The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
SENATE KILLS
BADGER BILLS
Stays Public Service Commits
sion and Anti-Pass Measures
After Short Debate.
VOTE ON FORMER, 6 TO
IL; ON LATTER, 6 TO IL
Badger Predicts Result; Iver-
son Resents Charge Passes
Influence SOlOns.


the public service commission bill and
the antipass bill. The bills came up
at IL clock as special order and
after an hours debate both were killed.
The vote on the public service com.
mission bill was 6 to II and on the
anti-pass bill to IL.
Both measures were drawn by Sen
| ator Carl a. Badger Of Salt Lake and
are said to have met with the approval
of the governor. Senator Badger, Sen
atoy Smith and Senator Wilson spoke in
favor of both bills. Senator Funk spoke
for the anti-pass bill and Senator Stoo-
key and lverson against it.
When the bill came up for final
reading Senator Badger moved that a
vote be taken without the necessity of
the reading of the bill. He said:
~ know too well the attitude of the
senate on this bill. There have been
unmistakablc signs of the action likely
to be taken by the senate on this
bill. -
Badger Quotes Governor.
Senator Badger read at length from
the governor S message on this sub
ject and complimented the governor on
''Utah occupies the unenviable po-
sition of being one of five states in
the Union which have no railroad COM
mission. There is an impression on
the part of some members of the legis-
lature that we should remain under the
wing of corporations, We have every
thing to lose and nothing to gain In
such an alliance with the corporations.
eff this bill were submitted to the
people for vote on it there is not
one chance in 1000 that it would not
pass. Nevertheless, legislatures after
Legislatures have come here, looked at
the mandatory provision of our state
constitution and have gone away with
ont carrying out the provisions of the
constitution.
Booth followed with a brief talk in
which he said that he was opposed to
some features of the bill, but that il
would receive his vote. Senator Smith
then followed:
81 have been strong believer in
public service commission. / was
elected on a platform declaring for a
railroad commission. The people by
their votes showed that they favored
railroad commission and | intend TO
vote for one. y
Wants Broader Powers.
Senator Wilson said that his prefer
ence was for a measure that would
provide for the appointment of a com
mission with inquisitorial powers to in
vestigate the railroads and other pub
lie service corporations of the state and
to make recommendations, as to the
legislation needed to regulate these cor
porations, to the next state legislature.
When the roll call was taken it was
discovered that Senator Kelly and Sen
ator Wilson were not in the senate
chamber Senator Kelly came in during
he roll call but left without voting on
the measure Both Senator Kelly and
Senator Wilson were elected on plat
forms pledging them to vote for rail
road commission and Senator Smith in
sisted that the sergeant at arms call
them to the chamber. When they re-
turned Senator Kelly voted against the
bill and Senator Williams for it. The
roll call;
Aves-Badgcr, Booth. Smith, vii,
liams. Wilson. President Gardner-6.
Noes-Burton, Funk, Horsley, Hyde,
Tverson Kelly, Kuchler, Lunt, Marks,
Olson, Scvy, Stookey-12.
The consideration Of the anti-pass
bill Immediately followed.
When the bill was read Senator Bad
ger said.
"HThe propricty Of the passage of this
measure is so obvious that there is
nothing to say with reference to it,
The bin follows closely the federal
law and the anti-pass laws OF other
states.'
Senator Smith said: "The bill is
certainly not open to argument, ] am
firmly Of the opinion that 1T ought to
pass-and yet ! understand that it is
! not TO pass
Badgers Pun
"It will fail TO pass because Of too
much pass interrupted Badger,
Senator Booth said that he did not
! think the possession of pass would
| influence any state officer. However,
| he said he was in sympathy with the
measure and intended TO vote for it,
| Senator lvcrson followed.
"1t is perhaps TO my discredit,' he
said, ''because Of my relationship with
some railroad corporations that I have
| Travelled on pass. II is perhaps 10
my discredit because of my relation
! ship with some of the railroad corpo.
rations that shall continue to ride
on n pass whether or not the lcgisla-
turc passes this measure
81 do not like the imputation that
this bill will not pass because of too
much pass. I do NOT like the insult
contained in that remark. 1t is folly
| 30 suggest that any member of this
body is influenced by the fact that he
possesses pass. 1t is idle 10 suppose
that anyone whose criticism would
count would criticisc from that point
Of view, High principled men don 4
critcise. u is the agitators who are
trying to create an artificial sentiment
that we cannot put our finger on who
are ready TO critlcisc. Personally ]
do not care zig for adverse criticism
| am not influenced by passes and
know that no others in this body are u
Senator Smith secured tho floor i'm
mediately.
Finds Pass on Desk,
"I know something about this pass
business. snid he, 81 am not charg