Show U UTAH iral H legislature legislature LEGISLA TUR E CLOSES SESS SESSION BILL GAS TAX AND BUDGET MEASURE COUNTED NOTABLE accomplishments A total of bills were killed during the last days session of th tb elower house man many of them being led to their death because there was not time to do anything else with them of tho the bills killed sixty seven wore were drigin originated in the house and thirty nine in the senate with one report the sifting committee recommended that the enacting clause be stricken from sixty soven eoven house bills and with another it was taken from twenty eight cig senate bills then in the early evening mr cannon of davis county moved th that a t the enacting clause be stricken ricken at from tho the remaining seven senate bills on the calendar the motion was carried and the calendar was clear the session has had a few outstanding features among these being the bill on which some members of the two houses have been working since the session opened the gasoline tax also has bag been an item of interest agthe as the bills having to do with this and the licenses for automobiles and trucks were under consideration the budget bill held a wide interest inhere st as everyone interested in any sort of legislation was concerned regarding the appropriation decision to stop on time was announced some time ago by speaker miller of the house after ho he hod had been advised by tho the attorney general that it was not only his privilege but his duty so to do at the time the members embers fi app applauded laded his announcement in addition to the usual feli citations and resolutions of thanks and dapre elation chatton to the newspapers the hotels hotel s and the theatres theartres the atres for courtesies e ex X tended to the legislature the closing hours of the state senate were marked by the unusual occurrence of the con fir mation matlon of two of the governors governo irs appointments in open session se aslon one of these came early in the evening when the communication from the governor arrived naming thomas thomaa E mckay as member of the public utilities commission to serve for six years from march 15 next he succeeds joshua greenwood democrat t on that body president mckay was confirmed in this office at once by unanimous vote senator david jenson his hia gol colleague league from weber county occupying the chair in the ibie senate at the time senator J W peters made the motion in a congratulatory speech in which he felicitated felicita ted the governor in the excellence of his choice and the people of the senate in obtaining the services vicea of a man of mr mckays type before the actual vote had been taken senator antoinette B kinney in a speech so BO happily worded that it was ordered spread in full on the journal presented president mckay in behalf of the members with a handsome gold watch and chain on the inner case of which is inscribed the name of each of the senators mrs kinney said she was waa expressing the love and loyalty of the senate rp members embers for their presiding officer in their presenting ti the gift from all of them president mckay feelingly responded spon ded but wits was compelled by emotion to desist before he could round out to a conclusion the the pros presiding ding officer of the senate placed lace d in in the hands of governor ma boy oy 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 legislature follows much of this legislation is still awaiting the approval of tho the governor but to date there has been no indication that the executives action would be other than favorable memorial to president for a appointment p of commission on increased use of silver for currency reserves memorials to Cong congress reps favoring distribution of surplus war materials to 0 assist silver mining industry to pass towner S starling ter ing education bill to extend further relief for settlers on S reclamation projects opposing tax exempt securities resolutions for ap appointment ent of commatee comm itee to investigate crime wave and board of pardons for annual display I 1 il 1 y of flag on mothers day endorsing an international t er national mining exposition in salt lake bills appropriating for legislative isla Jala tive expenses changing budget law to permit legislature to increase budget items agricultural operative cooperative co association net act extending law covering or organizations anza of associations not for P ft n ar profit amending law on la belling provi blonti of baking powder containers ratifying colorado river pact treaty requiring county treasurers treasur ers to distribute tax receipts monthly authorizing the university of utah to pay up to one half of premiums premium son on old age annuities for faculty members Cancell hig g state warrants not pra pro tented for payment in two years allowing life penalty for to kill reducing fee ee for filing mineral lease with land obilee of i ice changing law relating W ii felonious assault increasing exemptions exempt iona allowed on homesteads av changing compensation insurance law W so BO that stock companies need not fund write a insurance nt at same rato as state repealing law prohibiting use of narrow tired vehicles restricting jurisdiction of state engineer over waters in small streams requiring trust and guarantee associations ciati clat fons ons to secure permits from bank commissioner before opening commercial savings accounts I 1 levying a three mill tax on hogs hoga for cholera control levying a three mill tax on dairy stock for paying indemnities on tubercular cattle changing the procedure in criminal trials appropriating for construction ti 0 n of a road from bluff to the san j juan uan oil aulds amending various regulations on administration of state land office allowing mino mine and fire boss certificates cates sonly only to american citizens amending educational