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Show Legislators Begin Third Week Grind After visiting the Agricultural Col-1 lege at Logan, Monday, and seeing the in and outs of how successful farm- j ers are made, the Utah assembly op- j , mod the third week of its session l'ucs- j day. New bills and measures as well s amendments and repeals of present j 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 t're j bill, state fire marshal, repeal of public pub-lic utilities act held the spotlight during dur-ing the week. Representative Iverson proposes to! giv a new set of teeth to the hank- I ing laws in a bill introduced to the house. The measure has been prepared pre-pared 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 tho sta'.e bank commissioner. Severe penaltie-are penaltie-are provided in the law and violation of them means a tine of $1000 to J50l H or imprisonment of from one to ten years, or both tine and impri? onmen' . Restrictions placed on pledging the i bank's assets to depositors or cred- itors so as to allow a banker or ban1, to qualify as depository for Unite i States deposits, postal savings fund; or other public funds, by deposit of Fecurities required by law as sr' forth in the present law are changed It is provided that commercial banks may borrow money for temporary purposes and may pledge assets of the bank not exceeding 50 per ccn: in amount of the money borrowed collateral security. i Two bills, the purpose of which i- ! to clarify the law pertaining to inher j itanee taxes, were introduced in the I house. The laws of 1017 say that the , appraisers shall receive a p-:r dici i ant be paid oi't of the state tress j u- y. the same as other state officer are paid, while the laws of 1010 pro- j vide that all costs are charceable t" the estate when such estate is sub i ject to tax. I Senator H. E. Jenkins an 1 !.enres"n- ' tative E. R. Callister, both of Salt Lake, each presented in their respec- tive houses petitions sicned by some I 255 peace officers and men similarly ! employed asking repeal of the inde ; terminate sentence law. j "Whereas," runs the petition, "crime i has increased the last few years an-; I there appears- to be a crime wave sweeping over the country each winter, win-ter, it is evident from the practice of the past few years that the operation j of the indeterminate sentence law is not what was contemplated on its ere- i ation." j The petition asks for the fe-enact-ment of the law fixing a rnaximum and minimum sentence for each crime, and asserts that the trial judge is better able to determine the proper sentence, than is t'ne'state board of pardons. It adds: "Unless new evidence is furnished, the board of pardons should have no jurisdiction in the cases, and greater lare should be exercised in the grant- ing paroles, as experience has shown that the greater percentage of crimes cleared up were committed by ex-convicts 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 en-forcement of all laws and ordinances j-r-lating to the prevention of fires, the "Vtirage and use of explosives, the I maintenance and regulation of fire es- ' capes, the adequacy ofsexits in fac-torLes, fac-torLes, asylums, hospitals, churches, schools, halls, theatres and public : places the suppression and punishment of ai'3on 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 pre-scribes methods of procedure in all cases coming under his or bis deputies' depu-ties' 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 the house of representatives representa-tives Thursday and constituted nearly all the business of the house in regular regu-lar session. The cause of the discussion discus-sion was Senate bill No. 19, by Senator Sena-tor Hirschi, which came before the house on third reading. The bill was