Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-03-09 | Page 3 | Irrigation Bill Not Passed

IRRIGATION BILL NOT PASSED Failed of Constitutional irnjority but Will be Reconsidered Holmgrens Irrigation bill was up again for a short time yesterday The njattcr was called up at the opening of yesterday mornings Hlonan Ion I-on motion of Holmgren the House reconsIdered I re-considered an amendment made the preceding evening by which division II divi-sion superintendents were to he elected instead of appointed uy the Governor As the matter now stands the Governor will appoint the division superintendents 1C the bill passes After rhaklng ibis amendment amend-ment Holmgren moved that tho bill bo put upon Its final 1 passage There were but wenl one affirmative votes jlnd ns this Is less than the number S required by the Constitution to pass a bill the measure was declared re jected Pond gave notice that ho I would move for f reconsideration of I the bill today which would havo passed yesterday had It not been for the fact that twelve memberswere abSent I ab-sent when the roll sCnt tw rol was called