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Show Lehi Law Makers : 1 Get Recognition jl Lohl has much reason to bo proud of hor two representatives In tho Stato Legislature which closed Its blonlal soHslon Inst wook. Doth wore authors of boiiio of tho most- important import-ant measures that wore paasod and Lohl will prollt in a material way when tho Inws are put In forco. Senator Edward Southwick, though u membor of tho minority party, was rccognlzod bb a lendor in tho uppor houso nnd his two bills, tho anti-tobacco anti-tobacco law und tho Incomo "tax measure, mea-sure, caused moro dlacusslon than any other two bills introduced, nnd havo inudo of him a statu wldo character. Tho nntl-tnlinren Inw wna fnnolit In. flomo of tho most powerful lntorosts in tho stnto and nation and was also championed by moro pooplo and received re-ceived moro petitions for Its enactment enact-ment than any other measure ovor Introduced In a Utah legislature Whllo tho Southwick Incomo tax bill wus llnnlly dofonted by ono Voto, its introduction caused tho appointment of n special commission to Invoatlgato this mcthol of taxation and will report re-port on a bill at tho noxt Bosslon. Hopresontntlvo W. A. Knight did not mako much nolso but was conceded con-ceded to bo ono of tho safest and most conservative men In tho Houso. tio wns on tlio most Important com-, uilttees nnd was consulted many times by Govornor Maboy relative to administration measures. Ho was also on tho "sifting" commlttoo which told which bills should soo daylight durmg tho closing sosslon and which ones should bo given cholorofrm. Mr. Knight Introducod nlno bills and olght of them wore passed and received re-ceived tho executive's signature. His bills were chiefly along Irrigation lines nnd will result in much good in developing tho wasto placos or tho statu. Thoso bills included tho Water Storngo moasuro, that will foster tho rcsorvolrlng of Provo Hlvor and Wobor Itlvor wntora ror tho developing develop-ing of tho lands north and wost of Lehl nnd In Cedar Valley: ono al lowing County Commissioners to ji spend monoy for wntor Investigations; -1 ono to create a joint commission of i tho statos or Utah, Colorado, Arlzonla " and California to dellno our right on T tho Colorado Illvor, and ono onnctlng a gonornl district Irrigation law, Ho V wns also nuthor ot a special tax law '' .enabling cltlos to lovy assessments for ' building city halls and momorial I buildings. This will not Increase tho 'I tax lovy but will porinit a readjust- I meiit so that cltlos can oroct thoso ' M buildings without bbndlng. i A Uoth Bolona report having onjoyod "j I this work but nro glad to bo homo l M again nttondlng to tholr regular bust- I ncss. i m ?, m |