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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
House Is Energetic.

The house OF representatives. began
the business of quitting early in the day.
To begin with, the house adopted
motion offered by Morris of Washington
to the effect that the house devote it
self to the consldera ton of communca-
tions and like matters and to take up
the senate bills on the calendar as time
and opportunity afforded; furthermore.
that. after O'Clock no more bills hs
considered.
This motion was adopted almost uuan-
imously, the Rcpubhc;-l members voting
with the Democrats on Cinis plan OF ex-
pediting legislative business. and
throughout the strenuous proceedings OF
the day this motion was frequently in
voked TO block attempts 10 take up sem
ate bills.
The first decisive action OF the house
was 10 adopt the adverse report OF the
one house Joint resolution,
The next slaughter was the adoption
OF the adverse report OF the sitting COM
nitteo on twelve senate bills one senate
joint memorial and one house joint reSc-
luton.
Once more the cannons doomed. mo-
tion prevailed to strike out the enact
ing clause OF all the bills on the calcn-
dar which resulted In the massacre of
ten senate bills and one senate Joint
resolution
The fourth and last time the signal
was given for the infection OF the death
penalty. and three senate bills which
had lately made their appearance were
forever laid on the table.
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$4,000 FOR UTAH
EXHIBITS ON COAST
Eleventh Hour Action on Bill
Provides for Commission Of
Nine to Represent State.

In The closing hours OF the session, OF
the state legislature n bill was rushed
through both houses appropriating SoO,-
600 FOR Utah exhibits at either the Pana-
or the Panama California exposition In
San Diego. or both The bill was one I'M
troduced early in the session by Senator
Lee 3. Wight OF Summit and then appar,
emily forgotten. II was resurrected and
amended at the last minute, however. and
went through the TWO houses with re-
markable speed.
When the appropriations bill was re-
ported from the committee II was as.
serted that. owing 10 the shortage oI
revenue no appropriation would be made
for either exposition. Yesterday after
noon Senator Wight surprised the senate
by asking that the bill be taken up and
referred TO the Joint conference commit
propriations. The committee recon- :
mended the bill for passnga and without
debate it was promptly passed.
Tho measure provides for commits
sion OF nine members, TO be named by tne
governor and OF whom the governor shall
be chairman This commission Is 10 have
sole control OF the exhibits at either or
both exposltions The commission !,
empowered TO spend the funds as y
secs III and 10 have exhibits at one o.
1915
Tho house passed the exposition ap-
propriation bill in short order after y
was read last night. Barnes OF Ssii
Utah could not afford TO be the only
state that fails to accept the land grant
cd IL by the people of California on fhf
exposition site Monson Of Sanpete sroxe
against the bill. but voted for II on roll
call Those who voted against the bii
were Barker Of Weber. Robinson OF Ricl
and Smith OF Kane. Thirty-eight voted
for the bill
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Bills Passed
In the House.

Senate bill No. 90. by EdEheIIl-Fi1ing boundary
between Juab and Sanpete counties.
Senate bin No l@, by WiEht-Giviur ojt,.s
the right TO sell or lease municipal light aud
Senate bill no. Isl. by judiciary eomn,,t.e-
Amending lave relative 10 duties OF state audi
tor
Senate bill No. c6i, By judiciary committee
AmcndinE laws relative TO tax warrants
and orphans from taxes amounts up 10 $1,000
where total assessment OF tho family does not
Senate bill No $40. by Booth-Abatement OF
houses OF III repu,e
Senate bin No. iol. by F.ry-Appropriatins
pen In Utah engineering Experiment, station sp'''-
Senate bill No 200. by neutrality-suspicious.
reaehers' mstirsmsnt a'aoc!a,ion.
all coal mining and shipping companies m,Int
weigh car, T., before aud after loading;
all lump coal shall bo delivered and Freight
charged on destination Weights WHOM delivered at
poIn; where railroad has scales
tcreft public funds.
Senate Joint memorial No. Io-Askins con-
rress 10 set nside 1.ooo. o0O acres OF nfId lond.
10 he sold by state for bensn, OF Indian war
Veterans and state roads.
Senate BIN No. ass. By judiciary committee
sens'e bill No. 20. by Booth-ProyidinE for
payment Of services Of Indian war veterans
!'oI eommisgion to acquire additional ground
Senate bill No. ?t9. by Judiciary committee
P.9vidns ,,n fer Sdei1Tm4ns,s IND ,.T ssntsneeS
$1,000 for eorryinE on ARCHAEOLOGICAL research work.
tee-ApproprissinE 'sss for roiisf OF Paul sveu,in
~ SEWER county
Senate elii 40. ls7 By wish,-Approprat,pe
so ooo for California expeditions.
Senate Joint resolution No. o. by committee on
state affairs-ProvidinR for printing of 1900 ad-
d,icnsi copies of report OF commissioner OF In,rn
Senate bill No e. By Rldeout-Esw eonures
sional district apporIonmsnt act
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Pensions for Mothers.