passed, but not without considerable opposition. The measure caused a wider divergence of opinion and more gcattered voting than any other so far coming before the representatives. The " vote resulted in twenty-nine yeas, 18 nays, with eight absent, there beine just one vote more than is required by the constitutional majority. Representative Represen-tative Wood, who onnosed the bdi in (Continued on page live) Legislative News I Continued from page one) oroide, numMinrcii Tmii no wouiil vote. In its favor, and tli.it he desired to five notice of n motion to reconsider. Tin' biennial rhiroprart io lull was Introduced in the senate by Senator II. C. Tebbs of Garfield. Tli.' Iiill in the ttempf of the praet it ionrri of chiropractic chiro-practic to lie permitted to practice lo--ally In Utah without having to nn-'"'Vo nn-'"'Vo the regular axninination for hralini.' hiIh presci ihed by llif B I a I depa i t iiient of rep, i ;i t mi t ion. I'tahns dehirini,' the nliolihhinent of the public utilities commission and those wishing its retention appeared before the judiciary committee of the lower house of the leu islal lire to present pre-sent their colli enl ions. The occasion was a public hearing by the committee commit-tee en House Hill No. .'Hi, by itcprescn-tative itcprescn-tative I luller.bei'k of Duchesne count y, The hill proposes repeal of the net neating tile commission and all laws pertaining; to the orga ni.at ion. Opponents of I lie commission based their a i u U incut s principally upon the assumption that the board is an un neces'.ary stale department; that the .o.st of its maintenance is in excess of Hie benefit its confers; that, its decisions de-cisions are unsatisfactory and discrini in.'itory, and that its funi'lions could lie performed satisfactorily by Hie courts and by jury verdicts. Two measures that it is bclievcil will have the approval of about every cil-ien cil-ien of the stale were passed by the house late Wednesday afternoon. They were the hills of Kepresentat ive Cal-lislcr Cal-lislcr which provide for more severe punishment for handitH who make assault as-sault for the purpose of cummittinig robbery. The bills provide that long terms of imprisonment shall follow conviction. Another measure of Kepi escnlat ive CaJlister provides for n term of not less than live years or the death penalty pen-alty for persons who sell or give away any intoxicating liquors which cause death, blindness or paralysis. iNTHnr i:n in thk sknati: S. It. No. ;tii, Jenkins Salaries of county assessors. Keferred to committee com-mittee on public affairs. S. H. No. ;7, Jenkins Insurance sgents' qualification law. Commerce and industry. S. C. li. 'J, Jenkins Constitutional amendment to require that treasurers in counties of the first and second classes take office the first Monday in April, rather than the first Monday n January. Ordered printed and re lerrc to committee on judiciary. S. H. ,'tK, Mrs. Kinney To place the industrial school under the control of he state hoard of education. Kduca tion. S. H. ."!, committee on commerce and ndustry I'ermi:ting .avings banks with $100,IMK capital and surplus t i ngage in business as trust companies. Ordered printed, referred to an I reported re-ported by committee on commerce and ndd-try, Bnd placed on second read, tic aVndnr. S. II. -in. Jenkins Saturday half h"l-day h"l-day in ail county offices. I'uliiir af-'nirs. af-'nirs. S. It. 41. Jenson Altering filing I latos of candidates nominated for lect ion. S. H. -12, McConkie Making it fel-ny fel-ny to kill livestock the property of inn! her. S. H. 4.1, McConkie Repealing law I jrHcaieh conimisKion, Ayes lli, nays .'I, u bsenl I . S. II. .'Ill, Committee on cominei ce and Imliial ry .'lin ings banl-.a lo do IiiisI liiisineas. Ayes IV, ah enl !!. S. It. .'