Show Drainage Bill Passes Senate I Peters Amendment 1 Approved Brought back after it had already passed the senate for reconsideration on one point on which amendment was I desired by some ome interests the drainage drainage drainage drain drain- drain drain- age district bill was Tuesday sent again on its way to the house with three important amendments made during reconsideration The bill is by the senate committee on agriculture and is a substitute for a mea measure ure introduced by Senator W. W D. D Candland of Sanpete who as rankIng ranking ranking rank rank- ing member of the senate committee on agriculture ha has had charge of the proceedings o 0 of f t that hat h at committee throughout on this subject It sought two things To place control of supervisors supervisors supervisors su su- su- su of drainage districts more in the hands of the people of the districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis rather than entirely in the county county county coun coun- ty commission and to give drainage districts some powers over waters that might be developed by the districts The bill was intended primarily to meet a situation in Sanpete county where a large area atea to the north of Manti has long been withheld from drainage particularly because the residents residents residents res res- res- res there were not particularly favorable favorable favorable fa fa- fa- fa to giving so much control of the project to the county commissioners commissioners commis commis- sione 8 and partly because it was hoped that water flowing from the drainage might be used later to ir irrigate irrigate irrigate ir- ir the lower parts of the tracts drained The bill passed the senate Monday rewritten from the form formin in which it was originally introduced but retaining retaining retaining retain retain- ing practically the ideas of the tho author in introducing the original bill Only Senator H H. C. C Tebbs voted against it Senator David Hirschi's bill providing providing providing provid provid- ing for the abolition of the public utilities commission found but a single champion at the open hearing and discussion discussion discussion dis dis- held by the senate committee on public affairs at the Hotel Utah J. J E. E city attorney of Murray was the man to defend the Hirschi measure and he did this emphatically and in unmistakable language A dozen dozen dozen doz doz- en of more citizens addressed the committee committee committee com com- the genera general genera trend of their remarks remarks remarks re re- re- re marks being of the public utilities utilities' board and its work in serving the public to the general benefit of the people The public affairs committee of the senate comprising J. J W. W Peters chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man LeRoy Dixon Perry B. B Fuller A. A B. B Irvine and David Jenson met as Senator Peters explained to get as much information as possible and ascertain ascertain ascertain as as- certain the public sentiment not alone in regard to the bill introduced by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Hirschi but also as to the attitude regarding two measures introduced by Mr Peters providing for amendments to the present legislation controlling the utilities commission Thera will be no Lincoln county I I formed in in Utah at this time from parts of Juab Tooele and Millard counties as was intended had house bill become become become be be- come a law This bill of which Stark of Salt Lake county was the author would have amended the constitution of the state to make such a formation possible Mr Stark and other proponents proponents of the measure made a gallant fight for it but lost in the t final vote and the bill was declared dead dead The senate passed nine bills down downto to the house Wednesday including the fire fiTe in the automobile regulation and gasoline and license taxes group and two in the healing arts group Heavy soporifics were administered to the theother theother theother other two healing arts bills and while they are not technically dead it is sincerely hoped by about every senator that these measures may sleep the sleep that knows no awak awakening on the senate table In addition the senate beheaded two bills originating there and received the glad tidings from the house that it had likewise decapitated two senate measures Report has it that the house is willing willing willing will will- ing to take the senates senate's word for it that the gasoline bills as they are commonly dubbed although only one of them has to do directly with that motor vehicle fuel are each and allgood all allgood allgood good bills and that therefore the bills may bob up again in the senate within a few days The fact that the house suspended the rules and placed t the e measures directly on the calendar seemed to lend substance to that rumor afternoon But there are Wednesday ft L some opponents ol of the 2 cent cent gage gas gasoline oline oUne tax who may yet be able to s scatter scatter scat scat- atter at- at ter a goodly amount of sand on any well-greased well skids which may have been arranged in the house HOUSE ACTION ON BILLS DILLS S. S B. B 46 committee on commerce commerce- Negotiability of oC notes Ayes 19 nays 29 absent 7 in law Jaw Funk Funk Correction Correction S S. S B. B 47 regulating embalming Ayes 44 nays naysH 4 absent 7 H Pettit Amusements Pettit-Amusements Amusements on H. H B. B 78 7 7 44 4 absent Sunday Ayes nays tuberculosis S S. S B D. D 27 Utah Dixon-Utah Ayes 21 nays research commission 18 