Show SEE BUSY WEEK MEASURES CONTINUE TO FLOOD BOTH HOUSES RIVER PACT HOLDS SPOTLIGHT after visiting the agricultural college at logan monday and seeing the ins us and outs of how successful farm farm are made the utah assembly opened the third week of its session ly new bills and measures as well as 2 amendments and repeals of present laws are pouring into the legislative ti topper opper many are killed in c ommittee committee and others more fortunate continue their journey through the legislative mills to become laws the colorado river pact wide tire f re bill state fire marshal repeal of public utilities act held the tha spotlight during the week iverson proposes to give a new set of teeth to the banking laws in a bill introduced to the house the measure has been prepared with great care and the intent is to protect the depositor in every way possible all ali books and records are to be kept in accord with the rules and ni regulations laid down by the th state estate bank commissioner severe penalties are provided in the law and violation of them means a fine of 1000 to or imprisonment of from one to ten years or both fine f ine and imprisonment restrictions placed on pledging the banks assets to depositors or creditors so as to allow a banker or bank to ta qualify as depository for united states deposits postal savings funds or other public funds by deposit of securities required by law as set forth in the present law are changed chan pil it is provided that commercial banks my may borrow rooney money for temporary purposes and may pledge assets of the bank not exceeding 50 per cent in amount of the money borrowed as collateral security two bills the purpose of which is to clarity clarify the law pertaining to inheritance taxes were introduced in the house the laws of 1917 say that tat the appraisers shall receive a per them diem and be paid ot olt of the state treasury the same as other state officers are paid while the laws of 1919 provide that all costs are chargeable to the estate when such estate is subject to tax senator IT H E deniis Jeni Jenn rs is an I 1 dative E R callister both of salt lake each presented in their respective houses petitions signed by some peace officers and men similarly employed asking repeal of the indeterminate sentence law whereas runs the petition crime has increased the last few years and ami there appears to be a crime wave sweeping over the country each winter it is evident from the practice of the past few years that the operation of the indeterminate sentence law lav is not what was contemplated on its creation the petition asks for the reenact re enact ment of the law fixing fixin a maximum and minimum sentence for each crime and asserts that the trial judge is better able to determine the proper sentence than is the state board of pardons it adds unless new evidence is furnished the board of pardons should have no jurisdiction in the cases and greater care should be exercised in the granting paroles as experience has shown that tho the greater percentage of crimes cleared up were committed by ex cx convicts or parole violators establishment of the office of state firo fire marshal is the object of house bill no 47 the author of which is representative iverson it provides that the tha commissioner of insurance of the state shall be ex officio marshal and prescribes ris his duties the enforcement of all laws and ordinances relating to the prevention of fires the storage and use of explosives the maintenance and regulation of fire escapes the adequacy of exits in factories asylums hospitals churches ach chlola cho ola hams balits theatres theartres the atres and public places the suppression and punishment of arson and fraudulent practices in connection with fire losses and all other duties pertaining to prevention of fires and regulations pertaining the proposed ne act specifies the powers which the marshal may have and pre cabes methods of priced procedure ure in all cases coming under his or his deputies supervision whether or not the law compelling the use of wide tired wagons on the roads and hi highways of utah should be repealed was the subject of lengthy discussion in the house of represents tives wea thursday and constituted nearly 11 ll the business of the house in regu lar ar session the cause of the discus tion lion was senate bill no 19 by sena t came the house home on third reading the bill was passed but not without considerable opposition the measure caused a wider vider divergence of opinion and more I 1 voting than any other so go tar far coming coining lefore before the representatives the vote resulted in twenty nine yeas 18 haygo ys with eight absent there being just one vote more than is required aired by the constitutional majority representative wood who opposed the bill in debate dabate anna announced 1 alced that he would vote in its favor and that he desired to cye notice of 0 a motion to reconsider the biennial chiropractic bill was