Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-03-01 | Page 3 | Senate Endeavors to Adjust Bill for Workers

SENATE ENDEAVORS i TO ADJUST BILL FOR WORKERS Compensation Act Amend-menU Amend-menU Occupy Time in Committee Changes In the workmen's compensation com-pensation law engaged the attention of the senate most of yesterday, the chairman of the industrial commission. commis-sion. P. C. Thatcher, appearing by Invitation before the senate when it resolved Itself Into committee of the whole. He explained the needed amendments to clarify the law and bring nbout a closer observance of the measures devised for the safety of both employers and employes, J Only one bill was passed by the senate, which had to be sent back to the house. It was the bill of; Representative Wood, which changed Ltht date for the taking of the school census. Two hills by women members mem-bers were killed. The first was by Senator Mrs. Antoinette B. Kinney, , which required boards of education to establish kindergartens on the request re-quest of a certain number of children, the parents of whom would be assessed as-sessed for the cost. The other was the measure of Representative Mrs. May Itrll T, Pawle. whtoa, -would placed married women under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile court Representative Soderberg's bill, which would require the recandllng of eges. also furnished a topic for the senate to wrangle over, and the measure was debated at length but no definite action was taken. Another measure by Representative Soderberg. which pertained to teach- era employment - agencies. - also -was debated at length and was finally passed, all the senators voting In the affirmative. During the session the Income tax bill of Senator Southwick was reported re-ported to the senate with several amendments, one of which provides the amount of Income deducted shall be all general property taxes, and also providing that the state general fund retain enough of the proceeds for the administering of the law. The bill will come up for debate later in the week.