Show i at Halfway Point t fI f Fewer Fever Bills dills Than 1921 Session I ghen en the fifteenth i legislature is fed ed the e halfway point of its labors aay there had been introduced in inhouse house hous use a total of bills and three Jl and memorials Compared rj h the work of the fourteenth legis- legis Jre re the volume of measures is not notOn On the thirtieth day of the eding ses session ion bills had been tented Rented in to the lower house and six- six resolutions and memorials had attention There Ther remain only s more for the offering of bills 4 d it is anticipated that there will be kivy increase in the daily introduces es 3 from rom now on Representative of Tooele Jaty raty ty submitted his first measure js h bill No 98 and exten extends s the re- re j of railroads in the fenc fenc- joff of lands con contiguous to railway railway- is I s. s The present statute requires the fencing of right of ways and isings through private lands Mr keys key's bill amending section 1253 1252 In h a of 1917 would require the build- build i of fences along railroad tracks 1 iier through private or or public publics s 3 when commissioners of any ty may deem it necessary for the theOlic Olic tic Bic good Furthermore when cul- cul 3 or other openings pass under s 3 and are large enough to permit passage of livestock the openings not to be fenced off but the fence io be built up to and andover over the cult cul- cul cl t or opening The Tie The house banking committee pro- pro ics ses to m make ke building and loan asso asso- asso ions ions subject to the power of the e aye bank commissioner in the ap- ap ral 11 of articles of incorporation of ih organizations The committee to ain in this object has introduced billI bill I flOO which amends mends se section tion 1105 I ra ra Iii of 1917 and adds section fating t to the organization and nd super- super mn son of building and loan aj h s. s The bank examiner shall have ter ier to call for special reports from fromM M associations domestic or foreign he believes it necessary In Ink InSe Invent Se k event vent incorporators feel them- them Ves aggrieved by any decision of the k commission they may appeal the ision to the board of examiners the of f which wl lr final l Y ms of d a f thee t tent 7 ent afforded them at Ced Cedar r City ire re heard on all sides among the from the house and the ate te which visited that city and andt fe t Branch Agricultural college main- main tad Eed by the state there As to the thea a j purpose of the trip it appeared i the committee is decided that the theis is rendering a service well rth r h while to the state and that it d be continued with the policy i ng rag g kept in mind that it should grady grad- grad Jy ly y cease preparatory or high school I tk and more become and more nore dur- dur J the next few years a junior cole colV col- col V te e giving perhaps the equivalent of freshman and sophomore collegiate uses anes Jnes Another move toward lessening Ues e took place in the house of tives when the bill prepared by senate committee on agriculture to tas indorsed The bill proposes to tax payments on feeder live- live ck k A similar measure was lly prepared by Senator Candland el d the one passed yesterday was a Its principal object is to the feeding of sheep and md andin in the state Consumption of of fahs fah's hs h's surplus hay and md other stock ill be increased because of the Vantages vouchsafed by the meas- meas according i to its supporters Lacking a constitutional majority by byRa byS Ra S votes the Hollenbeck measure re re- re- re filing the act and the laws govern govern- the public utilities commission was vas Led td in to the Blower lower house of the legis- legis l re Th There were twenty six votes no t in fn favor of the measure and md a fkr far r n number against it Three mem- mem 1 t of the house were absent during I e roll call caU The death of the bill Io ch h was No 36 does not by any n end present present session legislation I ich the commission is concerned tit b G I le to preceding the voting was ly y a repetition of the arguments dy ay presented in the house and bethe bethe be- be the judiciary committee in public t While ardent opposition against the it Peal Kal al of the utilities act was offered I s cal apparent that the prevailing to nt of the house is not in hari harny har- har i ny y with the commission and the th governing it and that changes the we statutes and of the he theof he e erg rs of the board are desired With b beck exceptions ms' ms opponents PP of the Holbeck Hol- Hol bIll their disapproval i eL prerogatives r o of the board and tt y aced their heir willingness to indorse f ln n changes r Callister Canister chairman C t the I JU Judiciary committee ommittee said that he committee h hail d sPent ten days conta cony con con- conW ta Oring W that the repeal had bill Mr Callister j I In K he had a bill in l h before the house I r proposed pr posed cd amendments to the lle utilities statutes in in accordance I th S r f f apparent nt prevailing senti- senti t I ment of those who vito h had d made madea a a study CJ of t the e sHua situation tion An p act describing the manner in which a new county may be created in is the the state w was s introduced by Representative Representative Star Stark The bill is designated No It provides that qualified