The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-27
PASSES ANTI-MILEAeE AcT.
Senate Adopts Whitmore BiIl-Refer4
endum Measure In.


Senator Whitmore's bill prohibiting the
payment of mileage TO state officials and
mem bers of the legislature who ride on
free passes was passed by the state SEN
ate yesterday by a vote of 13 to s. Sem
ator Murdock tried to have the measure
referred to the salaries committee, al
though the judiciary committee had made
a favorable report upon IT, but the SEN
timent in favor of immediate action pre-
vailed. Senator Bennion had an amend
ment put in, allowing mileage for por-
tons of distances Travelled, provided the
official paid fare for those portions OF
distance. The roll call on the passage of
the amended measure was as follows:
Yeas-Bamberger, Barber. Barnes. Ben
Mon, H. S. Larsen, Lawrence, Lewis,
Love, Mckay, Sherman, Whitmore, VIII
iams. Allison-13.
Nays-Gardner, Johnson, c. P. Larsen,
Loose, Murdoch.
This bill simply prohibits the collec-
ton from the state of an unlawful per-
quisite, and L am in favor of passing 1T
In its most stringent FORM" said Sena-
tor Lawrence while Senator Bennlon 5
amendment was being debated. Allow
ance for mileage should not be made,
even when only part of a journey traV-
eled is made on a pass. Then there
would be less inducement for a public
official to use or accept a pass"
The senators did not accept Senator
Lawrence's view, but Endorsed the Ben
Mon amendment. which allowed reim-
bursement for whatever portion of a
journey Travelled on a pass.
Two bills were introduced in the SEN
ate, as follows:
Senate bill No. 46, by Mr.. Barnes, an
act to provide for the initiative and ref
erendum in legislation. The measure
provides that upon petition of per cent
of the voters of the state a measure
which the legislature has failed to enact
may be voted upon BY the electorate,
which may enact 1t by a majority vote.
1t also provides for the electorate veto
ing legislation which the legislature may
have passed. by less than a two thirds
majority, the measure to be submitted
to the people upon q 2 per cent petition.
The scope of the bill is extended to cOun-
ties and municipalities by a provision
that the ordinances Of county boards and
city councils may be reviewed similarly
upon petition of from to % per cent of
the voters, according to the size of the
county.
Senate bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Lewis. appro-
priating $1,000 for Utah exhibit at the
Lewis and Clarke Centennial exposition.
y petition of Davis county taxpayers
was presented, asking for legislation
which will cause the removal of powder
county road into Salt Lake City. The
petition recites that the proximity of the
ma gaines renders the road dangerous
Senator c. 2. LaTsens bill for a grass
hopper bounty was reported faYorably BY
the committee on irrigation and agricui-
the state shall pay two-thirds Of, instead
Of all, the bounty, the county TO pay the
other third.
Senator Barnes bill for licensing eOun
try well as town dogs was reported
upon favorably by the livestock commit
| tee.
Chaplain Andrew Sproul asked in hi.
| prayer that the legislature be inspired I,
enact laws which will tend to remove tn,
| Daletul influence of intemperance.