Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-07
USURY BILL DEBATE.
Joseph Stirs House by Asking to
Have Witnesses Suhnnenned.

NH"'N W iAh~o1NS
Representative Joseph was the center
OF attraction again today, as "A member
Of the committee on banks and bank
ing, the gentleman asked permission Of
the House to subpoena Il number Of
witnesses TO testify to the rates of in
terest charged by certain banking insti-
tutions Of this city. Mr.. Joseph stated
that the committee met this morning
for a consideration OF II. b. "a, known
as the usury bill, at which time the
statement was made that a certain
bank IN this city was charging an ex-
orbitant rate OF interest, and 1t was
for the purpose of proving or disproying
said charge that these witnesses were
wanted.
The parties to be subpoenaed con.
sisted OF MIR. Bergstrom, f.. @, Wood,
Russell l.. Tracy, Employees Credit COM
pany, Glen Miller, Equitable Loan q
investment company, Mr., Morgan, Jo-
seph Nelson Mr. Cherry, the Western
brokerage company Of Ogden, II. d.
Gray John H-Tversor, Alvin Strong
and John t. Openshaw The motion
to subpoena these witnesses at the ex-
pense OF the state was vigorously OPP
who contended that II was not the bus
mess OF the Legislature 10 summon
witnesses TO prove or disprove any
churges that might be made
Seeing that his motion was unpop-
ular Mr., Joseph withdrew. with the
statement that IL the house had no in
terest In the matter he certainly had
none.
A communication was received from
the governor notifying the house that
he had approved and signed IT, x. A,
relating to forging and counterfeltlng
The reports We're adopted including
the minority report OF Mr.. Anderson ON
me Dill providing for the examination
Of private banks.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS,
II. b, 1913 by Hopes is entitled IAN
act authorizing certain funds appropri-
ated 10 Juab county for the improve
ment and construction Of highways and
bridges In said county, between Eureka
and Goshen, TO be expended on roads
between Eureka and Silver city. The
bill reads
BE It enacted by the Legislature OF
thesState of Utah
Section THAT the appropriation OF
Sl,OOO made March l6, 1903, To a person
or persons TO be appointed by the gov
ernor, to be expended I'm the construc-
ton and Improvement OF highways and
bridges IN Juab county between Eureka
and Goshen be and the same liz hereby
directed TO be expended by person
or persons TO be appointed By the gov
ernor for the repair OF roads between
Eureka and Silver City In said Juab
county.
II. y. 1924. by Gotham Is entitled, "An
act providing revenue for common
school districts where the revenue from
the state, county and district school Is
insufficient
II. B, 1875 by Kinney regulates the
running OF street and electric railways
and the collection of fees thereon.
II. b. 1875, by Hawley, amends the
existing law regulating the salaries
Of county officers.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on education and art
recommended the non-passage Of II.
Is. 49, by Edwards, an act to establish
schools OF agriculture and domestic
economy
The same committee recommended
the passage Of H. b. 81. by FIshburn,
an act to amend sections 1906, 1907,
chapter Is, title So of the Revised
Statutes, relating 10 annual school
census and allotments OF school funds;
also passage of II. b. 80, by Fishburn,
relating TO the same subject
The commission on municipal corpo-
rauons recommended the passage of II.
b, A. by Kinney, authorizing cities Of
the first ANA second class to collect spe-
clal taxes for parking and Identifying
streets, The same committee recon.
mended the passage OF II. B. 90 by
Simons, providing for exempts from H.
cense Of farmers selling their own pro-
ducei also the passage of II. B. 70 by
Hone relating to assessing and collect
Ing taxes IN cities of the FIRST, second |
and th'rd claAs and Incorporated |
towns.
a majority of the committee on banks |
and banking recommended the nom |
passage OF j. A. Anderson's bill. II. Il. |
No. 3, relating to state examination OF |
private banks, The author submitted |
minority report on the same bill