introne introduced ed in the senate by senator IT C tebbs 0 of f garfield the bill is the attempt of vas the practitioners of chiropractic arcue to b bo permitted to practice legally in utah without having to un fl taa regular examination for healing arts art prescribed by the state department of registration utahna desiring the abolishment of the public utilities commission and those wishing its retention appeared before the judiciary committee of the tha lower house of the legislature to present their contentions the occasion was a public hearing by the committee on house bill no 36 by representative hollenbeck of duchesne county the bill proposes repeal of the act creating the commission and all laws pertaining to the organization opponents of the commission based their arguments principally upon the assumption that the board is 13 an unnecessary state department that the cost of its maintenance is in excess of the benefits its confers that its decisions are unsatisfactory and discriminatory in atory and that its functions could be performed satisfactorily by the courts and by jury verdicts two measures that it is believed will have h ave the approval of about every citizen of the state were weri passed by the house late wednesday afternoon they were the bills of representative callister which provide for more severe punishment for bandits who make assault for the purpose of robbery the bills provide that long terms of imprisonment shall follow conviction another measure cf representative callister provides for a term of no not less than five years or the death penalty for persons who sell or give away any intoxicating liquors which cause death blindness or paralysis introduced IN THE SENATE S B no 36 jenkins Sa salaries aries of county assessors referred to committee on public affairs S B no 37 jenkins insurance agents qualification law commerce and industry S C R 2 jenkins constitutional amendment to require that treasurers treasur ers in in counties of the first and second classes take office the first monday in april rather than the first monday in january ordered printed and referred to committee on judiciary S B 38 mrs anney to place the industrial school under the control of the state board of education education S B 39 committee on commerce and industry permitting savings banks with capital and surplus to engage in business as trust companies ordered printed referred to and reported by committee on commerce and industry and placed on second reading calendar S B 40 jenkins saturday half holiday in all county offices public affairs S B 41 jenson altering filing dates of candidates nominated for election k S B 42 mcconkie 11 making laking it felony to kill livestock the property of another S B 43 mcconkle mcconkie repealing law making ing misdemeanor to kill livestock as above S B 44 dixon amending blue sky law aw as to control of realtors S B 45 committee on agriculture substitute for S B 26 candland relating I 1 to taxation 0 of f feeder livestock introduced Intro dured with favorable report of committee and bill goes goes on second reading calendar S B 46 committee on commerce and industry negotiability of promissory notes S B 47 funk correction in law regulating embalming S B 48 funk more liberal regulations governing certified public accountants coun tants S B 49 funk reciprocity in licensing architects S B 50 peters taking constitutional offices out our of control of state department of finance and purchase S B 51 jenson more liberal fre mens pensions for salt lake and ogden departments S B 52 mrs kinney increasing state board of insanity to seven mew members S B 53 tebbs chiropractic bill S B 54 mcconkie uniform conditional saes sales act S B 65 55 mrs kinney public recreation public affairs S B 56 mrs kinney placing out of children judiciary S B 67 57 jenkins voluntary admission to state mental hospital S B 58 53 winder state board of review to limit tax levies S B 59 winder school tax levies levic in in rural districts S B go CO winder school tax levies in in c ity city districts S B 01 winder tax levies for exhibition hibi tion purposes S B 62 winder city tax levies S B 63 winder county tax levies S B 64 winder bulls on the range S B 05 jenkins changing name of state mental hospital to utah state hospital S B 60 winder tax levies tor for county poor funds ACTION ON BILLS IN SENATE S B 19 hirschi Rep repealing ealin wide tire law ayes 13 nays 6 5 absent 2 S B 11 candland land ofa office r ice tees fees st gnad by governor S B 4 peters ratifying colorado river compact ayes 10 absent 1 S B 2 candland corporations not for pecuniary profit ayes 19 absent 1 11 B 2 atwood cooperative marketing ayes 16 15 nays naya 4 absent 1 11 ll B 28 instruction in federal constitution ayes 18 absent 2 S B 3 candland farm bureaus may incorporate ayes 20 S B 6 peters county treasurers treasur ers settlement ayes 13 nays 8 6 absent 1 I i S B 27 dixon utah tuberculosis research commission ayes aye 16 nays