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Show INSURANCE BILL MEETS DEFEAT FINAL ACTION TAKEN AFTER LONG SESSION OF HOUSE, WITH HEATED DEBATES The Iverson bill malting the state Insurance fund monopolistic in the writing of compensatory insurance, went down to defeat Tuesday by a vote of 33 to 19, with three members mem-bers of the house absent. Death of the bill took place after one of the most lively and prolonged controversies in the house during the present session. The measure has been the subject of many phases of action and parliamentary parliamen-tary manipulation. Final vote was taken after four days of debating, during dur-ing which time the bill was labeled as a special order of business and presenting pre-senting itself for the last three days . tinder the head of unfinished business. As the inception of debate on the measure, the house rule permitting rasort to the previous question, was suspended, which action paved the way for unlimited discussion. Tuesday, Tues-day, when the debate was resumed, a motion prevailed to the effect that the house should not adjourn until a final vote had been taken. This resulted in a session that continued until shortly after 7 o'clock. The rollcall of votes was interrupted by a call of the house, and sergeants-at-arms were sent out to summon absent members who had grown restless under the lengthy and sometimes monotonous arguments, during which an entangling entangl-ing array of figures and statistics was cited. Representaive Iverson of Boxelder countv, who introduced the bill, ended the debate with an eloquent plea which lasted the better part of two hours. Throughout the contest he had been practically alone in the defense of the measure, only one or two other members mem-bers havinr attempted to rise to his eupport. Their efforts were brief. Mr. Iverson made a courageous stand for the measure, and conducted his side to decorously that his most ardent opponents in debate hurried to extend him congratulations at the close of the aession. A bill proposing to repeal all but one aection of the Southwick anticigaret law and substituting for the remainder remain-der a license on traffic in cigarets which, it is estimated, would produce a revenue of $150,000 to the state general gen-eral fund, was introduced in the state senate by Senator Henry N. Standish of Salt Lake. The measure makes it unlawful to sell cigarets or cigaret papers within the state of Utah without a permit. This permit may be issued by the city or town authorities for an incorporated community, or by the county commissioners, com-missioners, and is optional, therefore, with the local authorities. The body issuing the permit, however, is required re-quired to revoke it in case violation is shown of any of the provisions of the act. The permit would call for a fee in Salt Lake of $50 a year; in cities of the second class, $35; in cities of the third class, $25, and the amounts are not fixed in other municipalities or in counties. This money goes into the general fund of the body issuing the permit. The dealer is required to put up a bond of $500. Representative Stookey of Tooele would have all notices that now have to be given publicity through the advertising ad-vertising columns of the press given by notices stuck up on fences or trees. He has introduced the following in the house, known as H. B. 173: "Be it enacted by the legislature f the state of Utah: "Section 1. In all cases in which it is provided by the laws of this state that notices concerning improvement taxes, district taxes, water filings, land filines, sale of public land or other public property, or in case of any other public grant by this state or any subdivision thereof, shall be given by publication in a newspaper; it shall be sufficient that such potices shall be posted for the period required for publication in ' at least three public places in the vicinity of the property which is the subject of such notice; frovided that one place of such post-ng post-ng shall be the nearest postoffice. Proof of posting shall be as provided by section 7RG6, compiled laws of Utah, 1917. