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W Soldier Memorial T p HE lIE decks of the Utah senate senat e are ale Cleared leared for action an anthe and the first legislative volley of four resolutions and six bills has been fired What Chat hat is claimed as the greatest greatest record of speed In the history his his- to tory of ot the states state's legislative assemblies assemblies assem assem- blies has been made by the upper house Even before the permanent rules and standing committees had been appointed the senate got ot down to business and introduced six important bills and four tour resolutions With the exception of ot one resolution presented by Senator Se Elizabeth Hayward in In the form torm of ot a memorial urging congress to enact legislation for tor nationwide to enact legislation for tor nationwide woman suffrage was passed I unanimously under suspended rules final action on all the measures was deferred deterred until the tho rules had been adopted and the standing committees I appointed PROHIBITION FIRST Senate joint resolution No Ko 1 ratifying rati rati- I tying the national constitutional amendment on prohibition was Introduced in introduced In- In in the senate and was presented presented pre pre- b by Senator J. J W W. Yo McKInney of Salt Lake ale Final action on the resolution reso reso- lution was deferred deterred until a copy of ot a similar measure passed yesterday in the lower house is received at the senate LEAGUE OF NATIONS Senate Joint resolution No 2 favorIng favorIng favoring favor- favor Ing a league of nations to enforce peace and aim at promoting the liberty liberty lib- lib erty progress and orderly development development develop develop- ment of the world was presented with an oratorical introduction by Senator Chez The measure is In Intended intended In- In tended as an indorsement of the plan proposed by President Wilson for a league of ot nations It is prescribed In the resolution that copies be sent to the president secretary of ot state both houses of congress and each of the representatives of Utah at the national c capitol AGAINST I I. I W W. W. W I I senate bill bin No 4 4 presented by Senator Sen Sen- Sen-I Sen ator atol Chez defines criminal syndicalism ism and will be known as ad an anti I W W. W W. Yo measure aimed to suppress J sabotage sedition and a possible outbreak outbreak out out- break of Bolshevism in Utah The bill was copied after one now in force torce in Montana I The bill If passed will make it unlawful for two or more persons to congregate for tor the advocacy of ot seditious doctrine It also makes malies It unlawful for tor any person to toI rent a building for foi such meetings or assemblages JUDICIARY DILL BILL I Senate bill No 1 by bv bern provides for the election of ot a nonpartisan ju- ju II The measure requires that nominations be he made b by petition and certificate signed by from 2 to 4 per cent of ot the qualified tIed voters of ot the district from which the candidate comes They will be balloted for tor at regular elections but a separate hat bal I lot box will be used for judiciary votes 1 NEW MUNICIPAL LAW Each municipal ward will have have I equal representation on the board of I city commissioners in cities of ot the first class if Jt senate bill No 2 by McKinney McKinney Mc Mc- KInney is enacted The measure provides provides pro pro- vides for tho the of ot one commis from each city ward and the selection of at a ma mayor mavor or by the commissIon commis commis- sion slon from among its own number instead in in- in stead of ot by direct election elect as at pres pres- ent Tho rho bill sill aims alms to provide equal representation for all parts of at the city I Ion on the tho board of ot commissioners II TAX DODGING v Senate bill No Ko 3 by bv Dern is an amendment to the Inheritance tax law to prevent tax dod dodging by transferring transferring trans trans- ferring ferring- estates estate before death The mea mra measure uro ur provides that such transfers It if made less than five years before e death shall be subject to the Inherit ance ante tax Two recall bills senate bill No 6 5 by McKinney and senate bill No G C bv by Chez were In introduced The measure measure measure meas meas- ure ure presented by Senator McKinney 1 is isa s a companion to his municipal 1 government government govern govern- government ment measure and provides for tor a an I election to recall i I any city official o of ot n any first class city upon petition signed by 25 p pr r cent of ot the votes cas casat cast t at the preceding election I The recall measure of Senator Chez Che provides for tor an election elect for recall o of ot otI officials in cities of ot the first second d I and third class upon petition signed bv by 30 per cent of ot the voters It also prescribes that no recall be Invoked invoke d I I within less than six months after aCter a an n official takes office I MEMORIAL BUILDING Owing to the l lack ck of committees committee s senate joint resolution by McKinney providing for the appointment of ot n a committee ot of work out details and submit submit sub sub- mit recommendations for tor the erection n of ot a memorial building in honor o of f Utah heroes of ot the world war was laid over until the tho committees have been beef s appointed A similar resolution was wa ss s passed unanimously in the house yesterday yes ye and no opposition is anticipated anticipate d In the senate when the measure ca can n I be properly referred to Io committee fo for r consideration I |