The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-20
UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
happenings in Both Branches Of
Ninth General Assembly.

house on Monday. January l6. both
relating 10 an increase In fees for
Jurors Two new bills were intro.
duced. Ten new measures were In.
truluccd In the senate. making a to.
tai Of twny.nlne for the present scs.
sion
The rcapportionmcnt OF the number
OF senators and representatives IN the
leg stature 10 the different legislative
districts In the state. according TO the
census " 1910. Is provided In a bill
introduced In the state senate Monday
by Senator $. J. siookcy Of Salt Lake.
Each house OF the legislature Mon.
day unanimously adopted a resolution
plodging the moral and financial sup.
port uf Utah for the proposed paua.
ma Pacific exposition at san Franciscu.
The feature OF the session OF the
house on Saturday. the a.. was the
introduction by william l.. Hayes ~
Utah county Of the local option bill.
In accordance with the promise IT
the Republicans at tnc late election.
Under the provisions OF this mcaJ.
urc. the sale Of intoxicating liquors
outside the corporate limits OF cities
Of the first, second and third classes
viii be- prohibited except Tor medical,
mechanical or scientific uses In cities
OF the first. second aud third classes
the sale and manufacture OF alcoholic
liquors will be settled by local %.
ton To determine whether or not
lVF,NigutIuu H.v.Vuu.a gh,tt D.. rptN
In cities OF the second and third class.
cs. an election Is called for Tuesday.
May s. 1911. when all voters eligible
at the last preceding election. or reg.
istcred since that time. will be eligible
to vote. In all cities where prohibition
il lost. or whore no elections are
held In cities OF the first class. the
city councils shall have the power to
liccnse and regulate all places whore
liquor IN sold. II Is provided. how
ever. In the measure. that there shall
not be more than one saloon. grog
shop or other such place to each 1900
inhabitants.
Senator Badger OF salt Lake on
Monday introduced bill prohibiting
certain classes Of medical advertising
In newspapers. This bill Is dupli.
cate OF one introduced two years ago
by Senator Badger. which passed the
senate but which was killed In the
house.
Senator Christopher Burton, Jr.. OF
Davis county. ON Monday introduced
a bill In the senate increasing the
annual appropriation for the state
road fund from S27 900 to 100000.
In order to oqulllze the assessed
valuation OF mineral lands in the
state. Senator @. 4. Iyorson OF Car
bon county on Monday introduced a
Joint resolution providing for tho sub.
mission Of a proposed constitutional
amendment which permits the taxa.
ton Of mining property as other prop
erty Is taxed
Following out the recommendation
of the Salt Lake Commercial club,
Badger OF Salt Lake on Monday In.
troduced bin authorizing boards OF
,ounty commissioners 10 levy n spc.
alal tax TO cover tho cost Of main
lalning exhibits at local or foreign oX.
additions.
To prevent the spread Of disease
and improve the sanitation Of the cit.
les Of the state. Smith Of Salt Lake
IN Monday introduced a bill In the
senate providing that no city or town
hail permit sewerage To be- deposited
iearcr than 500 feet from a running
stream.
The salo and delivery Of fruit trees
other than those Of the kind and spe.
sics ordered is made msdemcanor
under a bill offered In the senate by
Kelly Of Weber, II provides that
every firm or yender of fruit trees
shall file a bond OF $4,000 with the
secretary OF state.
Eighteen bills were introduced In
the senate during the FIRST week.
The first two bills passed by the
house were introduced by Repre-.
tative Claude Y. Russell OF Salt Lake,
The first one passed amends the stat.
utes relating to highway robbery and
fixes the penalty for persons found
guilty at not less than three years or
for life. The other Is a bill providing
for the punishment OF men living OF
the earnings OF fallen women.
W. l.. Hayes Is tho father OF the
third measure TO be passed by the
house, This act provides. as suggest,
ed by the governor In his message,
that the use o; facsimile photographs
or impressions OF the great seal OF the
state shall be restricted In general
and prohibited on advertising matter
In the future much OF the work TO
be done by the two houses OF the
state legislature will take place IN
committee meetings, and II Is expect.
ed that practically all OF the commit
tee meetings will be held In the morn.
ing
Senate bill No. 10 (thc hoodo bin
provides for the deposltng OF state
moneys In national. state or private
banks which will be required TO pay
not less than 2 per cent per annum in.
terest on said moneys Hut It's author
Is not supcrstitious and has no fear
Of the outcome Of this measure.
To encourage the destruction Of
squirrels, ground squirrels rabbits,
gophers, chipmunks ana other farm.
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