The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-18

the house, but was agreed upon
among many Of the members before
the legislature convened, and was
we'll understood by these members,
as tending to insure a more Just and
equitable division Of the various COM
mittees az well as relieving the speak
er OF the responsibility Of the appor.
tionment.
Salt Lake Left Out
The chief objection TO the plan as
worked out yesterday was that the
Salt Lake delegation which contains
nearly One.fourth of the entire REP
resentation in the house, had no re-
presentation on the committee, and
that the speaker himself was left
out. These objections were met by
placing one member Of the Salt Lake
delegation on the committee and the
addition of Speaker Seely, making
total membership Of seven, instead
of FIVE, as at first oranized.
The committee will continue to
hold sessions until all the commit
tees of the house have been named,
when its action will be reported 10
the house to be ratified by that body
and then the consideration OF the
regular business of the house will
be proceeded with,
When the house met this afternoon
after the reading of the minutes 1t
adjourned to meet tomorrow at 2
| o'clock
! In the Senate Today
| The senate began the serious con-
sideration of business at 2 o'clock
this afternoon as soon as President
Henry Gardner called the session to
order. Four important bills were in
troduced and laid over for one day
until the committees are named. Sen
ator Kelly introduced three bills.
His first measure, Senate bill No
3, provides that all applicants for
marriage must file an affidavit with
the county clerk before license to
marry Is issued signed by licensed
physician that the applicant has beer
examined and is neither an idiot, i'm
beetle, epileptic, habitual drunkard
criminal, insane person, and Is free
from transmissible diseases.
Senate bill No. A provides for the
sterilization of criminals and idiots
in state institutions.
Senator helly's last bill requires
the county, city and school distric
: treasurers to deposit the county, cit,
and school district moneys in banks
which have been approved as depos
tories for such money. The act pro
vides that banks shall file application
with the board of county commission
ers, the city commissioners or thu
board of education of the school dis
tricts which has charge of the funds
and that the banks be required tC
pay at least 2 per cent interest or
all average daily balances. The bill
also requires the banks to file sui
ficient bond for the recurity OF tho
money. No bank, the bill provides
shall secure a deposit of more thar
rs per cent of its paid up capital
The bill also defines in detail the un
lawful use OF county, city or school
board money and provides the penal
ty.
Senator Ridec ut introduced a bill
which apportions the state Legislature
according to population. According
to the provisions of the bill, there
will be senator for every 1885,
people and the representation fol
each $3.50 people. Under this appor
tionment there will be so represen
tatives and 20 senator's. Salt Lake
county will get IA representatives in
stead OF 10 and the Salt Lake Sena
torial district will have seven sena
tors instead of five.