2 8 absent 6 6 S. S B. B 57 Jenkins Voluntary Jenkins Voluntary admission sion sion to mental hospital Ayes 48 absent 7 S. S B. B 6 Peters Peters County County treasurer Ayes 45 nays 6 5 absent 5 6 H. H B. B 30 McKell Insurance Insurance rebates Ay Ayes s 41 nays 6 absent 8 8 S. S B. B 29 Irvine Uniform Irvine Uniform state law laA for a aeronautics Ayes 48 absent 7 H. H B. B Leatham Exemption Leatham-Exemption Exemption of homesteads Ayes 46 nays 3 absent 6 H. H B B. B Finlinson Tax Finlinson-Tax Tax for control control con con- of hog cholera Ayes 41 nays 8 absent 6 H. H B. B Starke Providing manner of creat creating ng new county Ayes yes 22 nays 31 absent 2 SENATE ACTION ON BILLS H. H B. B 34 Finlinson State Finlinson-State State Ayes 18 absent 2 S. S B. B 91 committee on agriculture agriculture- Drainage dis districts Ayes 18 nays 1 absent 1 S S. S B. B 60 SO Dixon Limiting Dixon Limiting civil service service service ser ser- vice law Ayes 18 absent 2 S. S B B. B 91 committee on agriculture agriculture- Drainage districts Ayes 17 absent 3 3 S. S B. B Peters Peters County County treasurer set set- Ayes 17 absent 3 S. S B. B 29 Irvine Irvine Aeronautics Aeronautics Ayes 18 absent 2 S. S B. B 79 Peters Peters Gasoline Gasoline tax Ayes I 17 absent 3 S. S B. B 8 80 Peters Peters Motor Motor vehicle registration registration registration reg reg- regulations Ayes 17 absent 3 S. S B. B 81 Peters Peters Motor Motor vehicle li license license license li- li cense fees Ayes 20 S. S B. B 82 Peters Peters Motor Motor vehicle sig sig- nals Ayes 19 absent 1 S. S B B. B 99 Peters Peters Personal Personal property properly tax on motor vehicles Ayes 19 absent 1 S. S B. B 44 Dixon Dixon Control Control of realtors be securities commission Ayes 16 absent 4 S. S C C. C M. M 4 Candland Tax exempt securities Ayes 18 nays 2 S. S B. B Standish Standish Department Department of registration Ayes 20 BILLS INTRODUCED INTRODUCE HOUSE H. H CM 2 Wheatley Memorial Wheatley-Memorial- Memorial Memorial- congress on distribution of war materials Resolutions and mem mem- H. H C. C R. R 6 5 Baldwin Memorializing Baldwin Memorializing congress and president of United States relative to railway equipment used in interstate commerce H. H B. B McKell Fraudulent McKell-Fraudulent Fraudulent disposal disposal disposal dis dis- of persona personal property Judiciary H. H B. B Openshaw Scholar Openshaw-Scholar- Scholar Scholarships ships in state school of education Education Education Education Ed Ed- committee H. H B. B Wheatley Reorganizing Wheatley-Reorganizing Reorganizing state road commission Highways and bridges H. H B. B Constantino Constantine Alternative Alternative method in appealing from district to supreme court Judiciary H. H B. B Crouch Crouch Appropriation Appropriation for revising maps and plats for asse assessment assess assessment assess assess- ss- ss ment purposes m in Morgan county Ap Ap- H. H B. B Crook Use Crook Use of economic economic poisons Manufacture and commerce H. H B. B White White Sale Sale of agricultural agricultural agricultural tural seeds Agriculture H. H B B. B Pettit Compensation Pettit-Compensation Compensation of injured national guard members Ap Ap- Ap- Ap H. H B. B White White Reimbursing Reimbursing Beaver Beaver Beaver Bea Bea- ver county for costs in criminal cases Appropriations H. H B. B Jones Jones Committee Committee to in investigate investigate investigate in- in in- in state government and making making making mak mak- ing appropriation Appropriations H. H B. B Jones Jones Designating Designating boxelder box- box boxelder boxelder elder as state tree Agriculture com com- H. H B. B Jones Jones Appointment Appointment of state librarian Appropriations H. H B. B Atwood Duties Atwood Duties and powers powers powers pow pow- ers of public utilities commission Judiciary Judiciary Judiciary Ju Ju- Ju- Ju committee H. H B. B Making Jorgensen Making l director di director director di- di rector of finance and purchase department department department de de- superintendent of state cap- cap itol Public lands H. H B. B Payment Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin P Payment for forcheck forcheck check at coal mines mmes Manufacture Manufacture Manufacture Man Man- and commerce H. H B. B Baldwin Payment Baldwin Payment of deputy sheriffs and constables Juc Ju- Ju c H. H B. B DeputIes Baldwin Baldwin Deputies an and d assistants of county attorneys JuH Ju- Ju 1 H H. B. B Motley Hours Hours and places s of business of county officers Judi- Judi ciary H. H HB B. B Sa Salaries Salaries 1 arIes 0 of f. f in industrial industrial in- in m- m commission members ance H H. B. B Graham Graham Appropriation Appropriation t. t I n nto to build industrial shops at state pris prIs- on on Appropriations H H. B D B. B White White Making Making salary of com commissioner r of agriculture A Agriculture r committee of White White Making Making salary H H. H B. B director of finance and purchase H. H B. B Interference Interference with employment Labor H. H B. B Johnson Johnson Brand Brand tion Livestock H. H B. B N. N C. C Christensen Nox Nox Noxious ious weeds Agriculture H H. H B. B Finlinson Making Finlinson-Making Making levy for agricultural inspection fund Revenue Revenue Revenue Rev Rev- and taxation Constantino Sale Constantine Sale and H H. H B B. B of pistols Military affairs use of Brewer Exemption Brewer Exemption H H. B B. property in interstate commerce traffic traffic traffic fic from taxation Revenue and taxat tax tax- at a w IN t ta Six j s |