Show State Legislature re Takes Action od on Many Measures i With the opening of the second week weel of oi t the e fifteenth legislature Monday function began with a perfected or or-i or Heretofore the measures that have havo been introduced in the legislature have have- averaged more than a large num ber of which never got any further than first reading rending which carried them to a committee where they were al al j lowed to lay until near the close of the thc session and then the sifting cO commit tee would side sidetrack track them and the enacting enacting enacting en en- acting clause would be stricken thus 1 killing the measure While the usual flood of bills can be poured into the legislative mill t tat at this session the conservative element element ele ele- c- c ment say say that the measures will be held down to the min minimum mum and that bills will not be allowed to die in committee committee com corn but will lave have ave to be disposed of within the time set by by- bythe t the e rules which compel the reporting of a bill bilI I when the committee has had it for fifteen fl- fl teen days This it is believed will prevent any vicious legisla legislation Hon being enacted The intention of the leaders in both houses is notto make a record but to so steer the legislative ship that it will ivill make the voyage across the legislative leg leg- sea in the time which is provided provided provided pro pro- vided by law sixty days so that there will be no turning back of the clock when the day o of adjournment arrives The change in the rules which was made nade on the motion of Representative Pembroke and which prevents the introduction introduction in- in of bills after forty days of the session has passed with un unanimous ani- ani consent is expected to expedite business and thus hasten the end of the session After deciding not to tomake make a trip tripo to o the Utah Agricultural College at Logan jogan the lower house decided to send senda a committee of six find and nd then after much oratory and debate the house reconsidered d the he motion and de decided id d to make the trip on Monday of the third third week To make up for the lost day session was held Saturday giving giving giving ing six full days for the weeks the weeks week's business business bus bus- iness mess instead of the usual five to includes not only the members but also the officers and of the house louse and is at the expense of of- the Chamber of Commerce of Logan Attack against the public utilities c. found expression in the Senate in a resolution to the governor signed by public officials and busi business businessmen ess men of St. St George and Washington county Attorney General Cluff has has several amendments which he says are needed to o strengthen the present laws and will make their appearance soon son in one of f the cham chambers ers Interesting and instructive talks were given the Senate Committee by Dr John A. A Widstoe and R. R E. E Caldwell Cald- Cald vell well state engineer on the Colorado River liver compact which was presented as a S. S B. B No 4 Dr Widstoe who was wasn in n attendance at most sessions of the commission which drew the compact urged that Utah be the first of th the seven even basin states to express her ratification fat fat- of the compact Political spoils in either the legi legislative legis- legis judicial or executive branch of ofie the ie state government through nep t- t ism sm would be prohibited under a bill introduced in the house of representatives represents represents- tires tives ves by J. J E. E Openshaw of Salt Lake Lakes as s H. H B. B No 27 Under the bill people holding public pub pub- lie lic ic office who appoint or vote for the appointment of any person related to them hem by affinity or consanguinity to tony any ny clerkship or public office for which compensation is paid out of public pub- pub lie lic c funds would be guilty of-a of misdemeanor misdemeanor misdemeanor meanor punishable by a fine of from 1000 together with the foreit forfeit for- for 10 HO to eit feit of his right to the office As a protest against the possible of what they termed ance n nce H Hance monopoly in the field of ot workmen's workmen's workmen's work work- mens men's compensation in the state in insurance insurance in- in urance men numbering seventy-five seventy called ailed upon Governor Charles R. R Mabey Maey Ma- Ma boy bey ey Wednesday unanimous in seekIng seeking seek- seek Ing ng his opposition to the passage of legislation in that dir direction c ion Report that a bill was being or had been drafted in the attorney generals general's a office had reached the insurance men for the creation of such a monopoly in the state under which all employers employ employ- ers in industry would be compelled to write workmen's com compensation i ance with the state insurance luna I ICharles Charles Smith a member of the insurance legislative committee was ance men mens men's s spokesman for the insurers Advance legislation