OCR Text |
Show LEGISLATIVE NOTES. "The medical hoard persecutes the chiropractor with the people's tax money," is an assertion made by the local association of the profession in a statement given out with reference to legislation now pending. For the purpose of altering methods of examining applicants for license to follow the profession of healing the sick, whether by medical or drugless treatment, Senator Stevens has introduced intro-duced a bill changing the character of personnel of the state board of medical examiners. The proposed law practically prac-tically changes entirely the legal status of the drugless healer. A measure amending the prohibition -law is in the hands of the judiciary committee of the house. This bill which was introduced by Representative Representa-tive Hinckley, defines the word liquors as used in the title of the prohibitorj laws. For a brief time on February 27 and for the first time in Utah history o woman presided over the state senate. Senator Elizabeth Hayward was called to the chair by President J. W. Funk while he took the floor in debate over an amendment to the workmen's compensation com-pensation bill. "There is growing up in Utah an educational aristocracy and it appears to be treason to say aught against any measure that this aristocracy proposes, pro-poses, but, Mr. Speaker, and members mem-bers of the house, it must be sat upon." This was the declaration made by Representative Hansen in the house February 24, when he spoke in opposition to the house bill, which was later defeated, extending the term of office of the members of the boards of education one year if, indeed, it might not have been construed by expert ex-pert lawyers to mean ten years. Utah is to have a state tree, as it has a state flower, and to this end Representative Repre-sentative Day has introduced in the house a bill providing that the blue spruce he designated the Utah state tree. The bine spruce is one of the most beautiful of the spruce family of trees and is used largely in tdhe east for ornamental purposes. Care of the tuberculous is provided for in a measure introduced in the house by Representative Welling. In this bill the state treasurer is authorized author-ized to pay to certain counties, upon the issuing of a warrant approved by the state board of health, a weekly sum for each tuberculous patient dm---ing the lime such patient shall be in a county hospital or sanitarium, j Care and training of the feebleminded feeble-minded is provided for in a hill Introduced Intro-duced in the house February 21 by Mrs. Grace Stratton Airey. The meas-' meas-' ure would create a state home for the , purpose. I'lahns may pay an income tax at the rale of J per cent on incomes of i $10(10 uii to (i per cent on incomes of $12.(X0, personal properly tax to be deducted hofi.e the income tax is collected, col-lected, if the bill providing an Income i tax introduced in the house by Repre-j Repre-j sentative Masters becomes a law. Whether Ulah will go on record on the question of government ownership of r:ii!roads will be determined when the joint memorial introduced in the house on February 20 by Representa-' Representa-' five Cardon is reported back from the committee on reference, to which it was sent. j A committee substitute for the Par-j Par-j ker health board bill was passed by ; the senate on February 20. The moas-' moas-' ure providt-s that local boards or health should have the power to make rules and rogulai ions govera'ng opi-! opi-! d. tub's. . |