The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1911-01-28
UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Happenings In Both Branches OF
Ninth General Assembly.

ate. It is a resolution requiring the
secretary of the board Of land COM
missioners to furnish the senate with
history Of certain property leased by
the state board and also list OF all
loans made by the board to Its mem
bers or to firms or corporations In
which the members are interested.
Seven new bills were introduced In
the senate on Friday and four In the
house, while the governor signed the
bill permitting the engrossing of bills
by typewriting.
The negroes of Salt Lake have final
ly succeeded in getting bill intro
duced in the legislature providing Tor
the equal rights of negroes and peo-
pie of other races at theaters, restau-
rants, barber shops and other places
which cater to the public trade.
Two bills, one by Smith and the
other by Badger, were introduced In
the legislature Friday for the purpose
Of making the laws of Utah conform
to those of other states with refer
ence to the sale of goods and to the
disposal of goods in warehouses.
The appointment of a revenue COM
mission to revise the present system
Of taxation and to make a complete
report, with recommendations to the
tenth legislative assembly, is provided
in a bill introduced in the state SEN
ate on Friday by Senator Carl A. Bad
ger, of Salt Lake.
There was no session Of the lower
house of the legislature Saturday. The
adjournment was taken to permit GER
tain committees to visit the state In
situtions, which it is their duty to in
spect.
The Democratic prohibition bill was
introduced in both houses on Thurs
day. In the senate it was introduced
by Senator ]. W. Funk of Cache and
in the house by Representative P. F.
Peterson of Sewer. The bill is intro
duced in fulfillmept of the pledge OF
the Democratic state platform which
declared for statewide prohibition.
Three bills were introduced in thi
legislature Thursday relating to insur
ance companies. The measures were
introduced at the request OF the state
insurance commissioner.
A bill passed by the house or
Thursday will doubtless tend to pu
a damper upon the operations OF high
way robbers. The bill as 1t originally
passed the house made the minimum
penalty three years Imprisonment II
the state prison and the maximum i'm
prisonment for life.
A bill which provided that when ;
shipment of cattle, horses or mules
was contemplated, the sheriff of tn
county from which the shipment wa
to be made should be notified, In OF
der that he might inspect the brands
has been rejected by the committee il
The house. ...
When the senate and house ad
journed on Thursday there had beel
total of 56 bills introduced in tn
senate and 81 in the house. And still
the new measures are being brough
forward, every member seeming desil
Gus of furnishing his share OF rene
dies for the supposed ills of the state
The governor has signed senat
Joint memorial No. l, by Badger, me
mortal to congress urging that the vel
Grams of the Indian wars of Utah b
given a pensionable status by the fec
eral government.
The erection of new central builC
ing for the University OF Utah at
cost Of 100000 is contemplated by
bill introduced in the senate on Thur.
lay by Williams of Salt Lake, TIL
measure authorizes the issue and di!
posal of 100000 worth of state bonds
The peddling or vending of drugs
y medicines or appliances for the trea
u nent Of diseases is practically prohil
ted by a measure introduced in tn
, senate on Thursday by Smith of Sa
lake.
At a joint session of the senate an
:, louse on Wednesday, Senator Geore
Sutherland was officially and forma
!, y reelected to the senate for a teri
!, Of six years, to succeed himself; upo
= the expiration of his term March
, 1911.
= Senate concurrent resolution No.
. which already had passed the senat
@ was passed by the house Wednesda
:. afternoon. The resolution provides fl
"a memorial to congress asking for Il
a passage of the act putting volunte'
a soldiers and sailors in the civil WI
upon the same footing as regulars.
II The drastic statewide prohibitic
% dill, introduced in the house Tue
Q. lay by Kearns of Sanpete was wip'
a. off the legislative slate in. short G
70 der Wednesday afternoon, not, no