Show I DEBATE IN LEGISLATURE louse House ouse Wrestling With Monopoly Insurance Bill Senate Swamped Sp Special Dispatch Dl r a ah h CAPITOL CAPITOL Salt Lake Feb 13 13 tom While the house Is debating what chat to m with sIth the bill providing for tor a state tato monopoly of compensation compe Insurance the automobile automo senate Is wrestling with th ith automo- automo bile regulation gasoline tax and lim limitation urn urn- limItation of tnt tax leIes levies le s Ie-s all o of which sen senate ate tte matters mattera aro are In la the hands of ot com Corn committees committees Just TV nhen hen the house will take a II tote ote problem on tho the compensation bill Is 10 a II lem Tie The opponents opponent of ot the bill near near- nearly nearly nearly ly all ha have base e had their sa sai but the friends of the tho measure me ale e yet to be heard beard Even it if the bill does dots pass now the members of the Industrial commis- commis alon Ion dOn which administers the fund nih reecho salaries s of a sear scar ear ea instead of as originally pro provid provided ed In the hill bill The efficiency of state es es especially es- es esI heads of departments was nas un under un- un under Under I der fire Ire In the house Monday and some ome harsh things were said E CE Sn U E HELP err OH II Mr 1 r Browning was questioned con concerning II the shutting of or I in state departments and was aske asked If be thought thele Is too much help hell em- em I plo rotO e Cd J He Ho answered ered the latter ques question tion In the affirmative e and added It ItI Itt III II I t were nero governor o of Utah I would make o m some big changes In fifteen I and nd get a lot tot of unnecessary help out outI I ot of the way We We e were nero sent here bore to cut taxes and 1 lower the tho state expenses solid said I Leatham of ot Cache county rhe he people voted toted down a proposal to raise mise the salaries of the members and they gave rave us to under under- understand understand understand II stand that they wanted wan led expenses cut doan n Wo Ve are here to serve sere sen 13 the tho pie poo-pie poo- poo pie not and when we ne e do that we no will nih 11 be real leg legislators FAVORS OLD MM LII pla on the bill be before tore the of- of offering of offering fering of the tho amendments Representative Goggin of Salt alt Lake La county said s that the old line Insurance gh ghe o e the best service In carrying rom corn compensator Insurance Large Large Companies he said employ the tho Yer very best est talent and anti the most Dt means mclin means In affording aCCording protection In CM- CM cas cims J 4 C s of Injuries they select se high daIs clas and Tile The state fund u d haa ha taken occasion to physicians and to dispute their charges harges They The require more time to give attention to a claim because of ted jed tape and stock Block companies sl gh gun immediate service The bill originally placed the salarp It t a 0 year Representative Jones Jf elf Iron county proposed propose that It be made A substitute by Browning of Weber eber county sug sug- suggested eug- eug suggested The failed but the Jones proposal was Wa adopted ON Throughout llAnt ul the tho debate Mr Mr- Mr Iver- Iver eon soa questioned overy e ery opposing speak er sp ak- ak er on various points which wele pre presented pre pre- presented In many cases eases asking tb the source of Information which the tile de debaters tie tie- debaters baters beters offered demanding pi In other and refuting others Mr h Ierson erson ersoll was waa on his feet Instantly anti and to know h there Is te buchla huch buch bucha Ia a tendency to lower the salaries of when the members of the tho house have hav so frequently complained hat Incompetency exists among those directing certain state departments OF GOOD WH S SL This Insurance department Is a 0 big and Important business Mr Iverson said aid ald It It requires able men to handle Ut You Tou cannot get ret able aAle men man at low lowI I By cutting salaries you iso ire forcIng Incompetency Into state bust busi business ness Good men are worth orth orth good money I Mr Jones but It seems that state salaries are not attracting good en If It we e nero vero re e-re able to get state on a 0 solid basila bols we could at at- at atford ford tord to employ better men man As ta It is IJ nyC pye must cut down our expenditures AVe e are arc spending more money than is received C t Consideration of the Iverson Incur ir nce ance nce bill was Vas Interrupted lone long enough the house to permit the of e 13 bRig billa bill four of them were In the keeping of Chi Clerk B D 1 L Cropper Saturday but vere not presented In bill No by Holliday of Utah county county or state elective Cers otel- otel of fi- fi fiers ers would bo be from ng compensation because of any tip op- from the state or any of Its egal subdivisions County commis commis- commissioners however