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Show "THREE LAYERS 0E WHITE WASH ON" THAT REPORT" . i So Declared Mn. Wilson Wkn Committee Reported ; ; X:;, 'on the Reform Scbcol ' Investigation; . v; half of the members of the Legislature be elected for two years and the other half for four years was introduced by Representative Austin. Mr. Wilson made a motion that a sifting sift-ing committee to consist of seven members mem-bers be appointed to report and pass on all bills now pending and that may come before the House. In support of the motion Mr. Wilson said that there were so many bills yet to come up. and tomorrow being the last day of the session, that the bins of least Importance should be sifted out. He further urged that he did not care to work after 12 o'clock tomorrow night, and that in the opinion of the Governor Gover-nor measures passed after that hour would not be constitutional. The motion mo-tion carried. The appointment of a committee of three to consist of one member of the majority, one member of the minority and the chief clerk, to make final revision re-vision of the House journal and to prepare pre-pare it for publication, and that the members of the commjttee be allowed one month's salary, was moved by Representative Rep-resentative Done. The motion was adopted. Morris BUI Passed. Representative Morris bill. No. 129. defining estrays was passed, Mr. Wilson casting the only negative vote. House bill No. 6, relating to free text-books, was passed, but two opposition votes being cast against the measure. Senate bill No. 65. fixing the date of election and term of municipal officers, passed with a unanimous vote. 0 Senate bill No. 160, relating to the construction con-struction of schoolhouses by day's labor, was passed and the reading of Senate bill No. 85. an act to define conditions of child dependency, neglect and ill-treatment, ill-treatment, took up the remaining time of this morning's session. The report of the Joint committee, appointed ap-pointed to! investigate the charges made against the State Industrial school was read in the session of the House this morning and adopted after the opposition opposi-tion of Mr. Wilson .had been, heard. .The report which was read in the Senate yesterday exonerates the, officials of the . school from the charges made and suggests the appropriation of funds with which to better carry, on the institution. insti-tution. Mr. Wilson Has His Say. After the motion of Mr. Condon that the report be adopted, Mr. Wilson was ; given the floor and expressed his sentiments senti-ments upon the matter. Mr. Wilson said: "That bill has got about three layers of whitewash over it and I oppose it." Mr, Condon spoke as follows, In support sup-port of the report: ' - ."I.live in Ogden and I believe those investigations to be absolutely true. I know there could not be any such trouble trou-ble there; if there was I certainly should have known it. If I didn't live there this might be a belief of mine. I have been there all hours of the day and night and know of what I speak. I am not a prophet but I told the committee before going down that these investigations investi-gations would result in the report they h.ave. given." . V ... Only One Opposing Vote. When, the question was put, Wilson's voice was the only one raised in'oppo-- in'oppo-- sltion to the report's adoption. The Speaker ot the House signed the following bills in open session: Senate bills Nos. 67, 100, 145.' 94. 170, 112. 97, 104, 115 and House bills 66 and 139. - The State Library committee asked that $3000 be appropriated for Jthe State library. - A large num!er of bills which have -' for some time been lost in the committee com-mittee rooms, were reported upon by the respective committees to which they had , been referred, in the House this morning. The Favorable Reports. Favorable reports were made upon the following measures and their passage pas-sage recommended: Senate tills No. 63, relating to telegraph tele-graph electric wires; No. 154, payment of State funds; No. 161, examination of insurance companies. ', No. 155, mechanics' liens; No. 168, tax- - ation Of legacies; No. 172, fish and game, and. No: 128, annexing parts of counties. . 'It was also recommended that House ' bills Nos. 156, 90, 143 and 11. Unfavorable reports' were made on House bills Nos. 80 and 153. and Senate bill No. 15S, providing for school census. - House claims Nos. 2 and 9 were recom-, recom-, mended by the Committee on Claims to " be allowed. The joint conference committee appointed ap-pointed to report on Senate bill No. 92 made some amendments to the measure and asked that it be passed. Affects the Assembly. A joint resolution for an amendment to the Constitution, providing that one- |