Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-18
ANTS V|CTORS
ON FIRST SHOW
Score First Blood in the Big Con-
soIidation Fight in the
House.
STANDING VOTE SHOWS 17-le.
Chairman Peterson Defends CoInmit-
tee From tie Charge Of Pigeon-
holcing the BINS.

The first show OF hands in the COM
solidation fight this afternoon resulted
In victory for the "anu's' Repre-
sentative Thompson OF Willard, IN
stirring speech, called Tor the report
from the committee on education OF
house bill li5. which is duplicate OF
senate bill 20, and provides for console
dating the Agricultural college and the
University OF Utah. He moved thai
this report be given on Wednesday and
submitted to the house.
Chairman Peterson of the committees
defended the committee from the charge
of pigeon holeing the bills, saying that
the committee had so many bills under
consideration that 1t was impossible 70
render report UP to date, on a stand
ing vote Thompsons motion was de-
feated by 10 for and II against II. The
speaker thereupon gave notice that he
would call for a report ON these bills by
giving notice OF four days.
Friends of consolidation In the house
are determined 10 bring the matter TO
the attention of the house today. Ii
was on the program on Friday last to
call up Thompsons bill for consolidate
ing the University and Agricultural COLI
lego and to force consideration on the
same. but in the rush preparatory TO
'the Richfeld trip, the matter wac
overlooked" The policy of delay IN
bringing the bills before the house Is
vigorously denounced by some of the
members, and they are going TO use
every effort to get the bills to the COM
milttees today.
The special committee which has un-
der consideration the police and fire
commission bill and the Galveston bills,
Will hold a meeting today to further
consider these measures. II had been
planned TO spend about four hours OIL
the trip to Richfeld in going over these
bills. hut there was too much doing"
and they were not brought out.
The committee on railroads and conf
mon carriers will meet tomorrow night
TO arrange for a big public meeting to
consider the raiload commission bill,
now pending before that committee.
The time and place of the general meet-
ing will be announced later.
One of the most important measures
now before the legislature is Repre-
sentative Sutton's IL. 3. l61, which
abolishes the dry measure in selling
commodities, and provides for the use
Of weights in all cases The bill affects
all dealers alike, and II it becomes
a great deal of graft in articles now
sold by measure.
Representative Petersen and a num-
Der of others essaysd a roller skate"
at Richfeld. Someone showed Peder-
sen and he went down. followed by
Bishop McRae and half dozen 9TH
ers. The following resolution was pre-
pared concerning the incident: III. j.
r., by Petersen and McRae. Be 1t re-
solved, that the practise and pursuit OF
roller skating be and hereby is de-
clared a public danger, particularly
when followed by lawmakers. and here
after anyone addicted to the use of
wheels on the feet shall be punished by
solitary confinement at Provo
Jensen came in three minutes late
this afternoon and was promptly fined
q box OF oranges for his hardness.
The Utah legislature was prompt in
getting down to business again to-
day after the weeks end excursion to
Richneld.
AT O'Clock the house went into ses-
sion for a busy afternoon and at 2:2O
the senate commenced a grind on ac-
cumulated bills.
One was ready for passage. 1t is
Bulln's s b, q. on the maintenance
OF libraries. the bill having gone over
from Friday after a lively debate, on
account of clause slightly raising
the tax levy in cities OF the first class.
The senate will adjourn this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock in order to make
way for another session OF the Joint
coal-probing committee.
This important committee holds Its
second session today. and will again
take up the task of finding out all It
can about the coal situation IN Utah
together with possible ways and means
of effectlng a remedy.
Several new bills came in. Senate
bill! l21. by Hollingsworth allows dis
trict attorneys their annual travelling
expenses, and contingent office ex-
peuses,
5. b. 100. by Hollingsworth, amends
the law fixing the salaries OF district
judges. II makes the salary $4,000
per year and travelling expenses
S. b. ll9, by Hollingsworth Is also
on the subject OF mileage for Judges
appealing section POSI- OF the statutes
on this subject.