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Show "Peanut Legislatures,, And Graveyards Are Discussed by Solons I Southwick's antlclrrette bill which is now on the calendar of the house was made the special order for Thursday Thurs-day when at 3 o'clock It wlil be considered. con-sidered. The date was fixpd on the motion of Representative McShane. who said that he hoped the public would study the proposed amendments which were lost when the vote was taken on Wednesday. Mr. McShane : also Mid he hoped that every member ! would be present' In the house when ' the measur-i.me up. j Nothing was said us Ut when the ! othr freak leeislntton which is be,- ', J fore the house would be heard, but it, J may be that the bill Introduced by i i Representative Khecs which would bar out xo many people from the state land which would place every one tin-; tier espionage svill follow a day or two j later in the houao. I When the bill of Representative Sod-i Sod-i erberjr providing that the state treas-' treas-' urer le mode trustee t)f n.oncy left by instruments in writing for the perpct-tial perpct-tial care, ma i net nance and Improvements Improve-ments in cemeteries came up there was a prolonged debate. Representative Imu'ihts of Weber tmid that "we have, K"t down to peanut legislatures and for heaven's take let ua Ret down to work and pans up argument over prave-yard.s" prave-yard.s" and then he proceeded to deliver de-liver and address. His reference to "prinnt legislatures" brought a rise 1 Truth KepresentflrTVe " yninney, 1 vtin J said that the "peanut legislature" will i 1 commission shall appoint a state road engineer, with the advice and consent of the governor. Said engineer shall jbe a competent civil engineer, and ex-I ex-I perienced and skillful In highway con-istructlon con-istructlon and maintenance. He shall receive a salary of three thousand six hundred dollars (13600) per, annum, and in addition shall be allowed hit actual traveling and other expenses incurred in-curred under the provisions of thii art. He shall hold office for a period I of four years and until his successor lis appointed and qualified; provided, j jthat he may be removed, for cause. . ! upon a showing, by said state land I I commission." j Representative Day was not satis- j fied with this amendment and after a i i short debate he had inserted In the ! amendment an amendment which pro-jvided pro-jvided that the commissioners must not i be engaged in other business and must devote their entire time to the work of the commission. Minor changes were mnde in the original bill In addition ad-dition to the ones cited and then the report of the committee was adopted and the bill sent to the calendar. K SH CITY .RAIV. j KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 19. Wheat 1 lUrh. fl : May. $1 (3. I BS' t-'irn-May. 34c; July. 'ic; September, sv Cv,c. Ml VVKAroIJ:;, Feb. 19 Flour U t'hunarett. Uruh 121.04. tune cure 01 iixeii. ruiuiiy tiuni iu- orators had had their say the previous pre-vious question was demanded and put and then the bill was passed by a vote of 2S ayes, 13 nays, ti absent and not votlnfi". ANOTHER DEBATE. Another long debate ensued over the bill of Representative M ills of Juab county, rebiting to Insurance and prohibiting pro-hibiting discriminatory combinations and agreements. Letters were read and an insurance combine was alleged with headquarters In San Kranciso. which controlled rates In I'tah and all the mountain and coast states. Representative Repre-sentative Douglas ex plain is, the bill from his viewpoint, while lverson and Mills also took part and finally the measure was sent to the table by a vote of 31 ayes. When Soderberg'a bill pertaining to employment offices which amends the i law and provides that the provisions of the chapter shall not apply to those 1 who operate agencies for school teach- j ; er was reached and the roll wns j called It was seen that the house was ! without the constitutional majority and there was some rustling in the ' corridors for members. The bill was ! eventually passed by a vote of 29 ' ayes. 13 nays. 6 absent. J Quinnev's measure amending the j law pertaining to corporations by which those corporations which had by mistake defaulted their annual license li-cense might be reinstated by the governor gov-ernor when good cause was shown was passed by a vote of 37 ayes, and 10 absent. "SAME OLD BILLS." Senator Quinney's measure pertaining pertain-ing to Inheritance taxes and fees of attorneys at-torneys therein, which hd been unfavorably un-favorably reported, precipitated a debate de-bate in the course of which Representative Represen-tative Douglas charged that the bill had been before several previous legislatures leg-islatures and that It was the same old bill which bobbed up every session. The result was that rhe bill was killed by striking out the enacting clause. With the unanimous consent of the house. Representative Seegmiller presented pre-sented a report from the committee on highways and bridges reporting tincg house bill No. 72, relating to the state road commission with amendments. The amendments killed the entire first section of th bill and substituted a new one which repealed section 2851 of the compiled laws of the state of 1917. Section s.n.r0 compiled laws of FUh wan nniende-d to read as follows: i ROAD COMMISSION. ! t "28rfl. The governor shall, by and j with the advice and consent of the sen- j ate. within thirty days after this act shall take effect, appoint three state road commissioners (no more than two of said persons shall belong to or be affiliated with the same political party, nor shall they' be actively engaged in any other business, occupation or profession, pro-fession, but shall devote all their time to the work of said commission), to hold office, one for two years, one for four years and one for six years, from and after the date of their appointment appoint-ment and qualification, and until their respective successors are appointed I and qualified, and they Khali const i- ! tute nnd he known as the 'state road) commission.' And on the first day of' i March. 193, and at the end of every! j two years thereafter. the governor J shall, in like manner and by and with; ! the advice nnd consent of the senate, j appoint one prson as the successor of' the commissioner whose term shall I have expired, to serve as such commis- j sioner for the. term of six years and until his successor is appointed nnd qualified. One member of the board shall be designated hy the governor as chairman and executive officer. Two of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum. "If any vacancy occurs In the membership mem-bership of the state road commission j fill such vacancy shall be appointed (only for the unexpired portion of the 1 term cf the member whose place he fills. Provided, however. that any member of the commission may be removed re-moved for cause by the governor. BOND OF $10,000. "The members of said state road commission, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution nf this state for state officers, and said oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. They shall also execute exe-cute a good and sufficient bond to the state in the sum of not .ess than $10,-jOuO $10,-jOuO each, conditioned upon the fuUhful performance of their ditie.-t. said bond to be approved by the governor and then filed with the secretary of state. "The said state road commissioners shall each receive an annual salary of three thousand five hundred dollara )SS.'00) and in addition thereto they shall be allowed their actual and necessary traveling; expenses incurred in attending to official business. Said state road commissioners may also Incur In-cur necessary expenses for clerk hire and other Incidental expenses, proper and necesary for carrying out the pro- ; visions of this act. as well as for the general purposes hereinafter indicated." A new section, known as 26&OX was, added, as follows: "3Sr.0X, As soon as practicable after the taking effect of this act and the, appointment of the road commission. ' aa herein provided for, the state road |