Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-14

81 my I'm mind the electric light
companies, gas companies, telephone,
telegraph and express companies. ana
other corporations providing utilities
used by the public, should have as
much regulation as the railroads. ln
my town the biggest thing in the
shape of "a graft is the charges the
electric light company is making for
lights, and furnishing miserably poor
lights az that. ] am IN favor Of Civ
ing the public a square deal with
public service corporations, and that
is what it looks to me Ike this legis-
iaturc win bring about
CHANGES PROPOSED
Chairman Bower said his committee
had decided To- recommend the adop-
ton Of the rules of the seventh ses-
sion by the present house with the
following changes:
The committee on agriculture and
horticulture viii be divided, each sub
ject retaining separate committee
OF I'VE members.
Tho committee on banking and in
surauce win be divided in two. each
committee to consist of five members.
The division Of the education and ART
committee, the education committee
To- consist of nine members and the art
committee TO consist Of five members.
The committee recommends the crea-
tog of a new committee on state cap
itol building. to consist oil five members
and OF the resolution committee t0
consist Of i've members.
The abolition Of the railroads and
common carriers committee. and the
creation of the public service COM
mittee, consisting Of nine members.
The old rules provided that only four
copies Of new bills be furnished the
house This number was found TO be
insufficient, and the new rules viii pro-
vide that six copies Of bills introduced
be furnished.
A clause was adopted recommending
that the enrolling and engrossing clerk
of the house, be amenable 10 the same
regulations as governed other house
officers. Under the rules OF last ses-
sion, all officials OF the house we're
compelled 10 report to the chief clerk
every morning for duty, with the eX
ception Of the enrolling and engrossing
clerk.
1t was decided TO do away with the
extra expense entailed upon the pre-
vlOus session by the officers OF the
house in renting down town committee
rooms. This expense. according 20
Chairman Bower. 'smacked either OF
aziness or graft and in his opinion
is unnecessary.
The matter OF the time OF meeting
Of the various committees WIS left
until the appointments by the speaker
are made.
PETITION FOR PROHIBITION.
The firse matter OF importance 70
come before the house after Speaker
Robinson called that body 10 order az
1880 today was petition from resi-
dents OF Virgin. Washington county
asking that the legislature pass a Law
prohibiting the manufacture or sale
or intoxicating liquors within the state
of Utah, except for medical. mechani-
cal or sacramento purposes. The
petition was held for reference n the
proper committee when Il shall be
named.
The report OF the COMMITTEES on
rules submitted 10 the house, through
Chairman Bower recommended %
number Of changes In the formation
OF the various committees OF the
house and naming two or three new
ones. but otherwise tho rules OF the
Seventh session were recommended for
adoption.
Some little debate was oooasioned
by the query Of Morris OF WashiAgtOn
as 90 why tho railroad committee was
done away with. Chairman Bower
replied uat the committee on public
utilities was designed 90 take the
place Of the railroad committee, win
additional power to take up the mat
ter OF other public utility corpora
tons as WELL
Ashton or Salt Lake moved that
the name public utility" be- changed
10 public service" Committee This
brought CleBg of Salt Lake 20 his
feet. favOring tho retention OF the
original wording, Archibald o. Sum
mlt, backed Clogg. Hy a standing
vote the motion amending the name
of tho committee was lost 20 10 rs.
The report OF the rules committee
as submitted was then adopted with
out dissenting vote.
rOREIGN CORPORATION.
81. b. No. q. by Baker OF Tooels. au
act authorizing foreign corporation
complying with tho iaws az Utah 10 eN-
same as domestic corporations, was ft-
foTed 90 the private corporations com.
mittee. whom % shall be- appointed
Morris of Washington asked that tuf
house tlko up consideration of a. j. Al
30. q, lu which Congress is memorial.
ICED t0 annex thc 'Arilona strip tI
Utah. THE request was acocdcd t1 nuI
Mr. Morris proceeded tu explain tho
situation u regard to the "stHp."
McMnlcu ~. 1f salt lake inquired
aH to tho political complexion of tha
Arzonitus residing in the strip.
Morris replied that he did not think
the .0 oll voters to DO added By the
annexation 0f tho strip would change
the Democratic complexion 81 Waal-
mF.ou county and the house laughed
Thompson of Willard said d. hal
foted for such "a memorial to Congros
u me hope that tno constant dripping
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