| Show RACES PENSION BA BATTLES TILES lOOM lOOMIN LOOMIN LOOMIN IN LEGISLATURE Public Hearings On Im- Im Im Important port ant Measures Sched Sched- Sched Scheduled l ed for W Week eek S Special dal Dispatch SALT LAKE Feb Two 5 6 Two hot tights fights are scheduled In the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse lowerhouse house when the legislature re- re re resumes Barnes Its Ita work worl Monday afternoon The first matter on the tl e calen calen- calendar calendar dar char as a 0 special order of business for tor li Is I Representative R B Vern McCulloughs McCullough's bill hUl known as the theOld Old Age Pension measure The next proposition which Is scheduled as a special order im immediately mediately following consideration of the pension measure is III the therace therace therace race question This Thia embraces the consideration of two bills one reo re- repealing re repealing pealing the present racing law and the other amending the existing limit racing to one meet meeta meeta a year that to be b held at the th same tIme as the state fair Last week the lower losses house bouse by bya bya bya a vote yote of 4 to 1 I passed McCullough's McCullough's lough's toughs bill providing an old age pension for tor residents of o Utah who reach tho the age of ot 65 and find themselves In need of financial as- as assistance as assistance The Tho original bill making the pension method of ot caring for Continued on Page Seven Senn PENSION BATTLES LOOM Continued from Page P One the ap aped aged ed ed compulsory upon county comm commissioners or of the counties was amended to make Its adoption OP- OP optional op optional tlona with the commissioners and with this point altered tho the measure mea mea- mea measure sure was overwhelmingly passed MO Mort TO ro RECONSiDER lUEK However notice of ot Intention to move for tor reconsideration was given ghen by Hansen of or Box Elder BIder and an effort was mado to send the the bill back to c claim be- be being being be being ing made by some of or the representatives representatives that their county com com- commIssioners commissioners com commissioners missioners were not given proper opportunity to be heard This failed Called and the bill was finally placed on the calendar for tor special consideration on the floor of or the house Monday afternoon after the vote by which it had IAd been passed and been reconsidered Following closely upon the heels or of the scrap over over- this over this measure the racing issue came up in the form torm or of a report from tho livestock committee sending out both the tho Holther compromise racing bill billand billand billand and the Redd repeal bill without recommendation the house having ha reconsidered Its previous action In killing the Holther bill and hay hay- hayIng having hav having ing sent both bills back to the livestock committee Olli ONE CO COMIS US FIRST FinST It so happened that tho the Redd repeal bill was reported back ahead of or the Holther bill which occasioned somo some Insinuations by Representative Goggin that the repeal bill had been deliberately shoved ahead of ot the tho compromise bill This brought general de- de denial denial de denial nial and Chairman Redd Hedd of or the livestock committee suggested that the intention of ot the committee was to have the house decide tor for Itself which bill should be considered first This was Wul not done at the the amendment bill appears upon the calendar directly ahead of ot the repeal Jill bill which means unless the house should change the order Monday afternoon that the tho amendment measure will be taken up for tor con con- consIderation con consideration first Action on the Holther bill It Is admitted might or might not de- de determine de determine termine the final fiction action on the Redd repeal bill Should the amendment measure be passed the repeal bill could also be passed which would have the ef- ef effect ef effect of or wiping out both the pres- pres present present pres present ent law and tho the amending act actOr Or should the amending bill be passed and the repeal measure killed then the racing law would remain upon tho statute books with the amendment that there would be bo one instead of or two race raco meets a year ear and this one would be but 25 days in length Instead or of 30 days as ns first provided EVENLY DIVIDED Previous votes Indicate that the house Is quite evenly divided upon the racing matter and just what the result may bo ho remains to be seen roth I oth sides aides are claiming vic vic- victory victory vic victory tory Representative Spiegel prepared a concurrent resolution Saturday for introduction in the house Monday afternoon designed to re- re repeal repeal re repeal peal action of or tho the 1925 1325 legisla legisla- legislature turo ture in rejecting the proposed child labor amendment to the Con Con- Constitution Con Constitution l f the United States and to ratify the proposed amendment The Tho proposed amendment would give congress the right to and prohibit the employment ot of minors under tho the age ol ot 18 In certain lines of work PUBLIC Several public he hearings ringa on Im- Im Important Im Important I ImI portent measures now before beCore the house are scheduled for tor this week There will bo be a hearing Monday at by the flail fish and game Kame com com- committee com committee on proposed changes to the tho fish and game came laws of ot the state stale Th public utilities committee will hold hearings Monday at 10 o'clock on CoppIns CoppIn's two t bills billa de- de designed de designed signed to compel railway officials to notify when block and other signals are not working properly and holding railroads re- re responsible re responsible for damages to em- em em arising out ot of moving ot of terminaL and division points The Tho corporations committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock on Spiegel's Spiegel bill to amend the tho present work work- workmen's work workmen's mens men's compensation act by Ly making it ft apply to all employers of or one ole or moro more persons raising tho the com com- compensation to 10 a 0 niu ma of or II a week welk and making It apply to oc- oc oc occupational The education committee will hold a II hearing Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock on Shelleys Shelley's bill de- de designed designed de designed signed to give county and city officials of- of of officials authority to close moving picture houses theatres and oth- oth other oth other er places of ot amusement on Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday Sun Sunday day The Tho irrigation committee will meet Thursday morning at 9 o'clock on oft Tolton's bill to regulate and administer the percolating wa waters lers of ot the state |
