Show 1 SOLONS lON fAil i I T TO ATTACK V HI 1 Special Session of Utah I Legislature Leg Leg- Legislature Passes 21 1 Measures All attacks upon the high cost of ot living from a legislative standpoint have failed in the house and senate of the Utah legislature A bill introduced I by the attorney general carrying an appropriation of 10 for tion j I of prices was defeated In both houses I The efforts put forth by the Commercial ComI Commercial Com Com- I mercial club the Rotary club and many manyI other prominent civic organizations to I repeal the picketing law lacy also proved futile In the house and senate The proposed repeal of the law was defeated defeated de de- de- de by a large majority in the house but lacked only one vote of passing the sena senate tc Senator Culbert L. L Olson who has championed the cause of the workingmen working working- men led the fight tight in opposition to re repeal repeal repeal re- re peal of the measure Senator J J. J W W. McKinney and other solons so ons of the upI upper upper up up- I per house voted against a repeal of the theon law on the ground that it was superfluous superfluous superfluous super super- legislation The contention was made that picketing would go on Just the Uie same whether the Utah law was repealed or not by reason leason of the fact that the United States supreme court courton on various occasions has held picketIng picketing picketing picket picket- ing ing- to be legal INTRODUCED BY KIMBALL The law was introduced Introduced introduced intro Intro- in tho upper house b bj by Senator Quince Kimball who stated that he lie did so merely with the idea of ot pouring oil on troubled waters A petition thirty feet long and bearing bearing bearlIng bear bear- lIng ing thousands of names was presented i I to Governor Bamberger in protest of repeal of the law The governor sent sentI I I the petition to the senate for its conI consideration con- con I When the two houses convened today the calendars were practically clear I Only minor measures were left for consideration and it is expected they t will be disposed of before the end of I today's session A A. total of twenty-one twenty bills have been I passed by the special session in the first six days Three measures have I been killed one withdrawn and the thew w women's omens suffrage amendment ratified I BILLS PASSED I The following measures have been I passed by both houses and signed by bythe bythe I the governor Ke He Resolution ratifying wo woman ans an's s suffrage suf suf- I I frage V House bill appropriating for forthe forthe forthe the expenses of the special session House bill empowering public utilities utilities utilities ties commission to permit higher rate on short than on long haul by railroads House bill authorizing authorising state slate board of loan commissioners to buy land ad adjacent adjacent adjacent ad- ad jacent to the capitol grounds for not more than House bill making dynamiting of fish a misdemeanor Senate bill requiring banks to make quarterly reports to state bank banI commissioner com com- missioner Senate bill requiring payment of fee for tor filing tiling quarterly bank reports Senate bill authorizing county commIssioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners to make appropriations for water storage and reclamation surveys The following bills have been finally I passed by bv both houses and will be submitted submitted submitted sub sub- to the governor for his approval or veto New blue sky sly law validating acts of ot state securities commission performed under old law validity of which has has been questioned Memorial approving of peace treaty and asking senate to ratify latify It without reservations or amendments to league of ot nations covenant Bill authorizing Juvenile courts to commit minors to jurisdiction of or dist dis- dis t court for foi punishment for theft of I automobiles Bill increasing penalty for theft of automobiles SOLDIER SETTLEMENT LAW Amendment to soldier settlement law permitting state slate to out cooperation of federal government in m soldier settlement work Bill compelling pavement of ot Inheritance inheritance inheritance tance taxes in case of death of one party to a joint tenancy agreement Bill requiring executors administrators tors or trustees of estates to file in inventories inventories in- in of personal property Bill appropriating 75 for new buildings at state mental hospital Bill authorizing assessors to collect personal property taxes at time of as assessment assessment as- as Bill empowering state stale land board to sell Piute project to settlers Bill permitting Salt Lake county to spend 50 annually in caring for dependent widows and orphans Bill changing deer hunting season to to October 15 to io 25 beginning In 1920 1020 Bill appropriating for establishment establishment establishment of ot a home for reformation of fallen women Bill authorizing county sheriffs to act as brand inspectors under supervision supervision super super- vision ision of state livestock board Bill making maling state engineer attorney general and bank commissioner a board to pass upon irregular district bonds and limiting the bonded Indebtedness I of such districts Constitutional amen amendment ment subject to ratification of ot voters at next general I election repealing section of state const constitution con con- st prohibiting abrogation of right light to institute suit by surviving relatives rel rel- rel of persons killed in accident Memorial l asking congress to settle title to minerals In state lands |