would be exempted the provisions provision of the proposed Erom taw to the tho extent that they could lI serve rv s state road rond The bill Is designed for tor the benefit of In smaller counties here the pay of such officers is on 11 the per diem basis and where the of their office Is closel closely ted F-ted ted with road work i attention to the tho work of Ulel their would be required of all coun- coun r Y officers by house bill No by of Salt Ss-It Lako Lake county The UI that such euch officers officer shall fe be at their offices dally daily between bot cen the of 9 B a m and 5 p m in lurther ore It would be bo their duty o o themselves with aith Ith the tho statutes pertaining to their offices In order I hat they thoy may be able to discharge I I h lr duties In an efficient mann r without undue delay ROID nOI RO tD ASKED ASH 2 An appropriation of for tor or road in Echo canyon In Summit conty Is ts sought by bill No of- of o- o ered yesterday by of Sum Sum- Sumit Sum Slit it county Such construction as would would be undertaken by tho the appropriated ted ted fund would bo be under the direction tion Uon of the tho road commission The rho route on which work work-la work Jill contemplated a l pait pal t of several national high high high- but Is of ot no particular value to county ers or 3 lunde for the tho construction of an another an- an other ether road rood arc are asked by a bl l ot of oti i hichi Morley of Salt lAke Lako county e Is isie Je ie author The Tho bill Is No lb 27 An AnI I appropriatIOn of Is 15 asked the purpose of wh wh ch will be lie to suney sun ey cy and amI build a scenic highway from Notom In Wayne county to the tho Colorado Tho rie rh riser er The Tho bill designates tes that the tho road hil extend from Notom for ten miles tithe 10 the Box Bar ranch In Garfield county then about 20 miles southeasterly to the head of ot Water Pocket can canon on lithe lit In Inthe the same county From the latter point the road would run to RaIls RaIl's crossing or Halls Hall's ferry to the Coo Cob Colorado ratio rado liver iver In Sari San Juan county aULD SOULt I FUNDS rUNDS Increased expenditures by the Utah Agricultural college and counties ot of the tho first tint class tor for demonstration sock orK Is p permitted by a II proposed I mont ment to section compiled lass of 1917 contained In lI A bill offered by Ja- Ja Jacobs Ja Jacobs cobs of Weber counti count Under the eta sto- sta statute tuto tute at present prese-nt expenditures not ax e- e 2 2500 BOO a year are arc allowed operation for operation co-operation In demonstration demon nork orl sith Ith the United States Slates dep p ot of agriculture The amendment permit the tho expenditure of Counties below first class claM however el will be bo limited to the tho expenditure of ol 2500 TIO noAnn RD i RG I Imprisonment for tor not less than one ear nor more moro than 18 U months Is des des- desIgnated ues-l ues In House Home Dill Bill No by Mr Moze for tor or all persons who are eon con con of being addicts to the use of opium coca coco leases lell or any of opium A state board of or criminal catlon l- l cation Is Js proposed by Crouch of Mor Mor- Morgan Morgan gan gait county In bill No ISO The boar board the bill specifies shall be composed of the tho attorney attorn e general the chief agent of or the thc United States secret ser ser- 10 of nf the tha district of Utah and ono on I Is sheriff flom a county to be Members l of the by the governor I board would be required to ser e ser 13 with without nith- nith Ith- Ith out compensation but would be u secretary at a 11 d to employ a salary not to e- e exceed 2500 a 1 ear An appropriatiOn of 1000 to covel covet main main- maln of ot the board for tor the first t VO 0 ears is Included In the tho billMore bullMore bill bull billMore More thorough rh regulation of tary an tary conditions as they pertain to 10 can can- can canneries in the state Is q made uy try In bill No by bv Jac Jacobs bs of or county The bill provides that all nil can canning can can- canning ning establishments shill shall be kept ept thoroughly cleaned well lighted ventilated and that the walls shall be bo coated wIth win lI ht w i-w colored paint FORTIETH DW Y B Y Both Bolh senate and house ha e a 11 rule that no bill shall hail be Introduced utter after the fortieth day without unanimous consent While this rule can be flU sue sue- sus suspended by bv a two-thirds two vote In the constitutional major major- majority majority senate or byI by a I It ity l In tho the hou house e and while bills nih willbo be introduced In each house bouse after atter the fortieth day one way woy or another the remains that from now until next nett Friday the fortieth day Ilay of the session an Immense e flood of measures may t to e at lea least t r acter epe ted After Arter that or next nett the number num ber of or bills will III be comparatively small email |