Show LEGISLATURE AT HALF ina V V AY POINT VOLUME or OF BILLS PRESENTED DOMS DOES NOT EQUAL RE CORD OF 1921 SESSION when the fifteenth legislature reached tho the halfway point of its labors tuesday there had been introduced in the house a total of bills and three resolutions and memorials compared with tho the work of the tha fourteenth legis lature the volume of measures I 1 is not 0 so o largo large on the thirtieth day of the preceding session bills had been presented in the lower house and sixteen resolutions and memorials ard received attention there remain only ten days moro more for the offering of bilm bills and it is anticipated that there will be a heavy increase in the daily introductions from now on representative of tofele tooele county submitted his first measure it is bill no 98 and extends the responsibilities of railroads in the fencing off of lands contiguous to railway lines the present statute requires only the fencing of r right of ways and crossings through private lands mr Sto ys bill it amending mending section 1263 1253 laws lawa of 1917 would require the building of fences along railroad trucks tracks whether through private or public lands when commissioners of any county may deem it necessary for the public good F furthermore urther more when cul verts or other openings pass under tracks and are largo large enough to io permit jermit the passage of livestock the openings opening s are not to bo be fenced off but the fence is to be built up tip to and over the cul culvert 1 or opening the house banking committee proposes to make building and loan associations ciati ons subject to the power of the state bank commissioner in the approval of articles of incorporation of such euch organizations the committee to attain this object has introduced bill no which amends section 1105 laws of 1917 and adds section relating to the organization and supervision of building and loan associations tho the bank examiner shall have power to call ballf for or special reports from the associations domestic or foreign whenever he believes it necessary in the event incorporators feel themselves aggrieved by any decision of the bank commission they may appeal tho the decision to the board of examiners the decision of which shall bo be final expressions of delight at theetter tho entertainment tain ment afforded them at cedar city were heard on oil all sides among the committees from the house and the senate which visited that city and the branch agricultural college maintained by the state there As to the main purpose of the tri trip pit it appeared that the committee la is decided that tho the college is rendering a service well worth while to tho the state and that it should bo be continued with tho the policy being kept in mind that it should gradually cease preparatory or high school work and become more and more during the next few years a junior college giving perhaps the equivalent of the freshman and sophomore collegiate courses another move toward lessen lessening ing taxes took place in the house of representatives senta tives when the bill prepared by k the senate committee on agriculture was indorsed endorsed indor sed the bill proposes to eliminate tax Oay payments ments on feeder livestock tock A similar measure was originally prepared by senator Ca candland and the one passed yesterday WWI was a substitute I 1 its principal object is to encourage the feeding of sheep and cattle in the state consumption of surplus hay and other stock foods will be increased because of the advant advantages agea vouchsafed by the tha meas ure according to its supporters lacking a constitutional majority by two votes the hollenbeck measure repealing tho act and the laws governing the public utilities commission was wiled tailed in tho the lower house of the legislature there were twenty six votes east cast in favor of tho the measure and a si nillar bumbar against it three members of the house were absent during the roll call the death of tho the bill which was no 36 does not by any means end present session legislation in which the commission is concerned debate preceding the voting was practically a repetition of the arguments already presented in the house and before the judiciary committee in public hearings while ardent opp opposition os I 1 alon against athe the repeal of the utilities act was offered it was apparent that the prevailing centi sentiment ment of the house is not in harmony 1 ony with the commission and the laws governing it and that changes in the statutes and elimination limi nation of the powers of the board are desired with few exceptions opponents of the hollenbeck bill de declaive clarde dec laide their disapproval of the prerogatives prerogative a of the board and indicated their willingness to indorse f certain clann callister chairman of tiko Jad judiciary clary committee said that tho the committee had bad spent ten days considering si tho the repeal bill mr callister Calli ater said that he be had a bill in readi neiss for presentation before the bouso which proposed amendments to the utile utilities kiefs statutes in accordance with the apparent prevailing s senti anti ment of those who had made a study of the ho situation an act describing the manner in which d a new county maybe may be crea created tea in tho the state wits was introduced by representative stark tho bill is designated no it provides that qualified electors of any contiguous portions of in more 0 than one county wishing to create a now county may petition the boards of county co commissioners in aniss loners of tho the counties in which they live for the authority to proceed in forming such county tho petition must be signed by at least one fourth of the qualified fled electors the petition must be prepared on or before the first monday in may of any year and must contain and define its boundaries commissioner of the various counties acting jointly will cause the proposition to bo be submitted to the voters of tho the counties con concerned corned at a special election aro are to bo be canvassed by the boards of county commissioners the hollenbeck measure repealing the utilities commission act which was killed in tho the house wednesday because of the lack of two votes was very nearly resuscitated A motion to re con jilder the action of wednesday fail failed d by one vote to obtain the re rc constitutional majority the motion to reconsider the vote was mae made by representative bailey the legality legis lity of the motion attacked by representative callister and other members speaker how eve ruled that the motion was in order because mr balley bailey had voted with tho the majority wednesday the contention was set up that there ancl been no majority the vote having been a tie since the bill was kallod the speaker ruled that opponents of tho the measure constituted the majority