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Show LABOR BILLS MEET DEATH III SENATE EIGHT-HOUR AND ONE-DAY REST MEASURES EXECUTED IN UPPER HOU8E. House Goes on Record as Favoring the Page Income Tax Bill as a Method of Increasing the Revenues Rev-enues of the State. Salt Iake City. Two labor measures meas-ures were defeated In the senate on March 6, when the two bills which had been fought for by the representatives represen-tatives of organized labor in the legislature leg-islature and which were placed on the spatial order calendar to be passed, were killed. The first which met defeat was House bill No. 57, by Southwlck, which provided for an eight hour day in certain factories throughout the state and which had run a gauntlet of amendments In both house and senate committees. The other labor bill killed by the aenate was the one day rest In seven bill. The house went on record on March 5, at a protracted caucus during the two-hour intermission between sessions ses-sions as favoring the Page Income tax bill as a method for increasing the revenues of the state, at least until some more promising measure is Introduced. The caucus was a lively one and there was some opposition to a determined stand for the passage of the Income tax bill, but In the end the members were practically unanimous. unani-mous. The compulsory military training bill, under which all males from 18 to 21 years of age will be compelled to glvo a few weeks out of each year to soldierly activities and exercises, that Utah may contribute her quota of preparedness to the national movement, move-ment, was passed by the house on March 5 by a vote of 36 to 3, with seven members absent Utah's grown residents will be privileged to continue clgaret delights de-lights for at least two years more. Mrs. Allen moved Monday that the vote by which the Southwlck auti-ctgaret auti-ctgaret measure passed the house 'be reconsidered. On motion of Hecker the enacting clause was then stricken out. House bill 157, by Raleigh, creating a state road commission consisting of the attorney general, the state treasurer, treas-urer, the governor, the secretary of state and the state road commissioner, passed by a vote of 43 to 1, with two members absent. Mouse bill 31, by Ilevan of Tooele, creating a state board of printing, and for an appropriation of $l(H)t000 for Its establishment and operation, was killed by a vote of 19 to 23. Senate bill 103, by Armstrong, under un-der which no state board will be permitted per-mitted to go beyond the funds available avail-able for lta use, and so create a deficit, de-ficit, was passed. Senate bill 52, providing that the county shall pay the premium on the county treasurer's bond was passed. Hepresentative McKlnney Introduced Introduc-ed a resolution into the house censuring cen-suring the senators at Washington, D. C, who blocked President Wilson's policy of arming merchant ships. Governor Bamberger on March 6 Hlgned H. B. No. 1G, by Hammond Relating to transient live stock; H. B, No 91. by Cazler Relating to Irrigation Ir-rigation districts; H. B. No. 77, by Hillings Helating to copnty boundary boun-dary lines. Salt Lake City. Many measures were disposed of expeditiously by the I lower house on March 2, but the calendar cal-endar still remains so congested that I It is practically certain that many measures that have been Introduced during the session will never be considered. con-sidered. The sifting committee has already caused a number of disappointments, disap-pointments, bills which their authors expected to see on the bulletin board falling to muke their appearance there. 11. H. 53, by Young, creating a -board of burlier shop examiners to Inspect Into the sanitation and cleanliness of barber shops, was passed ufter much debate. H. B. No. 56, by Representative Rust, providing an appropriation of $20,000 for the benefit of counties in which the school funds are Insufficient Insuf-ficient to care for a thirty-two week school term, was passed unanimously. House bill No. 154, by Greenwood, appropriating $5,000 to the University of Utah for extension work was passed. Plans to enact a law which would make the assessment of mining properties prop-erties for purposes of taxation at three times the net proceeds of the mines were abandoned on March 2 when Senator Chez withdrew Senate bill No. 146, which was introduced by him and which provided for such an assessment. The constitutionality of the law was the reason for the withdrawal. with-drawal. President Funk of the senate on March 2 urged upon the senators the need of hurrying matters and said that useless debates and arguments should cease In order that the measures meas-ures which are on the calendar could be considered. Representative Hoyden of Summit county has Introduced a meisure in tlu- house call ii g for the creation of a state board of control to supervise and direct the affairs of the state cupltol, prison, school for the deaf and blind md industrial school, tho mental hospital hos-pital a ml other public institutions. The bouse of representatives voted its sympathy to N. J. Neilson of Io-gan, Io-gan, sergeant al at ins of the house, who has been confined to the hospital almost since the session commenced us n-iiiit of blood poisoning caused by the extraction of a tooth. |