Show SENATOR SEATED AFTER FTER SQUABBLE I. I III H. H Ray Salt SaIL Lake City CUy attorney ney nty became a member of ot the Utah i senate at Tuesday after ater a t welcome thai left lell the usually staid upper house h hoarse arse sc and md breathless from an nn outpouring out p pouring of ot oratory seldom heard on the e floor of or that dignified d bod body The senate seated Mr Ray as the successor to la Senator C. C Clarence Nes Nes- lena len resigned after decisively defeating defeat defeat- ing lug a motion for a senate probe of the new members member's business Only six Democratic senators favored the Inquiry Two TO of ot the four tour upper ripper house Republicans joined them Thirteen Democrats and md twp Republicans voted ag against U the In mo zno- tion And so Senator Ray was seated assured as by Senator Herbert B. B Maw Ml rD D Salt ai lAke Uke upper house howe president dent fent of or the tiit good will of or his col col- Heated Debate But the hour that preceded this was crowded with heated tern tern- debate to the obvious enjo enjoy enjoy- nent of spectators spectator in the crowded allery and on the sidelines on the loor ioor House leaders were among h tic lie e watchers rs as wa was Senator Ray vho sho smiled good at several Senator GC George M. M Miller D. D Caron Caron Car Car- on started the fireworks After Governor Henry H H. Bloods Blood's appointment appoint appoint- ment nent of oC Mr Ray was read Senator Miller moved for lor the appointment of i senate committee to investigate he the appointees appointee's business connections and ind the the- propriety of or his being seated sealed In quick succession Democratic from Salt Lake Weber and counties rallied to Mr Rays Ray's defense in opposition to the motion Senator Miller had announced he was not questioning Mr Rays Ray's integrity In rn asking for the thc Inquiry and other senators sen son wanted to know whether a citizen cHi citi zen cn was disqualified from sitting Inthe in inthe inthe the upper hou house e solely because he happened to be an attorney for business business busi busi- ness interests Vote Taken As As' the thc debate grew feW hotter and per per- tonalities entered into the speeches the thc vote was taken on the motion Senator O. O C C. Bowman CR R. R Wayne asked that Republicans be excused A thunderous No uNo forced them to join in the ballot Senator Bowman with Senator WilHam Wile Wil Ham liam H. H Griffin Jr R. R Cache voted for tor the inquiry Senators Albert E E. Holmgren R. R Box Elder and Wilford Wil Wile Wilford ford Day R. R Iron voted no no the Republican stand Democrats voting for the Miller molion motion motion mo mo- tion lion were Senator H. H B. B Salder D D. Conrad Jr D D. D Sanpete Daniel Stevens D. D Milard Millard Mil Mi- lard Hugh M. M Woodward CD D. D Utah Eldred M. M Royle D. D Utah and Senator Sen ator Miller Fourteen new b bills ranging from reorganization of the state land board to lo taxation of or bachelors were fed Into Into- the senate hopper Tuesday The upper house took action on five measures during the session Another new method of or taxing mines in m addition to the several now before the legislature legisla ture was proposed in S. S B. B introduced in introduced traduced by Senators Hugh M. M Woodward Woodward Wood Wood- I ward D. D Utah Ward C C. C Holbrook D. D Davis and Ira A. A Huggins D. D Weber Gross Basis It suggests that such uch mines be taxed on the basis of or gr gross grots Ii production which was one of ot the lions of oC the committee of nine The basic rate would be 1 per cent but bu total gross proceeds up to 2000 would be exempt Mines of ot lar large e size would pay a graduated tax bas based d on the ratio of or net to gross proceeds Senators passed S. S J. J R R. 3 4 and 5 5 introduced by Senator D. D W Parral D D. Silt Salt Lake which proposed constitutional constitutional con con- amendments desi designed ned to take the office of oC state superintendent of public instruction out of politics polities S. S B. B 28 by Senator Daniel Stevens D. D Millard providing that the state fish tish and game commissioner may borrow borrow bor bor- row up to from the state land board or the industrial commission of oC Utah was also approved On Ont house bill H. H B B. B 5 by Representative P P. M. M Peterson D D. Summit received final approval It provides that an ai hour eight day in underground mines mine hall be computed from the time th the miner leaves the surface until he re re- turns I 1 One Wins One Onto Loses Lone Meanwhile the house of was one measure and defeating another Three new bills and six joint resolutions were intro intro- The house howe gave final approval to S. S J. J R. R 2 2 by Senator Huggins Hugi s proposing proposing proposing pro pro- posing an amendment to UP tte constitution constitution permitting the legislature to exempt homesteads up to 2000 from taxation A bill b by Warwick Lamoreaux D D. Sat t i Lake proposing a constitutional amendment to Ji give give e Utah a o one house house legislature was beaten by 3 36 noes to 19 ayes acs five being absent |