Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-04
TWO NEW BILLS
IN CONTROVERSY
They Came Into the Big Contest
Today From Senate Chair
man Sam c. Park.
PROVIDE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
TO be Established in Outside
Counties--consoIidation to be
Complete on One Site.
PROVIDE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
uoIlInesuorth Presents II One Board
Compromise Measure With Logan
As the Permanent site.
PHASES OF THE STRUGGLE,

PHASES OF THE STRUGGLE.
Against OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bills
81 and 70 defended by Hcrsclcl Bull
len, Jr., of Cache, and advocated IN
The minority report oil the sperai
commissioners appointed by GOV Gut
Ter after the Sixth Legislative session.
They provide for u maintenance OF
each school on II special tax fund.
For Con soIitlation---Scnatc bills 1Io
ana III, Incorporating a special pro-
vision for state high schools IN re-
mole counties They were introduced
today by Senator sam 4. Park ana
call for constitutional amendments al
lowing complete consolidation IN one
site. under one board of control.
Compromise PIan--Seuatc JOINT
resolution brought I'm by IIollingsworth
Ills morning Just before Adjournment
allowing partial consolidation under
one board Of regents with the Agtt-
cultural college preserved in idchti'S
and maintained as university ae-
partmcnt at lis present Logan site.
The LONG anticipated tnlSh nEht gu
the consolidation problem which mas
confronted the state ever SINCE the con-
stitutonal convention thresned ~ ~
I'm favor Of two separate blg schooIs'
WAS opened in the senate OF lhe '7pN
enth legislature this mornins-
IN, this issue many members or pptH
',,o,,xes we're elected. The university
lobby was prominent AT the cohven-
tions of both political parties las, lali,
while the friends Of. Tue ASrles,i ..,,,,a
..oiI.re have never missed an opportun-
ity ia pun for their institution In or
nyt nj season, within the past rev
years. ..o ,r;rcinal
,,e,n for consideration OF the SlAuh
5epIsIat,re and it brought Senator bar
~, ~ cache forward as the orator or
The session. During the debates SUI
dents of the university packed the VS.
itors' gallery. and 1t was amid u sreal
deal of feeling that a vote hnaily ear
1i,d to report a commission Win pow
or IN recommend action after inNessi-
CATION, their Recommendations 10 NC
considered by this Legislature
ON FIFTH DAY OF SESSION.
The Inherited task OF settling the
question came before the legislature on
The fifth day of its session, wheh ocIy'
nf state Tineey sent in the commits
eton,s various reports. This was fol-
lowed rapidly by two measures OF SEN
ntor PARK advocating complete con-
solidation, two by Herschel Buiieh' Jr''
recommending separate tnalntenahce on
n perInanent fund basis, ana one uy
Holingsworth recommending sepaiae -
maintenance under coiisoiioHt'"' VI
management.
This morning there was grand
march of talent up the hill, and then
a splendid parade down the grade
again. Miller protested against the use
large gallery of visitors came prepared
for excitement. Then they filed out
aualn. Members Of the third house Whs
Furnish reports for morning papers
came with sharpened pencils, and went
away cursing under their breath FOR
they had been forced to get up hours
before their usual time for reporting to
work, and the big story had failed TO
develop.
In the parade OF strength this morn
ing. Hollingsworth's bill went to the
discard TO give place Ia u new resolu-
ton on the Same subject, and embody-
ing the same idea. He asked permis-
sion to withdraw II. Herschel Bullen
asked that the consideration of his
bills go over until this afternoon, and
that, too, was granted
NEW BILLS COME IN.
The galleries here began to wonder
what was the purpose OF this naneuVer-
ing for position, instead of opening the
battle. Then Senator Park stood up.
He asked permission to Withdrew his
bills which had been submitted oarly In
the controversy. He was expected to
make the speech OF the day In behalf
OF these bills, but his request was
granted by unanimous consent, and he
handed IN two more bills to take the
place Of the discarded ones.
These We're marked s. b. 40 and s, y.
III. They were read, referred to the
education committee. and Senator PARK
seemed to anticipate prearranged pro-
gram for he immediately gave notice
that the education committee would go
into session Immediately after adjourn
ment Miller. II seemed. had not been
informed OF the plan of battle for he
Clicked over the traces" with protest
against the posip0nement. A few senG-
tors voted with him, but the majority
Favored the delay,
ROUTINE WORK.
The motion TO adjourn was post poned
on the suggestion of Lawrence, who
called Tor the regular order OF busi-
ness. in order that the senate might
clear it's table before ndjourning. a few
bills We're handled. on committee re-
ports, and one WAS killed, another re-
committed, and a Joint memorial 10
Congress indefinitely postponed. proba-
bly, TO remain asleep until duly dead
After adjournment, which was taken
nj 1850 o'clock. Senator Park said that
Incorporating the high school para
graph into the consolidation amend.
ments These provide that the state
must set aside a high school fund to he
spent In counties outside Of Salt Lake,
where II Is hard TO provide suitable
high schools
BuLLEN's VIEW OF NATTER.
Senator Bullen declared that he was
looking forward with great interest 10
the seYlate's vote on the matter. He
had come prepared with a speech which
he was not given an opportunity to de-
liver Discussing the general subject
Senator fullen said y mink these bills