| Show LOWER HOUSE 81 STARTS ARTS MANY BIG MEASURES Orly Only Half Half of of Members However Succeed in Placing j i Laws Upon Statute Books f I of This Session Less Les t n half hal of the members of ot the lower lowr house hous ot of the Utah legislature legislature le legisla legisla- ture will wS 1 live In history as cis authors of ot laws passed by the 1015 session of ot the tho lesl legislature Of or six forty members of the tho house the names of or only twenty ono ono t Appear in connection with wih the bills bis which finally naty reached the h hands of ot the governor Nearly e er members of ot the tho lower house was the tho author of from one oneto oneto oneto to a. a 3 dozen Wills but only twenty ono were successful wa in getting their bills through th committees both houses and anel to the hands of ot the governor Tho bills prepared b by the other twenty five twentY members were slaughtered In one or Oho ho other of ot the houses or died a natural death in the tho sifting committees on the final windup Representative e T. T T. T Burton Durton and Representative Dan Dan B. B Shields aro tied for tor fb first fust st place in the number of ot tel bills bis to reach ach the governor Each has six q 1 which were passed by byboth byboth byboth both t ho hotes ls In reaU reality Mr 11 Shields had bills bis pass both houses but butone butone butone one was lost In the shuffle and did not the governor So until this morn morning ing The Te The governor declined to accept tho the bi bill wb ich prohibited wire wiro tapping and Its status is 18 questioned Of tho the ane Burton Durton bills bis four tour are ae devoted to out tho the tangle which arOS arose lover over tho the g of or the count county treasurers treasurer's t er bond In Salt Lake count county early erly Un in the year Big Measure Passed Tho The principal al Shields measure to torun torun torun run I he he gauntlet was as the tho initiative am and referendum bill bi one of ot the most departures in legislation of the session It I was WIlS closel closely related to tHe thle prohibition bill bi throughout th session and thus gained additional additional sup support ort The Tho bill bi Is in tho the hands of ot the governor o and it I is generally predict pre- pre dict d that it I will wi meet its is death at athis athis' athis athis' athis his his' hands I lily C C. one ono of ot the tw two women members of ot the house f successful with wih two bills bis One pr pro ides vides ldes drastic punishment for tor any- any aiding a fallen Calen woman in plying lv huh r trade The other requires mer- mer c houses to close at 6 o'clock In UH- UH evening ev every r business da day with wih th th exception of or the week preceding CH Christmas vA A. A A. A Is the tho author of ot ott t three ree successful measures One permits pern per per- n nits mits Its the agricultural college to etl ef- ef l ct agreements for tO aid in farm demon dora dem on Os o with wIh the federal govern govern- go ern r rent ent O. O P. P McShane Is the author of oC the tho frill bill bi which proposes a n. state n highway connecting Salt Lake with tho the Yellowstone Yel Yel- park and the Grand Canyon of or tho the Colorado It 1 carries an ap appropriation ap ap- of ot Other Enactments r Samuel Oldham succeeded d in getting ai only only- ono bill bi to tho the governor govern r. r Jt it J raI re revises re- re I vises visas 8 the laws Imposing an annu annual li license Ii- Ii 1 cense censo tax ta on corporations 1 I. R. R n Browning has haa ono one successful stul measure which Im imposes oes an annual 1 li license Ii- Ii 1 cense celso Ux nix tax on on s 01 nil motor v vehicles and ond adds a a tidy sum aura to th the state road fund each year George GCorge J. J F F. Goodwin Gowin has two bi bills In tho the hands of ot tho the governor 3 One permits per per- mite mits parties partos to a a legal action acton to designate nate nato the paper In h legal notices no no- tices and summons shall be published Geor o GeOr-o o F. F Folkman of ot Weber county takes Iome nome home 2500 for Cor th the Ogden tabernacle tabernacle taber taber- nacle nace choir choirS If I th the governor l la is willing It I his only successful bill on bl C. C R. R Mabey makes federal standards In n food rO products apply In Utah with the he of or the governor Mr Mabey Ma- Ma boy bev also has no other governor successful bill bi William ONeil O'Neil ONel r representing Duchesne Ducheane county officially made his county a l legislative district and a a. part of or a senatorial district with wih the tho aid of or his colleagues and the governor He had two oth other r successful measures s designed to meet conditions In Duchesne county George C. C Brinkerhoff has ban ha two bills In the tha hands bands of ot the tho governor They C carry rr appropriations amounting to 20 for Cor the Improvement of ot Toa roads in Wayne Warno county county countr Byron Dyon D. D has ha only ono one successful successful RUC suc suc- measure It I appropriates 25 r.