has made its appearance in a 11 bill by Senator Irvine defines the rights of Salt Lake which of aircraft in the air and makes laws of the state apply to happenings inthe inthe in m the state no matter what the air over the height Such legislation tion was indorsed in indorsed in- in by the national committee on uniform la laws VB which met in connection with the National Bar Association Sena Senator Z Candland i introduce q state senate a measure which when whipped into conformity with the re requirements requirements requirements re- re of the joint rules is ex expected expected expected ex- ex to relieve persons engaged in inthe inthe inthe the business of fattening livestock for forthe forthe forthe the market from the necessity of paying paying pay pay- ing a whole years year's taxes taxes- on animals destined for shipment or slaughter within a few months Senator W. W WW W W. W Warnick's bill to postpone the d delinquent date of taxes was passed almost without de debate ate though such measures before have had opposition at every turn in the road and finally went down to defeat It had been introduced at the request of the Ut Utah h county commissioners The farmers of Utah county and other counties of late have paid their taxes out of their December 15 b bet beet et checks Senator Dixon said that in n his county some 42 per cent of the taxes were subjected subject d to the delinquent penalty of 3 p r cent but of these 85 per cent were paid before sale date The bill passed without opposition to the third reading calendar o Only one ole bill was introduced in th the house Friday It is No 36 and is by Representative Hollenbeck It is a substitute measure for his House Bill No 5 repealing the l laws ws and amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments creating and governing the public public pub pub- lic lie utilities commission The new billis bill billis is is more specific than the former The cooperative marketing bill No 2 by Representative Atwood of Utah county had but one opponent Forty- Forty seven voted in its favor Represents Represents- tive Goggin of Salt SaIt Lake county wa was I the only negative voter Six were absent absent absent ab ab- ab- ab sent during the balloting Two thousand Utah citizens thronged throng throng- ed the state capitol Friday night in atI att attendance at at- at- at I t upon the reception tendered members of the fifteenth legislature and the public by Governor Charles R R. I Mabey The governors governor's reception room presented a brilliant scene a as I state officials members of the legis legis- of of the supreme court and of the governors governor's staff assembled j Members of the senate and the house were ere the first to be received by the v and the first lady of the state They filed into the reception room from the capitol board room Following the reception of the legislators legislators legislators legis legis- the public was received The Theline Theline Theline line filed into the reception room from the main rotunda Those in the re receiving receiving receiving re- re line were Governor and Mrs Mabey President T. T E. E McKay of the senate and Mrs l McKay and Speaker W. W W. W of the house ACTION ON BILLS Senate Senate Bill No 1 by Tebbs Tebbs Appropriation of for for- legislative ex ex- ex- ex Signed by the governor Senate Concurrent Resolution No 1 by Candland Messenger Candland-Messenger Messenger for governor Signed by the governor Senate Bill No 3 by Candland Cor Candland-Cor- Cor Corporations not for pecuniary profit Referred to committee on agriculture Senate Joint Memorial No 2 Jenkins Jen Jen- kins Asking kins-Asking Asking congress to assist the silver mining industry To committee committee commit commit- tee on commerce and industry Senate Bill No 17 by Dixon Dixon Dixon-Addi- Dixon Addi Additional judge in Fourth district To judiciary committee Senate Bill No 18 by Tebbs Depos Tebbs-Depos- Depos Depositories of public funds To committee commit commit- tee on public affairs Senate Bill No 11 1 by Candland Candland- Fees of land commissioner Reported favorably by ju judiciary committee and passed on second reading ayes 19 absent absent absent ab ab- ab- ab sent 1 L Senate Bill Dill No 5 by Tebbs Tebbs Requiring ing notice of prior sale for taxes to be stamped on tax receipt Recommitted for draft of a substitute measure Senate Bill No 6 by Peters Coun Peters Coun County ty treasurers' treasurers Passed second reading Ayes 19 10 absent 1 Senate Bill No 25 by Standish Standish Standish-Hu- Hu man ailments Referred to committee on public health and labor Senate Bill No 26 by Candland Candland- Abat Abatement ment of taxes on feeder live live- stock A Agriculture Senate Bill No 27 by Dixon Utah Dixon Utah Tuberculosis Research association Public health and labor Senate Bill No 29 by Irvine Irvine Uni Uni Uniform form aeronautics law Public affairs Senate Joint Resolution No 1 by Winder Winder Crime Crime wave investigation Reported favorably and passed from second