The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-02
ME- TER MEASURE 4
PROvOkEs ROW.
Trouble Starts When Russell
Moves to Strike Out En-
acting Clause.
DISCUSSION INVOLVES
ABEL JOHN EVANS OF LEHI
Russell Threatens to Compel
Retraction When Anderson
Charges Lack of Work.

There were words in the house Wed
ncsday morning when house bill No. 109,
by Mr., Funk came up for third reading
and final passage.
The bill provides that companies op-
Grating electric meters shall give the
consumer a certificate that the meter
registers correctly at the time OF In
stallation Later, II the consumer has
cause to believe that the meter is work
Ing overtime. he may call upon the COM
pany for an examination. If the meter
is found to be out OF order the company
pays the cost OF Inspection, II II Is reg
iistering properly the consumer pays the
tax
The bin had been favorably reported by
the committee on public utilities. but
Mr.. Russell moved Immediately after the
report OF the committee had been adopt
cd that the enactlng clause OF the meas-
by Mr.. Tobias. but nothing OF note oc-
CURED until the roll call began.
Hands One to Evans.
Mr.. Tobias. explaining his vote, which,
he said. would be in the negative. said
that the bill in question was the only
tee that was not opposed by Abel John
Evans and other representatives OF the
corporations.
II Evans had opposed it, Mr.. Tobias
continued. ''it would not have been ia
vorably reported. and the fact that he
did not oppose /! is proof TO me that the
tive gave similar reasons for his oppo-
sition. declaring that IL would not bene-
fit the public. Had it been a measure
added: X would have ueen fought In the
committee and killed.
These TWO speeches aroused the Ire
OF several members of the committee.
but Mr.. Anderson was the first TO re-
sent them. Mr. Anderson remarked that
he considered the insinuations in the ma
f,rra Of Ing inf frna rnd
the members who had been critlcising the
committee had spent little more time
In the committee sessions they would
know more about what they were talk
Ing about. He also intimated that one
member had not put In more than three
minutes.
to his feet and he made some remarks
about untruths and making somebody
Fletcherlze their words
That's all right" retorted Mr. Tobias.
Evans told somebody that the coal rate
bill would not pass. because the rail-
roads had the committee fixed, and you
will notice that the majority report is
against the bill"
Pope Is Sarcastic.
Mr. Pope took 1t that he had been in
suited but he believed that the house
would consider the source and pay no
attention to the insinuations that had
been cast. He declared That no men-
Der OF the house who had the proper re-
gard for his scat would make such
statements as had been made regard
ing the actions of the committee.
II am not the tool OF any man. or set
OF men" Mr. Pope said in conclusion.
Mr. Nebeker declared that no man this
side OF heaven or perdition could truth
fully say that he had permitted himself
to be unduly Influenced. He had voted
on the measures as he thought right and
had no apologies to make.
On the final roll call the vote stood 29
for. against and absent and not
voting. The negative votes were cast by
Kearns, Meeks. Peterson, Russell. Sander
son, Smith and Tobias