requirements for licensing practitioners in healing arts re requiring airing teaching of the U S constitution ution in schools repealing statute which requires count county assessors to prepare military allgee eligible lists enacting uniform law on aeronautics prohibiting rebates on insurance premiums requiring notice of sale for prior tax to be stamped on tax policies of current year continuing state welfare commission amending law relating to dismissal of court actions on application of plaintiffs v creating state depositories repositories deposit ories commis slon sion providing for dissolution of drainage districts I 1 enacting new law for prorogation and protection of fish game and wild life repealing present fish and game law permitting savings bank with ft a surplus and capital of to engage an fn in trust business providing for appoint ement of adult probation officers making it a felony to kill stock the property of another making it a misdemeanor to maim or injure stock the property of another providing for pro rating of taxes on feeder stock correct educational requirements for licen licensing an p practitioners in ekbal embalming min k al allowing 1 0 w gln g more liberal regulations governing licensing of certified public accountants exempting assault for robbery from being a crime for felonious assault allowing an additional judge in the fourth aau judicial d strict district I 1 extending control of bank coff commissioner imis over state banks and trust companies repealing law on licenses for grazing foreign livestock I 1 allowing life sentence to be im imposed for assault with intent to commit robbery regulating adoption of children by persons person other than relatives permitting voluntary admission to state mental hospital requiring periodic audits of public accounts abolishing state certification commission limiting school tax levies in rural districts limiting school tax levies in city districts allowing veterans organizations the use of national guard armories amending the cold storage food law requiring county recorders to keep records of honorable discharges of men from military service abolishing office of director of health education changing namo name of mental hospital to utah state hospital extending jurisdiction of first class cities over water sheds amending bounty law so as to increase tax and provide for per cent operation cooperation co with federal government in predatory animal control work limiting the civil service in police and fire departments to first class cities appropriating moneys to carry on state government for biennium begin 1 ning april 1 I amending law relating to real es state in irrigation districts sold for taxes requiring annual audit of state insurance in fund changing law relating to liquidation of state banks restoring to carmola carmela and giovanne Giovan nt malone maione money es cheated to the state regulating advertising along public highways exempting from taxation property moving in interstate commerce M making aking theft of a goat a grand larceny extending absent voters law lav levying a 2 cent gasoline tax changing automobile license regulations reducing automobile license fees authorizing land commissioner to lease the section of land approaching bryce canyon authorizing the sale of the states interest in lands under the pluto plute irrigation project amending law on auto automobile mobil 0 traffic signals appropriating for a revolving in fund in survey of public lands requiring equi ring taxing units unit sto to report to the skateboard state board of equalization on tax lavies regulating the sale in bulk of merchandising chandi chan dising eing equipment appropriating fr from am the motor vehicle registration fund for the revolving construction fund of the state oad load ocra mission arn amending tho the southwick lck anti cig oret aret law appropriating from the surplus in the motor vehicle fund to the state road commission authorizing the organization hofmo of mo equito abatement districts accepting the federal act for child hygiene and maternity welfare appropriating for revision of maps and plats of morgan county assessor geisor regulating tha manufacture of bedding amending the law governing organization of building and loan associations ciati clat ions ons allowing traveling and subsistence to district attorneys permitting county boards to extend the delinquent dates on taxes changing the law relating lating Te to organization of building and loan associations ciati ons changing tho the regulations governing licensing of in healing arts I 1 reducing salary of finance and purchaser director to tho the right to work bill permitting a levy of one tenth mill for an agricultural inspection fund changing the designation of ibe the state road system allowing until april I 1 to secure moor vehicle licenses for 1923 levying a 24 mill for general fund tax and a 2 mill tax for the state high school fu fund nd f providing additional public recreation facilities requiring accounts of public works to be kept truth in advertising bill regulations f for or licensing and bonding of warehouses allowing the wider use of school buildings reducing the number of 61 scholarship i in the school of education of the uni versify Ver Iver sity of utah pertaining to the illegitimate children of girls committed to the industrial school creating state agricultural zones abolishing the office of state road engineer and empowering the state commission to regulate the use of highways amending crops tind and pests regulations to conform to agricultural zoning bill providing for d a commission to provide a statue for indian chief washakie amending the law relating to the re regulations 9 ions of foreign corporations cop orations doing business in the state amending the law lav on no par value of arnmon Y common stock for corporations |