The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19
SENATE PLEASED
WITH It's WORK
Badger, in ValedictOry, De-
clares Much Has Been
Accomplished.
MAKES BRIEF REFERENCE
TO SOME OF LEGISLATION
Says Members Have PatriOtical-
ly Fulfilled Promises Made
to Constituents.

The session of the Ninth legislative
assembly became history at noon on
Saturday. Almost simultaneously both
houses Of the legislature adjourned sine
die.
The adjournment of the senate came
few minutes before l2 clock Satur'
dav. There were only few persons
in the chamber when the final adjourn
ment came The senator's were scat
tered about the committee rooms and
in the cloak rooms, scarcely observing
when the final adjournment did come.
President Gardner raped on the
table and ordered a communication from
the governor read 1t was merely the
formal notification that the governor
had no further communications for the
legislature and conveying the official re
CARDS of the executive to the members.
One or two belated bills were signed
and transmitted to the governor. Then
President Gardner announced:
"The Ninth session Of the Utah state
senate now stands adjourned sine die. .
As the gavel fell the members of the
senate gathered about the president g
ueSh ana SHOOK HilN ny IHe manu-.
Badgers Valedictory.
Shortly before the adjournment on
motion of Senator j. B. Wilson Of
Wasatch Senator Carl A. Badger of
Salt Lake was asked to deliver. the
valedlctory, Senator Badger expressed
the pleasure ne had felt in being asso-
ciated with the other members Of the
senate. He spoke of the pleasant mo-
ments and the warm friendships that
had resulted from such associations. In
speaking of the accomplishments of the
session which has Just been concluded
Senator Badger said:
1.-The Ninth legislative assembly has
made history for Utah. With the ex-
ception Of the First state legislature
think that this legislature has done
more important things for Utah than
any other state legislature we have had.
I wish i had list of the important
measures enacted by this legislature
I will lust call your attention TO a
few of them.
"We have provided for the construc-
tion of beautiful new official home
for the state. We have enacted a COM
prchensive liquor measure, not wholly
satisfactory to any Of us, but splen:
did beginning along the line of tenn
perance legislation, And there are
scores of other important measures
the child labor law, the women S nine
hour law, the new main building for
the state university. the new gym.
Dasium for the Agricultural college, the
permanent maintenance fund for our
state institutions. the commission form
Of government for our cities, the ap-
propriations for the improvement Of the
roads of the state. the appropriation
for a new bridge across the Grand river
all these and other important meas
ures have been enacted by this legis
lature.
"The members of this body may now
no to their homes with the assurance
that they have filed the positions to
which thew were chosen with a high
degree of honor. With human imita
tious and personal shortcomings we
have sincerely, honestly and patriotic.
ally fulfilled our oath OF office. With
close friendship and good will we will
now bid one another good-by, and
TO it let us add God bless you.
Closing Hours in Senate.
The senate convened Saturday fore.
noon at 9 O'Clock The business was
desultorv and the members spent most
of their time clearing out their desks
and PREPARING to 20 home. The house
passed the Tobias bill appropriating
and the senate promptly killed it, Some
one resurrected Senator Hvde's s bill
making the state dairy and food com.
missioner eX oflicio state sealcr of
WEIGHTS and measures. 1t was unani-
mouslv uassed by the senate AT the re.
quest Of the governor and little later
received from the house and cngrosscd.
1t took only few moments to pass
bv unanimous vote the resolution by
Senator Badger complimentary OF the
members Of the press. The rest OF the
forenoon WAS passed in receiving and
signing bills and transmitting them to
the governor.
When the end was in sight President
Gardner appointed Senators Booth,
Horslcy and Lunt 10 act with Repre-.
sentatives Eardlcy and Harshbcrgcr
from the house TO notify thc governor
that the legislature was ready 10 ad-
iourn. The returned with the COVER
nor s formal and final communication.
Then tbe senate nI ionrnp6