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Show 11 FULL WEEK SECOND WEEK OF UTAH LEGISLATURE LEGIS-LATURE BRINGS ACTION ON MANY BILLS With the opening of the second week of the fifteenth legislature, Monday, function began with a perfected organization. or-ganization. 1 Heretofore the measures that have been introduced in the legislature have averaged more than 500, a large number num-ber of which never got any further than first reading, which carried them to a committee where they were allowed al-lowed to lay until near the close of the session, and then the sifting committee commit-tee would side track them and the enacting en-acting clause would be stricken, thus killing the measure. While the usual flood of bills can be peered into the legislative mill at this session, the conservative element ele-ment say that the measures will be held down to the minimum and that bills will not be allowed to die in committee, com-mittee, but will have to be disposed of within the time set by the rules which compel the reporting of a bill when the committee has had it for fifteen fif-teen days. This, it is believed, will prevent any vicious legislation being enacted. The intention of the leaders in both houses is not to make a record, but to so steer the legislative ship that it will make the voyage across the legislative leg-islative sea in the time which is provided pro-vided by law, sixty days, so that there will be no turning back of the clock when the day of adjournment arrives The change in the rules which was ""ade on the motion of Representative Pembroke and which prevents the introduction in-troduction of bills after forty days o' the session has passed with unanimous unani-mous consent is expected' to expedite business and thus hasten the end of the session. After deciding not to make a trip to the Utah Agricultural College at Logan the lower house decided to sn'l a committee of six, and then, after much oratory and debate, the house reconsidered the motion and decided to make the trip on Monday of the third week. To make up for the lost day, session was held Saturday, giving giv-ing six full days for the week's business bus-iness instead of the usual five. The invitation to visit the college includes not only the members, but also the officers and employes of the ''ouse, and is at the expense of the Chamber of Commerce of Logan. Attack against the public utilities commission found expression in the Senate in a resolution to the governor signed by public officials and business men of St. George and Washington county. Attorney General duff has several amendments which he says are needed to strengthen the present laws, and will make their appearance soon in one of the chambers. Interesting and instructive talk? were given the Senate Committee bv Dr. John A. Widstoe and R. E. Caldwell, Cald-well, state engineer, on the Colorado River compact, which was presented as S. B. No. 4. Dr. Widstoe, who was in attendance at most sessions of the commission which drew the comoact urged that Utah be the first of the "even basin states to express her ratification rat-ification of the compact. Political spoils in either the legislative, legis-lative, judicial or executive branch o' the state government through nepotism nepot-ism would be prohibited un-er a bil1 introduced in the house of representatives representa-tives bv J. E. Openshaw of Salt Lake as H. B. No. 27. Under the bill people hold;nr public pub-lic office who appoint or vote for the appointment of any person related to them bv affmity or consanguinity to any clerkship or public office fo-which fo-which compensation is paid out of rmb-lic rmb-lic funds would be guilty of a nr'sde-meanor nr'sde-meanor punishable by a fine of from $10 to $1,000 together with the forfeit for-feit of his right to the office. As a protest against the possib'e creation of what they termed "insurance "insur-ance monopoly" in the field of workmen's work-men's compensation in the state, insurance in-surance men numbering sevenv-fiv called unnn Governor Charles R. Ma-bey Ma-bey Wednesday, unanimous in seeking seek-ing his opposition to the passage of legislation in that direction. Report that a b;ll was being or had been drafted in the attorney penra''s off;ce had reached the insurance men. for the creation of such a mononoly in the state, under which all ertra'ov-ers ertra'ov-ers in industry, would be compelled to write workmen's compensation insurance