Show E P ASSES mm irrigation BILL MEASURE PROVIDES FOR FED ERAL WID AID FOR STATE ff GATION CATION PROJECTS house kills seven bills and passes six after an afternoon of debate all ballots being warmly contested salt lake city the irrigation district bill which was ie commended to the senate by the united states r reclamation ia service was passed by the senate on february 24 and now goes to the governor tor for his signature the bill Is the result of a series of investigations which have been conducted by bp the federi tf g government 0 and liy the different western states where irrigation projects are contemplated for better beta methods of forming farming comm communities unitie a into irrigation districts under tho the provisions of the bill irrigation districts may avail themselves of the the cred credit of the united states in the building of new projects through ugh having t the federal government underwrite the bonds of the irrigation district diseri t under the proposed chamberlain law which W Is now before the national house of representatives in utah the settlers on irrigated projects have heretofore formed water users associations for handling water allars adas of the community and tor for defense of water rights and for financing the various projects under the provisions of the bill just passed the governor govern br of the sta state te des dea ignaces the distri district ev which Is to be included in the proposed irrigation dis and is made by those residing on the tract there must be not less than fifty settled sett settlers lem i s thirteen bills were dospod red of at dia afternoon session of the bouse on february 24 seven of which were defeated and six passed debating artor ardor abounded and all ballots were warmly contested one of the important measures approved was the currle currie weekly day of rest till the bill requires that any employee who so chooses with certain exceptions may enjoy one day off duty each week this would necessitate the employment in many I 1 instances I 1 of eight men where seven now accomplish the business purpose concerned it is optional with t the he employee as to whether he will work six days or seven in those industries that operate every day of the week the southwick measure providing for old creat creation loin of a state water rights commission passed by a vote of 35 fo 5 with six members absent the bill carries an appropriation and the duty of the commission is to be ln in the making of an accurate state water survey that litigation over water rights said to be prevalent dinall in all parts of utah may be brought to an end the anti lobby bill was killed in the house on february 24 when the enacting clause was stricken out after considerable oratory lia had d been expended the measure by argyle providing for the regulation of the fees of physicians and surgeons was downed by the obliteration of the enacting clause on Febri february I 1 tary 24 the house defeated H B by heppler providing for the payment of the salaries of state employees while they are engaged in military duty for utah or the united states on the ground that it was discriminatory house bills no 62 and no 63 companion measures by mckinney c creating a county engineer and abolishing the road commissioner and county surveyor were approved by the house on february 24 governor simon bamberger signed four measures on february 22 they are senate bill no 35 rela relating tink tc the sale of water by municipalities senate bill no 43 refuel reducing ng the time of probating small estates from ten to four months senate joint resola lion flon no 4 making utah we love thee the official state song and senate bill no 6 providing for the naming and registration of farms and farn farm produce and prohibiting the u use age of the farm name by unauthorized persons i salt lake city the members of the utah legislature celebrated birthday as guests of the student body the faculty and t the he presidency of the brigham young university in provo more than members of the legislature and others guests vot of the institution attended the program in the assembly hall of the un university erelt sity y in the afternoon and were the guests of the domestic dom bitle science department part ment at a banquet which was given in the ballroom of the school following the patriotic program rendered in the assembly hall the celebration tion ended with the members of the legislature the honor guests at the junior prom representative R W young jr ot of galt gait lake was chosen by the house of representatives in caucus on february 24 as house whip to take personal supervision of the work of steering party measures through the lower house bouse of the legislature in the closing days of the session while members of the house of representatives profess to believe that lobbying should be materially restricted they do not believe belaev elhat that it should be absolutely abolished according to action of a majority of tho the body in killing the antl anti lobby measure |