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Show sting to state Historical society. S. J. It. 3, Mm. Kinney Leginlnl.ivf Tivestlgation of sumptuary laws. Pubic Pub-ic affairs, j S. H. 1, Tehbs Road in Grand Cnn- J von nntiomil pnrli. Passed under suspension sus-pension of rule. S. R. 10.1, Winder Chock on tax levies. Introduced and passed, as see below. S. R. 184, committee on public affairs af-fairs (substitute for S. B. 108, Stnn-Hish) Stnn-Hish) Amending Southwick act. S. B. 185, Winder Permitting or-eani7.nt.i0n or-eani7.nt.i0n of mosquito-abatement district. dis-trict. Referred to committee on public pub-lic affairs. UTAH LEGISLATURE SPEEDSOP WORK fifty-fifth day snows both liOl SKS WORKING RAPIDLY. ADJOl'liNMKNT EXPECTED AN li'lUN SIXTY PAY PERIOD. Members and committees of both the bouse and the senate are showing signs of speed and are rapidly clearing clear-ing the legislative decks of accumulated accumu-lated bills. In keeping with the proposal propos-al of Representative Pembroke that aii bills be presented in the first forty-live days, members have thrown the peak load on the decks, and except for nee- j rssaiy changes under special order new bills have not been received. Confidence is expressed that it will not be necessary to take advantage nf "stopping the clock" and the Utah Solons are hoping that the present session will end promptly in the sixty Jays. A bill which, while adopting some features fea-tures of the Standish bill, for which it is a substitute, would throw more stringent regulations around both the use and sale ol" tobacco than anything that has been accomplished under the Southwick net, which it amends, was brought into the state senate by the committee on public affairs and was placed on the second reading calendar. Boosted as a compromise measure, Arranged between friend and foes of " the Standish measure, the bill bears every indication that the foes of that bill were at least very much in evidence, evi-dence, if not the controlling factor at the conferences of the committee, and at times of others who assisted in reaching this solution of the problem presented to the state in the at-temped at-temped literal enforcement of the Southwick act. The bill amends the Southwick law so as to permit the sale of cigarets legally in the state, instead of requiring requir-ing persons who would follow the letter let-ter of the law and still smoke tobacco in this form to send out of the state for the commodity. But before a merchant mer-chant may sell cigarets he must take out a license at an annual fee in nn Instance less than $25,, and in Salt Lake running as high as $100. Thif license fee schedule is much higher than that carried in the Standish bill; while at the same time the penalty for illnrrral collino- nf Cltrnrpfs IS increased nlso included supplementary budget? Nos. 1 and 2. The main budget emerged from the committee with many revisions. Supplement No. 1 was favorably recommended without changes and No. 2 was stricken. Reductions in numerous appropriations appropria-tions are made by the committee in the main budget. Several appropriations, on the other hand, are increased, th result being a net increase in the appropriation ap-propriation total of $:12,780.42. The committee apparently has made ntren-uous ntren-uous effort to augment the advantages of educational institutions of the state, having in nearly every instance increased in-creased the appropriations suggested for schools and colleges. The house debate on senate bill 79, (gasoline tax) was not long but lively and spirited. Most of the debate was in regard to minor amendments, only two of which were passed. These would exempt gas and oil and residue fuel oil along with kerosene, which was exempted ex-empted in the original bill, and certain commercial packages of fuel oil that are shipped in original packages. The bill was passed by a big majority, but several of the members said they voted aye for the express purpose of moving reconsideration. Among these were McKoll, who charged that the bill had been railroaded, and Mozley and Goggin. This bill places an excise tax of 2 cents a gallon on the sale of fuel oils and requires distributors and retail dealers to pay a license tax of $5 and $3 a quarter for operating their places of business. INTRODUCED HOUSE H. B. 233, house appropriation committee com-mittee An act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the state. Placed on table with report of the joint committee on oppropriations. HOUSE ACTION ON BILLS H. C. M. 2, Whcatley Relative to distribution of surplus war materials. Ayes 51, absent 4. H. C. R. 2, Mrs. Dunyon Proclamation Proclama-tion to have flag raised on mother's day. Ayes 51, absent 4. H. C. R. 4, Mrs. Dunyon Indorsing international miniwj exhibit for Salt Lake. Ayes 49, absent 6. H. B. 122, Finlinson Tax to pay indemnity in-demnity for slaughtered tuberculosis cattle. Ayes 51, absent 4. H. B. 108, McKeil Cancelling state warrants not presented for payment within two years. Ayes 47, nay 1, absent 7. H. B. 99, Goggin Appointment of oroners by mayors. Aves 47, absent 8. H. B. 101, Goggins Manufacture ind sale of baking powder. Ayes 48, from a fine of $100 to one of.