Show EMPLOYERS' EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL PASSES THE UTAH SENATE of Twelve Senators Vote In Favor I If Measure While Five Go on Record f as Opposing It and workingmen's workingmen's work- work liability The employers employers' ingmen's compensation bill hill was passed In the senate on March 10 by a vote One senator was of 12 to 5 Tho The measure passed is Rideout's senate senate Senate sen sen- II ate bill No amended by bythe the conference conference con con- ference committee after several public pub pub- tic lic hearings h I G. G A. A Iverson delivered red an eloquent speech against the bill in which he asserted that it was unconstitutional had bad no right to that that the legislature enact a law putting a stipulated ted value on a mans man's life in case of accidental death On roll call the following voted forthe for forthe forthe the bill Booth Booth- Cottrell Ferry Funk Hansen Lunt Hideout t Smith Williams and Gard Gard- ner Those opposed w were ve re e Craig Eckersley Eckersley Eckersley Eck- Eck ersley Iverson and nd Wight I passed by the h house use Five bills billa were on March 10 including the road bond ond Issue bill the live stock committee bill amending laws relative to the collection of damages for livestock live livestock livestock stock killed by railroads the Utah Art institute bill the bill giving city authority and county commissioners to locate municipal pest houses honses and and that father the bill providing mother have equal rights In the t guard guardianship 1 p. p of IU r D Two house bills were signed by th til governor on March 10 one appropriating 1 ing 40 for the Free K Kindergarten and Neighborhood home and the theother other Changing the jurisdiction of the Cedar City br branch normal school from the University of Utah to the Agricultural College of Utah I Five bills were passed b by iy the senate senate sen sen- ate March 5 An a act t relating to drainage drainage drain drain- age districts an art act providing for em em- liability and workingmen's I compensation an act for teachers teachers' pensions an act for redemption n of of real property and an act transferring appointment I of water commissioners I th the governor to d district strict courts I Another round or two of parliamentary tary sparring over the bank commission commission commission commis commis- sion bill bUl enlivened the session ef f the house on March 10 and the bill bm finally finally finally fin fin- ally came up with two twenty votes in its favor r and nineteen against it After perishing summarily Saturday I afternoon when the senators wanted to adjourn the teachers' teachers pension bill was revived in the upper house March 10 and passed The bill was amended before it was passed by reducing the tax on teachers' teachers salaries for for the pension pension pen pen- sion sIan fund from 2 to 1 per cent Smiths Smith's hill bill applying the initiative referendum and recall to city city- city commis commission commis- commis sion governments was the subject of f considerable deb debate te in the senate March l 10 before jt it was killed The bill Introduced by Anna H H. King ICing I of ot Salt Lake providing that fathers and mothers shall have equal rights inthe inthe in inthe the guardianship of minor children including including in in- eluding the right to their earnings was brought up March 10 and passed by a af narrow margin Edward SouthwIck and H. H W W. Marriott Marriott Marriott Mar Mar- the members of the were only house to vote against house bill No o. o by Air Ir Crouch calling for an issue of road bonds to the amount of I Then Mr changed his vote and gave notice of tion Kellys Kelly's safe and s marriage bill substitute bill-substitute substitute for the original was original was denounced s as s a vicious measure on the floor of the senate on March 7 by G. G A. A Iverson and was was iras then killed The vote was 6 in favor 9 against and 3 absent I George J. J K Kelly lly urged the bill as a ajust ajust ajust just and reasonable Effort against the spread of diseases dise-ases and to prevent marriages between persons so afflicted The intent of the bill bm may be good enough said Senator Iverson but I regard it as a a vicious measure II am not in favor of that kind of publicity publicIty pub pub- We Ve should encourage marrIage mar mar- Eight bills were passed by the house on March 6 while four were killed In the semite four bills were passed seven sev n killed and two new ones Intro intro- Bills passed by the senate on I the were Senate bill No Lunt LuntAn LuntAn An An- An nc ac acl appropriating for digging digging digging dig dig- ging of artesian wells Passed on re- re re re- consideration Senate bill No Ferry Ferry Ferry- An n act regulating hotels Passed on reconsideration Senate frill ill No Olson Olson Olson-An An act exempt act exempt exempt- lag Ing widows orphans and the blind bUnd I rom payment of taxes on n property up to 1000 House bill No 61 BennAn Ben- Ben on An n-An An act permitting mutual irrigation irrigation gation companies to acquire other Irrigation Ir- Ir irrigation ir ir- companies Senate bill No 91 Smith An Smith An act appropriating for the Midland l trail Recalled Recalled Re Re- called amended and passed House bill No 39 Anderson Anderson Anderson-An An act a appropriating appropriating ap fo fon bounties bounties' on qa wild animals In th the state Hous House bill bUt No o. o 86 Dastrup Dastrup Dastrup-An An act requiring furnishing of bonds applications for u water As a protection to merchants the senate on March 6 passed house hous bill No by b the judiciary committee of that body and as amended by the senate judiciary committee coni There was no opposition The bill was Introduced introduced introduced In in- at request of or Ogden retail merchants and had the indorsement of the Utah Association of Credit Men Hansens Hansen's blue blu sky law was killed In the senate but Senator Hansen gave notice that he will ask for reconsideration re re- consideration It is his intention to amend tb tle e bill to make its provisions provisions provisions' less stringent appropriated I I Nearly fund are of the state bY bythe from the general bill which appropriation the general introduced In the enat on was on