Show SENATE PASSES PASSES' 1 IRRIGATION BILL MEASURE PROVIDES PROVIDES- FOR FEDERAL FEDERAL FED FED- ERAL AID FOR CATION GATION PROJECTS Hous House Kills Seven Bills and Passes Six After an Afternoon of of- D Debate b te All Ballots Being Warmly Contested Salt Lake City The Tho irrigation district district district dis dis- bill bm which was recommended to the senate by the United States rec reca- reca a- a mation matlon service was passed by the senate on F February 24 and noW now goes to the governor governor- for his signature The bill is the result of a series of ot investigations ns which have been conducted b by the federal government and by the different different western states states states' where Irrigation irrigation tion projects are contemplated for better better bet bet- ter methods of forming communities into irrigation districts Under the tho provisions of the tile bill irrigation districts dis themselves of the cre credit cred cred- l lIt it of the United States in the building of n new w projects ts through h having the tho federal government underwrite the bonds of the irrigation district distrI i under the prop proposed sed Chamberlain law which is now before the national house of representatives In Iii Utah the settlers on irrigated projects h have ve her heretofore tofo e. e for formed ed edwater water users' users associations for handling water affairs or of of the community and for defense of water rights and for financing the various pr projects Under Un der del the provisions of the Ufe bill bill- Just pass passed d the governor of the state desIgnates designates designates des des- the district which is to tobe be Included In in- eluded in the proposed irrigation district district dis dis- dis and is s made by those residing on the tract There must t be benot benot benot not less than fifty settlers Thirteen bi bills ls were disposed of ot at atthe atthe atthe the afternoon session of the house on February 24 seven of ot which were defeated defeated defeated de de- de- de and six passed Debating ardor abounded and all ballots were warmly contested One of the important measures ap approved approved ap ap- proved was Vas the Currie Currle weekly day ay of rest bill The bill requires th that t any employee who so chooses with certain cere tam tain talI exceptions may moy enjoy one day off duty e each ch week This would necessitate necessitate ne nee ne- ne the employment in many Instances Instances In In- stances of eight men men where seven now accomplish the business purpose It is op optional lonal with the employee employee em em- as to whether he will work six days or seven In those industries that operate every day of the l week The Southwick measure providing for the creation of a state water rights' rights commission passed by a vote of 35 to 5 with six members absent The bill carries carrie an appropriation and the duty of the commission Is to bein be bein bein in the thea making of an accurate state water survey that litigation over water water wa wa- ter rights said to be prevalent in all ll parts arts of ot Utah may mar be brought to an n end a The lobby anti bill was killed in the house on February 24 24 when the enacting enacting en en- acting clause was stricken out after considerable oratory had been ex cx- Tile measure by Argyle providing for the regulation of the fees of physicians physicians phys phys- and surgeons was downed bythe by bythe bythe the ob obliteration i of the enacting clause on February 24 The house defeat defeated d H. H B. B by Heppler p providing for the payment of the salaries of state empl employees ye s while they are engaged in military duty for Utah or the Un United ted io States Stales on the ground that it it was discriminatory House bills No 62 and No 63 companion com corn panion measures by Mcl l creating creating creat create ing a county engineer and abolishing the road commissioner and county surveyor were approved by th the l house ouse on February p 24 Governor Simon Bamberger signed four measures on February 22 They are Senate bill bUl No 35 relating to the tho sale of water by m municipalities senate bill NO 43 13 reducing the time of probating small estates from ten teno o four months month i s senate nate joint resolution resolution tion No 4 making Utah We Ve Love Thee the official ial state song and ana senate bill No G 6 providing for the naming and registration of ot fa farms s and farm produce and prohibiting the use of the farm name by unauthorized persons Salt Lake C The C ty The members of the Utah l legislature celebrated Washington's birthday as guests of the tho student body the faculty and the tho presidency o of the Brigham Young university university uni uni- in Provo More 1 than I members of the legislature and Others t ers guests of the institution atte attended ded th the program in the assembly hall ball of the In the afternoon and were I the guests of the domestic science de department department de- de ent at at a banquet which was given given I de-I I en in th the ballroom of the school foI fol following following fol- fol I lowing the patriotic program renI ren rendered ren- ren I dered ered in the assembly h hall hail ll r The Tho celebration celebration cele cele- bration ended with the m members of t the legislature ture the hon honor r gu guests ests at atthe atthe at atthe the junior prom S Representative R. R W W. Young Jr of Salt Lake Lako was chosen by the house of representatives in cau us on February February ary 24 as house whip to take talce personal per supervision of the work of steerIng steering steering steer steer- ing party measures through tho the lower lower low low- er house house- of the legislature in the closing days of the tile s session While members of the house of or representatives representatives rep rep- profess Ito to to believe that lobbying should be he materia materially restricted restrict restrict- f. f ed they do not believe that it should be absolutely abolished according to action of ot a majority of the body in killing kUling the anti lol anU-lol lobby anti lobby y measure e sure |