Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-01
STORM BREWING
IN THE SENATE
Consolidation Matter is a Special
Order for Monday Morn
ing Early.
LOGAN luNKET TOMORROW.
Everlasting roll Tax Problem NOW
Nearing solution with Rep. Davis
II. d. ~ on tue Taps.

Unless the fuse wires are cut before
Monday. the quiet senate session this
afternoon is prefix TO stormy bat
lie when next lie upper house is caN-
ed together.
The consolidation matter is q spc-
cial order for 10 O'Clock Monday
morning. there being no session to-
morrow on account OF the trip 10 Lo-
gan Senator Bullen aud senator
Park are scheduled to lead the senate
light. while the present ALIGNMENT
indicates that consolidation VIII win
by few votes. IN the senate. aud will
he defeated by more than view votes
in the house. as it will take = two
thirds vote to win. This Is because
the consolidation bill contemplntes Il
constitutional amendment
This afternoon the calendar consists
OF four bills ready Tor passasc, In ad-
dition TO which a large number OF
committee reports were flied, uuaran-
teeing full calendar for the next ses-
sion, after che consolidation fight
clears away The bills UP for passage
are r. Y. Smith, 8. r.. So. npprppriat-
ing $4,000 TO Lafayette Chichester WHO
was injured while on duty US putty
sheriff quelling Bingham riot Ras-
bands S Il. 2 Appropriating As5,oUO
for roads In uintuh. Gardpcr's 5. Is.
10i reimbursing the Strawberry Valley
Water Users association for excess
fees paid in Hing articles Of ncorpota-
lion. The refund amounts 10 $40.
The Anal bill Is an important one.
which seems 10 be destined TO rank a.
pioneer practical capitol building
plan. 1t Is WllIiams's bill. No, "a
advertising = prise for capitol building
plans and specifications The contest
Is to remain open only till Jan. !, 1905
aud the building Is 20 be- planned 10
cost 81 o 100000. II mas been favorably
reported by the committee aud stands
some show of passing
IN MEMORY or TAFT
A IIfc.size portrait OF Hon. Seth Taft
viii be hung OH the wall OF the house
of representative Immediately above
the DESK formerly occupied by Mr..
TAFT The portrait was prepared by
photographer Of this city and teubered
10 tho house. and ON motion OF Kuchler
the house today unanimously voted to
hang the picture In the half OF represent
tntlves during the remainder Of the
session. as a token Of respect aud hon
ol 10 the deceased member.
POLL TAX BILL
Should Representative DAVIS house
bill y. which is coming up OH special
order az Q o'clock this afternoon. be-
come u law, the cvcrlastingly veSAtlOus
problem OF poll tax would take n long
step towards solution Heretofore IL
has been the rule that poll taxes could
be paid either In cash or by work. Any
man not wishing 10 do The work him
self. could hire The work DONE Tor him
al less figure than the tax by paying
~ ltN
party working out the tax regarded the
day as a holiday and went gaily forth
with pick and shovel TO enjoy for 10
hours association with his fellows The
result Is that the roads receive pTactio.
ally 10 benefit, Another thing, It Ia
generally conceded that it costs fully
une-half the amount OF the taxes TO
collect them And yet another import
ant point is, the dfiiculty experienced
in reaching employees Of large corpora
tons
Davis bin provides that the tax shall
be paid In cash that the amount OF the
TAX shall be $3.50 instead of So, as here
tofore, and that corporations shall be-
responsible for the poll taxes of their
employees and further, That the whole
amount Of tho taxes shall he expended
ON the roads.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee ON manufactures and
commerce submitted favorable re-
port OF II. Il. 261, by sutton. providing
for the adjustment OF the dry measure
IN selling commodities
The committee on labor favorably
reported on II. II. e3l by croft rcgu.
hating employment OF children In All
classes If industry with "A slight
amendment.
The committee ON manufactures and