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Show Trouble Starts When Russell Moves to Strike Out En-acting En-acting Clause. DISCUSSION INVOLVES ABEL JOHN EVANS OF LEHI Russell Threatens to Compel Retraction When Anderson Charges Lack of Work. There were words in tlie house Wed- H ncsday morning when house bill No. 105, H by Mr. Funk, came up for third reading H and final passage. H The bill provides that companies op- H eratlng electric meters shall give tho consumer a certificate that the meter registers correctly at the time of In- 1 stallatlon. Later. If the consumer has 1 cause to believe that the meter Is work- B Ing overtime, he may call upon the com- H pany for an examination. If the meter H is found to bo out ot ordor the company H pays the cost of inspection, if It Is reg- H istering properly the consumer pays the H The bill had been favorably reported by H the committer on public utilities, but H Mr, Russell moved, immediately after tho IH report of the committee had been adopt- H cd, that the enacting clause of the moas- H ure be stricken out. This was seconded H by Mr. Tobias, but nothing of note oc- H currcd until the roll call began H Hands One to Evans. Mr. Tobias, explaining his vote, which, H he said, would be in the negative, said H that the bill in question was the only H one considered by the utilities commit- ll tee that was not opposed by Abel John H Evans and other representatives of the H corporations. H "If Evans had opposed it," Mr. Tobias continued, "it would not have been fa-vorably fa-vorably reported, and the fact that he 1 did noL oppose It Is proof to me that the 1 bill Is no good." Mr. Russell, also voting in the nega-live, nega-live, gave similar reasons for his oppo- 1 sltlon, declaring that It would not bene- 1 fit the public. Had it been a measure of benefit to the public, Mr. Russell added, It would have ueen fought In the committee and killed. These two speeches aroused the Ire H of several members of tho committee, H but Mr. Anderson was the first to re- H sent them. Mr. Anderson remarked that IH he considered the Insinuations in the na- IH turo of Insults and Intimated that If tho members who had been criticising the committee had spent a little more time In the committee sessions they would know more about what they were talk-ing talk-ing about. He also intimated that one member had not put In more than three minutes. This statement brought Mr. Russell to his feet and he made some remarks about untruths and making "somebody Flctcherlzc their words." "That's all right." retorted' Mr. Tobias. "Evans told somebody that the coal rate bill would not pass, because the rail-roads rail-roads had the committee fixed, and you IH will notice that, the majority report Is IH against the bill." IH Pope Is Sarcastic. Mr. Pope took It that he had been In-suited, In-suited, but lie believed that the house would consider the source and pay no attention to the Insinuations that -had been cast. Mo declared that no mem-ber mem-ber of the house who had the proper re-gard re-gard for his scat v.-ould make such statements as had been made regard-ing regard-ing tho actions of tho committee. "I am not the tool of any man or set of men." Mr. Pope said In conclusion. IH Mr. Nebeker declared that no man-this IH side of heaven or perdition could truth- IH fully sav that he had nermltted himself IH to be unduly Influenced. He had voted jH on the measures as he thought right and hnd no apologies to make. On the final roll call the voto stood 29 for. 7 against and 0 absent and not voting. The negative vote,s were cast by Kearns, Meeks. Peterson, Russell. Sander-son, Sander-son, Smith and Tobias. |