$299. Naturally, it is argued, the effect will be that persons who operate under the law and take out a license will support sup-port all efforts to prevent illegal sale of cigarets by competitors who do not have such a license. And with strict enforcement of the law the license will become a thing of value, and any dealer will be slow to run the risk of losing it by the sale of cigaret3 to minors. Whereas a Wyoming or Colorado dealer receiving an order through the nays 3, absent 4. H. B. 98, Stookey Fencing of railroad rail-road tracks. Ayes 23, nays 30, absent 2. H. B. 140, Callister Powers of public pub-lic utilities commission. Ayes 31, nays 21. absent 3. H. B. 146, Callister Writs of review re-view and appeals from decisions of the public utilities commission. Ayes 38, nays 11, absent 6. H. B. 148, Callister Powers of public pub-lic utilities commission with respect to automobile 1 corporations. Ayes 44, absent 7, nays 4. mail will not inquire, nor be able to ascertain as-certain whether his patron is a minor or not, a licensed Utah dealer will have opportunity of knowing, and will be slow to yield to the temptation of making the sale. The bill also out-Southwicks Southwick South-wick in that it provides that tobacco in any form shall not be advertised in the state. The present law permits the advertising of smoking tobacco or chewing tobacco, or tobacco in any other form except cigarets. The amendment to this law is more stringent strin-gent in that particular. The bill does make some concessions in a modification of section 4 of the Southwick act, which affects the use of tobacco in what are defined therein as "enclosed public places." However, a scanning of this provision will show that in many instances the restaurateur restaura-teur will be unable to comply with this provision without going to lengths which will make him hesitate before he undertakes to alter his premises so H. B. 177, Cannon Regarding municipal mun-icipal contracts with utilities. Ayes 34, nays 16, absent 5. H. B. 232, McKell Extending time for obtaining' automobile licenses. Ayes 52, absent 3. H. B. 67, Atwood Manufacture and sale of dairy products. Ayes 33, nays 19, absent 3. S. B. Peters Relative to gasoline fax. Ayes 47, nays 6, absent 2. S. B. 72, appropriations committee The budget bill. Ayes 33, nays 11, absent ab-sent 6. H. B. 233, appropriations committee The revenue bill. Ayes 35, nays 13, absent 7. H. B. 181, Hanson Relative to penitentiary pen-itentiary and prison site. Ayes 26, nays 22, absent 7. H. B. 100, committee on banking Giving bank commissioners discre-tionery discre-tionery power over loan associations. Ayes 44, nays 1, absent 10. H. B. 149, N. C. Christensen Increasing In-creasing number of judges in fourth district. Ayes 34, nays 10, absent 11. . as to permit, smoking therein. There was much debate when House bUl 65, by Cannon, relative to storage goods, came up for consideration. Mr. Cannon explained that it was merely a matter of marking eggs and butter and other products just what they are. lie pointed out that in many other states when goods are in storage thirty days they cease to be labeled fresh, but that in Utah they may, be marked fresh and sold as fresh after having been in cold storage ninety days. Goggin of Salt Lake opposed the bill, declaring that the storage goods were the best, and saying something about people not being able to tell the difference between cold storage and fresh eggs. Mrs. Dunyon of Salt Lake took issue with Mr. Goggin, and told him how to toll the difference between fresh and storage eggs. She said, as a housewife, she used some storage goods but she wanted to know what she was buying. Mozley of Salt Lake. Pettit of Carbon, and Shelley of Utah county favored the bill and Brewer of -- Ogden opposed it. It was passed by a vote of 41 ayes, 7 nays and 7 absent. The joint appropriations committee of the Fifteenth legislature submitted to the lower house its report on the budget bill as submitted by Governor Mabey, providing for the support of the state government for the period beginning April 1, 1923, and continuing continu-ing until March 31, 1925. The report H. B. 168, Atwood and Crook Boundry lines of Utah and Wasatch counties. Ayes 44, nay 1, absent 10. H. B. 205, White Making salary of commissioner of agriculture $3600. Ayes 45, nays 3, absent 7. H. B. 214, Crouch Reorganization j of state board of agriculture. Ayes 45, nays 3, absent 1. H.'B. 96, Browning Civil service for firemen and policemen. Ayes 27, nays 22, absent 6. H. B. 39, White New fish and game bill. Ayes 48, absent 7. .H. B. 207, Stookey The "right to work" act. Ayes 44, nays 4, absent ab-sent 7. H. B. 151, Finlinson Licensing livestock live-stock for grazing law repealed. Ayes 44, absent. 11. H. B. 84, Callister Sale of bulk merchandise stocks. Ayes 43, absent ab-sent 12. H. B. 182, Jorgensen Piute irrigation irriga-tion project. Ayes 43, absent 12. IT. B. 153, Finlinson Agricultural districts for state. Ayes 37, nays 5 absent 13. BILLS INTRODUCED IN SENATF S. B. 181, Tebbs Authorizing state land commissioner to lease all or part of section commanding approach t Bryce Canyon. S. R. 4, Hirvhi Asking reinstatement reinstate-ment by congress of appropriation for roads in and near Zion national Park. Adopted under suspension of the rules S. B. 182, Jenson Amending law re- |
