing the law Of Utah. with reference to the
sale Of goods. conform 10 that of other
states.
Senate bill 81. Badger. prohibiting the
unauthorized use of picture or name of
state institutions for advertising. This
bill included matter covered in house bill
l76. which passed both houses.
Senate bill los. Sevy. permitting 2
change Of venue in justice courts.
Senate bill i51, Hulaniski, making Utah
law relative to warehouse receipts con-
form tC that Of other states.
House bill 3. II. A. McMilliu. permit
ting bank examiner TO examine private
banks.
House. bill 106 Dyreng. permitting the
withdrawal of deposits by either depos-
itor when deposited by more than one
person.
senate Dill lI1. thlDAef- DIuluuil- tilt
establishment and maintenance of branch
banks.
senata bill 15s. Horsley, permitting the
collecting of special municipal taxes by
county treasurer
Bills to Be Reported Favorably.
The following bills Will be reported I'M
favorably:
Senate bill is. seeley. creating con
serVdton conmission
House joint memorial No. g. Norris. ask
ing congress for million acres of pub
lie lands for the benefit Of the veterans
Of the Utah Indian wars
Senate joint resolution No. :. BenneT y. /
Smith. appointing com mittee to inves
Usate methods of filing land transfers.
Senate bill 80. Benner y. Smith, APP
pointing a commissioner OF boats and
pilots.
Senate joint resolution No. g. request 1
ing the Utah congressional delegation to
urge an amendment to the interstate COM |
meTce act fOTbidding the Importation Of |
intoxicating liquors into prohibition states. |
Senate bill II. Builen. equalzins en- /
trance for resident and nonresident stu |
dents at Agricultural college.
Senate bill 152. Burton. making q uni |
form law governing suits of depOsitOrs |
against banks on forged checks.
House bill y, judiciary committee. pau /
per clerk. assistant county physician. etc /
Senate biz 100, Badger. increasing sal |
airy Of secretary of state board of health 1
from S2.000 to $500.
House bill 1872. Thompson. fixing filing /
fees for the office of secretary of state.
Senate bill lis. Benner Y Smith. amend |
ing trespass law so as to prevent picket /
ing i'm case of strike against smelling I
companies.
Senate bill 143. Benner y. Smith. ex- !
tending powers of courts I'm dismissal Of /
actions,
Senate bill 90 Benner Y. Smith. relae- 1
ing TO suits against joint tenants.
Senate joint memorial No. T. Benner Y /
Smith providing for a constitutional 4
amendment making mechanics lien eff /
fcctive against homesteads.
House bill POS McRae. making pump /
ing plants on irrigation plants exempt 1
from taxation.
The sitting committee declined to make
any recon me ndation either for or against /
senate bill No. l72 creating the office
Of bee inspector.
Majority and minority reports will be