reeding reading to third reading car car- I ayes 15 nays 4 absent 1 Senate Concurrent Memorial No 1 by Irvine Irvine Immigration Immigration commission Reported favorably and passed to third reading calendar ayes 17 nays 2 absent 1 Senate Bill No 19 by Hirschi Re Hirschi-Re- Re Reported ported without recommendation and placed on second reading calendar Senate Bill No 20 by Warnick Warnick- I Postponing delinquent tax date three I weeks Reported favorably and nd passed to third reading cal calendar ayes 18 absent 2 Continued to Page Pago Six 0 i. i NEWS OF THE J f UTAH LEGISLATURE i 7 e oV o Continued from Page One S Slighting Senate ena te te Bill Dill No 21 by Dixon City favorably favorably favor favor- favorably lighting contracts Reported ably and passed to third reading calendar calendar calendar cal cal- absent 2 4 14 ayes nays House Bill No 14 by Constantine Constantine- Amending sections and Received Received Re- Re Re Re- Compiled Laws of Utah 1917 from house and referred to judiciary judiciary ju judiciary ju- ju committee tee Senate Bill BilI No 4 by Peters Peters Color Color Colorado ado river compact Taken from special special cial cil a order calendar and made sp special cial order for Tuesday at 3 Senate Bill BilI No 30 committee committee no no notice tice of prior sale for taxes on tax no no- tices Passed to third reading calendar calendar calendar calen calen- 8 dar ayes 17 absent House Bill BilI No 28 by Te Teaching ching of United States constitution tion Received from house and referred referred re re- re- re erred to committee on education House Bill HilI No 2 by Atwood Atwood coy co cooperative operative marketing bill Received from house and referred to agriculture committee House House Bill EilI No 3 by Hollenbeck Ap Hollenbeck-AP Ap Appropriation for bridge across LakE Laka Fork river in Duchesne Ducheane count county Unfavorably Unfavorably Unfavorably Un Un- favorably recommended by committee Moti Motion m for made by author Motion and bill bilI laid on table House Bill No 1 by Const Constantine Constantine- ntine- ntine Favorably reported by committee Killed on third reading 27 to 27 one absent House Bill No 7 by Hollenbeck Hollenbeck- Separation of school districts Unfavorably Un- Un favorably reported by committee Killed on third reading 45 to 7 three absent and not voting House Bill No 10 by Hollenbeck Hollenbeck- Empowering school district boards to employ architect Defeated on third reading 47 to 7 one absent House Joint Memorial No 1 by Dun- Dun I I yon yon Memorial Memorial to president asking commission to stimulate use of silver Favorably reported by committee Passed on third reading 54 to 0 one absent House Bill No 14 by Constantine Constantine- Passed on third reading 43 ayes 12 absent and not voting House Bill No 18 by Constantine Constantine- i Election of school board members I Unfavorably reported by judiciary committee and killed because of lack of enacting clause House Bill No 19 by Constantine Constantine- Special verdicts and special finding by juries furies Recommended that enacting enacting enact enact- ing ng clause be stricken by committee Bill killed Joint l oin Dun O by yon yon Memorial Memorial asking the president to appoint c commission commission to confer with foreign nations relative to use o of sil sil- sil- sil ver Motion to reconsider vote and bill recommitted to mines and smelting g committee Senate Bill BiU No 11 by Candland Candland- Reducing fee for filing on mineral leases Received by house and ref referred d to public lands committee Senate Joint Memorial No 2 Ask 2 Ask Asking ing congress to aid silver silver industry ived by house and referred t to o committee on resolutions and mem mem- House Bill BiU No 4 by Hollenbeck Hollenbeck- Sale of property for delinquent taxes Majority judiciary committee report t adverse Special order for business House Bill No 9 by Hollenbeck Hollenbeck- Assignment of tax sale certificates Majority judiciary report adverse Special Special cial order of business following consideration consideration consideration con con- of house bill 4 House Bill No 25 by Pettit Con Pettit-Con- Con Concerning coal mine bosses Favorably reported by mining and smelting committee committee com corn with minor text amendments Made special order of business House Bill No 27 Openshaw Pro Openshaw Pro Prohibiting practice of nepotism Unfavorably Unfavorably Unfavorably reported by elections commit commIt- tee Defeated on third reading 5 50 0 nays 4 yeas 1 absent House Bill No 28 by Re Re Requiring quiring teaching of constitution i in instate instate n state schools Favorably reported b by nd education with amended text Passed Passe d on third reading 53 to 0 o. Two ab ab- ab- ab sent House Hous Bill No 2 by Atwood Atwood Co Cooperative Co- Co operative Marketing association Favorably Favorably Favorably Fa Fa- Fa- Fa reported by agriculture committee committee com corn with amended text Pass Passed j 0 on n third reading 47 to 1 Six not vot vat ing |