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provision of this act are hereby repealed." BILLS INTRODUCED, SENATE S. B. 101. Mrs. Kinney Pens'on for superannuated emnloyees at Un'ver-sity Un'ver-sity of Utah. Referred to committee on education. S. B. 102. Jenkins Joint board for university and Aericiltural cnllre. S. B. 103. Irvine Proper maintenance mainten-ance of sinking fund. S. B. 101. Irvine Investment of linking funds. S. B. 105, Funk Limiting loads on vehicles. S. B. 10G, Hirschi Incorporation of towns. S. B. 107, Mrs. Kinney Permitting university regents to assist in purchase pur-chase of annuities for faculty members. mem-bers. E location. S. B. 10S. Standish To control sale ef cigarettes. S. B. 109. Irvine Increasing cor-pcrations cor-pcrations tax. S. B. 110, Irvine Uniform fiduciaries fiduci-aries act. S. B. Ill, Mrs. Kinnev Giving courts power to override technical defects de-fects in pleadings. S. P. 112, Hirschi Repealing public pub-lic utilities act. S. B. 113. Ryan Appropriating Jf.OOO for a monument on the temple block, owned by the Church of Jesus Cnn'st of T.atter-day Saints. S. B. 114. Mrs. Kinney Roquirng change of venue to bo pranc- on affidavit affi-davit of bins on the rt.vt of the judge. S. B. 115. Cottrcll Extending definition def-inition of a lotterv. S. B. 11(5. Mrs. Kin"o" Commission to nrovide a stitue of 'ashnltie. S. B. 117. Jenkins Providing for cnneollat'nn of compensation insurance for r.nrtnPAvpont of prenr'um. and for un:f u-mity in compensation insurance lr.trs. S. 3. IIS, Wine Creating pension for state prison employees. S. C. M. 5, Ryan Favoring increase of Uintah national forest. S. B. 119, Hirschi Permitting remission re-mission of taxes up to $20. S. B. 120, Jensen Revocation of corporation cor-poration licenses of gambling or bootleg boot-leg clubs. S. B. 121, Jensen Requiring teaching teach-ing of state and federal constitutions in the schools. S. B. 122, Adams Requiring county coun-ty commissioner.! to expend portion of countv road funds in towns and cities. S. B. 123, McConlcie $15,000 for a road from Bluff to San Juan oil fields. S. B. 124, Funk Altering powers of state roa'd commission and of state jroad engineer, and authorizing the pa-jtrol pa-jtrol system. S. B. 125, Irvine Requiring counties coun-ties to pay expenses of extraditoin of fugitives from justice. S. B. 126, Winder Placing state and county road taxes under control of proposed state board of tax review. S. B. .127, Candland Abolishing state department of finance and purchase pur-chase and establishing board of examiners exam-iners as board of supplies and purchasing. pur-chasing. S. B. 128, Irvine Fixing delinquency delin-quency terms for drainage district taxes. BILLS INTRODUCED, HOUSE H. B. 120, Constantine Sheep herding herd-ing regulations. Livestock committee. H. B. 121, Finlinson Tax for control con-trol of hog cholera. Likestock committee. com-mittee. H. B. 122, Finlinson Tax to pay indemnities in-demnities of slaughtered tubercular cattle. Livestock committee. H. B. 123, Lyman Appropriation for treatment of goiter. Public health committee. H .B. 124, Holliday Prohibit public officials to recive compensation bv virtue vir-tue of appointment to other public position. po-sition. Highways and bridges committee. com-mittee. H. B. 125, Butterfield Requiring county officers to be at posts and familiarize fa-miliarize themselves with statutes pertaining per-taining to their offices. Judiciary committee. H. B. 126, Fletcher Appropriating $20,000 to build Echo canvon road in Summit county. Appropriations committee. com-mittee. H. B. 127, Mozley Appropriating $40,000 to build scenic highway from Notom, Wayne County, to Colorado river. Appropriations committee. H. B. 128, Jacobs Authorizing Agricultural Ag-ricultural college to cooperate in paying pay-ing expenses of demonstrations. University Uni-versity of Utah and Agricultural college col-lege committee. H. B. 129, Mozley Making it unlawful unlaw-ful for any person to be addicted to use of opiumor its compounds. Manufacture Man-ufacture and commerce committee. H. B. 130. Crouch Creating state board of criminal identification. Judiciary Ju-diciary committee. H. B. 131, Jacobs Requiring canneries can-neries to be sanitary. Manufacturing and commerce committee. H. C. R. 4, Mrs. Dunyon Indorsing international mining exposition at Salt Lake, and