al appropriations pro pro- March 8 bY t the e claims The bill provides provides pro abd about vides for revenue d of the tho estimated in excess based on t ensuing two years for tile the state purposes purpose 4 mill 4 mill levy calls for general for a total aPI bin bill The The revenues of tion according two years year for or the ensuing prepared by the state tato to the estimates general state for tor available auditor This will total purposes 16 18 in excesS of ot Ks leaves the bill of the state revenue estimated the J I r Vi 1 a 12 n senate on i Il a u A The bill from the tte governor gov gov- o trail the Midland amending It slightly after and amendment the bill bm again The passed in the route inthe In Inthe inthe change makes a slight part of the state and provides pro pro- the eastern that counties which receive vides appropriations under the Midland road that amount de deducted do- do shall have trail bill which they would from that otherwise ducted dueled receive from the the general road appropriation providing for the deposit deposit de de- de TI The e Kelly bill of health certificates by posit licenses with coun marriage ants for killed in the senate The Tho ty clerks was regarded by m many ny of the senators sentor sen sen- bill was stringent Six voted vot vat tor as being too and against it iL and nine ed d for the bill bm Th The house on March S 8 p passed sed Mrs Irs Cannons Cannon's bill providing for the systematic systematic keeping of or records of births matic stats state tl au audi auditor marriages The deat deaths al and E-a E La officio ex-officio officio tor is is made ade ex gene c commissioner and each county clerk is required tov t to keep ke a complete ete index I a ail ad d r record ord f t II The sifting t t hd b housS Id s d dhas railroads railroads rail rail- bill requiring r has introduced ed a roads whether steam el electric or gasoline gas gas- the locomotives used oline oUne to equip on Oil the main lines with electric head head- lights The senate on March 8 S concurred Lunt in In the house amendments to the the th-e sinking of artesian wells bill Dill for in dry farming territory and the Ferry hotel inspection bill though the senate sen sea II ate prior f to concurring In the ouse amendments voted to kill both bills The senate on March 6 by a 1 vote of six to five killed the bilt providing for for a a teachers' teachers retirement retirement- fund to be raised by the vol voluntary assessment assessment of teachers of 2 per cent of their annual salaries It is possible that th this action may be reconsidered The senate on March 8 by a vote of series of bills relating to the prosecution prosecution tion of liquor cases in prohibition territory ter tel These bills were passed in the Interest of the State League of Municipalities which has been aiding the dry cities and towns lowns in the state in efforts to enforce the liquor l law w. w The house houe hou e on March S 8 passed the senate bill by Eckersley providing for the branding of boxes or barrels containing apples peaches or pears peara before sale or o shipment j I Bills Buis were passed by the house on the amending laws relative to powers of of state board of land commissioners com com- missioners allowing board to remit interest and delay colle collection tion of ot pay payS ment meat on lands in state projects when state falls to furnish water according to c contract Providing for creation of state stat banking department Providing Pro Pro- Providing v viding ding relief for corporations corpoz or ions whose I charters are forfeited through non nonpayment nonpayment payment of taxes Providing penalty I for a ep eing employment under an aD assumed name Amending law relative relative rela rela- I tive to office of commissioner of labar la labor bar bor Immigration and statistics to provide provide pro vide for appointment of woman to to look after enforcement of nine horn us law an pass anti-pass bill requiring g county assessors to r report p rt to state stat board of equalization the assessed valuation of their th ir r respective counties Amending laws relative to appointment appoint ment meat salary and duties of or state board ot of equalization Reports from the joint committee on revenue of the senate and house hous were presented in the tho house h use on March 1 5 5 against the passage of the taxation revision bills bUls advocated by the state taxation commission the reason given en being to the effect that although the reports were carefully compiled and excellent in practically every feature feature fea ture and designed to correct man many recognized evils evils' in III the taxation tern tem th the committee did aid id not b believe llev the legislature had time to the measures prOperly The following g measures were Introduced Intro introduced in the house on March 5 6 House bill No by hy joint commit tee on revenue revenue Extending classifies tion ot of property subject to assessment assessment assess assess- I ment meat ment on calendar House bill No by joint committee I on revenue- revenue Affecting organization o of state board of equalization on calendar House Hom e bill hill No by Joint committee oil OU revenue revenue Requiring Requiring state board ol of equalization atlon to supply county assessors asses asses- sors SOlS with assessment rolls on calendar calen calen- dar House joint resolution No 4 by Kriebel For Kriebel-For For investigation of state in in- sul-ance sul department referred tp to sift Ing lag committee I Dispatch of murderers in Ut Utah h by was voted for in the senate on March 6 when senate bill NO J 6 was passed as aa amended by the committee on state affairs and federal relations Wight's senate bill No Nb giving cities the right to dispose of municipal municIpal light and power plants was passed in X the senate l e March 6 The bill said I IlIr l Ir Mr Wight was for the relief of Coal Coal- vitle where the citizens desired to tose se sell sen l but w were re now prevented b by law The bill provides a referendum be f fore sal sale Increases in salaries of or the state stater land commissioners and the secretary or Df the board as provided In senate bill No have ha been cut down by the senate committee on state affairs rs' rs and Zethal LedAal |