Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-26
Senate Education Committee
Brings in Non-Committal Re-
port on Measure.
AN OPEN FIGHT IS EXPECTED.
Park VIII speak fer Ills Consolidation
Bill. While BuiIen VIII Lead he
fcnsc Of His Prepared Plans

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'''' S'"'' 'Ni'dtc' Inc ON h'Nl vi ''i
tain counties to trade prestige and pat
rOnago 10 get strength from union I'm
,ortoi, irtcrnsts 10 cal, g. ,,.l,.,,,,, co,.
- 80 NV W.
d. uec's'on on tne pait VI elRht sesa'"Fs
to stand with Cache county in the mat
ter or consolidation while 10 ,rc rated
against n
So ~
Tue committee refused TO take sides
After threshlug the matter out aud
preparing many columns OF figures.
yestas'io. @' t, maahS" taI g.'l' ngsS,1i,
middle OF the road he reported that il
was his desire 10 have the matter come
before the senate without any commit
tee enforcement one way or the other.
IL was SO ordered. and the consolidation
matter was made the special order for
next Monday afternoon. once the war
Of words is declared on the matter It
is not anticipated that there will be
any evasion Of the issue until the final
vote, The speeches Tor consolidation
are expected to come from Presidcnl
Love ana Senators Park aut,,r az /,
consolidation bill Gardener. Calnster.
Hoilingsworth HuIanisli Renner \
smith Lawrence. Williams ana Ras-
band while eight senators are counted
by friends of the measure a IS being NTH
or opposed to It, Among them are
Walton. who comes from Rich county.
Bullen. who leads the opposition. John
Y, Smith. who seems to have teamed
with him for offensive and defensive OPP
eTations I'm general: johnson. whom II
was Impossible TO drive to vote two
years ago. and Miller. whose attitude
however is not definitely marked. Spelx.
and Clegg are doubtfulg but are cassed
wit tho ''antis' by the supporters OF
the measure In order to get their fight
Ing strength figured down TO a mini
mum.
as, ror~rv ,ssvssore
1ohr Y s,,t,h 1.,,,. -, 49,,
nre fror, a." sa,,a,, ,,as svIu ueul u.
noon. The drst shot oan,e cnri,, ,,ban
he was ary,,inr Co. III N 49,,
for the f'tab Copnf, ossa.So.s ' ' ',rni.
raise !" he ssId oTyo,,,d 49, Go, 'l,S
aspire for Inc nnsition ana 81 n. ,,
have competent administration OF the
Increased assessment roII y s'V"V'
DO You think tha, tho bigbcY rho sol
AIRY the better the manq'i mt in The
other Smith.
THAT is my contention" replicd John
Y.
You didn't think that wav few
weeks ago. did your" was the roioinder
OF Bonner X. while the rest Of rho
senators smiled az they remembered
the opposition of the Lohi senator To
the Galveston bills on INC pround Thar
the high salaries SrouId moi, resrlt N,
the selection Of good men. and wo,,lJ
leave the city In the hands OF lust surI,
politicians as try 10 pull down a liz
Ing under present svterns
The bill under consideration was John
Y. Smiths measure fixing The salary
of county assessors, and 1t was given a
knockout blow in a motion nv Senatnr
Johnson TO eliminate the enacting
clause
DUTIES INCREASED
A"pener phi ny senator Smith, relat-
nNs 20 the duties OF assessors was
Passe" Wltnoul noticeable protest, and
Eyes tnen increased work for the same
sAlarS scnedule, lts chiet provision IS
u . u colipeis the assessors to visit
we properties tney assess.
AGAINST PASSES
kopinson mouse bill on the duties
OF me state board OF equalization near
~ became the recipient of an amend
ment oil importance. The proposition
wa 3 supWitted by Miller and was as
No member of tho state hand ~
equalization shall receive on accept any
free pass, frank, free service or free
transportation from any railroad. Sleep
ing car company, street car telegraph.
telephone, electric light power, pipe
line or express company doing business
IN this state Each member of said
hoard of equalization shall before re-
ceiving any warrant from the state
auditor for any portion of his salary.
take ana subscribe and file with said
state auditor his affidavit reciting that
he has not received OF accepted any
free pass. frank, free service or free
transportation as prohibited in this sec.
ton,
HulanisN and Lawrence crossed
swords on The amendment, Hulaniskl
declaring that such legislation should
be general and Inclusive, and that this
was not the place To start it, Lawrence
advocated the clause but on a vote
only Miller. Walton, y. X. smith and
Gardner were with him, so the amend
ment lost.
Senator Gardner moved 10 make the
state board consist of three instead al
four members. and the amendment car
ried after which the bill went back M
committee 10 change tho clause In re-.
gard to elections as the law now mo
vldes Tor terms by pairs
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TRUST BUSTING.
Senator John Y. Smith was father 10
another bill that WAS killed. II pro-
hlbited the production ~ Unpublished
dramatic productions practically, and
as John Y. admitted that II was
handed In by Geo. Piper It was con-