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Show UTAH S0L0N5 SEEBUSY WEEK NEW MEASURES CONTINUE TO FLOOD BOTH HOUSES. RIVER PACT HOLDS SPOTLIGHT. After visiting the Agricultural College Col-lege at Logan, Monday, and seeing the ins and outs of how successful farmers farm-ers are made, the Utah assembly opened op-ened the third week of its session Tuesday. Tues-day. New bills ami measures as well as amendments and repeals of present laws are pouring into the legislative hopper. Many are killed in committee Rnd others more fortunate continue their journey through the legislative mills to become laws. The Colorado River pact, wide t're bill, state fire marshal, repeal of public pub-lic utilities act held the spotlight during dur-ing the week. Representative Iverson proposes to give a new set of teeth to the banking bank-ing laws in a bill introduced to the house. The measure has been prepared pre-pared with great care, and the intent is to protect the depositor in every way possible. All kooks and records are to be kept in accord with the rules and regulations laid down by the state bank commissioner. Severe penalties ' are provided in the iaw and violation of them means a fine of $1000 to $5000 or imprisonment of from one to ten years, or both fine and imprisonment. Restrictions placed on pledging the bank's assets to depositors or creditors cred-itors so as to allow a banker or bank to qualify as depository for United States deposits, postal savings funds or other public funds, by deposit of securities required by law as set forth in the present law are changed. It is provided that commercial banks may borrow money foT temporary purposes and may pledge assets of the bank not exceeding 50 per cent in amount of the money borrowed as :ollateral security. Two bills, the purpose of which is to clarify the law pertaining to inheritance inher-itance taxes, were introduced in the house. The laws of 1917 say that the appraisers shall receive a per diem and be paid out of the state treasury, treas-ury, the same as other state officers ire paid, while the laws of 1919 provide pro-vide that all costs are chargeable to the estate when such estate is subject sub-ject to tax. Senator H. E. Jenkins an.l Representative Represen-tative E. R. Callister, both of Salt Lake, each presented in their respective respec-tive houses petitions signed by some 255 peace officers and men similarly employed asking repeal of the indeterminate inde-terminate sentence law. "Whereas," runs the petition, "crime has increased the last few years and there appears to be a crime wave sweeping over the country each winter, win-ter, it is evident from the practice of the past few years that the operation of the indeterminate sentence law is not what was contemplated on its creation." cre-ation." The petition asks for the re-enactment of the law fixing a maximum and minimum sentence for each crime, and asserts that the trial judge is better able to determine the proper sentence than is the state board of pardons. It adds: "Unless new evidence is furnished, the board of pardons should have no jurisdiction in the cases, and greater care should be exercised in .the granting grant-ing paroles, as experience has shown that the greater percentage of crimes cleared up were committed by ex-convicts ex-convicts or parole violators." Establishment of the office of state fire marshal is the object of House Bill No. 47, the author of which is Representative Iverson. It provides that the commissioner of insurance of the state shall be ex officio marshal, and prescribes as his duties the enforcement en-forcement of all laws and ordinances relating to the prevention of fires, the storage and use of explosives, the maintenance and regulation of fire escapes, es-capes, the adequacy of exits in factories, fac-tories, asylums, hospitals, churches, schools, halls, theatres and public places the oppression and punishment of arson and fraudulent practices in connection with fire' losses, and all I other duties pertaining to prevention ' of fires and regulations pertaining. The proposed act specifies the powers which the marshal may have and prescribes pre-scribes methods of procedure in all cases coming under his or his deputies' depu-ties' supervision. Whether or not the law compelling the use of wide-tired wagons on the roads and highways of Utah should be repealed was the subject of lengthy discussion in the house of representatives representa-tives Thursday and constituted nearly all the business of the house in regular regu-lar session. The cause of the discussion discus-sion was Senate bill No. 19, by Sena tor nirscni, wncn came Detore tne house on third reading. The bill was passed, but not without considerable opposition. The measure caused a wider divergence of opinion and more i scattered voting than any other so far ' coming before the representatives. The vote resuited in twenty-nine yeas, 18 . nays, with eight absent, there being just one vote more than is required by the constitutional majority. Representative Represen-tative Wood, who opposed the bill in 'hbate. nnnor.r.cd that he would vote h its favor, and that he desired to ;;i' e nirc? re a motion to recer.eedcr. Th'1 b-eap.ial chiropraeMc bill was Vrro'vcM in fi; senate In Senator II. j c. T.