The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-14
Senate Notes

The committee on public health and labor Will
meot ht 10 o'clock this forenoon 10 consider tho
walters. and the Forty bill. providing Tor more
sanitary conditions IA the hotels OF tho state.
delegation of cooks and walters Will appear bo-
passage OF tho bill In their interests. Later tho
comulttee VIII hear delegation OF proprlctors
Of roEtaurants and cafes IN opposition TO thc
measure.
Rabbi Charles J. Fround and Bcnjamin Brown,
president Of tbe Jewizh cooay st Clarion,
Gunnson. appeared before "A Joint meeting OF
the committees on public lande from the house
and the senate !ast night to uTgo favorable
action on the bin by Senate! Il. W, Lupt OF
Iron county. giving the state hoard OF land
nssioncrs tho hight 70 extend or abate interest
the payments public londs. Because OF
shortage Of wator. tho jewish eolonists only
harvested about one-iourth OF the usual crop
last yoar and they w!sh an extension or abate-
mcut OF tho interest the payments they are
making on tho land 10 thc state. Tho members
OF both committees woro favorable 10 the bill
0nd IT viii bo recommended for passage IN tho
senate tomorrow.
Tho senate committee on state affairs and fed
cral relations yesterday actod tayorHbly op tho
houIe resolution by Mrs. Annie wOlls Cannon OF
Salt Lake. adopting flag designed by tho Sons
ana Daughters or tho Utah Pioneers. as tho state
fsg Of Utah
Compulsory voting Will bo discussed today By
the sonntc IN ccnsldornR the bill 10y Senator Ben
nsr X. Smith. which impoyes a potax all
citizens of tho state who fail to vote Nt any
Bcuefal or Wu0lclNNl election rue OIL Is ono
which has excited great dccl Of attention be-
cGuno OF It's avowcd purposo is 70 do away with
the necessity OF political parties putting forth
any great effort 10 get the yoicTs 10 tho polls.
a. present about G. per cent OF The citizens Of
the state who qualified 10 vote. cast thcir
ballots SenStor Smith believes that II this bill
becomes n Law. 90 per cont Of tho citizens Will
gntc. Tho b!ll reported favoraby by the
Judiciary committee and Will como Up today for
final passage.
Tho soua,e bill by Rdeout making Il unias-
fui 20 make false statements relative to Tho
dtion OF business for the purpose OF securing
day. was returned TO the judiciary committee
FOR consideration in connection with n house hill
relative 10 tho snrno subject
By a vo,o OF 4 10 i9 tho senate yesterday
killed the bill by Senator Smith which would
estate dealers relative 70 the amount Of tho
commission tho dealer should receive Tor tho
purchase o. bnic OF proncTiy 10 bo IN writing
Many of the senators fct that Z; would promote
litigation II verbal ssrscmonts vero permitted
Tho negative. the senate Yesterday voted TO an
propriate 5000 for back salary Tor State Dairy
and FOOD Cotnmlss!ouor willard Hansen. The
legislature two years ago voted 10 Increase ths
salary Of tho eomml,sionrr from $500 20 $1,000
! per yeGr. but tho bill lost IN tho o1Eroas-
receive the increaFe granted him. The speciol
| appropriation was for tho purpose ol mcb!ng up
.hls deficiency. In voting n=ainE, tho bill Prcal-
dent Gardner tsid he believed that the legislature
had no right TO make special appropriations for
/ tris purpose and that. ue biii Tr1 uneonriitc
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