Show AP OINTMENT ON ONI LAND BOARD IS ISTO I TO BE SINECURE 4 Senate Approves Bill That Provides Fat Jobs for Five Democrats Here Iere Is what is in prospect for members members mem mern- bers hers of or the Utah state board of oC land lanit i commissioners If a bill relating to that I honorable bod body passes tho Iho Utah Legislature Leg LeC I in the form Corm in which it I passed I Ithe the Senate enato on second reading I Salary of or a year car and ex expenses ex- ex for tor each of the five lye mem mem- ers bers be ra SI year Six ear term in of office rico On Only 1 Democrats to be chosen The Tue latter provision lon Is not stated Inso Inso in inso so many man words in the tho Senate Senata bill Jill as it it- stands at present ent But it Is really th there then r r since the Senate took rook out o of the the measure sure the provision that not more than han three of or the mem members ers beof beor be beof of or one political party The land boards board's duties dutle are arc not increased increased in- in creased b by the bill For the same work orK the ho members at lt present get ct l a n. car year with an additional I. I GOO for tor the secretary who has has' to live In Salt alt Lake kC board at home Time Tile others as a rule Of or course things may happen to the bill hilt when it Is reached for tor third reading read- read trig ing ng today and some som of or tho the senators notwithstanding that the they are arc all Democrats were willing to sa say last night that something would have to be he bedone bedone done llono to the bill bUt Hut But those are arc th the tho provisions of oC the tho bill as ns it stands and term were amend amend- nil but the year six ed d Into the tho bill yesterday When hen th the job ob had progressed that far along alons the Senate passed the bill to tho the third easing calendar with only the opposIng Ing n ng votes of or Senators Southwick I and Sanford and President Funk There lucre vas a l. l full lull membership of tho tO Senate J lm Is J Sharp The Tho bill came to the tho close of ot a busy day in the Senat Senate as a reference to 10 tho ho record o of the days day's proceedings will indicate There Therea was vas a fight Ight over overt It t from the word go So go had been a n fight in the committee also Senator Dern chairman of or the public committee committee disclosed The rhe committeemen com com- were unable to reach a decision dc- dc cislon and so thc they let tho the whole Senate wrestle with it H. H The Tho enato Senate made no better Letter job of oC It it The fhe senators could not get gel a majority to agree asree on an- an anything thing it seemed scorned Tho The bill an as presented carried a I provision pro pro- ro- ro vision islon that the board should be Je composed composed com corn posed of or five member as at present but ut each wa was to be appointed for lor six years ears instead of oC for two years cara as aa at present Not more than three were to tobe tobe tojo be jo of or nn any one poll political part party The salaries sal- sal aries irles of three members were to b be 2400 2404 a n year ar Instead of or present 1200 1200 th the president nt wa was to get Set WOO I Instead of oC the tho present 1 Jl 00 OO and the I secretary was to get Instead of or ortho tho the present 1100 The bill that all the members spend all their time at nt tho wor work of or the position Senator Olson wanted to reduce the board to members at each The country members defeated that Senator Bevan HC wanted to amend the 2400 to 1200 and to tal take o out tho the provisIon provision pro pro- vision islon that those three members must spend all their time at the work When opposition developed he lie accepted an amendment to make It 1800 but this was voted down also The country members were not yet satisfied Plan n n Becomes Partisan Then Senator Southwick moved to amend the tho bill bUl so that the governor SO would not be compelled to name two Republicans to such office o of trust an and the Democrat Senate agreed with him ilm In sparing the governors governor s 8 feelings Then Senator Olson having ln heard several several sev sev- e eral times that there was wasl plenty lent o ot of work for tor five lve members of oC tho the board suggested that they should all be paid properly at President J. 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Funk declared the motion carried on viva I voce oce vote ote and arid no senator Ir asked fo 10 ora ra reconsideration reconsideration reconsideration recon recon- although some jome of them thorn Indicated in indicated indicated In- In that thal It was a mistake President President President dent Funk ma may havo have been a a. trifle triCie arbitrary arbitrary ar ar- ar- ar but ho he had good excuse Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the senators all afternoon had been waiting altin for tor roll roil call to tj bo announced before the they decided they wanted to amend a bill hili and when the tho time Ume to vote voto came only about third one-third of oC the Senate Sen cn- cn ate would woul vote As a result a a. rising vote ote several times limes proved to be bc betho tho opposite of ot the viva voce vote ote Debate on Text noo Hook Earlier l' l in the afternoon the Senate spent a lot of or time fretting about tho the Chez bill which would provide free text books for high schools In cities of ot the tho first and second classes The They wanted to know how much It would cost and arid how bow it would affect acct the other oIlier educational bills and whether the elementary ele ele- mentar grades would suffer because of or tho expense and a lot of ot other things Then someone woke up and found fourd that the thc bill applied only to cities that have haye separate board of oC education Senator Sen en- en ator thought the tho country bo boy and girl entitled to free text looks books as much as the city boy rind and girl and wanted to table the bill until another could be prepared that would apply to the rural schools This did not seem right to some ome of or tho the senators and finally Senator Olson offered to amend tho tue present bill with the re result result re- re sult suit that it will remain on the second reading calendar until he ho has his mo me- tion read ready In another educational bill some of ot the senators found what they considered consid consid- ered cred a Joker which would make mako the Utah teachers virtually a close corporation corpora corpora- tion so far as diplomas entitling them to teach for tor life lire were concerned This provides that no diploma shall Issue to a a. teacher until he ho has had five e years' years experience in Utah schools school However however How How- ever th tho bill wn won t passed on un second reading It provides new regulations for tor the Issuance of diplomas and certificates certificates to teachers It has already pa passed Sed the House y Peonage Among Amon tho the hills bills thus thuR sent to toto the t House was one ono regarding peonage which caused much discussion in iii the House A Judiciary committee redraft of or th the bill LIlI passed paired ll the thc Senate enate so that the House 6 will either cither have to accept this amendment or 01 else elso a a. conference committee will vilI be necessary The rue bill hag has not the teeth as provided pro pro- vided in the Bou House e committee committe bin bill which provided that evidence e of ot a mari man who had paid a L for COr his Job would bo be accepted as evidence t dent clent to convict con uncorroborated The Senate committee bill still sUII provides that his evidence e cannot be ruled ruiN Out Out on Oil tho the ground that ho he I is an accomplice and leaves cs th tho weight to be at attached at- at to the tho evl evidence of or the Jury A A. communication from the tho governor gO announced t that at following tollo out the provisIons provisions pro pro- visions of ot tho the resolution the governor had appointed d Mrs r Hayward Haward Senator J J. 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