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Show UTAR GMT COMPLETES IRK STATE LAWMAKERS ACT UPON NUMEROUS MEASURES IN SHORT SPECIAL SESSION. Appropriation for High Cost Investigation Investiga-tion Defeated, Public Utilities Law Amended and Picketing Made Unlawful. Salt Lake City. The special session of the Utah legislature lasted jut a week and a day, the work being completed com-pleted near midnight, Monday, October Octo-ber 6. The session was called for the purpose pur-pose of disposing of two propositions, that of ratifying or rejecting the Susan B. Anthony amendment to the constitution consti-tution of the United States, and to make an appropriation that would enable en-able the attorney general to carry out the laws against combines and trusts In order that the high cost of living might be reduced by the inquiry so made. The amendment was ratified and the appropriation for the attorney general defeated. One of the last acts of the special session was to amend the public utilities utili-ties law so that a monopoly can be given to whoever concludes to build a railroad into the Uintah Basin. If Governor Bamberger gives his approval ap-proval to the bill passed by both houses of the legislature in the closing hours, picketing, such as has been practiced upon the streets of Salt Lake during recent months, will become be-come unlawful and the pickets subject sub-ject to fine or imprisonment. A bill Introduced by Representative E. It. Miles of Smithfield, in the lower house, after weathering a hard struggle, passed the house by an overwhelming majority, and later passed the senate by a bare constitutional majority. Among the more important measures approved at the -special session were the following: Resolution ratifying woman's suffrage. suf-frage. House bill appropriating $7500 for the expenses of the special session. House bill empowering public utilities utili-ties commission to permit higher rate on short than on long haul by railroads. rail-roads. ( House bill authorizing state board of loan commissioners to buy land adjacent ad-jacent to capital grounds for not more than $200,000. House bill making dynamiting of fish a misdemeanor. Senate bill requiring banks to make quarterly reports to state bank commissioner. com-missioner. Senate bill requiring payment of fee for filing of quarterly bank reports. Senate bill authorizing county commissioners com-missioners to make appropriations for water storage and reclamation sur-, veys. New blue sky law, validating acts of state securities commission performed under old law, validity of which has been questioned. Memorial approving of peace treaty and asking senate to ratify it without reservations or amendments to league of nations covenant. Bill authorizing juvenile courts to commit minors to jurisdiction of district dis-trict court for punishment for theft of automobiles. Bill increasing penalty for theft of automobiles. Amendment to soldier settlement law, permitting state to proceed without with-out co-operation of 'federal government govern-ment in soldier settlement work. Bill compelling payments of inheritance inheri-tance taxes in case of death of one party to a joint tenancy agreement. Bill requiring executors, administrators administra-tors or trustees of estates to file iu-ventories iu-ventories of personal property. Bill appropriating $75,000 for 'new . buildings at state mental hospital. Bill authorizing assessors to collect personal property taxes at time of assessment. as-sessment. Bill empowering state land board to sell Piute project to the settlers. Bill permitting Salt Lake county to spend $50,000 annually in caring for dependent widows and orphans. Bill appropriating $20,000 for establishment estab-lishment of a home for reformation of fallen women; Bill authorizing county sheriffs to act as brand inspectors under supervision supervi-sion of state livestock board. Bill making state engineer, attorney attor-ney general and bank commissioner a board to pass upon Irregular district bonds, and limiting the bonded indebtedness indebt-edness of such districts. Bill changing deer-hunting season to October 15 to 25, beginning in 1920. Constitutional amendment, subject to ratification of voters at next general election, repealing section of state constitution con-stitution prohibiting abrogation of right to institute suit by surviving relatives rel-atives of person killed in accident. |
