The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-11

Three quarters or million dollars
were appropriated Friday by the state
legislature for the erection of the new
state capitol.
The appropriat tion is by far the Iarg
est direct appropriation ever made by
the state for a single purpose.
The bill carving the appropriation
made great record for quick enact
ment by the legislature. Within a few
hours after the bill had been introduced
it had passed both houses and IL is now
ready for the signature of Governor
Spry.
The receipt of nearly SSO0,000 from
the estate of +. n. Hartman. paid to
this state as inheritance tax, makes
this enormous appropriation to the state
capitol possible This fund. available
at once, makes possible the immediate
construction of the new state capitol
The addition Of this amount to the
state capitol fund Increases 1t to such
an amount that there Is immediately
available practically the entire sum
needed for the completion of the beau
tiful new structure
At Opportune Time.
The members of the legislature were
practically unanimous IN their enthu'
siasm over the opportunity to appro
pirate this much money for the new
state capitol. They were all agreed
that the welcome surpmse, whereby the
state became the richer by nearly SS0U,-
600. could not have come at more OPP
perfume time it was pointed out that
during his life Mr.. Hartman had been
an important factor IN the development
of the state and that his Importance. TO
the progress of Utah was not lesseneu
by his death. The state capitol, the
construction of which Will be FASTENED
by the inheritance tax from the Hartl-
man estate will be monument TO
the progress of the state in which Mr..
Hartman played such an important
part.
The passage of the bill sppropriating
three-auarters of million for the
state capitol was anticipated when the
members of the Republican caucus
Thursday night voted to allow this ap-
preparation. However, the unanimlty
of the sentiment in favor OF the appro-
priation was scarcely expected. Some
objections to the appropriation were
expected However, the bill passed
both houses by vote that was prac-
tically unanimous. In the senate the
vote in favor of the bill was thirteen to
three. while in the house it was unanl'
nous.
The bill was introduced in the sen
ale by Senator Charles +. Marks OF
Salt Lake shortly after the body con
veped for the day Friday morning.
Senator Marks moved a suspension OF
the rules and the placing of the bill
on its final passage. This was carried
and the rollcall was taken on the final
passage of the bin with this result:
Ayes-Badger. Booth, Hyde, !verson'
I.unt. Marks. Olson. Sevy, Smith. StookeS
Williams, Wilson. President Gardner-l5-
Noes-Burton, Horsley, Kclly-S.
Abscnt-Funk. KUchler-2.
IT was sent To the house iminediately
and there, under suspension Of the rules.
it was Immediately placed on us iipal
passusc. Representative David H. Nor
ris of Washington county, leader OF the
Democratic minority In the house. asked
whether the million dollar bond issue
previously authorized is also to be dis
posed of Speaker Robinson said mat
Inc had been informed by Governor Spry
that IL will be unnecessary 10 sell any
of the bonds for two years The roll
was then called and the bin was passed
by the unanimous vote OF The house.
VIE Sign Bill Today.
The committee on enrolled and en-
.,rosscd bills In the senate had the meas
ure quickly cngrossed. 1t was then signed
by President Gardner and sent TO the
house where il was signed by Speaker
Robinson The bill will go to the gov
ernor early this morning. Governor SplS
has announced his intention OF signing
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