Show BENSON ROAD BILL PASSES THE HOUSE f Provides for fOI Standard System of Pu Public lc Highways in Utah THE STATE BUILDING FUND Special rn c. Taxes In fin I Counties to Go To- To ard Building Roads HOlls WIlli 1 I Sta State Slate Ie J As Ira After n a 0 lengthy length discussion loJ h hO house mm lull bill bl No by hy Representative Benson Deuson passed the house yesterday by hy a vote of 44 to 10 0 0 It I Is regarded as one of or orthe the tho most alost Important of or the tile good gooc road measures res presented re to tin the e legislature I at the present nt session It I provides for fora a flan standard system of public highways and for fOI a 3 state building fund nel The measure provides that an any county road designated h by the count county commissioners com corn missioners and approved by hy the tile state engineer shall shaH become a part of or the states state's system of roa roads s. s limiting to 10 two t the tIle number of roads to bo bc so treated In ill any on one count county Each county count Is appropriated 1000 from Crom the tile state tate building bulens fund fun providing provid big ing the count county supply an equa equal amount to be spent pent on 1 its ron roads The Tile measure exempts from this expense counties countes whose n assessed valuation 1 Is 13 under Counties Countes whose assessed assessed as ns- se sed valuation Is above and under are required to duplicate half o of the amount gl given them h by the tile state Th TIne The hill bill provides that V the county commissioners r levy a n special road tax not to exceed five mills to raise the necessary funds to comply with the lie appropriation provIsions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the act Hull QI Question lon hun I Representative lye NephI i Jensen n raised the he question Iton 1 of the tine cOI constitutionality of oC empowering tile the county commissioners to levy ev such a tax lie said a l that the constitution did not provide that the tho count county had nn any right to levy a tax that It 1 was wa distinctively a function of tine the legislature and could coull anc lot hot not be transferred to 10 any my oilier othor body hody Thompson ol said that V hu tie gentleman from Salt SaiL Lake genteman lal was Wa as wrong and referred him to 10 the tho school I taX ax Kuchler 3 asked eel that lint he tine bill bili ll be bc referred to tIne the lw judiciary committee lie le said there ere a good many questions of law lav Involved In In lii th the tho lull bill bi and because of ut its is importance lit lit- ll believed t the lie measure should receive the attention if f the members of or Vine the committee on judiciary 01 Representative U Live tive- Tolton olon opposed el this motion moton and sold sil he lie thou thought ht tho the hou house e was aide ahle to handle the tho mea measure ure Representative the Live Benson was hoard hearth in behalf of the hill hiI An Au attempt was ma made o to amend the bill bi so 50 as to tn provide that the tine states state's appropriation might t ho hl 1 used by my tho the counties to repair their thel roads road This rids proposed 11 amendment mot mN with in instant lall disfavor vor V Representative Ihn Benson on said that Hint this provision If Ir adopted would ilos- ilos les lesroy troy roy the purpose of or tine tho bill 1111 hi which was as to 10 provide a uniform system of ur public roads throughout th the stat state Representative c was wa also abo opposed opposed op op- posed to tn this disposition of or the lie appropriation ap ap- lie le told 1011 of ol a road ho inc hn had seen and anel travelled on nn In the Andes An An- des that lint of or the most was one title 0 perfect I highways In inn the tho world That road was built four Cour hundred h years ago ho he Slid said jalc and anni that's the tile kind nl of or roa roads s we should build huid House bill bi No 82 h by Representative Robinson on providing for the tho payment of deputy county was wa pas passed I after visions Its Is au author thoI had hind explained its is pro Iwo 10 Ui Right t of ot Domain Senate bill 1111 ll No o Of Cr Cr y i by Senator Den Ben ncr iier leI X N. Smith declaring tl tine the production tion lon and reduction o of ores oies to be he for fOl I public use and benefit anti and providing for or the exercises es of oC tine the right of or public domain was reported passed by hy the senate and ant referred to the house committee com corn on