on their wish for a reconsideration one more vote would havo have brought the bill to life while this particular measure j dead legislation direct directed dd at the otili commission is still in ss s there is still in the house judiciary committee bill vo no 11 also representative enta tive Hollen hollenbeck beek this bill amends the utilities act so that the beardshall board shall consist of but one member ins instead teado 0 4 three as at present report is expected on the bill soon SENATE BILLS introduced S B 94 mcconkle mcconkie travel traveling ing and subsistence for district attorneys and their assistants S R 2 special committee sym sympathizing pa with Senen Se neator tor william H smart in his recent bereavement S C M 4 Candland To exempt securities curi curi alti ties 1 es S B 89 jensen for ogden armory S B 90 jenson pure bedding S B 91 committee on agriculture substitute for S B 16 candland drainage districts S B 92 peters powers of utilities commission S B 93 peters automobile corporations po rations S B 96 95 ryan bulls on range S B 90 ryan possession of livestock not owned S B 97 winder providing for adult probation officers judiciary S B 98 warnick county commissioners commissioners may extend delinquent date of taxes by proclamation public affairs S B 99 peters personal property tax orl on motor vehicles must bo be paid before motor vehicle license issues S B standish standi sh aan amending ending laws lawa controlling practice in healing arts referred to public health and labor committee S R 3 committee on public health and labor urging observance of clean town and clean home campaign adopted under cusp suspension ision of the rule H B 73 finlinson taxes on water consert conservation aaion districts ayes 18 absent 2 H B 66 mrs lyman salt lakes water supply Ayes 18 absent 2 S B 71 mckoskie Mc DIc Konkie Konkle sh sherriffs Sher riffa in counties of ae less 45 than population at county seats ayes 18 absent 2 S B 13 72 irvine tuition fees of state colleges ayes 11 nays 8 absent 1 S 13 3 bandl candland and corp corporation oration not for pecuniary profit senate adopts house amendments and re passes pisses bill ayes 19 absent 1 I S B 32 mrs kinney state welfare commission ayes 18 absent 2 SENATE ACTION ON BILLS S C d M 3 dixon reclamation set bet tiers relief ayes 17 nays 22 ab sent 1 S B 17 dixon second judge in fourth district ayes 7 nays 11 absent 1 H B 25 pettit F firc ire bosses ayes 15 nays 1 absent 4 S B 41 jenson riling filing of of nomination certificates ayes 15 nays 1 absent 4 S B 62 52 ars kinney hinney state board of insanity ayes 17 nays 3 S B 65 jenkins jenkin a utah stat hos HM ayes 18 absent 2 H B U cons cantine pin ashing of f certain crimes advanced to third reading ayes 17 absent 2 passed under suspension of the rule ayes ayea 17 absent 3 HOUSE kills introduced 11 B 25 pettit making it necessary for coal mine mine and fire bosses to be arne american ric i an citizens approved by conference committee aa amended ate passed 64 54 yens yeas I 1 nay H B 91 04 white construction and maintenance of roads etli mothr r than state or county highways highways and bridges committee H B 02 prohibiting sale of wagons with tires less than three inches wide and restricting loads to be hauled on public highways to pounds per tire per inch in width highways and bridges committee H B 93 callister Cal Hster sanitary equip for operators in moving picture and ober theatres theartres the atres public health committee 11 B 94 jorgensen substitute for H B 37 by author relating to boundary lines of sevier and pluto plute counties public lands committee H B 95 05 browning making property owners only persons entitled to vote on questions of incurring city county and school district indebtedness judiciary committee H B 96 brown browning in g rel relating abing to civil service for firemen and police judiciary committee 11 C R 2 mrs dunyon asking governor to issue fox foi raising of flag on mothers day resolutions and memorials committee ii H C R 3 constantine memorial I 1 zing izing congress to pass towner ster ling education bill H B 97 leatham permitting all electors of school precinct to vote for school board members elections committee H B 98 fencing ofrain of railroad tracks highways and bridges committee H B 99 goggin appointment of coroners by mayors judiciary committee H B committee on banking giving bank commissioner discretionary power over building and loan associations ciati ons banking committee H A B house committee on appropriations empowering legislature to amend budget bill rules suspended and bill placed on third reading calendar H B D 1 10 mossley prevention of fraud in sales of securities banking committee H 1 B op openshaw anshaw indus industrial trial loan companies banking committee H B goggin manufacture and sa leof baking powder public health committee H B hansen authorizing board of corrections to dispose of state prison site obtain new site and erect prison penitentiary and prison committee H B finlinson denning defining state highways highways and brigdes committee H B pettit petti lt licenses for practice ti ce of drugless therapeutics public health committee H B mckell Cance cancellation of state warrants not presented to treasurer for payment within two years judiciary committee H B stark creating new county out of more than one existing county public lands committee H B callister penalties for selling or giving away poisonous intoxicating liquor judiciary committee H B ill committee on judiciary judi clar y attempts to kill rules suspended and bill placed on third reading calendar lendar qa H B mckell appropriating for utah soldiers memorial meni orial appropriations committee H B leath leatham am D distribution astr ibuki on of small estates judiciary committee H bi B leatham t exemptions of homesteads revenue and taxation H B leatham property ex empt from froin execution judiciary H B leatham wills and succession judiciary H B white commission Commiss ibn for U utah tah volunteers of civil war fame appropriations 11 B bailey service of summons by publication judiciary committee H B constantine Reli relating ting to barratry burr atry judiciary MOUSE HOUSE ACTION ON BILLS H B 30 hollenbeck repealing act creating public utilities commission ayes 20 26 nays 26 absent 4 H B H 73 finlayson levying and ana collecting taxes in mater conservation districts ayes 52 nays 2 absent I 1 S B 45 c committee on agriculture i taxation of feeder livestock ayes 63 53 j absent 2 1 S B 6 peters county treasurers treasur ers settlements ettle ments ayes 4 46 nuys nays 4 absent abent 5 II 11 B 71 baldwin requiring school districts to furnish books for high schools ayes 8 nays 43 absent 4 IL B 39 whito white new fish and game laws ayes 48 iya 7 13 B 8 sandland C corporations no for pecuniary profit pasted page eal in hou houi 54 64 ye year I 1 nay agat alseat |