Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-14 | Page 1 | Dispute Rages in Utah Senate

DISPUTE RAGES IN UTAH SENATE Move to Advance Bill Brings Outburst A squabble among three state senators that a colleague stigmatized stigmatized stigmatized stigma stigma- as kid play featured the Friday session of the state senate House action was highlighted by taxation and revenue committee tabling of a profit for bill because of bitter opposition The row broke out when Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor tar George M. M Miller CD D. D Carbon sought immediate consideration of his bill to protect the jobs of state city and county during military service The bill had not been reported out by the state and municipal affairs committee but upon the senators senator's motion it was reported out without dation Frowns on Procedure Senator Ira A. A Huggins CD D. D Weber Weber We ber served notice that while he would not object Jo to this bill getting getting getting get get- get get- ting out t of lin line he he frowned frown d upon such procedure in the fu future ure This incited Senator Miller to call calI that poor legislative procedure and to remar remark that some bills the judiciary judiciary judi judi- ciary elary committee e had placed on the c calendar a ale I e n d a r seemed unimportant enough nouh to give way to his meas meas- ure Senator Grant Macfarlane D. D Salt Lake judiciary committee chairman jumped up and said he resented the implication that an ulterior motive prompted the committees committee's committees committee's com corn action whereupon Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors tars Miller and Huggins argued until Senate President Wendell Grover called them to order Senator George A. A Christensen D. D Salt Lake said he felt the argument indicated indicated- the need for following rules adding I am surprised at the kid play playon on the floor of the senate The bill was advanced to third reading after deletion of the provisIon provision provision pro pro- vision that would get 30 days' days pay when called up to service service service ice Senator F. F D. D Williams R R. Millard Beaver Millard calling it class distinction Free Text Bill Offered Among senate bills introduced was one by Senator Huggins that would authorize district boards of ed education cation to provide free text textbooks textbooks textbooks books to high schools and to provide provide provide pro pro- vide free school supplies below the eighth grade In the governors governor's board room meanwhile water users from all ll parts of the state gathered to consider consider consider con con- sider the effect Governor Herbert B. B Maws Maw's reorganization bill would have and r rec rec- c- c S