Show UTAH legislative CONTEST SETTLED SETTI L ED i compromise REACHED AND L R ANDERSON republican IS 18 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE officials OHl clala of lower hours equally divided the republicans republican electing ton ten and the allied parties selecting nine under a compromise arrangement tile the bouse of representatives of the eleventh utah state legislature was organized on january 16 L it II anderson andersen republican of sanpete San pete w waa a EL elected speaker of the house over david it morria Mor rl democrat ot of was washington h by a vote of gf 25 to 20 the republicans elected ton ten of the em aloyes of the hoise and tile the allied parties nine the committee assignments will be divided equally between the republicans and the allies tho the organization ot of the house as now completed has the following officers speaker Speak speakers erL L it anderson of san pete republican chief clerk 1 I K E blehl ot of juab buah republican minute clerk john G weaver of or salt lake progressive Hm engrossing grossing clerk alonzo huntsman of 11 fillard republican chaplain charles heyburn of iron republican I 1 can sargeant at arms E A hodgel of denver beaver republican assistant sergeant at arms joseph timothy of duchesne democrat docket clerk A L glasmann of weber republican mailing clerk J P F 31 mallett allett of too ele socialist watchman W D peterson of wayne democrat mess messengers engers J J wilcox at garfield and john 0 edwards of wasatch both republicans doorkeepers joseph jones of utah county republican and J T thorn them of cache Progress progressive lye committee clerks mrs grace taylor of weber and jens K nelson of davis both republicans J 8 fowler and martin alardin S lindsay both of salt lake both progressive and T AV evans of salt lake democrat janitor herbert moffet of emery democrat this compromise came after a week of squabbling between the members of the lower house which had been equally divided in choice for speaker twenty three republican members standing firm for tho the selection of I 1 L R andorson anderson as speaker while twenty three democrats progressives Progress ives and socialists h had ad insisted upon the selection of parley P christensen progressive gres sive of salt lake at a caucus of all the members after futile attempts to reach a settlement tl david 11 morris democrat of washington county was proposed pro proposed posea by the allies for speaker Bp eaker but the republicans public ans stood firm and finally two democrats switched to the support ot of the choice of the republicans mr andersons selection as speaker on saturday was the outcome of the tha caucus fourteen bills and one resolution was wab introduced in the senate on janu ary 19 while in the house four bills were introduced and one bill and one resolution both originating in the senate were based by bv the house and sent to governor spry for his fits signature three of the four bills introduced were presented on request of lations zat lons ions the liverymen liveryman livery men of bingham backed one bill the railroad unions 0 ns a second bih bit and ad the state bar aa association so another many members of the house propose to give request bill the right of way over other legislation mondays session of tho the senate waa short and the nearest approach to the transaction of business aside from the tha introduction of bills was a discussion of the joint resolution 1 introduced n trod by senator joseph chez pro viding for foi tho the appointment of a joint committee to prepare a complete revision of the tax laws of the state relief for the situation in salt lake county wherein the county commissioners have been unable to carry out the intent ot of the mothers pension law because of lack of funds Is proposed in a bill introduced by D 0 rideout of salt lake provision la is made for the initiative and referendum in legislation in utah n a bill introduced by senator joseph phez of weber the bill also provides that the same general system nay may be adopted with N reference to laws ordina ordinances resolutions and franchises granted hy by political subdivisions state and county cinIs from the governor down to municipal Judi 19 ary arr county commissioners and including legislators are prohibited bitel from railroad passes and railroads art are prohibited from offering them under tinder the terms ot of a bill in produced by senator joseph chez ot of I 1 ogden 1 P P cb ri the de grer greBs lve and fusion candidate for denker oen ker was absent from the sessions cessions ces si n saturday farmers having suits against railroads for cows killed my file their claims in any county where action against the company may be brought and will be entitled to 10 25 attorneys fees in addition to damages under the provisions of a bill introduced by senator L 13 wight of summit county joseph chei democratic senator from ogden introduced in the upper house a bill which abolishes the use of voting machines at general 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