The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-13
WANTS ONE FARM FOR SIX.
Callister Introduces Experiment Sta
ton Bill-Senate to Loaf


ton Bill-Senate to Loaf
Senator CaIIister's bin TO establish an
additional experiment farm in Utah
Was the only measure introduced in the
senate yesterday The DILL calls for AN
appropria ton of 81, 800 10 be expended
in establishing the farm. which is 10 be
located by the trustees of the Agricul-
tural college and directed by the expert
ment station of that institution. Elk
periments with seeds, soil and water
are provided for with a view to re-
claiming non-irrigated lands Bulletins
and records of experiments are provided
for
The bin was referred to the commit
tee on agriculture and irrigation, BY
which it was ordered printed. Senator
Callister is working for the location of
the farm in Willard county where he
says, fully 100000 acres of good wheat
land can be reclaimed by proper treat
ment- The state now operates six Of
these experiment farms. one in TooeIe
one. in Juao. two in Iron. one i'm San
Juan and one in Washington. The Cal
lister bill aims to repeal the law estab-
fishing the six stations, but the main
tenanee OF the six is provided for in
his bill
The bill was introduced in the house
yesterday by Representative Thompson
OF Millard and sent TO committee.
Fountain Pens Rejected.
The senate has high-mindedIy de-
clared il Will refuse TO equip its mem
bers, at state expense with fountain
pens and pocket knives.
Joint resolution No. /, by Senator
Bennion. declaring against the pens and
knives, also requires that books. die
tionaries etc, as well as other NOV
sbles in the senate chamber be returned
to the Office OF the secretary Of state
at the close of the session. The resoIu-
! ton was adopted unanimously without
debate, and sent to the house where it
was referred to committee
Concurrent resolution No. l. by Sen
ator Gardner. creating. the office of
! messenger for Governor Cutler. was
passed unanimously after it had been
explained that the governor had specI-
! ally requested the creation Of the Of
tice. Before adjournment the governor
notified the senate that he had ap-
pointed Willard Done former repre-
sentative and faithful worker in his
| use.
Senator Hamburger offered a resoIu-
ton TO create a sitting committee of
three members TO act IN conjunction
with similar committee from the
house TO pass on measures that came
up. This, he said, would prevent
duplication and would result in great
saving on printing bills. After the
question had been debated both ways
for time and objection made on the
ground that it would delegate all Iegis-
Istive power to a committee Senator
Walton called attention to a senate rule
thai placed the matter of ordering bills
printed in the hands Of the commit
tees. Senator Bamberger confessed he
did not now of the rule which. he aver
red, had never been followed since he
became a member of the senate He at
once withdrew his motion.
Governors Appointments Confirmed
Governor Cutters military appoint
ments were submitted in executive ses-
sion and unanimously confirmed. SEN
ator Park being excused from voting
because he was the governors choice
for brigadier general. A long list of
recess appOintees of Governor Wells
was read and filed.
For the convenience of country mem
bers who may desire to visit their
tcmes the senate voted that those who
desired might be excused from attend
ance until o'clock Monday. In the
case of Senator Johnson the privilege
was extended TO Tuesday, because he
cannot make the trip TO his home and
return until Monday evening. The
members who remain in town viii
meet at o'clock today. when an ad-
j Urnment 10 Monday afternoon viii be
taken.