The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19
ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS
AFTER LONG SESSION
Ninth Legislatures Work for
Volume Exceeded Only by
That of First.
Continued From Pago One.

the governor Under the governor S
influence the legislature reversed IT.
self and made the bill conform TO the
wishes of the men In control OF the
party machine. AS result the mem
bers Of the legislature are not singing
loudly their praises Of the liquor Dill
and preface reference TO 1T with an
apology.
Change City Governments.
The so-called Des MONIES bills which
passed both houses change radically
the municipal government in the five
largest cities in the state. Instead of
mayors and city councils in Salt Lake,
Ogden, Provo, Logan and Murray.
there will be mayors and commissioners
who will have legislative and admin.
strat,ve powers. In Salt Lake the
commission will consist of the mayor
and four commissioners and IN the
other cites a mayor and two commits
sioners.
These bills have not yet been signed
by the governor but it is understood
that he has said he would sign them,
The Des Moines bills were vetoed two
years ago by the governor, who was
opposed TO the recall, the initiative and
referendum, and the civil service com
mission. These features have been
eliminated this year. The radical de-
Partnre from the present government is
IN the non partisan nature of the clec-
tion and the nomination Of the candi
dates by direct primary.
Increases In salaries for most of the
state officers were provided for by the
legislature and constitutional amend
ment increasing the salary of the mem
bers of the legislature proposed
A large number of measures correct
ing present laws and providing for
minor changes In the statutes wero
passed, The pure food aud public
health laws were revised, Provisions
were made for changes in the system
Of assessment and collection of taxes
by the state
Income Tax Fails.
In attempting to interpret the party
platform with reference to the liquor
question the legislature overlooked the
plank in the platform pledging the leg
islature to ratify the proposed amend
ment TO the federal constitution au-
thorizing an income tax. The senate
passed the resolution ratifying the pro.
posed amendment but the house killed
it.
Bills for direct primary for United
States senator's, the initiative and ref
erendum, the prohibition of the use of
corporate funds in elections, the E' head
less' ballot, the railroad commission,
the anti pass bill, the drawing of in.
terest on public funds, the Sunday
closing bill, the maximum coal rate
bill, the bill prohibiting pool selling at
race tracks, and a score Of other inn
portant bills were killed.
Against Cigarettes and Gambling.
The anti-cigarette bill and the anti
gambling bill, with the racing pool sell
ing provision eliminated, were passed.
Bills prohibiting child labor and linn.
ltlng the working days of women TO
nine hours were passed and are now in
the hands of the governor
The delay of the important work in
each house Is not chargeahle TO either
presiding officer. President Henry
Gardner of Spanish Fork, who held the
gavel for his second time in the senate,
continually urged expedition of bust
ness and it was his vigorous methods
that prevented longer delay. Speaker
Il. W. Robinson of Logan presided over
the house also for the second time. His
task was particularly arduous and he
was almost constantly called upon to
keep in order a particularly unruly
house that was always in danger OF
doing the absurd. Al times the speak
er's efforts had to be almost heroic to
secure the accomplishment of anything.