- r. to lo provide an outlet for Cor tho thio Uinta hasl basin Tho The same Mme may be le said of J. J Tom Fitch Fich only hl his appropriation calls cans for tor for tor work on the Lincoln highway in T Tooele le county Road Appropriations Charles CharIeR W. W Pope Popo succeeded In getting gotting got got- ting a road rond appropriation for through both houses It Is for tor a a road between Logan and Garden Gaden City roa Asa R. R n Hawley has two bills bis calling caling for Cor or for road work in Sevier Wayne and Em Emery ry counties D. D H H. Morris has hns counte two bridge approprIations appropriations appropriations and one OM bill regulating the bi delver delivery of drugs to convicts in the hands of ot th the governor W. W H. H RedO Redd Rede is awaiting the governor gay gov er ors or's a action on A I road appropriation of oC OO for tor San ban Juan county Heber J. J Mecka ha has hae one successful measure In tho hands bands of the governor It I requires wagon tires tre three Inches wide nl after r January 1 1920 C C. M M. Croft Crof haa hs an appropriation for for road work in Morgan count county in the han hands s of tho governor Day Is 11 the author of two of ot the first laws lawn of 1915 Ono One appropriated appropriated for Cor the purchase of furniture furniture Curl Curl- furni furni- ture for tor the capital Tho The oth other othOr r provided provided provided pro pro- vided additional Imprisonment for tor convIct convicts convicts con con- vIct e escaping c. from road roa camp camps The members who vho failed to show In Inthe Inthe inthe the bi In the governors governor's office are art W. W C C. Horsley T T. W W. Peterson V W H. H l Grifin Griffin 1 I P. P B B. Hammond Lawrence B Blackett John W. W K Kelly Il Elizabeth Elzabeth A. A A Hayward W W. B B. Ennis J. J Louis Brown Drown Emil Emi S Lund Parley P. P ChrIstensen cn Thomas P. P L I. R fl Anderson Page lage I. I I Anderon A. A J. J Angard T T. L. L L Allen Alen J J. J Alex Bevan C. C L. L Warnick Samuel E E. Taylor John W V. V Wing L. L K K Stewart W. W I L. L Van Wagoner James J J. Barker John C. C Child and Joseph H. H Fowles Active in Debates While hia these members wore were werf not the theauthor authors author of of ot the tho successful any measures mona mea urea ures they thoy wore active nethe in matters maters which concerned their constituents and made their presence foil folt tel In th the lower house Mrs Mra Hayward worked hard hud on ona ona onn a n bill bi to reorganize the Ue Utah art Institute tute tuto only to have havo It I die In the senate W B. B Ennis and J J. Louis Brown Brow worked for Cor railroad reforms both In rates and working conditions Alt All Al anti anti- ant ant- railroad legislation however went wont Under under un un- der dor the tho ax ax and their n n. mes did not appear In the tho final n l count Emil Emi S. S Lund worked for tor radical changes In city government go prop proposing homo home rule and revision of or tho the I law W creating tho the city commissions Parley PaNey P P. Christensen Christen Christen- sen worked for Cor reforms without without without with with- out avaiL He asked for Cor n a f direct primary primary primary m mary measures law 13 a n ht dl M ballot and other Thomas P. P Page Page S as wa was actively engaged engaged engaged en en- In In In- Inthe the tax revisions Introduced bf the tho committee I on taxation lon an and revenue J. J Alex lex Bevan the only Socialist So So- member w worked for tor a universal sal sl hour eight-hour daV da semimonthly pa pay pa paydays lays days and oth other r lf la laor or legislation without without without with with- out results J James Jarras r s J. J Barker Joseph oseph Kowles Fowles and John JohnC fC Child led lee tho the opposition opposition op op- op- op position to state wide prohibition In inthe tho the lower house f W V L La I Van nn Wagoner Vagner expedited the tho proceedings of ot the session session ses ses- sion slon h by moving tho the previous question more moro than any lother x other member of or the house |
