Show If UTAH LEGISLATURE CLOSES l SESSION I BILL GAS TAX AND BUDGET MEASURE COUNTED NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS A total of bills were killed during during dur dur- ing the last days day's session of the lowar house many of them being led to their I death because there was not time to do anything else with them Of the I bills killed sixty-seven sixty were originated originated originated origin origin- in the house and thirty-nine thirty in the f senate With one report the sifting committee committee recommended that the enacting eni enacting en en- i I acting clause be stricken from sixty- sixty I seven even house bills and with another it was taken from twenty eight senate bills bUls Then in the early evening Mr 1 Cannon of Davis county moved that I the enacting clause be stricken from the remaining seven senate bills on n the calendar The motion was carried and the calendar was clear The session has had a few outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- I standing features among these being the bill on which some members members members mem mem- bers of the two houses have been working since the session opened The gasoline tax also has been an item of interest as the bills having to do with this and nd the licenses for automobiles and trucks were under consideration I The budget bill held a wide interest as everyone interested in any sort 1 of legislation was concerned regarding regard regard- ing tn th the appropriation pp tion regard I Decision to stop on time was announced announced announced an an- some time ago by Speaker of the house after he had been advised by the attorney general that it was not only his privilege but buthis buthis his duty so to do At the time the r f members his announcement In addition to the usual felicitations and resolutions of thanks and appreciation appreciation appreciation to the newspapers the hotels and the theatres for or courtesies extended extended extended ex ex- tended to the legislature the closing hours of the state senate were marked by the unusual occurrence of the confirmation confirmation confirmation con con- conI I of two of the governors governor's appointments in n open session II One of these came early eady in the evening evening evening eve eve- ning t when the communication from I Ithe the governor arrived naming Thomas E. E McKay as member of the public I utilities commission to serve for six years from March 15 next He succeeds succeeds succeeds suc suc- Joshua Greenwood Democrat on that body President McKay was con- con fi office at at un by un by-un- un unanimous vote Senator D David Vid Jenson his colleague from Weber county oc occupying occupying occupying oc- oc the chair in the senate at the time Senator J J. J W. W Peters made the motion in a congratulatory speech in which he felicitated the governor in inthe inthe inthe the excellence of his choice and the i people of the senate in obtaining the services of a man of Mr McKays McKay's type Before the actual vote had been taken Senator Antoinette B. B Kinney in a speech so happily worded that it was ordered spread in full on the journal journal journal jour jour- nal presented President McKay in behalf of the members with aj handsome hand hand- some gold watch and chain on the inner in inner inner in- in ner case of which is inscribed the name of each of the senators Mrs Kinney said she was expressing the love an and loyalty of the senate members for their presiding officer in their presenting presenting presenting pre pre- the gift from all of them President McKay feelingly r re responded e but was compelled by emotion to desist before he could round out toa to toa toa a conclusion The presiding officer of the senate placed laced in the hands of Governor Mabey Mabey Mabey Ma- Ma bey his resignation as a member of the legislature effective March 14 A complete resume of all legislature passed by the two houses of the Fifteenth Fifteenth Fifteenth legislature follows Much of this legislation is still awaiting the approval of the governor but to date there has been no indication that the executives executive's action would be other than favorable Memorial to President For or appointment appointment appointment ap ap- of commission on increased use of silver for currency reserves Memorials to Congress Favoring distribution of surplus war materials II ato to assist silver mining industry to pasa Towner-Sterling Towner education bill to extend further relief for settlers on U.S. U.S. U. U S S. S reclamation projects opposing tax exempt securities Resolutions For appointment of to investigate crime wave and board of pardons for annual display display display dis dis- dis- dis play of flag on mothers mother's day endorsing International Mining Exposition in in Salt Lake Bills appropriating for legIslative legislative legislative leg leg- expenses Changing budget law to permit legislature legislature leg leg- to increase budget items Agricultural operative co-operative association association tion act Extending law covering organizations organizations organizations of associations not for pecuniary profit Amending law on labelling provisions provIsions provisions provi- provi provi provI- of baking powder containers Ratifying Colorado r river i v e r pact treaty Requiring county treasurers to distribute distribute dis distribute dis- dis tribute tax receipts monthly Authorizing the University of Utah to pay up to one-half one of premiums on old age annuities for faculty members I Cancelling state warrants not presented presented pre pre- tented for payment in two years Allowing l life e imprisonment penalty for assault to kill Reducing fee for filing mineral lease with land office Changing law relating to felonious Assault Increasing exemptions allowed on homesteads Chancing compensation i insurance law so that hat stock companies need not not write insurance at same rate as s state ate fund Repealing law prohibiting use of narrow narow tired vehicles Restricting jurisdiction ion on of state en- en gipper gilper over waters in small streams Requiring trust t and rantee R association asso OO- OO to se secure permits from bank commissioner toner before opening commercial commercial commer commer- cial cia 1 accounts a three thre e mill tax on hogs for chol cholera ra control Levu Lev nc a three mill tax on dairy st rk for indemnities on tubercular tubercular tubercular tuber tuber- cular cattle Changing the tae procedure in crimin trials Appropriating for construction construe construe- tion of a road from Bluff to the San Juan oil fields Amending various regulations on administration administration administration ad ad- ministration of state land office Allowing mine and fire boss certificates certificates cates only to American citizens Amending educational requirements for licensing practitioners in healing henling arts Requiring teaching of the U U. S S. S Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- in schools Repealing statute which requires require county assessors to prepare military eligible lists Enacting uniform law on I II I I tics Prohibiting rebates on insurance premiums Requiring notice of sale I for prior tax to be stamped on tax policies of current year Continuing state welfare commission commis commis- sion Amending mending law relating to dismissal of court actions on application of plaintiffs Creating state depositories commis commis- sion Providing for dissolution of drainage districts Enacting new law for proportion and protection of fish game and wild I life Repealing present fish and nd game law Permitting savings bank with a surplus surplus sur sur- plus and capital of to engage in trust business Providing for of adult Making ita it a felony t to kill stock the pr property of another Continued to Page Four |