Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-28
HURRY ORDERS ON
AT SENATE SESSION
legislature Enters Upon Fifty.
First of its Sixty Allotted
Days
MANY MEASURES UP TODAY.
Preparing TO Deal With the Big Bills
During the Mex, Week - What the
Record Shows,

The senate entered upon the Gfty-nrst
Of It's allotted go days this afternoon,
with its big battles still before It.
Hurry orders are out to special COM
mIttees on important subjects and in
the session today a spirit was manifest
OF crowdlng routine bills through their
courses in order 10 spend the remains
Ing eight or nine sessions on the big
subjects whore opinion Is banked high
on opposing sides a dozen measures
We're up FOR final action this afternoon
which makes u record approached only
by that Of yesterday The cutting Off
of the supply Of new bills has given
added force to committees who now
understand just what is before them
The Judiciary committee, after a pro-
tracted session this morning. adjourned
IN body TO take lunch NJ the Conc
mercial club where Il could continue
its discussion.
OF the problems remaining the biggest
nre the matter Of appropriations the
adjustment of educational eXpenBas,
the Lawrence city council meas
ure, The horticultural bills, the
large number Of health bills. and final
~ Irrigation bills. Of which halt doz-
en- are entered IN the house. Besides
these the bounty law Is waiting for ac-
ton or for being left alone to continue
rs process Of using up the major por-
tlon Of the states revenues.
The horticulture measures win be
special subject FOR discussion at a
meeting in supt, Nelson's office tonight
at 1880, 40 which the present board Of
horticulture the conference committee
ana other Interested persons VIII he
present, This meeting Il Is expected,
VIII ne followed by an early committee
report.
The irrigation bills VIII get another
sitting at q public Joint committee
meeting In the Kenyon parors tonight.
This meeting, too. is Intended To be
maj 50 far as discussion is concerned.
me health bills VIII be ready for
maj action soon after the Joint session
OF the two houses to hear Dr. Beatty's
discussion on health measures Wednes
day evening.
REFUSES SCHOOL LAND REBATE
a rather surprliing communication
from The state board OF examiners, re-
FUSED payment on claims presented for
payment under the school land rebate
law, The claims were rejected for the
reason as given In the communication
mat IN the opinion OF the majority OF
the board the money TO pay these claims
had TO be taken from the school funds.
which the Constitution provides must
he kept intact Attention Of the sen.
ate Is directed to the enabling act ana
certain sections OF the Constitution. al
50 TO certain Irregularities In the
claims as 70 date Of first settlement.
The decision Is important az Il attacks
the oonstitutlonallty OF the law under
which nearly 100000 has been saved
TO early settlers. and under which Il Ia
estimated that nine-tenths of the pos.
slble applicants have already reserved
the benefits intended.
The decision of the board is Thought
to follow the suggestion Of Gov. Cutler
mat the law be repealed. aud Is likely
TO provoke extended law suits To secure
the advantages OF the law FOR the small
percentage OF applicants still to be
paid.
one new claim came in today. II
was from John W. Chambers and Ed
win Smout Of Weber county, for a re-
bate Of A4O on money paid under a law
pledgng the state to return three
fourths Of it at the next legislative ses-
sion,
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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