The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-25
PUTS QUESTION
Up TO PEOPLE
Bill Proposes to Submit College
Consolidation at Next
Election.
LOGAN LOBBY IS ACTIVE
PRESIDENT klNGSBURY TALKS
ON PENDING LEGISLATION.

Dill providing for the submission to
the voters Of the state of a constitutional
amendment authorizing the consolidation
OF the University OF Utah and Agricul-
Iural college was introduced in the SEN
ate yesterday by Senator Samuel G. Park
OF SAT- Lake chairman OF the committee
90 education
This is the second move in the fight be-
tween the two institutions for supremacy,
inc tlrst having been made Tuesday hv
SENATOR Bullcn. OF Logan. who introduced
sWo DIS providing for separate main
tenance Of both institutions
The issues are now well defined and
the struggle IS on i'm earnest Both sides
are working night and day for support
ana the warfare which viii be waged will
require the exhibition OF the most subtle
anu crafty craftsmanship which the sup
pofterS OF each institution can employ
Inc Logan people. who are interested in
keeping the Agricultural college at that
place, have really won the first victory
from 4 strategic standpoint. BY intro
ducing their fills first they hone TO force
a report on them before tho consolidation
Dlll and VIII argue precedence in introduce
ton as a reason.
Mayor Robinson. Of Logan was one Of
the senate visitors Yesterday and con-
terred with several of the senator's in re-
gard TO the problem. Logan boosters
day.
One Mill Tax Proposed.
Senator Park also introduced another
measure which is a coroliary OF the first
measure In that il provides for the MAIN
tenance Of the consolidated institution
The bill provides for q. perpetual levy OF
one mill on the taxable property of the
state for the support OF the university
and its several schools and colleges. -
which under the consolidation bill. would
include the Agricultural college. This is
exclusive Of the branch normal school at
Cedar City. for which a tax OF one
seventh of n mill is proposed to he levied
In speaking OF mis- measures Senator
Park would say little.
81 believe the people Of the state want
consolidation. and ] have framed my
bills in accordance with the report of the
majority Of the commission which investi-
gated the matter was his only COM
ment.
The consolidation bill was referred to
the Judiciary committee and the tax bill
to the committee on ways and means.
Fight Opens in House.
The first manifestation Of the coming
fight on the proposed consolidation of the
University Of Utah and the Agricultural
college was made in the house yesterday,
on a resolution by M. Long, of Piute.
calling upon the secretary of state FOR
the report of the commission appointed
by authority Of the last legislature 10
consider the question Of duplication Of
studies In the two institutions which. WI
der the act should have been flied dur
ing the first five days of the present ses-
sion. and asking the secretary OF state
the reason for the delay in filing the re-
port.
Nephi Jensen moved to strike out the
part OF the resolution asking the reason
for the delay. He contended that this
Legislature had not called for the report.
and Their )rc until this request had been
made and there was further delay. he
regarded the request as an imputatiOn
upon the secretary Of state
Speaker Joseph. in answer to an inquiry
from Mr.. Richards. ruled that the law
was obligatory upon the secretary Of
state and that the filing OF the report
with the senate and not with the house
did not fulfil the law.
The Jensen amendment was voted down
and the Long resolution adopted.
The Long resolution had the support Of
the Logan adherents and apparently was
put in as sort of a feeler on the senti-
inent OF the house If such were the case
IL failed OF it's purpose. as no roll call
was ordered.
ouan Bills in House