Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-08
NTH Three Days in All Before Il,
Legislature Faces
Heavy Grind.
APPROPRIATIONS NOT READY.
tabor Of Apportioning State Money Is
Not An Easy Task for the
Committees.

After today. only two days ROMAN
~ the present legislative session. Wed.
,ssday the state solons will have been
I'M session 60 days. Il Is highly prob
sbie that am adjournment win not be
had. however until the end of the
week. and the session Of the last day
y.rll be continuous until probably mid
night saturday, for the amount of
instincts that yet confronts the legisla-
five body is appalling TO contemplate.
when viewed from the standpoint that
onlv two legal days remain I'm which
10 finish IL up.
The biggest job Of an outside of
ifr.ur many OF the numerous bills
now before the body passing others
anal smothering stu others within the
aaftiug" committees, Is that Of c0mpi-
inc the budget, or appropriation bill
Tbs appropriation committees in both
bouse- have been extremely busy the
Iaet three or four weeks. Every inca
surc carrying provision Tor the exc
penditure Of any state funds what
soaver has been referred 10 these COM
mttees. and IL will not be until the
ast bin has been introduced that the
committees can render their report At
bs last session OF the legislature. more
difIeulty was experienced with get
tng the appropriation bin through
nan with AN the other measures COM
bined and the budget was cast up By
the committees and sent 10 the house.
where sc was scanned by the speaker
and returned TO the senate for cor
rection. the president OF the senate
examined the bill and returned it 10
the house for further correction; y
went on for some time until President
Love of the senate sent am impera-
tive demand for Speaker Joseph To-
SIGN The bills Joseph sent back word
mai be would not sign II until il was
correct and returned the bill TO the
senate again. Finally. after half
DAYS waiting by the members of both
houses the appropriation bin came
hack with the executive signature at
tached and both houses were ready
f0r adjournment.
PROHIBITION QUESTION
Among the measures yet to be passed
on by The legislature is the substitute
f0r the Cannon bill on prohibition
which is now up for consideration I'M
the senate. Should the measure pass
In that body there is little doubt that
30 Win End its way through the house:
Che sentiment being that Il statewide
prohibition cannot be had al once. half
loaf s better than no bread, and as
Badgers bill provides for submitting
the natter 20 the vote of the people
early next year Il Is probable that the
house members viii not oppose its pas
sage
The public utilities committee will
wresue with the railorad commission
bill, but judging from the attitude OF
the house committee on public utili-
ties during the last week lu regard 10
measures aimed az curtailing the
rights OK corporations, In killing the
telephone and meter regulation mea-
sures introduced In the house by
representative Russell. the probable
tiles are that little OF nothing viii be
done with the proposed commission
1II. And besides, many II not a ma
lorty of the members from the out
wing districts are too anxious 20 have
me railroads come into their districts.
bringing their alleged high freight
charges with them, 10 iuniCt any un-
.aFowblo legislation on them thus early
% the game. The committee may.
however, recommend the creation OF
en- Investigation Commission. whose
1lty is shall be TO thoroughly inyes-
ugate tariffs and schedules OF rates
end inquire into the determinations
OF. r'. AAaAA 81 ~ hAA"A MANNINE IAnH
ue service corporations, the commits
sion 90 report to the next legislature.
FOR ADULT BLIND.
Among the meritorious measures in
reduced into tho house on Saturday.
was that submitted by the committee
lor dear and blind. This measure has
M view the creation Of a commission
q have charge and care of tho adult
olNa ot the state, and provides as fol-
That there is hereby created O. state
BOARD in Doe known as the Utah CONF
mission Tor the adult blind. which shall
consist ot five trustees tho governor 20
Pc president OF said board. the four
olhar members 10 bo appointed by the
governor Two Of the trustees first
appointed shall serve for two years.
ehl TWO FOR four years and until their
successors are duly appointed and
qualified AT the expiration of the
term uf office OF any trustee. his sue
ogsa'r shan be appointed by the gov
eIh'l with the advice and consent of
lt senate. FOR the tofm OF four years
haon member or the board. before en-
'.IHg upon the duties 0f DIS office
tiau subscribe TO the constitutional
oall ana execute "a bond 10 tho STATE.
WIN surctios 90 De approved by the
secretary OF state. in tho pcnnl sum
OF $4,000 dollars conditioned for the
A..Alu| discharge OF his duties The
oti1 and bond shah be- delivered 10 the
secretary Of state
N' member OF the board shall receive
lNE .ompensauon f0r his services as
sl'. member but may be- paid hla ace
ll'. expenses incurred in attending
NlEs of the board on its commit
''0h or attending 90 any business