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Show UTAH LAW-MAKERS WANT MORE MONEY RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR $10 PER DAY AS COMPENSATION FOR LEGISLATORS. Radical Changes in Workmen's Compensation Com-pensation Law Are Also Proposed in Measure Appearing in the State Senate. Salt Lake. Members of the Utah legislature are evidently of the opinion that they are entitled to a living wage; and while the present members may not secure a raise in salary, they propose pro-pose at least to see that their successors suc-cessors draw salaries sufficient to meet current expenses. Representative Morris of Salt Lake county is responsible for tne introduction introduc-tion of house concurrent resolution No. 2. It provides for submission to the voters of the state of tin amendment to the constitution of Utah which will permit of an increase of compensation to legislators not to exceed $10 per day and 10 cents a mile for necessary travel to and from sessions. If approved ap-proved by the people, it will go into effect January 1, 1921, or in time for the fourteenth legislative session. Senator Olson of Salt Lake is the author of a proposed act making sweeping and radical changes in the workmen's compensation laws of the state. The proposed law gives the industrial indus-trial commission power to determine and fix scales of wages to be paid women and minors and also gives this commissioniower to determine and fix the maximum hours of work for women and minors. It also would increase in-crease the maximum weekly benefits paid from $12 to $18 and would give the state a monopoly upon the compensation com-pensation insurance business, the state being permitted to reinsure its risks in recognized private insurance companies. compa-nies. Numerous other changes from the existing law tire also incorporated in the bill now before the senate. An invitation from Governor Bamberger Bam-berger to members of the house to attend at-tend the conference of representatives from seven states interested in reclamation recla-mation of 4,000,0000 acres of land in the Colorado River basin was accepted for a committee of three. Intending to provide an annual road fund by the imposition of a 3-mill tax on all real and personal property in the 'state, Representative William O'Neil of Duchesne introduced house bill No. 3. It provides that each precinct pre-cinct within the state shall receive a proportion of the fund according to the taxed valuation of property within the precinct, to be expended upon their roads, bridges or culverts. Travel relief for returning soldiers, sailors and marines is contemplated in house joint memorial No. 1, introduced by Representative H. H. Currie of Salt Lake. It ayks that congress provide for returning soldiers, sailors and marines, ma-rines, upon their discharge from service, serv-ice, transportation and meals to their respective places of residence and also continue the monthly compensation previously paid for a period not to exceed twelve months, if employment is not secured within that period. |