electors of any contiguous portions of more than one county wishing to create a new county may petition the boards of county commissioners of the counties in which I they live for the authority authority au au- to proceed in forming g s such ch county The petition must be signed by at least one-fourth one of the qualified electors The petition must be prepared on or b before fore the first Monday in May of any year yea i and must con contain conin in and define its boundaries Commissioner of the various various various var var- ious counties acting jointly will cause the proposition to be submitted to the voters of th the counties concerned at a special election are to be canvassed be-canvassed canvassed by bythe bythe bythe the boa boards ds of county commissioners The Th Hollenbeck measure repealing the utilities commission act which was killed in the house Wednesday because of the lack of two votes was very nearly resuscitated A motion to reconsider reconsider reconsider re re- re- re consider the action of Wednesday failed by one vote to obtain the re required required required re- re constitutional majority The motion to reconsider the vote was Vas made by representative Bailey The legality of the motion attacked by Representative Callister and other members Speaker however however how how- ever ruled that the motion was in order order order or or- der because Mr Bailey had voted with the majority Wednesday The contention was set up that there had been Jeen no majority the vote having having having hav hav- ing been a tie Since the bill was killed the speaker ruled that opponents opponents opponents of the measure the majority On their wish for a recon recon- One more vote would have brought the bill to life While this particular measure is dead legislation directed at the utilities utilities utilities ties commission is still in progress There is still in the house judiciary committee bill No 11 also Representative Representative Representative Hollenbeck This bill amends t tic the Q utilities act so that the board shall consist of but one member instead of three as at p present Report is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex on the bill soon SENATE BILLS DILLS INTRODUCED S. S B B. B 94 McConkie Me Traveling McConkie-Traveling Conk Traveling ie-Traveling and subsistence for district attorneys and their assistants S. S R R. R 2 special committee committee Sympathizing with William H. H Smart in his recent S S. S C. C M. M 4 Candland To Candland-To To exempt securities se se- se S. S B. B 89 Jensen Jensen for Ogden armory S. S B. B 90 J Jenson Jenson enson Pure S. S B. B 91 committee on agriculture substitute for S. S B B. B 16 Candland Candland- Drainage districts S. S B. B 92 02 Peters Powers Peters Powers of utilities commission S. S B B. B 93 Peters Peters Automobile Automobile corporations cor cor- S. S B. B 95 Ryan Ryan Bulls Bulls on range S. S B. B 90 Ryan Ryan Possession Possession of livestock livestock livestock live live- stock not owned S. S B. B 97 Winder Winder Providing Providing for adult probation officers Judiciary S. S B B. B 98 County Warnick-County Warnick County commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- may extend delinquent date of oft t taxes by proclamation Public affairs S. S B. B 99 09 Peters Peters Personal Personal property tax on motor vehicles must be paid before before before be be- fore motor vehicle license issues S. S B. B Standish Standish- Standish Amending Amending ending laws controlling practice c in in healing arts Referred to public health and labor committee S. S R R. R 3 committee on public health and labor Urging labor Urging observance ce of Clean Town and Clean Home campaign cam cam- Adopted under suspension of the rule H. H B B. B 73 Finlinson Taxes Finlinson-Taxes Taxes on water conservation districts Ayes 18 ab ab- ab sent 2 H. H B. B 66 Mrs Lyman Stilt Lyman S lt Lakes Lake's I water supply Ayes 18 absent 2 S. S B. B 71 Sherriffs Sherriffs in counties of less than population at county sea seats s. s Ayes 18 absent 2 S S. S B. B 72 Irvine Tuition Irvine Tuition fees of state colleges Ayes 11 nays 8 absent 1 S. S B. B 3 Candland Candland-C Corporation Candland-Corporation Corporation not for pecuniary profit Senate adopts house amendments and md bill Ayes 19 absent 1 S. S B. B 32 Mrs Kinney Kinney State State welfare commission Ayes 18 absent 2 2 SENATE ACTION ON BILLS DILLS S S. S C. C M. M 3 Dixon Reclamation Dixon Reclamation settlers settlers' set set- s set settlers settlers' t- t tIers tIers' relief Ayes 17 nays 22 absent absent absent ab ab- sent 1 S. S B B. B 17 Second Dixon Second judge 4 au- au in V. V Fourth district Ayes v I 7 nays 11 JA u u- u sent 1 H H. B. B 25 Pettit Pettit-Firo Pettit Firo bosses Ayes 15 nays 1 absent 4 S. S B B. B 41 Jenson Filing Jenson-Filing Filing of of nomination nomination nomination nom nom- certificates Ayes 15 nays 1 absent 4 S. S B. B 52 62 Mrs Kinney State Kinney State board of insanity Ayes 17 nays 3 Hos- Hos Jenkins Utah Jenkins Utah State S. S B. B 65 pit pit l. l Ayes 18 18 absent 2 Continued to Page Six I I LEGISLATURE AT HALF WAY NAY POINT VOLUME OF BILLS PRESENTED EQUAL RECORD OF DOES NOT 1921 SESSION 14 4 G Constantino Punishing e- e Punishing of I H IT B. B B o certain crimes Advanced to third thIr reading