The La Jara chronicle., 1911-08-18
HONEST JOHN, THE
HOCUS-POCUS ARTIST

The time for filing petitions to
refer bills passed by the last
legislature ended Friday at mid
night. All bills enacted by that
assembly and not referred be-
came laws at that hour. The
bill referred will not become
laws unless a majority of those
voting upon them at the regular
election, one year from next fall
cast their vote in favor OF the
bills. The legislature itself re-
ferred four constitutional amend
ments, the tunnel bill and the
guarantee sections of the bankers
bill to the people. There We're
eight petitions filed referring bills
enacted by the assembly, one of
which petitions was for the refer
ence of the entire bankers bill.
This makes total of thirteen
measures that will be passed upon
by the people at the next cleo
ton under the referendum. They
still have the right to initiate
bills and according to general
discussion, there will, perhaps,
be as many initiated as have been
referred.
The constitutional amendments
referred to the people by the leg
islature have been explained in
these columns before. The tun-
mel bill provides bond issue for
the purpose OF constructing a tun-
mel ON the Moffat road. The eight
bills referred by petition are:
First: the banking law, which
changes to a certain extent the
banking system of this state.
Second the bill which compells
all state institutions and depart
ments to file a daily report and
deposit with the State Treasurer.
Third: the anti-ticket scalpers
bill which prevents ticket scalp
ing of all kinds.
Fourth the Carpenter Irriga-
ton bill.
Fifth: the bill transferring
the brand department from the
office of secretary of state to
the office of the state board OF
stock commissioners.
Sixth: the bill establishing an
eight hour work day in mines,
smelters, mills, etc.
Seventh and Eighth: the two
bills which relate to the efficiency
of teachers and the state normal
school bill, commonly called the
teachers bill.
Governor Shafroth has given
out ii number of interviews stat
ing that the interests have re-
ferred lot of bills purely for
the purpose of creating expense
and throwing discredit on the in
itiative and referendum constitu-
tional amendments. A resume of
the thirteen measures to be voted
upon shows that the governor s
statements are not correct. HIS
own assembly referred five of the
measures and part of the bankers
bill. The country school teachers
referred the two school teachers
bills, the small ditch owners re
icrred the Carpenter lrriga-
tion bill. The ticket scalpers re-
ferred the scalpers' bill. Jealousy
against State Treasurer Kenehan
caused Secretary of State Pearce
and Deputy State Labor Com
missioner Brake to refer the bill
which provides for daily report
by institutions and departments
to the state treasurer and also the
bill transferring the brand de-
partment from the secretary of
state s office to the state board
of stock inspection commissioners.
1t can be said that the inter-
ests did refer the bankers bill
and the eight hour bill. At least
they had the petition circulated
securing signatures to refer these
two bills. Thus, as to expense.
The cost of referring these bills
can be charged as follows:
Five of them can be charged
against the governors assembly.
Two of them can be charged