Show UTAH LEGISLATURE I ADJOURNS ON TIME SOLONS OBSERVE SIXTY DAY DAYI LIMIT FOR FOR FIRST FIRST TIME IN INSTATES INSTATE'S INSTATES INSTATE'S INSTATES INSTATE'S STATES STATE'S HISTORY HISTORY A Number of Important Bills Pass Measures Having Been Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- In Senate and Measures Originating in the House Salt Lake Lale City City Fhe The tenth legislature legisla ture Lure of ot the state of Utah adjourned Thursday March 13 on the sixtieth day of the session This Is the first time In the history of Utah that a legislative assembly has adjourned on time Ume The last day of the was a a strenuous one Olle in both houses The bouse house slaughtered senate bills with without ut mercy nor did it spare its own bills In the final windup In the senate the board was clear by one motion to strike out the enacting clause of f all aU the bills appearing thereon Of the number number num num- ber her th that t Yent went to defeat on the s 's senate nate calendar only ten were house bills bUls and six forty were were Senate enate enate bills The ten tenth h legislature has presented n n. complete reversal of ot form In the position occupied by the two houses 0 In previous legislatures the senate has been the one ond to complete its business first this year the house has at all times bees beel in control of the situa tion I During the session there were introduced intro in th the th senate b bills and about fifteen memorials and resolutions House Louse members offered bills and anda a a. dozen memorials and resolutions Of the ot of bills introduced ap approximately approximately approximately ap- ap proximately Were passed by byboth bo h houses and sent to the governor Of these the governor has approved about oue third one third leaving in his hands something something something some some- thing like sixty five bi bills ls Propositions for nine constitutional amendments were introduced all aU of them in the senate enate None carried so the there there- re will he be no constitutional changes proposed for the acceptance or rejection Lion tion of o the people two years hence The legislature refused to ratify either the amendment to the federal constitution Uon providing for the direct election of United States senators or that indorsing the income tax The direct elections resolution was killed in the senate and the bouse killed the income tax resolution Three bills were Mere ere introduced creating a railroad and public utilities commission commission commission commis commis- sion one In the sen senate te and two in inthe inthe inthe the house All fail failed d. d Bills BiUs for employers employers employers employers' em liability of which three were consolidated into one also failed Attempts Attempts Attempts At At- tempts were made in both the senate fInd End house to pass legislation changing the present commission form of gov gov- nt for Salt Lake and Ogden These attempts were defeated The legislature passed a bill providIng providing provid proved ing lug for pensions for mothers who are obliged to s support their children by their r own efforts The bill has been signed by the governor The legisla legislature ture tore also also passed a b bill 1 establishing a a minimum wage scale for women A bill bUl which means much to Salt Lake is the measure providing that adjacent propel properly ty shall be assessed for forthe forthe the tho cost of paving street intersections Another bill does away with the present present pres ent board bo rd of park commissioners and gives the city commissioners rs authority author authority ity to establish parking districts Fifty thousand dollars was appropriated for the expositions at San Diego and San l Francisco in 1915 The c congressional apportionment bill was passed dividing the state into two congressional congressional con con- congressional gressional districts Under this bill Salt Lake Tooele Davis and Utah counties constitute the second district district district dis dis- and the remaining counties of the state are the first district The bill providing for the creation of a bank commissioner was was' passed by both houses after a lively contest A bill calling for the payment 9 1 ment of interest interest interest inter inter- est by banks In n which deposits d of public public public pub pub- lic funds are made was passed by both houses A Anew new fish and game bill bil was passed There was passed also a bill for reorganizing reorganizing reorganizing re re- re- re organizing the state board of sheep commissioners and there were strengthening clauses added to the pure pure food law A A measure which promises to be popular le legislation Is the boxing com coin mission bill The appropriation carries almost three o appointments to va vat var vatrious rious state departments and state boards were made on hop p last legislative legislative legisla tive UYe day by the gov governor were welO received by the senate senate sen sen- ate about 9 o'clock Thursday night and promptly confirmed by unanimous vote In open session The appointments of the governor n matte ako but few fow changes in the personnel of the governors governor's o official family as nearly all o of U them em are reappointments Governor Spry pr- pr Just before the legislature leg adjourned sent bent a a note of congratulation con congratulation tJ to each branch on the expedition ex ox with which hieb the business of 01 the s session had been handled The note was was' delivered to the two houses two houses by the special Joint committee appointed appointed ap all- ap- ap pointed by the senate and house to notify the governor that the Iho legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture was ready to adjourn I While the house was waiting on the thes s senate to ad Join n Speaker Seely Seel was wasI I presented will beautiful bel I gold watch Henrie of GarfIeld made the tho presentation presenta thin tion speech |