The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-28
PROHIBITION BILL
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Measure introduced by Joseph j.,
Cannon Has the Support of the
Anti-saIoon League.

The advantages and disadvantages
of prohibition will probably be dis
cussed from every point of view by
the gentlemen now assembled In Salt
Lake City with view to amending
and improving the laws of the state of
Utah. On Saturday, January 20, Rep
resentative Joseph j. Cannon intro
duced a bill which marks the initial
steps of the temperance advocates to
bar the sale or manufacture of intoxi-
cants in the state of Utah. Another
bill was introduced in the house last
week bearing on prohibition, but the
measure introduced Saturday Is the
official bill of the Anti-saloon league,
endorsed by the leaders of the move
ment
The series OF bills prepared by the
special committee and approved by
the convention having to do with good
roads in Utah, held recently in Salt
Lake, have found their way officially
TO the legislature. The bills number
seven, and cover the various points
suggested at the convention.
House Joint memorial No 2, asking
for land grant of 100000 acres for
the establishment OF q fund for state
capitol purposes was introduced in
the house by Parmley of Carbon. The
memorial is similar to that intro
duced in the senate.
Holman of Salt Lake county has in
troduced bill providing for the
punishment of persons furnishing
false information to newspapers.
Senator Rudolph Kuchler champions
the cause OF the women's clubs OF
the state in a bill providing for the
state control of the travelling libraries
of the state. which are now being cir
culated at the expense Of the women's
clubs of the state.
bill introduced by Senator Bullen
of Cache provides for the reduction,
or rather equalizing, of the entrance
fee at the agricultural college. The
fee for nonresident students is low
cred from $25 to $40. while that of
residents is raised from SIS to $40
OF especial Importance is senate
Joint memorial No. |. introduced in
the senate by Senator James b. Dill
son. The memorial petitions congress
for grant of 100000 acres of arid
land, to be sold to provide funds to
be equally divided between the cree
ton of capitol for Utah and the i'm
provement of the roads throughout
the state. 1t is estimated that the
sale of this land would brig 81 an
acre, or s6,00o.000.
A bill which would deal death
blow to Sunday amusements If 1t be-
comes law, was introduced in the
house on Monday, January 25. The
Hill provides that not only the one
who provides the amusement, includ-
ing theatrical performances, base
ball, or in fact any amusement, shall
be adjudged guilty of misdemeanor,
but the patrons will be equally
guilty.
The Joint resolution providing that
the business of the legislature be
suspended on the 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1909, as particular
mark of respect to the memory OF
the great emancipation, Lincoln, was
passed, as was H. b. No. 3, by Clegg
amending sections 1898 and 294o
chapter s. Compiled Laws of Utah
inencing actions.
the house. and one joint resolution
Russell Salt Lake county, introduced
the first bill pertaining to public
utilities. He Is DESTROYS of ascertain
ing the ownership of the telephone
companies, and asks that commit
tee of three be appointed to investi
gate the status of the two companies
A bill was introduced by Holman
o.,
at a salary of $500 per annum and
expenses not to exceed $500 per an
mum.
The senate was in session less than
half an hour, but in that time several
rev bills were presented, one by Ben
ner X. Smith providing death pen
atty for life-term prisoners in the
state penitentiary who assault a
guard or the warden.
Senator Herschel Bulien proposes
amending the law creating a state bu
reau of statistics, providing for the
control of the bureau by commits
sioner who shall be appointed by the
governor
BY means Of three bills. Senator
Carl Badger proposes the amendment
OF three sections of the compiled
laws or the state, relating to nomina-
tion for public office.
Senate Bill No. 2, establishing hol
idays in the year for observance in
Utah, and which added Lincoln's
birthday to the list of holidays, failed
TO pass the house on Tuesday, Janu
airy 26, the vote against the measure
teing 81 to 10.
Holman's bill, No. 81, providing
that justices of the peace be required
to hold inquests in cases where per
sons meet death in an unnatural
manner, passed the house with -four
dissenting votes. The bill as origi
nally introduced was amended In @