Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-16
IRRIGATION BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Pope Measure Receives Big Ma
jority When On Third
Reading.
EMINENT DOMAIN IS UP.
Boxers Smcltcr Measure Creates
Heated Period of Discussion
When Called Up To-day.

By "a vote of 33 20 3 aud absent
and not voting. the Baker eminent
domain bill pa--cd the house this
afternoon. RcprC-cntatiNc tlcgg gave
notice of u motion for reconsideration.
Tho house this mouus hguuuya.y
speaking, took oil Dos coal and eot
down 90 the business off legislation.
After The final disposition Hs Tar MS
that branch of tho Legislature Ia cone
ccruod. of the Cannon prohibition b.N,
motion was adopted that sessions
should begin at 80 O'Clock. and boo ace
cordancc with the motion, the speaker
called the assembly to order promptly
at the hour namcI this morning.
TIE FIRST measure up for third ieaI-
ing was Popo's irrigation bllL known
as II. B. 4s. This measure was orig
iuauy introduced as house bill 30. lt,
but was by consent Withdrawn and
remodeIsd and was again offered by
Mr. Pope as ID. D. as. The bin proc
lIdes for the organization OF irrigation
districts by the majority of land own
ers in any district. and for the nold-
timcnt OF the people m regard 10 lhe
same IL also provides for the dire lion
OF the district by duly elected directors,
and for the issuing of bonds of tne
district for tho purpose OF constructing
or acquiring necessary RESERVOIR eil'a'
reservoirs, water rights canals. diichea,
etc, 10 the irrigation of the land 100 the
district. a similar bin has been pass
ed by tho Legislature OF the state OF
Colorado. and is said % Doe one caltu-
lated 90 bring under cultivation many
thousands of acres Of now arid ana
useless land within the borders of this
state The purpose and intent of the
bin has been more fully covered ln
these columns heretofore.
The bin was passed by "a vote Of 30
eyes. no nays, and absent and not vot-
ing no.
Another measure creating a great
deal OF discussion was III B. so. also
up for third reading. The bin Is a.
substitute for II. Il. a.. offered 10y
Baker of Tooele. and extends the right
of eminent domain to- smelter COM
panies and those engaged In the pro-
duction and reduction of ores. Ac-
cording % the bin, the right OF en-
inent domain may not De exercised IN
any county whose population exec els
10000. or within one mile of the limits
OF any Incorporated city on town, nor
shall the right of eminent domain be-
exercised unless the proposed con-
demnor has FIRST secured the option q
purchase at least % per cent Of tho
land acreage owned boy persons or cor
poratlons situated within four miles OF
the proposed smelter or reduction
works.
A similar bin was introduced into the
legislature two years ago, passing both
houses, but was vetoed by the COVER
nor
Mr. Baker advocated the passage OF
the measure. He frankly admitted that
the purpose OF it was TO enable eastern
capitalists 20 construct smelter in
the mouth of Piue valley in Tooelc
county. and said that of the l0i or l06
residents OF the district IN que tiou, 100
had agreed to permit the smclter 10
build IT'S plant at that point. But "A
few held out against 10, and IL became
necessary 20 invoke the aid of the legis-
iature in the matter Mr. Baker said
the building of the smelling plant
would Involve the expenditure OF $780,
O00 and be thought II only just that
such an outlay OF capital should receive
some legislative protection.
A number OF questions We're directed
toward the advocate OF the BILL MT.
Baker admitting in answer TO O. ques-
tiou by Mr. Clcgg that he had been
petItioncd hy residents OF the Pine
valley 70 use his efforts against the pas
Eage of the bin.
During the discussion. Mr. Archibald
arose and objected to the discussion of
the points of the bin between Repre-
sentative Ashton ana Nh. Droubayw hu
was seated as guest next 20 Mr.
Ashtons desk. utimatng that Mr..
Ashton was seemingly taking the part
of Dis companions attorney. Ashton
resented the imputauou that Doe was
acting as Mr pr1uhays attorney and
said the latter was merely there ass a
guest
Tho speaker said the visitor was en-.
titled 90 scat on the floor as th5
guest of amy member but called al.
tonti0u 90 the rule that lobbying 0u the
floor of the house was prohibited.
Representative MCEae of Salt Lak,
offered am amendment 90 the Bakc
bin this afternoon practically llllul
the measure ~ adopted. 10 amends bl
striking out the portions of tho bon re
fcITlug 10 smolter smoke ana distHbu
ton OF gases, calling attention o. On.
enormous losses sustained Dog farmer
iu this particular Ho earnestly urge.
his amendment on che floor this after
noon.
Representative Ashton oC salt Iak
s. speaking thIs afternoon against th
hin Zoo its entirety. Ha claims tH
measure to Doe against good policy Hu
81 imminent menace t7 Che farmer
BILLS INTRODUCED.
A. b. l6O. by Jensen, relating ta th
Keeping of bitches u repair wHs Boo
trudusrd and referred tn Che commit
Tee uu irrigation and reservoirs Ih