judiciary Tho rho Galveston idea bills by hy Senator Penner Bennel X Smith w were referred i by hy the speaker er to the tho special committee on tin municipal gov SO Senate bill bl Xo No 21 by Senator Hollingsworth Hol- Hol In requiring cities of or the first and anti second class to 10 award contracts 10 lo the tile lowest bidders was referred to th the jUc judiciary dar committee and municipal pal corporations committee Senate Senata bill lill hl No 57 was vas referred to the ju judiciary judiciary judi judi- lem l- l em ciary committee House ou p bill hi No 18 n ns as amended an and ta t assed sed h by the senate pat Ja sod c the house h by a a vote voto of 42 to o 0 O. ThIs measure defines lennes the powers anti and duties duties' dut lut- n ies' ies ieS of the tho state slate board of equalization I and anel provides that the state tax all nn ex express cx- cx press light and power and pipe line lne com companies anh doing business in more mOIe than bali one county These corporations have le been n taxed I by the county com corn missioners loners Inu House e bill hi No 15 Ui b by Representative Representative Rep Rep- Kuchler defining the tue poh- poh al alLy ly In In contempt cases was reported passed by ly tIle the senate with wih amendments amendments amend amend- ments The rime house IOUP passed the time amended m measure asre by lYV by lYa byn V a n vote vole of 42 to 0 O. Against l Amendments A communication from the senate enate announced that that body hody refused to concur In th the amendments mn made mado u IJ by bythe the tine house to senate bill i No o. o Tho fw speaker app appointed Representatives Jackson Barnell and aIl to meet with wih a n like 1 committee from rein tine the semi sen en- en ate House bill 1111 No o. o 7 by hy Pc r on regulating marriage was reported passed eel h by hy the thC with wih a joker amendment It I was waR as amended to 10 ren rend that epileptics bo be lo not nol allowed to tnt tl marr marry but hut provided that this thi did fil not nol apply to In n fl female of over o tho n age C of or orI IS ir Representative a n asked if it this is I this tills for the purpose e of encouraging IF our oLin old maids to In marry maTY A conference com committee of Ir Representatives N lvis Pedor- Pedor son on Kuchler and ant Barnett was wn appointed ap all- 1 pointed to tn wait wail wal upon pon tho the senate and amid find out nut what whit tine the I provision lon really realy I meant cant U S V House bill hl No Xo 12 h by Button ulon appropriating alJo printing lJ money for a mail In Summit county was WIM reported fa favorably by hy the time committee on hl highways hwaK and bridges Til This hl Is In I I I C submitted I lW two Iwo reports on JHU house bill hi No 11 1 11 by tive lve Taft ur providing lug for wide vItIe tires on inn H wagon wheels wheels- The line hp majority repot report t waH wa unfavorable tile tho tw hOI killed lied the tho bill bili bi house loue o bill hiI No 40 by hr hy Representative Tolton referred to 10 tho lie annual an nn- nual statement of ot cities wa waH an reported b by the municipal corporal corporations Ions Ions- con coin Coil Coil- with tho the recommendation that It 11 pass g Tho Tine special committee to whom was waK referred Senate bill bi No o. o io I i by Senator Denner Benner X Smith reported favorably V V I I I o bill bi No 10 i by V pl H e Bower Dowel providing for Cor public 11 libraries 1171 CI I I S S V V V V I r received the approval nl of tine Uie committee commit tee on municipal corporations All Al i K the time com committee m reports were ratified by time the the house hoUI Speaker IlkI Joseph h spoke Sloke Jo in favor avo I of the Iw 1 report of uC the special committee on 01 house hougo resolution No n. n JL i. i by hy Representative n o Kuchler The fhe committee asked that lint It be lie hf cr empowered d to subpoena witnesses ninth and compel their attendance at the meetings of the committee Tho resolution I Is aimed to prevent nt Jre tho the of fr faso falsa stock qUotations quotation In inn II trade Journals The Tue h committee was vas as voted the do powers r. r Representative N J Jensen usk asked that lint House bill 1111 hl 11 H i VI by ly himself relating e to lo special taxes be referred back to lo lothe time the judiciary committee as fUI that comI committee com corn milet has hns now under advisement a n cc Introduced t b by Representative t lye Kuchler upon tho thu same subject J |