asking governor to communicate com-municate with other governors and legislatures, asking cooperation. Memorials Mem-orials and Resolutions committee. H. B. 132, McKell Duties and liabilities lia-bilities of licensed abstractors. Public Pub-lic lands. H. B. 132. McKell Duties and liabilities lia-bilities of licensed abstractors. Public Pub-lic lands. H. B. 133, McKell Advertising for bids for building public schools in cities. Highwavs and bridges. H. B. 134, McKell Powers of county coun-ty commissioners concerning buildings build-ings and bridges. Highways and bridges. H. B. 135, McKell Advertising for bids for building public schools in county districts of the first class. Education. Ed-ucation. H. B. 136, McKell Letting of contracts con-tracts for public improvements. Education. Edu-cation. H. B. 137, Fletcher Licensing and bonding warehouses. Manufacturing and commerce. . H. B. 138, N. C. Christensen Re-recording Re-recording marks and brands, and penalties pen-alties for violation. Livestock. H. B. 139. N. C. Christensen Dissolution Dis-solution of drainage districts. Irrigation. Irriga-tion. H. B. 140, Callister Powers of public pub-lic utilities commission. Judiciary committee. H. B. 141, Holenbeck, substitute for H. B. 11 Providing for one member of public utilities commission. Judiciary committee. II. B. 142, Crouch Appointment of adult probation officers. Judiciary committee. H. B. 143, Fletcher Providing for taxes to become delinquent November 30. "Revenue nnd taxation. H. B. 141. Anderson Practice of chiropody. Public health committee. II. B. 145, Iverson Liens of taxes on real and personal property. Judiciary. Judi-ciary. H. B. 416. Callister Writs of reviews re-views and repeals from the public utilities commission to the district court and to (he supreme court. Judiciary Ju-diciary committee. H. B. 147, Callister Release of mortgages or deeds of trust by marginal mar-ginal entry. Judiciary committee. H. B. 147, Callister Powers of public pub-lic utilities commission in respect to automobile corporations. Judiciary committee. II. B. 49, N. C. Christensen Increasing In-creasing number of district judges in Fourth judicial district. Judiciary. H. B. 150, Judd Prohibiting use of narrow-tire vehicles. Highways and bridges. II. B. 151. Finlinson Repealing law on licensing livestock for grazing. Livestock. H. B. 152, Finlinson Quarantine against insects, pests and diseases of I plants, seeds, fruits, etc. Agriculture! committee. H. B. 153. Finlinson Dividing of. state into agricultural districts to aid' jwork of state board of agriculture.! Agriculture committee. II. B. 15 J, Cannon Exempting, homesteads from portion of taxation. ! Revenue and taxation. - j II. B. 155. Fletcher Delinquent ! taxes in full and one-half of full amount. Revenue and taxation. j 11. B. 156, Fletcher Indexing; names of taxpayers, notice to taxpayers taxpay-ers in full amount and half of full : amount. Revenue and taxation. H. B. 15S. Fletcher Requiring: county treasurers to report names of persons and corporations failing to pay j taxes to equalization board. Revenue and taxation. H. B. 159, Fletcher Treasurers' settlement with cities and towns. Revenue Rev-enue and taxation. H. B. 160, Fletcher Settlement of county treasurer with county auditor. Revenue and taxation. II. B. 161, Dunvon, substitute for house bill No. 48 Prohibiting compul- i sory vaccination of minor children. Public Health Commktee. H. B. 162, Dunyon Compulsory attendance at-tendance at schools. Public health committee. I H. B. 163, Stark Making Armistice j day legal holiday. Military affairs. j H. B. 164, Stark TTse of armories for war veterpns. Military affairs. H. B. 165, Stark Military records. Military affairs. H. B. 166, Stark Making it unlawful unlaw-ful to wear without authority military medals and insigna. Military affairs. H. B. 167, Stark Requiring teachers teach-ers to be citizens of the United States. Military affairs committee. H. B. 168. Akood and Crook Boundary Boun-dary lines of Wasatch and Utah counties. coun-ties. Public land-committee. . H. B. 169, Pembroke Fraudulent advertising. Manufacturing and commerce. com-merce. H. B. 170, McCaskell Salting of mines and fraudulent assays. Mining Min-ing and smelting. II. B. 