ayes 17 absent 2 Passed under under un un- un der del suspension of the rule ayes 17 I absent 3 HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED H H. B. B 25 26 Pettit Making Pettit-Making Making it necessary necessary nece sary for coal mine and fire bosses to be American citizens Approved by conference conference con con- committee as amended by senate sen sen- ference ate Passed 54 yeas 1 nay H H. B. B 91 White White Construction Construction and maintenance of roads other than state or county highways Highways and bridges committee White White Prohibiting Prohibiting sale of H. H B. B 92 wagons with tires less les than three inches wide and restricting loads to be hauled on public highways to pounds per tire per inch i in width Highways and bridges committee H. H B. B 93 Sanitary Callister Callister Sanitary equipment equipment equip equip- ment for oper operators tors in moving picture and other theatres Public health com com- H H. B B. 94 Jorgensen Substitute Jorgensen Substitute for H. H B 37 by same author relating to boundary lines Jines of Sevier and Piute counties Public lands committee H. H B B. B 95 gS Browning Making Browning Making property property property prop prop- entitled to erty owners only parsons persons vote on questions of incurring city county and school diB district ri t indebted indebted- ness ness Judiciary committee H. H B B. B 96 Browning Relating Browning Relating t to civil service for firemen and police Judiciary Judiciary Ju Ju- committee J t Jt H. H C. C R. R 2 Mrs Dunyon Asking Dunyon-Asking Asking t for governor govern r to issue raising of flag on Mothers Mother's day Resolutions Resolutions Res Res- and memorials committee H. H C. C R. R 3 Constantine Constantine Memorial Memorial Memorializing izing congress to pass Towner Towner-Ster- ling education bi bill H. H B B. B 97 Permitting Leatham-Permitting Leath Leatham Permitting m-Permitting all alII electors of school precinct to vote for i school board members Elections com com I corn i H. H B B. B 98 Fencing Fencing a of rail rail- railroad road tracks Highways and bridges committee H. H B B. B 99 Goggin Appointment Goggin-Appointment Appointment of coroners by mayors Judiciary comi com com- i ee H. H B B. B committee on banking banking- Giving bank commissioner discretionary discretion discretion- ary power over building and loan asao- asao Banking committee t H. H B B. B House House committee on appropriations ap ap- ap- ap Empowering Empowering legislature to amend budget bill Rules suspended suspend suspend- ed and bill placed on third reading calendar H. H B B. B Prevention Prevention of fraud in sales of securities Banking committee H. H B B. B Openshaw Industrial Openshaw-Industrial Industrial loan companies Banking committee i H. H B B. B Goggin Manufacture Goggin-Manufacture Manufacture and sale of baking powder Public health committee H. H B B. B Hansen Hansen Authorizing Authorizing board of corrections to dispose of state prison site obtain new site and erect prison Penitentiary and comi i prison com corn H. H B B. B Finlinson Defining Defining state highways Highways and brigdes committee H H. H B B. B P Licenses Pettit-Licenses Pettit Licenses for practice practice practice tice of drugless therapeutics Public health committee H. H B B. B McKell Cancellation McKell-Cancellation of stat state warrants not presented to treasurer treas- treas for payment within two years yeara Judiciary Judiciary Ju Ju- Ju- Ju committee H. H B B. B Stark Stark Creating Creating new county out of of more than one existing county Public lands committee H. H B. B Callister Penalties for foren selling en 01 or giving away poisonous in in- in i liquor Judiciary commit commit- tee H. H B B. B Ill committee on judiciary judiciary- Attempts to kill Rules suspended and bi bill placed on th third rd reading calendar H. H B. B McKell Appropriating McKell-Appropriating Appropriating for Utah soldiers soldiers' memorial Appropriations committee H H. H B B. B Leatham Distribution Leatham-Distribution Distribution of small amaH estates Judiciary committee H. H B. B Leatham Exemptions Leatham-Exemptions Exemptions of homesteads Revenue and taxation H. H B B. B Leatham Property Leatham-Property Property exempt exempt exempt ex ex- empt from execution Judiciary H. H B. B Leatham Wills Leatham-Wills Wills and sion Judiciary H. H l B B. White Commission Commission for Utah volunteer volunteers of Civil war fame Appropriations H. H B. B Bailey Service Bailey Service of summons sum sum- mons by publication n. n Judiciary com com- H. H B. B Constantine Relating Constantine Relating to barratry Judiciary HOUSE ACTION ON BILLS H H B. B 36 36 Repealing Hollenbeck-Repealing Hollenbeck Repealing act creating Public Utilities Commission Ayes 26 nays 26 absent 4 H. H B B. B 73 Finlayson Levying and collecting taxes in mater conservation districts Ayes 52 nays 2 absent 1 1 S. S B. B 45 committee m itte on agriculture- agriculture Taxation T V of feeder livestock Ayes 58 53 absent 2 2 S. S B D. 6 Peters County County om treasurers' treasurers settlements Ayes Ayes' 46 nays 4 absent absent absent ab- ab sent 5 rU districts H. H B B. B 71 V to Requiring Baldwin quiring school furnish books for high schools Ayes 8 nays 43 absent 4 4 H H. HB B. B 39 White-New White fish and laws Ayes 48 nays 7 |