The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-03
ARID FARMERS
WIN A VICTORY
lrteSian Water Probing Bill
Passed After Some Trib-
ulatiOn.
RESCUED FROM TABLE
-oNe AND DREARY SESSION ON
SATURDAY.

The house spent a weary two hours
ma d half yesterday ana accomplished
iOthing outside tire passage of the
Jackson bill to provide for fommisz
ion TO Investigate the question of ar
esian wells FOR the benefit of the arid
and farmers This bill suffered
iackset Friday by a motion -to.-table
N amendment. The members advo-
ating IL were wise to-the situation yes
ertiay, and early in the game worked
motion TO reconsider the motion by
which the Kuchler amendment and the
ill were tabled.
This done. the KuChier amendment,
which provided that the behring's con-
emplated SHOULD be made ON state
ands only, was promptly voted down
IN amendment was adopted providing
hat not more than two successful Dor
ngs should be made in any one county,
md that all borings shall be made on
ands belonging TO the state or secured
~ the state, and as near as possible to
ectiOn lines. After the adoption Of
his amendmeht, the bill was passed
Without q dissenting vote, although va
ious members had spoken in oppOsi-
ion to the measure unless il We're
.mended 10 suit their particular views.
ire. speaking of il afterward. said it
vas designed, to benefit a large part of
ne population, and was for investiga-
ion purposes only, to determine the
points where borings could best ne
made for the securing of q. subterran-
AN flow of water for culinary pur-
)Oses i'm arid land farming. 1t mat
cred little whether the bOrings We're
made on state or private lands. If re-
Il 4 Il.
tate more than anything that could
De done, as IL would make arid land
arming profitable and thus increase
he resources of the state i'm an inn
measurable degree.
Mr.. ToltoH, in discussing the bill. said
/ should be safeguarded in the fullest
iegree. as the state had heretofore eX-
pended large sums i'm the prosecution
81 similar investigations without re-
mlts He hoped, however, that the
present undertaking, If carried out
would result i'm all that its advocates
predicted.
Valuable Time Wasted.
A lot of valuable time was spent in
he discussion of house bill No. II, by
rlegg. making il unlawful for any per
son TO require the giving of surety
bonds i'm corporations not authorized t.
transact business in the state Of Utah
At the conclusion the bill was recon-
nitted to the committee on judiciary
with instructions. to. perfect the meas
IRE fS'fore returning il 10 the house.
House bill No. IS was withdrawn b,
us author. Mr.. croft, FOR the reason
hat he had learned If was unconstitu
.ionaL
Favorable committee reports wer'
made on house bills Nos. 60 and "A
with amendments.
House bills Nos. IS. 10 and wer,
placed at the foot of the calendar 70
Monday.
Several members were excused i'm or
Ter TO catch the north train for home
After being excused. Mr.. Fuller at
tempted TO get an excuse for the com
nitfee on the state industrial school e
visit the institution on Monday, bu
he speaker ruled that, Mr.. Fuller hay
ing been excused, was not entitled L
he floor The excuse for the commit
zee was made afteTward by Mr.. Ben
son.
MIR. Robinson secured a blanket ex
ruse for the special committee to i'm
vestigate the coal shortage To absen
themselves whenever attendance o
he meetings Of that committee wer
necessary.
Four Bills Offered.
But four bills We're introduced yes
terday, as follows.
House bill No 80. by Hone-Propos
mig an amendment to section II. articl
i3 OF the constitution Of the state G
Utah, relating 10 the state and count
board of equalization. Referred
committee on judiciary.
House bill No. 90. by Hone-T
amend section 1851. chapter 80, Revise
statutes. 1898. prohibiting gaming an
providing a penalty therefor. Referre
70 committee on, judiciary.
House bill No 81. by Clegg-Relatin
20 the sale 81 real estate for taxes an
he distribution of the proceeds. Re
rerred TO committee on judiciary.
House bill No. 9S, by RObinsOn-T
sequire all property assessed for gen
aral taxes and to prevent the introduC
ion of evidence to recover for proper