(0, i- in il I ( on piiMn' af j fjiira Nolne of pimr sale fur l.ie ."'leiied by n ("iiilenl , speaker and p..v ernor. S. It, I'll, coinailll.'e on enliiini l.e iind indii'.tiy .Va inrs haul'.: a:. 1 1 u ,1 I'ompanies, A'.es llll. S. li, .'ill, Wainiek Delinquent, lax dales changed. Ayes II, nays II. i i itoin f i d i i ii !: iioi si: II, It, -l:!, Cannon Iv-elud iii' ,..,,,i'-lie ,..,,,i'-lie building ami loan assoeia I mn i f i 'mi coi potation lay. Hi venue and la...a-t la...a-t ion com m il I ee. II. II. 4!t, Cannon -K x. lud ng domes-tic domes-tic biiildin.; and loan aooeial i-ori finni provn.ioiis reliting to fraud in tin rale of lerin il a, Ki vi iiiii' and laxa tion con i in 1 1 1 ee. II. II. l I, N. C. CI:' ii-l en:-. Il - l.'elal-iug l.'elal-iug to the sale of prqierlv for d l;n-qucnt l;n-qucnt taxes. Kevenue anil ta.ialain commit tee. II. II. 4.1, Shelley Kelat ing to t he ute of school buildings. Ivluration conim il I ee. II. II. 'tli, llailey Kelalm;' lo voting, vot-ing, and Hie form, marking and counting count-ing of ballots. Kleetions committee. II. H. 47, Iversoii -K.-tablishing office of-fice of state lire mai dial, di'liuing po-.v-eis and dutn-s ami pi id ng lor maintenance main-tenance of same. In -ui i'lii'i- committee. commit-tee. II. H. 4H, Mrs. Dunvon - Keial in" to vaccination. I'libhc h a:lh cumin n I ee II. H. 4'.), Callisler- Kdal :ng to f, I onions leMinlli. Judiciary c."ii ,o :! ' ." II. H. .'ill, Ivor ."il - Concerning h.inl.-I h.inl.-I ing rot pel it inns wuh rel'i ieii, .- to manner of keeping honk-, loans to of licer- and directors, meetings, siate-ments, siate-ments, etc. Hanking committee. II. H. M, Callisler Fixing pt i: on terms from live years to life for !i ing or givin;' away int o. 'cat ing li.pn.i I'ontaining pni-.inous sub-l a r i - l.iii, 1 rau-es death or injaiy. Judiciary coin mittee. II. II. Callistcr- I'rovi.:;.,,.- lif, senlence or death penalty on iec.ni mendatinii of juiy for one cnv ite' "f a. an't with deadly M.agnn ,!, I intent to commit robbery. Julaiai;. ! conim it tee, I II. I!. .".,'!, Iverson Ani"til.ng sections sec-tions rclat'ii'- to the indu-ti :al commission com-mission and the state industrial fund. Labor committee. ! H. Ii. a I. Rowan - Liquid it .mi of j hank-. Hank tig com in : o. j II. H. .a"., Mrs. (Jrahaui Tian-.-er of ' habitually dei nquent children to indu-- I I rial schools. Fdij.-at ion. ! II. K. aC. Fettit- Salara .r m n- I inspecto! i of c.al an 1 hydro- ru - j mini'.-!. Mm tig and smelting ommit I tee. j II. B. 57. Cailister Appointment of I Heputn-s for rounty. precinct and d;s-I d;s-I trie! officers. Juda-iarv r'.niniilt, II. R. r., McKell Aw luing aecnnt? making ing misdemeanor to kill livestock live-stock a above. S. 3. 44, Pixon Amending blue sky iaw ,i to control of realtors. S. B. 45, committee on agriculture I substitute for S. H. 21. Can. Hand I "e'ating to taxation of feeder live-lock. live-lock. Introduced with favorable report re-port nf committee and bill goes on crond reading calendar. S. B. 46, committee on commerce and ndustry Negotiability of promissory notes. S. B. 47, Funk Correction in law regulating embalming. S. B. 4S, Funk More liberal reguln-ions reguln-ions governing certified public ac-nuntants. ac-nuntants. S. B. 49, Funk Reciprocity in li-ensing li-ensing architects. S. B. 50, Peters Taking constitutional constitu-tional offices out of control of state department of finance and purchase. S. B. 51, Jenson More liberal firemen's fire-men's pensions for Salt Lake and Og-den Og-den departments. S. B. 52, Mrs. Kinney Increasing state board of insanity to seven members. mem-bers. S. B. 53, Tebbs Chiropractic bill. S. B. 54, McConkie Uniform conditional condi-tional sales act. S. B. 55, Mrs. Kinney Public recreation. re-creation. Public affairs. S. B. 5-, Mrs. Kinney Placing out of children. Judiciary. S. B. 57, JenkinB Voluntary admission admis-sion to state mental hospital. S. B. 58, Winder State board of review, re-view, to limit tax levies. S. B. 59, Winder School tax levies in rural districts. S. B. 60, Winder School tax levies in city districts. S. B. 61, Winder Tax levies for ex- nf dies, counties and school district-: j creating sup.