-:.-b? -: c-A-fi a. Tho bin is the attr v.-it. of tii:; jvaciitirint rs cf chiro-;.:ao': chiro-;.:ao': to be perioitt-ri to practice le-ga'.iy le-ga'.iy ir. Utah wr.lnut having to un-d-rtfc ilia regular examination for nealing arts prescribed by the state department of registration. Utahns desiring the abolishment of the public utilities commission and those wishing its retention appeared before the judiciary committee of the lower house of the legislature to present pre-sent their contentions. The occasion was a public hearing by the committee commit-tee on House Bill No. 3o, by Representative Represen-tative Hoilenbeck of Duchesne county. The bill proposes repeal of the act creating the commission and all laws pertaining to the organization. Opponents of the commission based their arguments principally upon the assumption that the board is an unnecessary un-necessary state department; that the cost of its maintenance is in excess of the benefits its confers; that its decisions de-cisions are unsatisfactory and discriminatory, discrim-inatory, and that its functions could be performed satisfactorily by the courts and by jury verdicts. Two measures that it is believed will hav-! the approval of about every citizen cit-izen of the state were passed by the house late Wednesday afternoon. They were the bills of Representative Callister Cal-lister which provide for more severe punishment for bandits who make assault as-sault for the purpose of committinig robbery. The bills provide that long terms of imprisonment shall follow conviction. Another measure of Representative Callister provides for a term of not less than five years or the death penalty pen-alty for persons who sell or give away any intoxicating liquors which cause death, blindness or paralysis. INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE S. B. No. 36, Jenkins Salaries of county assessors. Referred to committee com-mittee on public affairs. S. B. No. 37, Jenkins Insurance agents' qualification law. Commerce and industry. S. C. R. 2, Jenkins Constitutional amendment to require that treasurers in counties of the first and second classes take office the first Monday in April, rather than the first Monday in January. Ordered printed and re-'ferreJ re-'ferreJ to committee on judiciary. S. B. 38, Mrs. Kinney To place the industrial school under the control of the state board of education. Education. Educa-tion. S. B. 39, committee on commerce and industry Permitting savings banks with $100,000 capital and surplus to engage in business as trust companies. Ordered printed, referred to and reported re-ported by committee on commerce and industry, and placed on second reading calendar. S. B. 40, Jenkins Saturday half holiday hol-iday in all county offices. Public affairs. af-fairs. S. B. 41, Jenson Altering filing dates of candidates nominated for election. S. B. 42, McConkie Making it felony fel-ony to kill livestock the property of another. S. B. 43, McConkie Repealing law making ing misdemeanor to kill livestock live-stock as above. S. B. 44, Dixon Amending blue sky law as to control of realtors. S. B. 45, committee on agriculture (substitute for S. B. 26, Candland) Relating to taxation of feeder livestock. live-stock. Introduced with favorable report re-port of committee and bill goes on second reading calendar. S. B. 46, committee on commerce and industry Negotiability of promissory notes. S. B. 47, Funk Correction in law reg-ulating embalming. S. B. 48, Funk More liberal regulations regula-tions governing certified public accountants. ac-countants. S. B. 49, Funk Reciprocity in licensing li-censing architects. S. B. 50, Peters Taking constitutional constitu-tional offices out of control of state department of finance and purchase. S. B. 51, Jenson More liberal firemen's fire-men's pensions for Salt Lake and Ogden Og-den departments. S. B. 52, Mrs. Kinney Increasing state board of insanity to seven members. mem-bers. S. B. 53, Tebbs Chiropractic bill. S. B. 54, McConkie Uniform conditional condi-tional saVs act. S. B. 55, Mrs. Kinney Public recreation. re-creation. Public affairs. S. B. 55, Mrs. Kinney Placing out of children. Judiciary. S. B. 57, Jenkins Voluntary admission admis-sion to state mental hospital. S. B. 58, Winder State board of review, re-view, to limit tax levies. S. B. 59, Winder School tax levies in rural distr:cts. S. B. 60, Winder School tax levies in city districts. S. B. 61, Winder Tax levies for exhibition ex-hibition purposes. S. B. 62, Winder City tax levies. S. B. 63, Winder Countv tax levies. S. B. 64, Winder Bulls on the range. S. B. 65, Jenkins Changing name of state mental hospital to Utah State hospital. S. B. 60, Winder Tax levies for county poor funds. ACTION ON BILLS IN SENATE S. B. 19, Hirschi Repealing wide tire law. Ayes 13, nays 5, absent 2. S. B. 11, Candland Land office fees. Signed by governor. S. B. 4, Peters Ratifying Colorado Colora-do River compact. Ayes 19, absent 1. S. B. 2, Candland Corporations not for pecuniary profit. Ayes 19, absent ab-sent 1. H. B. 2, Atwood Corpcrative marketing. mar-keting. Ayes 15. nays 4, absent 1. H. B. 23, Mozley Instruction in federal constitution. Ayes 18, absent ab-sent 2. S. E. 3, C-sr.cM-uid Farm bureaus may incorporate. Ayes 20. S. B. 6, Prl.ers County treasurers