Show BLAME FOR FUEL FUELS S SHORTAGE FIXED I RAILROADS DEALERS AND CONSUMERS CON CON- SUMERS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SHORTAGE Committee of the Legislature ture Makes Its Report to the the Senate Senate senite Gov Governor erno Prods the Lawmakers and and More Speed Expected Salt Lake City Placing the blame for tho the recent coal shortage upon the railroads dealers and the cons consumers mers the committee of ot the legislature appointed ap ap- k pointed to investigate the coal shortage shortage short short- age In Salt Lake and Ogden practically practical practical- l ly followed the advance reports of the the committee with the exception that the report goes goes into detail The committee com corn e on February 26 6 filed Its report wit with the senate Twenty Twenty closely written pages were nece necessary necessary to present pre pro sent the findings of the committee tho the testimony on which the findings were I based and the remedies which are offered of by the committee to prevent coal shortage in the future During the hearings bearings by the committee coal dealers consumers railroad officials and th the mining oper operators tos were qU ques ques- s- s in an effort to determine det the tile causes of the fuel famine Impressing Impressing- upon the tho members of the I sifting committees of the tile housed house and senate the necessity of the legislature g Setting getting down to work and passing party measures Governor Bamberger carried all his points on February 26 and as a result the house and senate seriate adopted the policy of placing administration adminis adminis- measures at the head of the calendar Taxes Taxes' and measures regarding regarding re reo re- re garding taxation were freely discussed at the meeting of the sifting committees committees commit commit- t tees s and the Ithe chief executive The house on February 26 indorsed the senates senate's action on the proposed bond issue for good roads struck a hefty blow at the loan sharks and disappointed an impressive delegation delegation dele dele- gation gallon of who were on the scene to hasten action on the Ogden worlds world's fair fall 1 Many bills relating to business and courts were passed each aimed to remedy some defect in the present law Senator Evans gave notice on February February ary 26 that the last lat da day on which committees com could report bills bUls to the he senate senate senate sen sen- ate had been reached and moved that two days longer be given as a a number of the committees had bad a. a a number of measures before them which they de desired desired sired to go over ov er more fully The two two- day dy extension for reporting bills was granted Bills were introduced in th the senate repealing repealing- the law which created the Utah co conservation s commission and also the for foi the same The reference committee introduced a abill abill bill providing for the creation bf of theoffice theoffice the theoffice office of state geologist and fixing the salary of the geologist at at a year An appropriation for the office was also provided ed in the bill I Salt Lake City U If If the corrupt practice tice tico bill as as' as it passed the house on February 23 is approved by the senate senate sen sen- e ate candidates and electors in Utah will still sUll retain a reasonable amount of freedom of action during campaigns campaigns cam earn and election day Sections 28 34 34 and 35 of the original l draft which would have hampered the conduct of candidates to such an extent that the they would have been dependent entirely entirely en en- on personal beauty and psychic Influence in forwarding their their- political aspirations were eliminated by al 1 ost unanimous unanimous' vote Obliterating its f former a In recalling recalling re reo calling the prohibition bill from the governor after it had passed the house and senate the house on February 23 the he measure where its supporters supporter believe it above the Hie lash of the highest liquor wave when there was was eX expunged from the Journal all reference to Governor Governor Bamberger's suggestion of an amendment amendment amend amend- ment and the action In returning the bill to the executive office without the alteration of a li or punctuation ion don mark The house also passed the tho corrupt practices measures with material amendments that remove it from tl the e category of th the impossible S. S It was was execution day in the upper house of ot tho the legislature on February 23 and the senate k killed every measure incas meas ure which was presented to amend lh the laws of the state The on only y measures meas meas- ures ares which passed the upper upper branch were resolutions and memorials which do not affect the tile compiled laws of Utah Effort was made on February 23 to override the first veto of a bill by Governor Bamberger when he lie returned re reo re- re turned turne Senate bill No 50 60 by Stevens to the senate with his disapproval but those who were were- determined to pass the bill over over his veto failed to carry carry their p point irit The governor has come to the aid of of the sifting committee and nd will urge I more speedy action on different meas meas- ures urea The public utilities bill workmen's work work- I men's mens comp compensation initiative and I referendum and bills affecting taxation taxa taxa- tion are to be the first measures urged for tor passage passa Representative Boyden of Summit county lias has introduced a measure Inthe in inthe I the house calling for the creation of a I state board oard of control to supervise and direct the affairs of the state capitol prison school for the deaf deat and blind arid and Industrial school scho l. l the mental hospital hos hose pital and other public Institutions I Although the majority of the judic- judic ary ary committee of the house reported tb the die chiropractic bill unfavorably the bill will go so on the calendar and be discussed dis cussed on its merits on the floor of the house as the result of an agreement agree agree- l ment e t reached ranched hed r 1 h I I S. 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