insur-ance with the state insu-ince fund Charles Smith, a member of the insurance insur-ance men's legis'itive committee, was spokesman fo' the insurers. Advance legislation has made its anoea'-ance in a hrl', bv Senator p-v-n-" of Solt Lake, which de"ones the r;rhts of aivcraft in te air and makes 1a-" -f th" state annlv to hapnen'tr5; in -e air over s'-ore, no r-"otLer what iie he:rht. Such legislation wop -ln-o-ed bv the not:eml comm;t'f on "u'for- lo-'-i "h:'h mt m cnart',,,.ion v'i. fo Xi'-r-jio Bar Aosoc'o'oo. ,'-nafO" Cpn'nd :nJ-ro',of -'r.Lothe n'e " meosu-e wVr,h "'hen l'TTir'l -'-i ' o f-0" " O'---j ' v v'Lh th ve- 'T,-"o -f io:n rales, is ex- -ov ----ii o p-igo'70'! !n 'i- -i c - n r T'-.-fjy'-j-r ' 'v-? lrt fo a vhole yn-'s tops on o":r-ooly I'Sirii . ?'-i:i:nertt ov 3'atr--h'.'0! within a few months. Senator W. W. Wamick's bill to postpone the delinquent date of taxes was passed almost without debate, hough such measures before have had opposition at every turn in the road, and finally went down to defeat. It had been introduced at the request of the Utah county commissioners. The farmers of Utah county and other counties of late have paid their taxes out of their December 15 beet checks. Senator Dixon said that in his county some 42 per cent of the taxes were subjected to the delinquent penalty of 3 per cent, but of these 85 per cent were paid before sale date. The bill oassed without opposition to the third eading calendar. Only one bill was introduced in the ouse Friday. It is No. 36, and is by Representative Ilollenbeck. It is a substitute measure for his House Bill No. 5, repealing the laws and amendments amend-ments creating and govern'ng the public pub-lic utilities commission. The new bill is more specific than the former. The cooperative marketing bill No. 2, by Representative Atwood of Utah county, had but one opponent. Forty-seven Forty-seven voted in its favor. Representative Representa-tive Goggin of Salt Lake county was the on'v negative voter. Six were absent ab-sent during the balloting. Two thousand Utah citizens thronged throng-ed the state capitol Friday night in attendance at-tendance upon the recept:on tendered members of the fifteenth legislature md the public by Governor Charles R Mabey. The governor's reception room presented a brilliant scene as state officials, member? of the legislature, legis-lature, of the supreme court and of the governor's staff assembled. Members of the snate and the house pre the first to be received by th state excutive and the first lady 'of the state.-' They filed into the reception room from the capitol board room. Following the reception of the legis-'ators, legis-'ators, the public was received. The line filed into the recention room from the main rotunda. Those in the reviving re-viving line were Governor and Mrs. Mabey, President T. E. McKay of the senate and Mrs. McKay, and Speaker W. W. Seegmiller of the house. ACTION ON BILLS Senate. Senate Bi'l No. 1 bv Tebbs Appropriation Appro-priation of $45,000 for legislative expenditures. ex-penditures. Signed bv the governor Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 by Candland Messenger for governor. Signed by the governor. Senate Bill No. 3 by Candland Corporations Cor-porations not for pecuniary nofit Referred to committee on agriculture. Senate Joint Memorial No. 2, Jenkins Jen-kins Asking congress to assist the silver mining industry. To commit--ee on commerce and industry. Senate Bill No. 17 by Dixon Additional Addi-tional judge in Fourth district. To judiciary committee. Senate Bill No. 18 bv Tebbs Depositories Depos-itories of public funds. To committee commit-tee on public affairs. Senate Bill No. 11 by Candland Fees of land commissioner. Reported favorably by judiciarv committee and passed on second reading, ayes 19, absent ab-sent 1. Senate Bill No. 5 by Tebbs Requir-'ng Requir-'ng notice of prior sale for taxes to be stamped on tax receipt. Recommitted for draft of a substitute measure. Senate Bill No. 6 by Peters County Coun-ty treasurers' settlments. Passed second reading. Ayes 19, absent 1. Senate Bill No. 25 by Standish Human Hu-man ailments. Referred to committee on public health and labor. Senate Bill No. 26 by Candland Abatement of taxes on feeder livestock. live-stock. AcricuHure. Senate Bill No. 27 by Dixon Uta Tuberculosis Research association. Public hea'th and labor. Senate Bill No. 29 by Irvme Uniform Uni-form aeronautics