Show UTAH SOLONS SEE BUSY WEEK NEW MEASURES CONTINUE TO FLOOD BOTH HOUSES RIVER PACT HOLDS SPOTLIGHT after visiting the agricultural college at logan monday and seeing the tha ins afis and outs of how successful farmers ers are made the utah assembly op enod the third week of its session tuesday new bills and measures as well as amendments and repeals of present laws are pouring into the legislative hopper many are killed in committee and others more fortunate continue their journey through the legislative mills to become laws the colorado river pact wide tire tira bill state fire marshal repeal of public utilities act held the spotlight during the week I 1 representative iverson proposes to give a new set of teeth to the banking laws in a bill introduced to the tha house the measure has been prepared with great care and the intent is to protect the depositor in every way possible all books and records are to be kept in accord with the rules and regulations laid down by the state bank commissioner severe penalties are provided in the law and violation of them means a line fine of 1000 to or imprisonment of from one to ten years or both fine and imprisonment restrictions placed on pledging the banks assets to depositors or creditors so as to allow a banker or bank to qualify as depository for united states deposits postal savings funds or other public funds by deposit of securities required by law as set forth in the present law are changed it is provided that commercial banks may borrow money fot or temporary purposes and may pledge assets of the bank not exceeding 50 per cent in amount of the money borrowed borrow pd as co collateral lla teral security two bills the purpose of which is to clarify the law pertaining to inheritance taxes were introduced in the house the laws of 1917 say that the appraisers shall receive a per them diem and be paid out of the state treasury the same as other state officers are paid while the laws of 1919 provide that all costs are chargeable to the estate when such estate is subject to tax senator H E jenk I ins ani an i representative E R callister both of salt lake each presented in their respective houses petitions signed by some peace officers and men similarly employed asking repeal of the indeterminate sentence law whereas runs the petition crime has increased the last few years and there appears to be a crime wave sweeping over the country each winter it is evident from the practice of the past few years that the operation of the indeterminate sentence law is not what was contemplated on its iti creation I 1 the petition asks for the reenact re enact ment of the law fixing a maximum and minimum sentence for each crime and asserts that the trial judge is better able to determine the proper sentence than is the state board of pardons it adds unless new evidence is furnished the board of pardons should have no jurisdiction in the cases and greater care should be exercised in the granting paroles as experience has shown that the greater percentage of crimes cleared up were committed by ex convicts or parole violators establishment of the office of state fire marshal is the object of house bill no 47 the author of which is representative iverson it provides that the commissioner of insurance of the state shall be ex officio marshal and prescribes as his duties the enforcement of all laws and ordinances I 1 relating to prevention the of fires the storage and use of explosives the maintenance and regulation of Z fir fire escapes the adequacy of exits in factories asylums hospitals churches schools halls theatres theartres the atres and public places es the suppression and punishment of arson and fraudulent practices in connection with fire losses and all other duties pertaining to prevention of fires and regulations pertaining the proposed act specifies the powers which the marshal may have and prescribes methods of procedure in all cases coming under his or his deputies supervision whether or not the law compelling the use of wide tired wagons on the roads and highways of utah should be repealed was the subject of lengthy discussion in ane house of representatives thursday and constituted nearly nil all the business of the hous in in regular session session the cause of the discussion was vas senate bill no 19 by senator hirschi which cime came before the house on third reading the bill bair was passed but not without considerable opposition the treasure toe asure caused a wider divergence of opinion and more scattered voting than ny other so far coming before the representatives the vote resulted in twenty nine yeas 18 nays Ys with eight absent there being just U ast one vote more than is required by the constitutional majority representative wood who appo bill in debate announced that r n id vote in its favor and that r red to give notice of a motion to r sider the biennial chiropractic bill was wag introduced in the senate by senator H C tebbs of Ga gaffield ifield ali the bill is the attempt of the practitioners of chiropractic to be permit permitted d to practice legally in utah without having to undergo