The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-08
WORK IN THE SENATE.
College Consolidation Bills Are UP for
Consideration,

The Senate was called to order at
| 10:30 o clock a. m. by President S. III.
Love. The roll was called and all Sen
ators answered to their names. An
earnest and appropriate prayer was of
fered by the Rev Ben lamin pastor of
the First M. f. Church, Salt Lake City.
The minutes of Wednesdays session
were read and approved.
Communications From the House.
Communications from the House were
received, read and filed, in which it
was stated that the House had passed
the following bills, as amended:
n. B. No. 11S, Dyreng-Reguating
the shipment of livestock and providing
for inspection and records Of same
Referred TO the Committee on Live
stock.
II. B. No. 163, Richards-Pr
that county school district of the first.
class shall constitute High school dis
trict and also endowing Boards of Ed
ucation of such districts with all pow
ers and duties as provided in statute
Referred to the Committee on Educa-
tlon.
S. b, No. 3. known as the State medi.
cal bill, by Benner X. Smith-Amended
by the House and passed.
Mr.. Holllngsworth moved that the
House amendments he concurred in. Mr..
Johnson moved as a substitute that the
bill be referred to a conference COM
mittee. Mr. Hollingsworth withdrew
his motion and the bill was referred to
4 conference committee, consisting of
Senators Weltou, johnson and Benner
y. Smith, appointed by the President.
The President announced that this
was the hour previously agreed upon to
take action on the amendment proposed
by Senator Hollingsworth to 5. b. No.
hy Do
amendment to the Constitution. Tho
amendment, If carried will eliminate S.
b, No, ITO, which provides for an
amendment to Section 2, Article X of
the Constitution, from further conside.
ration in this connection.
Senator Hollingswortb moved that
tho amendment to S. B. No. III be
adopted The motion was seconded by
Senator Miller.
Senator Hollingswortb spoke to the
amendment. 1t is the same that was
brought before the Legislature two
years ago, AT that time the committee
to- which it was referred made two re.
ports. One favored an amendment to
the constitution. The other the appoint
ment Of commission to Investigate the
subject 80 stand now where | stood
then, During the interim / have stu
died and watched the subject closely.
and am firmly of the opinion that
constitutional amendment is necessary
TO permanently and effectively settle
tho question. Our constituents have i'm.
portuned Senator Huaniski and myself
in writing and by petition TO voto
against consolidation of the ApricuI.
tural college with the University of
Utah. But we all know that it is an
easy matter to get signers TO almost
anything | dom think the signers of
those petitions gave great amount of
consideration to the subject. A major
ity OF the commission appointed two
years ago TO investigate the subject re-
ported in favor OF consolidation of the
two institutions. and that they occupy
cultural college in Cache county, as
now.
II desire, continued Senator Ho-
lingsworth. 'fto make the Agricultural
college the best possible. 7 want the
work OF the higher branches of learn.
ing in the institution where the best
results may be attained. II they are
consolidated in this way, their identity
preserved under one head. it will do
away with all future strife, jealousy
and vitupcration, which arc disgrace
TO the State and demoralizing in their
effect In the course indicated in the
bill as it is sought to be amended, it
will ultimately lead to one board of
control =
Questioned by Bullen.
Mr.. Bullen-I desire to ask Senator
Hollingsworth if he thinks a consttu-
tional amendemcnt necessary TO place
the institutions under one board of con-
trolf
Senator Hollings think the