Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1911-03-10
UTAH LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Happenings In Both Branches OF
Ninth General Assembly.


dietary committee on house bill No
236. by the committee on labor. tho
antl-gambling measure, and placed
the mill on the calendar for future
consideration.
The work of the appropriations
committees of both houses has been
practically completed and the general
appropriations bill is now in the
hands of the printer. The bill Is q
long one and contains In detail the
Items of estimated expense for the
various state departments for the en-
suing biennial period. The total
amount OF the appropriations carried
by the bill is $2.137,795.
Senator Benner X. Smith of Salt
Lake introduced bill in the legisla-
ture Monday, compelling railroads to
Issue free transportation within the
state to certain state and county Of
tlcers.
The senate discussed at length
Monday afternoon the bill by Horsley.
creating water districts and providing
for water commissioners to settle dis
putes between water users and to ad-
judicate the water rights OF individ-
uals and corporations After the dis
cussion the bill failed of passage by
vote OF to 6.
The senate on Monday killed the
Hines Joint memorial. which asked
congress not to ratify any reciproci-
ty treaty with Canada, which would
affect the tariff on lead, wool. live
stock or farm products. The mem
orial in this form was practically
against the reciprocity treaty as a
whole.
Senator r. w. Sevy of Garfield in
troduced bill in the senate Monday
providing for the establishing OF an
experiment station at Panguitch on
the grounds owned by the Fangultch
school, and placing the school and
the station under the direction of
the agricultural college
With only six members OF the sen
ate favoring the measures, the pub
lie utilities and anti-pass bills were
killed In the senate on Saturday. The
public utilities bill provided for the
creation OF commission, which
would have been given great latitude
In the control OF railroads, power,
telegraph qaa- -jelephone eonpanlesl
etc.
The senate on Saturday passed the
Marks bill creating a relief fund for
disabled firemen.
Thirteen measures met their death
In the senate on Saturday, while
three were given their quietus in
the house.
After having been killed on the
door OF the lower house Friday after
noon, IL. b. No. 231, authorizing a
special tax levy on curbs and borders
for identifying the city, was taken up
TOR reconsideration Saturday and
passed by the house without dis
senting vote.
After one of the most animated dis
cussions of the present session, the
senate liquor bill passed the house
IN Saturday, the vote being 20 to 16,
with three members absent. Those
who voted against the measure we're:
Allison, Cole, Ekman, Harshberger.
Hines, Holman, Jones, Madsen, Nc
Rae, Morris, Nebeker. Peterson, Rus
sell, yelling, Woolley and Zeimer.
Holman changed his vote, before the
result OF the vote was announced, in
order that he move for reconsidera-
ton OF the measure, which may be-
come a law following the approval
Of the governor.
The liquor bill, as passed, provides
hat counties outside incorporated
cities and towns are dry" territory,
and will not vote at the first cleo
lion. Later, they may vote upon petit
ton OF twenty-five per cent OF legal
voters. Local option elections must
be held June q, 1911, all over state,
except in county dry" territory. Dlec-
lions may be held each two years
thereafter upon proper petition. Each
;ity, town or county outside of city
or town shall constitute a separate
unit and shall vote separately and
independently. Street regulations for
the conduct OF saloons are provided,
and penalties fixed for violation of
he law.
There was plenty doing in the sen
ate Friday afternoon, twelve bills
being passed and five killed. The
house passed two bills and killed six,
while two new measures were intro
duced
Three liquor bills were slaughtered
In the senate on Friday by adverse
committee reports. The measures
were by James w. Funk. Democrat,
who wanted statewide prohibition; a
bill by President Henry Gardner,
which was a copy OF the Hayes bill
and one by Senator Carl A. Badger,