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Show FULL PROEM FACES HOUSESi I ' Eleven Measures Demand 1 Consideration of Legisla- ' ture on Final Day. I i ; ! Tr.o v.vjir.a:r-j f resolution. fi'Iit !'-;;l;iti vt; a t . L.nd a joint lneiiiOi-'.a! in-j in-j doi'siir tiio j-a'''i m;;iy ui.d tii'- lo'uc- of j n'afoujs h.-ivf: -uhwI both hou-os of tho j itatf: loriiaii.ire: t!:ivj t:iin have ikihsci: . tho on:it; aul await action of thf house, j four bhl-r hav.- paer tin: hotie anJ await ai-tion of the senale, and sc i-n mat t'-i.s la k i-n up In the mossii(,' of the j,'o'L-rnor ha ve not 3 t-L been acted upon by Hthi-r house. Thhs was tho situation when the legislature legis-lature inljourned last nihl, after .-agreeing to adjourn sine die at o'clock this afloi'nooii. Kaeh boue, therefore. It It compietus the "governor's program, mu.yt 1 consider eluv-n lepislati ve matters between be-tween 1 '1 o'clock thi morning and 5 : o'clock thi.n afternoon. The.-c measures , will have, to he acted upon, passed by both hou::i-!- r.u rolled a lid engrossed and .signed by the spen Iter- of tlifi house- and pr.-irlcut of t h: urn at before adjourn -men( in taken. Tt therefore i-s not unlikely un-likely that if the adjournment aKrcenifmt is adhered to j-lrirHly, aud tho day's session ses-sion ended promptly at 5 o'clock, some of the measure-! that have been pre-s'-nted may by tho boards. Following arc the meubures which have passed both houses: Uesolu tion ratifying tho woman's suffrage suf-frage amendment to the national con-stitittion. con-stitittion. Memorial urlner signing of peace treaty and indorsing- league of nations covenant without reservations or amendments. amend-ments. Hill appropriating for the ex penses of l he spf-cial session. l-Jill rerjuir.l banks 10 make quarterly reports to slate bank commissioner. Pi ill requirine: payment of fees to state bank commission for recording1 of reports. re-ports. Hill authorizing juvenile court to commit com-mit minors t o district court for trial in caes of automobfle thefts. Bill prescribing heavy penalty for theft of automobiles. Bill re-enacting "blue sky"' law and validating acts which have been performed per-formed by state securities com miss ion under original law. Bill making dynamiting of fish unlawful. un-lawful. Bill authorizing county commissioners to make appropriations for water storage investigations. Bill empowering public utilities com -mission to makn greater charge foV short haul than for long haul, in which short haul is I ncluded, in cases where such charges are deemed legitimate. Bill empowering state board of loan com mission era to spend not to exceed 5-00.000 in acquiring additional land for capitol grounds. The. following senate measures have received the approval of that body and will come up for the action of the house this morning: Bill giving assessor instead of treasurer authority to collect personal property taxes at time of assessment. Bill appropriating 37;"). 000 for new buildings build-ings at state mental hospital. Bill appropriating $10,000 to attorney general for prosecution of high cost of living investigation. The house has approved the following bills, which the senate will consider today: to-day: Bill empowering public utilities commission com-mission to grant certificates of convenience con-venience and necessity to railroads. Bill empowering state land board to sell Piute project to settlers. Bill authorizing Snlt Lake county to expend ?5o,000 annually instead of $20,000, to care for dependent widows and orphans. or-phans. Bill changing deer hunting season from November to October 15 to 25, effective in 1920. and requiring fishermen to secure se-cure licenses before fishing in streams of state. j The subjecls which have been mentioned men-tioned i n the governor's two messages to the legislature, and on which bills have been presented and .41 wait action j by both houses, are : ' Proposed amendment to soldier settle- j ment act to permit state to proceed without with-out co-operation of federal government. Bill limiting bonded' indebtedness of j Irrigation districts. Bill proposing to repeal law permitting picketing. Biil relating to collection of inheritance taxes. Bill relating to reports of executors, 'administrators and trustees of est nit- s. Bill proposing amendment to constitution constitu-tion relating to abrogation of rights of suit in damage cases resulting from death. Bill authorizing county sheriffs to act as brand Inspectors. One measure, the Olson bill, proposing to limit profits to l.j per cent, and defining de-fining as profiteers those who made more j than 15 ptr ce;it profit in mercantile or 10 per cent in ral estate rentals or leases, j was killed by tho senate. The house has I passed all ' measures that have come be-! furo it. but the courts of .the state doubtless doubt-less will be called upon to decide the constitutionality of tho long and short- ' haul Mil. in L'iise .t lover nor Bamberger signs it. since the votes of Representatives Representa-tives AVeliing, Pierce and O'Nei! we.re included, in-cluded, and would decide whether the bill had a constitutional majority or not in the house. Xo other bill was passed on such a narrow margin as to ra isc a ; question of its constitutionality because of the votes of these members. A resolution proposing to adjourn .sine l die at 5 o'clock today was passed by the senate yesterday ar'iernoon, and con- ' currtd in by the house as soon as ix wa.v 1 transmitted. : ' |