settlement. Ayes 13, nays 6,' absent 1. S. B. 27, D:xor Utah tuberculosis research commission. Aves 18, nays 3, absent 1. S. B. 39, Committee on commerce-and commerce-and industry Savings banks to do trust business. Ayes 17, absent 3. S. B. 30, committee on public affairs af-fairs Notice of prior sale for taxes. Signed by president, speaker and governor. gov-ernor. S. B. 39j committee on commerce and industry Savings banks as trust companies. Ayes 20. S. B. 30, Warnic'c Delinquent tax dates changed. Ayes 9, nays 11. INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE H. B. 42, Cannon Excluding domestic domes-tic building and loan associations from corporation tax. Revenue and taxation taxa-tion committee. II. B. 43, Cannon Excluding domestic domes-tic building and loan associations from provisions relating to fraud in the sale of securities. Revenue and taxation taxa-tion committee. H. B. 44, N. C. Christensen Relate ing to the sale of property for delinquent delin-quent taxes. Revenue and taxation committee. H. B. 45, Shelley Relating to the uce of school buildings. Education committee. H. B. 46, Bailey Relating to voting, vot-ing, and t'.ie form, marking and counting count-ing of ballots. Elections committee. II. B. 47, Iverson Eitablishing office of-fice of state fire marshal, defining powers pow-ers and duties and providing for maintenance main-tenance of same. Insurance committee. commit-tee. II. B. 48, Mrs. Dunyon Relating to vaccination. Public hea'th committee. H. B. 49, Callister Relating to felonious fel-onious assaults. Judiciary committee. II. B. 50, Iverson Concerning banking bank-ing corporations with reference to manner of keeping books, loans to officers of-ficers end directors, meetings, statements, state-ments, etc. Banking committee. H. B. 51, Callister Fixing prison terms from five years to life for selling sell-ing or giving away intoxicating liquor containing poisonous substance which causes death or injury. Judiciary committee. com-mittee. H. B. 52, Callister Providing life sentence or death penalty on recommendation recom-mendation of jury for one convicted of assault with deadly weapon with intent to commit robbery. Judiciary committee. H. B. 53, Iverson Amending sections sec-tions relating to the industrial commission com-mission and the state industrial fund. Labor committee. H. B. 54, Rowan Liquidation of banks. Banking committee. H. B. 55, Mrs. Graham Transfer of habitually delinquent children to industrial indus-trial schools. Education. H. B. 56, Pettit Salaries for mine inspectors of coal and hydrocarbon mines. Mining and smelting committee. commit-tee. H. B. 57, Callister Appointment of deputies for county, precinct and district dis-trict officers. Judiciary committee. H. B. 58, McKell Auditing accounts of cities, counties and school districts; creating supervising state board of audits and accounts, and defining powers pow-ers and duties. Judiciary committee. H. B. 59, committee on irrigation and reservoirs Investment of irrigation irriga-tion district bonds. Irrigation and reservoirs res-ervoirs committee. H. B. 60, Wilkins Eliminating 3 per cent penalty from delinquent taxes. Revenue and taxation committee. H. B. 61, Hoilenbeck Relating to sale of property for delinquent taxes Revenue and taxation committee. H. B. 62, Atwood Amending sections sec-tions relating to boundary lines of Utah and Wasatch counties. Public lands committee. H. B. 63, Judd Amendment relative to assessing metalliferous mines. Revenue Rev-enue and taxation committee. H. B. 64, Goggin An act providing for the protection and assistance of aged persons. Judiciary. H. B. 65, Cannon Amending lawT relating to cold storage of foods. Manufacturing Man-ufacturing and commerce. H. B. 63, Mrs. Lyman Substitute for II . B. No. 3. Amending sections relating to construction of watersheds and jurisdiction by cities. Public health. H. B. 67, Atwood Amending sections sec-tions and adding new sections relating relat-ing to dairying and foods. Agriculture. Agricul-ture. ACTION ON BILLS IN THE HOUSE H. B. 4, Ho'lenbeck Sale of property prop-erty for delinquent taxes. Ayes 3r nays 52. II. B. 25, Pettit Requiring coal mine bosses and fire bos5es to he American citizens. Ayes 54, nays 1. S. B. 11, Can.Uand Reducing fee for filing on mineral leases. Signed by speaker. H. B. 41, Naylor Employment of clerks for district attorneys. Ayes 49, nays 5, absent I. H. B. 13, Constantino Mileage for district attorneys. Unfavorably reported re-ported by committee. Motion to strike enacting clause adopted. Ayes 54, absent 1. Bill killed. H. B. 52, Cal'ister Death penalti for assault with intent to commit robbery. rob-bery. Ayes 55. Sent to Senate. II. B. 49, Callister Felonious assault. as-sault. Ayes 51, absent 4. Sent to sen? te. H. B. 8, Hoilenbeck Equalization of taxes. Ayes 43, nays 10, absent 2. S. B. 30, committee on public affairs Requiring notice of prior tax to be s'amped on current tax notices. Ayes 49, nay3 5. S. B. 19, Hirschi Reeeaiin.g wida wagon tire law. Aves 23, navs 8, absent ab-sent S. S. B. 4, Peters Ratifying Colorado river pact. Ayes R3. nnys 1. nl)':cnt 1. H. C. R. I, Wilkins A pyerniing vacancies va-cancies in legislature. Aye.- 2, nay 51. S. J. M. 1. Restriction of miin!jt,iiv tion. Ayes 5, nays 9. |