law. Public affairs Fpnate .To:nt Resolution No. 1 b" Winder Crime wave investigation Reported favorably and passed from -cind re-'d'n'? to third readmg calendar; cal-endar; ayes 15, nays 4, absent 1. Senate Concurrent Memorial No. 1 by Irvme Immigration commission Rerouted favorably and passed to tiiiH -eading calendar, iyes 17; nays 2. obnt 1. Senate B'll No. 19 by Hirsehi R-lorted R-lorted without recommendation, and o'aced on sncond reding calendar. Senate B'll No. 20 by Wanr'ck osTinn!ng del'nouent tax dote thre" weeks. Reported favorably, an-' massed to third reading calendar; ayes 18- absent 2. Senate Til! No. 21 bv DWon Citv ''"htine; contracts. Reported favor-obV favor-obV and passed to third read;ng calendar; cal-endar; aes 14. nays 4, absent 2. Hou'e Bill No. 14 bv Constantine Amend;ng sect'ons 8121 and 8123 Compiled Laws of Utah. 1917. Re-";ved Re-";ved foom oiise and referred to ju-d;c:ary ju-d;c:ary committee. Penote Bi'l No. 4 bv Peters Colorado Color-ado r:ver compact. Taken from sne-e:al sne-e:al o'der calendar and made special order for Tuesday at 3 o'clock. Senote Bill No. 30. committee no-;ce no-;ce of Tirior sa'e for taxes on tax nonces. no-nces. Passed to ttv'rd reading calen--'n-- aves 17. absent 3. House Bill No 23 by Mozley Tonclvn'r of TTn;ted States constitu-,:"n. constitu-,:"n. Rem'ved f-om house and re-''.-' od to rotroHlpp nn ed"ieof-:nn. F.,on B:ii Kn 9 bv Atwood co-orterat:ve co-orterat:ve mr'-eng bi1!. Rc-ived Itvtcq and referred to a '"--I'ure committee. ITo"se. Hoiii E;'l No 3 nv TTollf rW'-. r. --i-rT-ln Mn fov l.'-'d'-e across Lake Fn-v v'vnr in p-v.o-r,, co'intv. TJn- f---.-b'-- -r.'.-i'Tipcn-'H bv committee. ilf'o1-? f"-- T-o.ii-omi'.tjrtent made by author. Motion and bill laid on tabbj. j House Bill No. 1 by Constantine ' Favorably reported by committee. Killed on third reading, 27 to 27; one absent. House Bill No. 7 by Ilollenbeck Separation of school districts. Un-,'avorably Un-,'avorably reported by committee. Ivilled on third reading, 45 to 7; three ibsent and not voting. House Bill No. 10 by Hollenbeck Empowering school district boards to ?mploy architect. Defeated on third reading, 47 to 7; one absent. House Joint Memorial No. 1 by Dun-70n Dun-70n Memorial to president, asking commission to stimulate use of silver. Favorably reported by committee. Passed on third reading, 54 to 0; one ibsent. House Bill No. 14 by Constantine Passed on third reading. 43 ayes, 12 absent and not voting. House Bill No. IS by Constant;ne Election of school board members. Unfavorably reported ' by judiciary committee and killed because of lack of enacting clause. House Bill No. 19 by Constantine Special verdicts and snec'al finding by juries. Recommended that enact-;ng enact-;ng clause be stricken by committee. Bill killed. House Joint Memorial No. 1 by Dun-yon Dun-yon Memorial asking the president to appoint commission to confer with foreign nations relative to use of silver. sil-ver. Motion to reconsider vote and bill recommitted to mines and smelting committee. Senate Bill No. .11 by Candland Reducing fee for filing on mineral ases. Received by house and referred to public lands committee. Senate Joint Memorial No. 2 Asking Ask-ing congress to aid s;lver industry.' 'ceived by house and referred to' committee on resolutions and mem-irinls. mem-irinls. House Bill No. 4 bv Hollenbeck Sale of property for delinquent taxes. 'njority judiciary committee report adverse. Special order for business. House Bill No. 9 by Hollenbeck Assignment of tax sale certificates. Majority judiciary report adverse. Spe-!al Spe-!al order of business following consideration con-sideration of house bill 4. House Bill No. 25 by Pettit Concerning Con-cerning coal mine bosses. Favorably eported bv min:ng and smelting committee com-mittee with minor text amendments. Made special order of bus'ness. House Bill No. 27, Openshaw Prohibiting Pro-hibiting practice of nepotism. Unfavorably Unfav-orably reported by elections committee. commit-tee. Defeated on third reading. 50 nays, 4 yeas, 1 absent. House Bill No. 28 by Mozlev Requiring Re-quiring teaching of constitution in state schools. Favorably reported by education with amended text. Passed on third reading. 53 to 0. Two absent. ab-sent. House B'll No. 2 by Atwood Cooperative Co-operative Marketing association. Fa-'0-ably reported by agriculture committee com-mittee with amended text. Passe ) on fhird reading. 47 to 1. Six not voting. |