Show ECONOMY IS URGED BY GOVERNOR SPRY READS MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF UTAH legislature AT JOINT SESSION declares Nece and experience should be the test applied to all proposed legislation during present session in lits life message to the state legislature delivered in III person on monday governor spry urged economy and declared that necessity and experience should bo be the test applied to all proposed pr 0 p obed legislation in his message governor spry proclaims cl aims that utah stands in tore fore ranks of the progressive states cautious cautions against experimental laws and says the states finances will not permit trifling with fads ads and theories in legis lantion laa atlon tion specially commends of flegal report of state auditor L G 1 kelly and advises legislators to study it carefully recommends amendment of law permitting investments in III state stata warrants so as to yield 5 per cent income insists upon assessing property at full cash value and corresponding reduction of tax levy recommends four year term fr for county assessors and county treasurers treasur ers and appointment ol of assessors by state board of equalization advises that highway improvements should meet first the needs of tho the people of utah says bays the states institutions Institution if are exemplary and havo have been economically con l ducted declares that the new capitol Is the greatest piece of construction work ever undertaken by the people of utah and boasts of its being made primarily a state enterprise recommends that capitol grounds be graded tir for dual purpose of improving the property pio perty and providing employment recommends appointment of commission to digest the states school laws and also the consolidation of small schools favors constitutional amendments relating to deposit of state funds and taxation of mines and mine property advocates readjustment in apportion apportionment mint and reduction of school tax t instate insists that higher educational institutions of the state be maintained within the funds apportioned renews proposal that state officials deposit monthly in state treasury all fees or earnings received calls attrition ILi tion officially to report of land commission on the breaking of the hatchtown Hatch town dam advises that appropriations for new construction at the state institutions bo be limited to amounts provided two years ago and protests against shifting of responsibility upon the governor by making appropriations in excess of the states revenues recommends enactment of employers liability and working mens compensation law that will bo be fair to all pledges friendliest operation cooperation co with the legislature in legislation to promote the welfare of the state twenty three bills and three resolutions wore were introduced in the state senate monday one bill the emergency appropriation measure was passed and one resolution was adopted besides this the senate found time to listen to tho the governors message do quite a bit of debating and hear the appointment of standing committees by president W mont ferry the first bill introduced was the first bill passed this was senate bill no 1 by senator J R edgheill of juab carrying an appropriation of to defray the expenses of the legislature and the immediate expenses of the state customarily it Is fe introduced and passed in the senate the first day of the session the disagreement in the house however delayed tho the business of the session and the senate decided not to introduce bills until after the house as well as aa the senate had formally organized and the governor had delivered his message to the legislature the resolution adopted was senate concurrent resolution no 2 by rideout of salt lake empowering the governor to employ a messenger for his office during tho the legislative session this Is customary and there was no opposition to the adoption of the resolution under a suspension of the rules the session of the house on monday was only formal within a few minutes after it had convened a recess was taken until after the governors message bad biad been received journals for each day of ahe session were printed and distributed to the members of the house for the first time on january 18 the journal of the convening of the house and the reading of the list of members erected elected to serve in the house no reference Is made to the opening hostilities of the two factions the journals of each succeeding day up to january IG merely show that the house bouse met and adjourned the january 16 journal shows tile the formal organization of the house window space in county and district schools shall not be less than one sixth of tho the noor floor area it a bill introduced by senator joseph eckersley becomes a law all employers of labor except farmers and housekeepers must report accidents occurring to their employed emp loyes w within forty eight hours after they occur according to the terms of a bill introduced by senator george 11 II dern of salt lake president W mont ferry has introduced trod a number of bills ills in the senate which amend several state laws relating to the powers of city councils some one at previous sessions having forgotten to insert boards ot ol city commissioners or dv councils to provide for tile the com ali ion form cities against persons who move in tile tho night without telling the landlord and are otherwise unmindful fitl of informing him as to their plans piano ts Is aimed a at in a i bill introduced by senator charles cottrell coltrell jr |