-i vising state b .ard of I audits and accounts and di fm ng po.v- I crs and ilu'ies. .Ind aiary conim .ttec M. It. .V.I, committee mi irn ;ai on I and reservoirs Investment of iiriga i ;."n district bonds. Jrrig.Vioii and res ervoirs committee. H. B. 00. Wilkin Eliminating pi-rcint penalty f nun dclimpiont taxes Revenue and taxation comnrt'ee. H. B. 61, Hollenbeck Relating to, sale of p'operiy for delinquent 'axes I Kevenue and taxation comm:t:oe. ! il. B. 62, Atwood Amending sec ! Hons relaCni: to boundary linos ot I Utah and Wasatch counties. Publii j lands rommittrp. j II. B. li'!, .I'l I i Amendment relative to assessing metalliferous m.nes. Rev- j enue hnd taxation committee. I H. B. 61, Goggin An act pmvidm j for the protection and assistanc- of aged persons. Judiciary. H. B. 65. Cannon Amendintr law relating to cold storage of foods. Manufacturing Man-ufacturing and commerce. II. B. 66, Mrs. Lyman Substitute for H. B. Xo. 3. Amending section.-relating section.-relating to construction of watershed.-and watershed.-and jurisdiction by cities. Public health. H. B. 67, Atwood Amend'tirr sections sec-tions and adding new sections relating relat-ing to dairying and foods. Agriculture. Agricul-ture. ACTION ON BILLS IN THE HOUSE II. B. 4, Hollenbeck Sale of prop erty for delinquent taxes. Ayes 3. nays 52. II. B. 25, Pettit Requiring coal mine bosses and fire bosses to be ; American citizens. Ayes 54, nays 1. j S. B. 11, Candland Reducing fee hibition purposes. S. B. 62, Winder City tax levies. S. B. 63, Winder Countv tax levies. S. B. 64, Winder Buils on the range. S. B 65, Jenkins Changing name of state mental hospital to Utah State hospital. S. B. 60, Winder Tax levies for county poor funds. ACTION ON BILLS IN SENATE S. B. 19, Hirschi Repealing wide tire law. Ayes 13, nays 5, absent 2. S. B. 11, Candland Land office fees. Signed by governor. S. B. 4, Peters Ratifying Colorado Colora-do River compact. Ayes 19, absent 1. S. B. 2, Candland Corporations not for pecuniary profit. Ayes 19, absent ab-sent 1. H. B. 2, Atwood Cooperative marketing. mar-keting. Ayes 15, nays 4, absent 1. H. B. 28, Mozley Instruction in federal constitution. Ayes 18, ab-' ab-' sent 2. j S. B. 3, Candland Farm bureaus , may incorporate. Ayes 20. S. B. 6, Peters County treasurers j ttlement. Ayes 13, nays 6, absent 1. , s- B. 27, Dixon Utah tuberculosa for filing on mineral leases. Signed by speaker. II. B. 41, N-iylor Employment of clerks for district attorneys. Ay.?s 49, nays 5, absent 1. H. B. 13, Constantino Mileage for district attorneys. Unfavorally reported re-ported by committee. Motion to strike enacting chiuse adopted. Ayes 54, absent 1. Bill killed. H. B. 52, Callister Death penalty for assault with intent to commit robbery. rob-bery. Ayes 55. Sent to Senate. H. B. 49, Callister Felonious assault. as-sault. Ayes 51, absent 4. Sent to senate. II. B. 8, Hollenbeck Equalization of taxes. Ayes 43, nays 10, absent 2. S. B. 30, committee on public affairs Requiring notice of prior tax to he stamped on current -tax notices. Ayes 49, nays 5. S. B. 19, Hirschi Repealing wide wagon tire law. Ayes 29, nays 8, absent ab-sent 8. S. B. 4, Peters Ratifying Colorado river pact. Ayes 53, nays 1, absent 1. H. C. R. I, Wilkins Appointing vacancies va-cancies in legislature. Ayes 2, nays 61. S. J. M. 1, Restriction of immigration. immigra-tion. Ayes 5, nays 49. |