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Show owner rcpsnoslble for the Irrtgatlot ditch nuisance, so prevalent In thli The governor urged Ihnt the It brury gymnasium commission to abol Ished, and Ks work assigned to Ui state board of education. Am ndments in ttiw Juvenile rmiri taw, a urged by the state juvenlli court commission, arc urged. The governor reported that 2,f63 names had !- ii secured by the In dian war record commission. He urn d that any f in Hut work of I hut na tun' come before Hie adjutant general In tin- iim am lino he urged the leglsla lure to puss the nuiiies of those enrolled en-rolled by the commission on to con gress thai the pei sons mo named may receive pensions. Ill IiIh ret oiniiieiidatlon for a public Hinvtce commi-mon. Governor Spry simply repeated verbatim what ho had on this subject two year ago. The legislature was urged to turn down (lie proponed foderal Income tai umeiidiueiit for the reuHon that it gives the congress loo much power, that rtm-ti money should bo spent In the stales where rained, and that the federal government would be en-croji-hlng on xtat" rights. GOVERNOR SPRY'S MESSAGE Utah's Chief Executive Recommends Important Legislation In the Interest In-terest of the People. Salt Lake City At a Joint session on T'lesilay ot the sena'e and house, Governor William Spry wad his message mes-sage to the t ub legislature, In which ho recommended Important legislation legisla-tion In the Interest of the people of the commonwealth. Governor Spry began his message by calling the attention of the lawmakers law-makers to the fact Unit It was their duty to c hoose a Culled Slates senator sena-tor to represent this state. He then devoted it paragraph to lo rnl option legislation, in accordance with the platform on which the Re publican legislators were elected, describing de-scribing the passage of aueh a bill as one of the first and most Important duties before the legislature. Till mean Iim ul option with cities of the first ami second class as units, mid pounlles outside the cities as units, I he matter to be submitted to the Miiple for adoption or rej"ctlon within with-in sixty days after ua- legislature ail louriiti. ; The present revenue laws of the , Unto were characterized by the gov- Tnor as "ancient, unjust, unfair ami , iade(uafe," and he recommended j heir revision. Th lac k of uniformity among as- ( essors In making their appraise v iients was decried b. the governor, j. tho advocated more uniformity and a i eduction In the tax levies. s In reviewing the annual reports of .j lie state officers mid state iiislllu- -j ions, the governor concurred with t lein In many recommendations for ,, William sprav. n Governor of Utah. s: () (w legislation, and for improvements a state buildings, and declared that u new state capltol Is an Imperative u cesslty. The governor had words praise for all of tne state officers the discharge of their duties, and ged that more stringent laws be tde to aid the state officials In the jn nduct of the aftalrs of the state, es- daily advising legislation that a uld aid the state food and dairy d'- (p rtment in the enforcement of the jU, re food law and Its fight for clean- jx iess In slaughter houses, dairies, ar Tho governor was particularly lib- nc nl In Ms recommendations for the n, tterment of the different schools of state, the I'nlverslty of I'tah and Agricultural College being highly mruciided. and their pleas for addl- C() inal buildings being heartily see-ded see-ded by the governor. The work of e management oi the State Indus al school was commended, as were ' a methods in vogue at the State " , pntal hospital at Provo. For the ah school for the deaf and blind, e governor asked an appropriation ca $13.7.iO, that the pupils may be a ught agriculture. 8, Concerning tbe workshop for the l'1 ult blind, now established In Salt ike City, the governor Is not very thuslastlc. He pointed out In his essage that not very many LlmJ " d taken advantage or It. and he on commended that. If continued. It be ntlnued In connection with the ro ite school for the blind. ni1 It Is suggested that amendments be de to the corporation law, raising thl 9 license fees for the big corpora- ml ins, and making the regulations "n re stringent The governor also 1 ggests a new banking law, to re-ice re-ice the one now In force, passed In 18. Legislation Is also asked with lard to tbe inheritance tax. Tu rhe state auditor Is also supported . his requests for laws requiring that Tic tax accounts more than Ave year Lo ck be closed, and for either more el ids for the state sealer of weight soi d measures, or elsa, th abolition of pe office. i,.v, More money Is asked for the state nh reaii of statistics that It may In ide In Its work that of an Imtnlgra N i bureau. The need for the contln ' tlon of such bureau, and the exten fg m of its work is emphasized. kloore powers and a possible deputy bn ' the state Insurance commissioner, ho re recommended by the governor Tu I'nder the IMck law. If Cth gets an- ni ier congressman, it will also have m support a national guard of 4njjn, ong. Initead of Sol. Legislation Drc 'king to a new armory for the Ctah f,l ilonal cuard Is urged governor Spry deplored the Ut i that t state board of sheep commission i raa out of fund, and he urged tr Islatlon which would make the rl ird self supporting. At rhe work of the state mad rnmmii Co n was revelwed. and a law recom tur nded. making abutting property tv |
