The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-27
UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Happenings In Both Branches Of
Ninth General Assembly.

Five bills were introduced I'm the
Senate ON Monday, January 90. and
Tour IN the house The bill intro
.duccd IN the house by William 4. See.
.y OF Emery county. increasing the
state poll tax from g. to 81. was
Billed Senate bill 80 On. By Kelly.
rcluting to indebtedness OF cities aud
towns Tor water ught and sewers. was
passed
The creation OF public utilities
commission. with jurisdiction over all
public service corporations u the
state is authorized Boy q bin intro
duccd in the senate ON Monday by
Senator Badger of salt Lake The bin
gives the commission executive, row.
'rs over the corporations specified
with reference 90 fixing standards OF
yates To Doe charged adjusting differ
anccs and regulating the business OF
The corporations The bill sets forth
n great detail the various duties and
powers OF the commission and the
lnanncr of procedure in the cases
which may bD brought before n for
IadIud.uHtIun or correction The com.
mission ia tu consist oi three mem.
Ibcm. appointed 10y the governor
The state dairy and food commits.
'h.".r s a . $50 ua Increase In his
|f"ia.. .' '"N sl 5Nn to $500 per an.
num, wid vi bee given additional
toN.r. 100 the conduct Of his office. in
|ihr event q BIN introduced 10y request.
by Senator Badger ON Monday. be.
somcs a law.
To give Utah state capitol build.
Ink 10 cost S2.tuouOO Is the intent OF
Senator Charles T. Marks bill intro.
1ucod Ia the senate ON Monday.
An act to protect local real estate
men by requiring foreign building and
loan companies TO furnish security be-.
fore doing business In the state OF
Utah, was introduced In the lower
house Of the state legislature on Mon
Gay by Representative Dahlquist OF
Salt Lake
Senator Christopher Burton. Jr.. will
Introduce bin to compel farmers to
keep weeds down on their farms aud
prevent their spread.
The present law relating TO property
subject 10 Farnishmcnt will be amend.
I'd II a hill presented In tho senate
Monday becomes a law Tho proposed
lmcndmcnt provides that any indobt.
dncss owing TO n defendant not per.
nally served In this state with sum.
mons, VIXEN such indebtedness arises
iid Is payable outside this state. shall
i'i be subject TO attachment. garnish.
1ent or execution.
There was no session Of the lower
l0se Of the legislature Saturday. Tho
ldnurnmont was taken TO permit Ger
"a -onmgliYass IN visit tho state In
lsitutlons, which II Is their duty TO In
I ipect
On Friday Senate Resolution No. 8
BY Smith. was approved by the sen
ate. It is resolution requiring Tho
secretary OF the board Of land com
nlssloners to ATn'sh the senate will
history Of certain property leased by
he state board and also a list of al
loans made by the board to liz MON
BERG or TO firms or corporations II
ahich the members are interested.
Seven now bills were introduced II
he senate on Friday and four In N,
house. while the governor signed N,
9lll permitting the engrossing OF bill
by typewrItIng
The negroes OF Salt Lake have final
g succeeded In getting bill intro
inced In the legislature providing fol
Tie equal rights Of negroes and PEG
pie OF other races at thcaters, rcstau
rants. barber shops and other places
which cater to the public trade.
Two bills. one by Smith and tho
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 tho
disposal OF goods In warehouses
The appointment Of a revenue com
mission TO revise the present system
/ - NhAhAlAh anu W Hlhhf ~ fNlAlA' ~
'eport. with recommendation to the
enth legislative assembly. Is provided
bill introduced In the state sen
lte on Friday by Senator Carl A. Bad.
ger, OF Salt Lake,
The Democratic prohibition bill was
Introduced In both houses on Thurs.
day. In the senate II was introduced
BY Senator j. w. Funk Of Cache and
In the house by Representative =. T..
Peterson OF Seylcr The bill Is intro.
| duced In fulhllmcnt OF the pledge OF
The Democratic state platform which
declared for statewide prohibition
Three bills were introduced IN tiI
legislature thursday relating TO insur.
inco companies. The measures were
introduced at TAO request Of the state
/ Insurance commissioner.
A bin passed by the house IN
Thursday will doubtless tend to put
4 dampor upon the operations OF high
way robbers, The bin ms II originally
passed the house made the minimum
penalty three years imprisonment In
be state prison and the maximum I'M
prsonment for life.
When the senate and house ad,
iourned on Thursday there had been