nay 3 absent 1 S B 39 30 committee on commerce and industry savings banks to do trust busin business ess ayes 17 absent 3 S C B 30 committee on public alic af L fairs i notice of prior sale pu for or taxes signed by president speaker and governor S B 39 committee on commercio commer com merci cn and industry savings banks as trust companies ayes 26 20 S B 30 warnick delinquent tax dates changed ayes 9 nays 11 introduced IN THE bioust H B 42 cannon excluding domestic building and loan associations from corporation tax revenue and taxation committee IT B 43 cannon excluding domestic building and loan associations associating from provisions relating ng to fraud in the sale of securities revenue and taxation committee IT B 44 N C chris christensen ten sen rel relating at to the sale of property pr perty for delinquent taxes revenue and taxation committee 11 II B 45 shelley shell ey relating to the use of school buildings education committee 11 II B 46 dailey relating to voting and cle t ie form marking a and nd counting of ballots elections committee IT B 47 iverson establishing office of state fire marshal defining pow ers and d ates duties and providing for main maintenance of same insurance committee 11 II B 48 mrs dunyon relating to vaccination public health committee IT II B 49 callister Callist cr relating delatin to felonious assaults judiciary committee committee 11 II B 50 iverson Cancer concerning ning banking corporations with reference to manner of keap ng books loans to officers and directors me meetings eings statements etc banking committee H B 51 callister fixin fixing prison terms from rive live years to life for selling or giving away intoxicating liquor conta containing inin poisonous substance which causes death or injury judiciary committee H I 1 B 5 52 canister camster providing life sentence or death penalty on recommendation men dation of jury for one convicted of assault with deadly weapon with intent to commit robbery judiciary committee 11 B 53 iverson amending sections delatin re relating latin to the industrial commission and the state industrial fund labor committee 11 II B 54 rowan liquidation of banks banking committee IT B 55 mrs graham transfer of habitually delinquent children to industrial schools education 11 II B 53 pettit salaries for mine inspectors of coal and hydrocarbon mines mining and smelting smelling sm elting commet committee 11 II B 67 57 callister appointment of deputies for county precinct and district officers judiciary committee IT H B 58 mckell auditing accounts of cities counties and school districts creating supervising state board of audits and accounts and denning def inrig powers and duties judiciary committee H B 59 committee on irrigation and reservoirs investment of irrigation district bonds irrigation and rea committee IT II B 60 wilkins eliminating 3 per cent penalty from delinquent taxes revenue and taxation committee H B 61 hollenbeck relating to sale of property for delinquent taxes revenue and taxation committee IT B 62 atwood amending actions relating to boundary boun lary lines of utah and wasatch counties public lands committee IT B 63 judd amendment relative relt tive to assessing m mines nes revenue and taxation committee 11 B 64 goggin an act providing for the pro protection lection and assi assistance stanca of aged persons judiciary IT II B 65 cannon amending law relating to cold storage of foods manufacturing and commerce IT B GG 66 mrs lyman substitute for 11 II B no 3 amending sections delatin relating to construction of watersheds and jurisdiction by cities public health H 11 B 67 atwood amending Amend ng sections and add ng new sec sections tons relating to dairying and foods agrical ture ACTION ON BILLS IN THE HOUSE 11 B 4 iio ho denbeck len beck sale of property for delinquent taxes ayes 3 nays 52 IT II B 25 pettit requiring cool coil mine bosses and fire bosses to lie hs american citizens ayes 51 nays 1 S B 11 CandI candland and reducing fe fes 2 for filing on mineral leases si signed ned by speaker 11 II B 41 employment of clerks for district attorneys ayes 49 nays 6 5 absent 1 IT B 13 constantine mileage for district attorneys reported by committee motion to strike enacting clause adopted ayes 61 51 absent 1 bill killed IT II B 62 Cil callister Ca Hister lister death penalty for assault with intent to commit robbery ayes 56 55 sent to senate IT B 49 Calt callister ister felonious assault ayes 61 51 absent 4 sent to senate IT B 8 hollenbeck equalization of taxes ayes 43 nays 10 absent 2 1 S B 30 committee on public affa affair requiring notice of prior tax to ta be stamped on current tax notices ayes 49 nays 5 S B 19 IT archi rr chi re repealing pealing wide wagon tire law ayes 29 22 nays nay 8 absent 8 S B 4 peters R ratifying atif ying colorado river p pact a ct ayes 53 nays 1 absent 1 IL C R 1 I wilkins appod appointing vacancies vak vail in legislature ayes 2 nay 61 51 S J T M 1 restriction of tion ayes 5 nya 48 49 |