171, Constantine Compensation Compensa-tion of eoualization board members. Puhlic utilities committee. H. B. 172, Constantine Public representation rep-resentation before public utilities com-mision. com-mision. Judiciary. H. B. 173, Stookey Publication of notices concerning improvement taxes. Revenue and taxation. H. B. 174, Openshaw -Money restoration. res-toration. Appropriations. H. B. 175, Cannon Election of utilities util-ities commission members. Judiciary. H. B. 176, Cannon Duties of public utilities commision. Judiciary. H. B. 177, Cannon Municipal contracts con-tracts with utilities. Judiciary. H. B. 178, McCaskell Requiring emplovers of labor to furnish proof of reliability. Judiciary. H. B. 179, Brewer Terms of trustees of Utah School of Deaf. Education. Ed-ucation. H. B. 180, Calister Fraudulent conveyances. con-veyances. Judiciary. H. B. 181, Hansen Relating to state prison site. Penitentiary and prison. H. B. 182, Jorgensen Sale of Piute irrigation project and adjacent lands. Irigation committee. H. B. 183, Jorgenson Appropriating Appropriat-ing $50,000 for survey of lands in Utah. Appropriations committee. H. B. 184, Callister Requiring municipalities mu-nicipalities and political subdivisions to keep accurate records. Judiciary committee. SENATE ACTION ON BILLS S. B. 33, Jenkins Insurance rate filing. Ayes 12. nays 7, absent 1. S. B. 23, Peters Assessment of banks. Ayes 9, nays 9, absent 2. S. B. 34, Jensen Cost of assessing taxes. Ayes 7. nays 11, absent 2. H. B. 8, Hollenheck Powers of state board of equalization. Ayes 2, navs 15, absent 3. S. B. 73, Winder Audit of state insurance fund. Ayes 18, absent 2. S. B. 90, Jensen Pure bedding Ayes 19, absent 1. S. B. 87, Irvine Salt Lake county purchasing agent to have charge of feeding prisoners. Ayes 19, absent 1. S. B. 88. Irvine Relievine sherriff of Salt Lake County of feeding prisoners. pris-oners. Ayes 19, absent 1. H. B. 41, Naylor Powers of district dis-trict attorney to employ clerk. Ayes 10, nays 8, absent 2. H. B. 20, Bailev Authority of water commissioner. Ayes 18. absent 2. S. B. 98. Warnick Permitting extensions ex-tensions of time for payment of taxes. Ayes 17, nays 2, absent 1. HOUSE ACTION ON BILLS H. B. 21, Openshaw Loan trust and guarantee company permits. Ayes 47, absent 8. H. B. 20, Bailey Supervision by water commisioners. Ayes 49, absent ab-sent 6. H. B. 80. Christensen Compensation Compensa-tion for inheritance tax appraisers Ayes 6, nays 46. absent 3. H. B. 81, Christensen Cost against estates. Ayes 4, nays 44. absent 7. H. B. 50, Iverson Duties of banking bank-ing corporations. Ayes 42, nays 8, absent 5. H. B. 111. Judiciary committee Attempt At-tempt to kill. Ayes 45, nays 8, absent ab-sent 2. II . B. 89, Wilkins Filling vacan cies in city councils. Ayes 49, nay, 1, absent 5. S. B. 42, McConkie Felony to kill livestock. Ayes 32, navs 18, absent 5. H. B. 93, Calister Sanitary equipment equip-ment for use of operators in theatres. Ayes 47, abspnt 8. H. B. 44. Christensen Sale of property prop-erty for de'inquent taxes. Ayes 8, nays 40, absent 7. H. B. 31, Wood Amending laws-relating laws-relating to school elections. Ayes 21, navs 31, absent 3. H. B. 75, Stationary advertising. adver-tising. Aves 51, nays 2, absent 2. H. B. 88. Mrs. Lyman Accepting welfare and hygiene act by congress. Ayes 52. absent 3. H. B. 58. McKell Auditmg accounts of cities, counties, and school districts. Ayes 45, nays 10. H. B. 101, Committee on appropriations appropria-tions Empowering legislature to raise or lower items of expanse in biennial bi-ennial bude-et. Aves 48, absent 7. S. C. M. 3 Relief for settlers on reclamation re-clamation projects. Ayes 50, absent 5. H. B. 79. Naylor Voting bv absent electors. Ayes 29, nays 21, absent 5. S. B. 39. Committee on commerce and industry Permitting savings banks to engage in business as trust companies. Aves 49, absent 6. IT. B. 74. Rowan Liquidation ot banks. A vps 46. absent 9. H. B. 23. Constanne Order of trial in cimvol procedure. Ayes 41 na'-s 3. absent 1 1 . It. B. 61. Hollenheck Relating t sale ef propertv for delinquent taxes Ayes 36, nays 13, absent 6. On account of lack of space we an holrf'ne- over a l:t of bills introduced which will be published na.it Twsi |