The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19
GAP|TOL ACTS
/ HEAD THE LIST
By Far Most Important Legisla-
tion Is Provision for New
StatehOuse.
AVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS
FOR BEAUTIFUL BUILDING
vo Millions and Quarter Dol
lars Available; Hartman Tax
Welcome Addition.

'The securing of a new state capitol
= Utah is unanimously accorded the
|oc ribbon as the best legislation OF
e session of the legislature which
.me to a close Saturday. The legis
turc which has just adjourned makes
|ailable for construction s1,750,0o0
ID, makes operative the provisions of
e laws enacted two years ago for the
ection of the capitol. This amount
addition to the half million previ.
XIX available makes a total now
railablc for the construction of the
|oitol of more than $2,250,00G This
|m will be practically. sufficient to
|mplete the structure.
PART of the credit for the new cap
b belongs to the legislature of 1909,
,rt to the people who voted for the
rrease in the bonded indebtedness of
"a state and much to Governor Will
nnl Spry, Attorney General a. r.
mes and Senator Charles +. Marks.
Two years ago Governor Spry sent
special message 10 the state leglsla-
rs, urging the passage of bills which
6old make possible the construction
new capitol Five measures were
|<roduced by Senator G, f. Marks S
|d all of them were enacted Four
ers laws providing for methods of
Inning funds for building the cap
b and one was n resolution propos-
q constitutional amendment in
<asing the bonded Indebtedness Of
y Hate
Laws Of 1909.
Two Of the laws of two years ago
|0rided for a bond issue of 5000
|o and for the divertlng Of $250,000
she redemption fund of the bond is
|t Of 1892 to the state capitol fund.
third bill created state capitol
|nmission 10 direct the construction
the capitol and the fourth author
"a the holding of an election to vote
n the question of levying lmill
h for state capitol purposes.
The laws were rendered temporarily
|operative by the failure of the spe-
1l tpx; levy 10 carry at the special
|eftion- The amount on hand was too
14|| to warrant going ahead with
11strletion work until more funds
he IN sight
@< the general election of 1910. how
~ the proposed constitutional
fndment was adopted authorizing an
fease in the bonded Indebtedness OF
| stnfe IN an amount equal 10 | y
a cent Of the assessed valuation of
ptoperty within the state. Under
amendment Senator Marks intro
.rsd IN tine recent legislature bill
''hofizing bond issue OF 1885 900
state capitol purposes. This amount
>s finally reduced TO Sl,000,0U0 and
'oFided for "A bond issue to that
rount- In that form the bill passed
IA houses of the state legislature and
sgned by the governor While
'H dd not provide for the total
onrt necessary 10 complete the
'ding, il provided for means OF
ring sufficient to keep the work
busy for the next two years.
Hartman Inheritance Tax.
ward the close of the session the
'P rccelved most welcome sur
ThroOgh the work Of Attorney
erai a. r, Barnes there was OBJ
ga from the estate of Z. II, Har-
pa, the railroad wizard, as inheri.
e tax. sos, 1865. The governor
posed to secure the major portion
{his for the new capitol. The mat
was taken up at caucus Of the
pbers of the house and the cover
n proposition was agreed to. The
IL
~ bili appropriating S750,000 OF
amount for the construction of the
state capitol The bill was taken
pnder suspension of the rules
vas quickly passed by both
appropriation Of the Hartman
~ TAX to the building of the new
capitol makes it unnecessary foI
o'hie TO Issue any OF its million
oond issue for two wears, and
x the state the interest on the
winch IT otherwise would have
Membership of Commission.
notner bill with reference to the
A.ate capitol is one affecting the
'psfship Of the state capitol com
Under the old law the su
Msnoent Mae of building and grounds
u secretary were members Of the
SsioA' BY the new law passed
rk she session Just closed the board
w composed Of four appointive
ls VINO are to serve without com.
-,vn -e,a and the superintendent and
.. 'ais are elected by the commits
,grnor spry has not appointed his
commission but expects to dc
soon as he has completed hi.
|-Sfatlon -aS son Of the bills which have
sne legislature and which arr
saorc him. 1t is probable thai
appointments will be announced
tue next two weeks. If pres
oS.t are carried out, the worl
pIuctlon of the new capirol ryiT