The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-16
PARK BILL WINS
OUT IN HOUSE
Austin'S Measure Has Strenuous
Time at Night Session.
STATE BOARD is OPPOSED
BILL AFFECTING CORPORATION
AGREEMENTS PASSED.

Austins bill Oh. B. No. $50. creating
state board of park commissioners.
travelled, or rather, was. forced over a
rocky road last night in the house be-
lore IL was finally passed. The oppo-
sition came not so much because any
objected to the intent of the bill. name
ly, TO secure and maintain public parks.
for the state, as to the fact that il
sought to create special board. Some
thought the state land board suffi-
cient
The whole proposition. hangs on the
action to be taken by the government
with regard to the petition to cede TO
the state strawberry valley, Uintah
reservation, and a prOVisO to the eff
feet that on congress- action should
depend the operation of the provisions
of the bill was inserted by an amend
ment of Joseph.
In opening in favor of the bill. Aus
tin explained the advantages of Utah
having a state park, pointing out that
aside from the benefits residents of the
state would enjoy was the fact that
it would be the means Of attracting
tourists from other points. He pointed
ably California, which has three state
parks
$4,000 Annually for Parks.
which carried, providing for the annual
appropriation for maintenance of state
parks of 50 600. instead of the sum of
$1,000 as reported by the committee on
federal relations and memorials to con-
gross.
chairman of the committee on public
lands. to which the bill and appended
memorial to congress- had been first
referred. Stookey moved that the bill
be re-refsrred TO the committee on fed
eral relations, in order that certain
amendments proposed by him might be
made.
standing vote showed the motion
to have carried, but roll call was taken
at Austin's request. and through Nc
Crea changing his vote, the motion lost,
20 ayes and y nays.
On final passage, the vote was "a
ayes and nays, those opposing the
measure being Allen. Gotham, Cromar
Curtin. Edward and Miller,
Miller. chairman of the public lands
committee, explained that his antago-
nism to the bill was due entirely to the
fact that it created what TO him ap-
peared superfuous commission.
Affects interpretations.
House bill No. "A. a substitute meas
ure by the committee on railroads and
common carriers for II. =. No. 81, by
Kinney. relating 10 the contents OF IDe
articles of agreement of incorpora tons.
passed the house last night by a vote
Of 80 TO 1. Edward alone opposing. The
bill provides that interpretations may
insert in their articles oftagreements a
provision calling for the election of
one-third of their directors for term
of one year. One-third for a term Of
two years and one-third for term OF
three years, ensuring an everlasting
board. It Increases the corporate life
from fifty TO one hundred years.
House bill No. 70, by Hone. lost last
night by a vote of 10 ayes to 80 nays.
The bill provided for the collection of
taxes in cities of the first, second and
third classes and Incorporated towns
by the city treasurer- It sought to have
each city and town control its own
moneys instead of centralizing this
power at the county seat in the person
of the county treasurer.
Hone thought Tolton ought TO have
supported the bill because it stood for
home power, while Tolton was sur
prised" that Hone should be advOcat-
ing a Democratic principle and drifting
away from that of centralized power.
Their remarks and that Of Wilson, who
thought that the old law was uncon-
stitutional but "stiil good enough to
stand" We're the bright points TO the
debate.
At $50 O'Clock the house adjourned.