Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-01
TEN DAYS LEAVE
TIME FOR FR0LIC
lsoislature Has Hard Grind
Ahead, But Iunkets Are
On the Card.
MANY MEASURES PENDING.
r,e weeks Calendar T. FILLED With
Important Matters Awaiting
Final Action.


with 10 days Of the session yet be-
,ors 10. the Eighth legislature OF the
sal. off Utah this week faces an cnor-
nous amount Of work. Il seems that DO
d almost an imposslbIity for the
,ools 90 get down TO the real BUSH
ness of making or unmaNing laws un-
ODD the "homestretch" OF the session is
rs,,Hpd. $50 much time IS consum d
An tHa preparation Of measures. and in
getting the committees regularly TO
p.r. aud n getting the Legislative
..IuH hg The members that the GO
Sers allotted for the work OF the Sos
s.or atg nearly gone, iu each instance.
t,fre the real work actually begils.
II Is true that one question of great
uauant Co the people of the state.
,FI.h has not been feature OF former
sessions WAS brought before the m M
i.r of the pre- eut body The plead
mas oi more than $1,000 residents of
m. state. asking the Legislators o. pass
i.u. f1r the prohibition OF the u1ulr
traffic were not TO be- lightly PASSED
D., the two houses; and ln rospou
Die lower branch passed. by am.s
unanimous vote. the Cannon bill. The
rta at the measure in the upper house
rendered the time and labor spent in
fHa other branch futile, bat 10 The pres
,st plans are carried out. of submitting
Che question 90 the vote of the poDpl.
sra special election 90 Doe held through
Out the state i'm June next when the
question 0f whether the people. the
NH.. H#. o.. ID
ge. OF ur0hihit0ry laws, the time spent
Pm taa consideration of the matter win
not D.. lost.
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE.
Of tine bills introduced in the house.
ony about one-third have been dis
posed of by that branch Perhaps two
thirds OF the measures considered have
Ua.u killed and the remainder sent
900 .0 the senate for action A NUM-
Der .t house bills have been killed bv
mo senate. An the committees of the
h0us. are working every hour possible
i1 the consideration OF bills before
them. Tn the senate, nearly 200 bills
have been introduced and the num-
h.r now before the committees Is 1885,
of which the judiciary committee ls
wrestling with &c. and the other CONE
N..||.." ..N" "Nt''N 600 I.N i'''A Na'.NlH
BILLS COMING UP.
Among the important measures TO
come before the senate early this week
may hg mentioned the measure r,gu-
atng the sale for food of slaughtered
r0u.trty game birds, animals and fish,
Introduced by Senator W. ~ WIu8ns.
This measure ls made the special order
Hr $3.50 today. Another measure of
great length. introduced by Senator
Hu.unlsN and Cnactiug what is known
as ths T0rrcus land system. comes up
tomorrow a bin by Senator Wilson
ruUdug that certain shafts iu mines
shan Doe equipped with safety cages.
Hi house bill No. 49, which Is the bin
providing for the exercise OF the right
'G eminent domain by smelling COM
unIes. win come up late in the week.
ln the house the most important
measure introduced during the week
was the Cannon measure. submitting
ihe question OF prohibition to the vote
1' the people, The bill provides that
upon the affirmative vote Of the n9-
i0rty Of the voters OF the state. proc
hbtory laws shall go into effect Jan.
D. lalo Provision les also made in the
h.h for the establishment OF county
a'sren-aries. where upon affidavit of
physicians. limited amounts Of aico-
hl.Ia beverages may De secured for the
use of the physiciau's patients. IL
as been announced that several of the
senator's who voted against the CAM
DON Dim viii consent Co the passage OF
ths measure and the argument shat
thn people had not had chance 90
pass on the proposition" win no long
r De- au effective weapon against proc
lb.toy legislation.
FISH AND GAME BILL
Another measure Of Importance
scheduled FOR early consideration ip
Both houses is the hsh and game BILL
I1. committees on fish and game from
Doth houses met in relation 90 the mat
isr Saturday and practically dccid 'd
o recommend the passage OF the bin
prepared by the state fish and game
l'mmI -.0ucr. with a few amend
n.u's The new law contains
number OF improvements over the
Old Jaw on Che subject incIul-
He permission TO Kim only one deer
le faHI per person, but the deer SO
NI.l may Doe OF either Sex The meas
uo also provides for am increased
I.r.. fHr the carrying ont of proteC-
N'' policies for rume shooting ANA
Trout |e1'ug and enables fhc state
tIf. warden tH more effectively enc
'' Doe law in relation to che pre-
serving uf the "kugly sport of the
fai. The Dos Noinof bil is also
scheduled f1r olrly consideration, and
H.I Doe doubtless reached this week
MORNING SESSIONS
Tomorrow the house begins the bold