the regular examination for healing arts prescribed by the state department of registration utahna desiring the abolishment of the public utilities commission and those wishing its retention appeared before the judiciary committee of the lower house of the legislature to present their contentions the occasion was st a public hearing by the committee on house bill no 36 by representative hollenbeck of duchesne county the bill proposes repeal of the act creating the commission and all laws pertaining to the organization opponents of the commission based their arguments principally upon the assumption that the board is an unnecessary state department that the cost of its maintenance is in excess of the benefits its confers that its decisions are unsatisfactory and discriminatory in and that its functions could be performed satisfactorily by the courts and by jury verdicts two measures that it is believed will have the a approval of about every citizen of the state were passed by the house late wednesday afternoon they were the bills of representative callister which provide for more severe punishment for bandits who make assault for the purpose of robbery the bills provide that long terms of imprisonment shall follow conviction another measure of representative callister provides for a terra term of not less than five years or the death penalty for persons who sell or give away any intoxicating liquors which cause death blindness or paralysis introduced IN THE SENATE S B no 36 jenkins salaries of county assessors referred to committee on public affairs S B no 37 jenkins insurance agents qualification law commerce and industry S C R 2 jenkins constitutional amendment to require that treasurers treasur ers in in counties of the first and second classes take office the first monday in april rather than the first monday in january ordered printed and referred to committee on judiciary S B 38 33 mrs kinney to place the industrial school under the control of the state board of education education S B 39 committee on commerce and industry permitting savings banks with capital and surplus to engage in business as trust companies ordered printed referred to and reported by committee on commerce and industry and placed on second reading calendar S B 40 jenkins saturday half holiday in all county offices public bubli e a affairs f S B 41 jenson altering filing dates of candidates nominated for election S B 42 mcconkie making it felony to kill livestock the property of another e r 1 11 1 S B 43 mcconkie repealing law making ing misdemeanor to kill livestock as above S B 44 dixon amending blue sky la law w as to control of realtors S B 45 committee on agriculture substitute for S B 26 candland relating to taxation of feeder livestock introduced with favorable report of committee and bill goes on second reading calendar S B 46 committee on commerce and industry negotiability of promissory notes S B 47 funk correction in law regulating embalming S B 48 funk more liberal regulations governing certified public accountants coun tants S B 49 funk reciprocity in licensing architects S B 50 peters taking constitutional offices out of control of state department of finance and purchase S B 51 jenson more literal lil veral fire 1 mens pensions for salt lake and ogden en departments S B 62 52 mrs kinney indrea increasing sing state board of insanity to seven members S B 53 tebbs chiropractic bill S B 64 54 mcconkie uniform conditional sales act S B 65 55 mrs binney public recreation public affairs S B 56 mrs kinney placing out of children judiciary S B 57 jenkins voluntary admission sion to state mental hospital sion mental hospital S B 58 winder state board of review to limit tax levis levies S B 59 winder school tax levies in in rural districts S B 60 winder school tax levies in city districts S 1 B 81 61 winder tax levies for exhibition hibi tion purposes i e S B 62 winder city tax levi esi S B 63 winder county tax levies S 13 64 winder bulls on the range S B 65 jenkins Ch changing angin nama of f state mental hospital to utah state hospital t j S B D 60 winder ac levies tor for county poor funds ACTON ACTION ON BILLS IN SENATE SENATE S B 19 hirschi repealing wide tire law ayes 13 nays 5 absent 2 S B D 11 candiani Candi and land effige fees signed by governor S B 4 peters ratifying colorado river compact ayes 19 10 absent 1 S 13 2 candland corporations not for pecuniary profit ayes 10 19 absent 1 H B 2 atwood cooperative marketing ayes 15 nays 4 absent L 1 H B 28 anstr instruction action in federal constitution ayes 18 absent 2 S B B 3 candland farm farin bureaus may incorporate ayes 20 S B 6 county treasurer treasur ers Bettler ayes ayea 13 nays 6 absent 1 S B 27 dixon utah research commission ayes 16 nays 3 absent 1 3 B 39 committee on commerce and industry savings banks to do d trust business ayes 17 absent 3 S B 30 committee on public affairs notice of prior sale gale for taxes signed by president speaker and governor S B 39 committee on commerce and industry savings banks as trust companies ayes 20 S B 30 warnick delinquent tax dates changed ayes 9 rays nays 11 |