The legislature passed bill provid-
ing for pensions for mothers who are
obliged TO support their. children, by
fheir own efforts, The bill has been
9igned by the governor. The leglsla'
ture also passed a bill establishing
minimum wage scale for women.
Z A bill which means much to Salt
Lake is the measure providing that
adjacent property shall be assessed for
the cost Of paving street intersections.
Another bill docs away with the present
board of park commissioners and gives
the city commissioners authority to
establish parking districts.
Fifty thousand dollars was appro'
priated for the expositioDs at san
Diego and San Francisco in 1915: The
congressional apportionment bill was
passed, dividing the state into two con.
gressional districts. Under this bill
Salt Lake. Tooele. Davis and Utah
counties constitute the second dis
trict, and the remaining counties Of the
state are the first district
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APPROPRIATION FOR
DOR|M|TORY KILLED
Senate and House Jockey
With Item, but 1t Is Fl
nally Eliminated.

Both houses spent much of the final
day Of the session Jockeying with the
appropriation bill. over an item Of $4,000
for the girls dormitory at the state uni"
versity. Three times the senate rejected
the amendment striking out this appro-
pration Three times the house refused
10 recede from It's position against the
appropriation. Finally the senate sue
cumbed to the steadfastness Of the house
and receded from It's position and the ap-
propration went out.
The item was placed in the bill by the
senate on Wednesday and was stricken
out by the house the same day A con-
ference committee then considered the
measure and Its changes and a majority
recommended that the bill be passed as
amended by tho house. minority of
tho committee, however, and majority
OF tho senate objected to the recon-
mendation and the report Of the confer
ence committee was rejected. senator
Eckersley moved a reconsideration, and
while the reconsideration was pending il
was unoffcially announced that the house
would not insist ON that item. Then the
matter went To the table.
The proposed appropriation for the
dormitory had another exciting half hour
in the house yesterday morning.
The house report OF the joint confer
encc committee. signed by four members
of the committee. came into the house
TO the effect that the committee was
against the appropriation Of $4,000 for
the dormitory
After numerous motions the parlia-
men1ary tangle finally resolved itself
down to the motion of Mabey of Davis:
that the house reconsider the vote or
Wednesday by which il struck out the
appropriation. The motion prevailed, and
then the question came upon the motion
"a 10 h-
ment of Wednesday and that IL concur
In the senate amendment TO the original
bill The motion prevailed. c3 TO 10.
Therefore the appropriation was re-
instated.
Having done that. the question came
upon the passage of the bill as amended.
The vote on that proposition was % to 2l
Thus, lacking one OF constitutional ma
1ority, the entire appropriation bill was
declared rejected.
The vote was;
Ayes-Bamberger Barker. Barnes, Mrs.
Cannon, Christensen, Cook. Durham.
Hammond; Judd, Kimball, Mrs Rins,
Reynolds, DR. skolneld, soulhwlck, Smith,
Swenson, WeIling-22
Noes-Anderson, Bennion Benson, Car
don. Crouch. Dastrup. Day Elwood, Hen
RE. Hooper; Jones, Loveless,. Marchant,
ham,. Robinson. Van Wagner, Mr..
Speaker-oI.
Afterward il was discovered that when
the house voted on the bill, the bin was
thing in connection with the approprla-
tlon bill before the house was the report
Of the committee. Later in the afternoon
a motion prevailed that all reference to
the house action OF the forenoon In con-
nectlon with the appropriation bill be
eXpunged from the record. and thus the
cloud on the appropriation bill was lifted
but the dormitory appropriation failed,
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LEGISLATURE CLOSES
Oh s|xT|ETH DAY
foontinued from Page One.)

rronoscd for the acceptance or rejection
IL npople two years hence.
The Legislature refused TO ratify
either the amendment TO the federal
cnnstitution providing for the direct
eIection of United States senators or
that Endorsing the income tax. The
direct elections resolution was killed
IN the senate and the house killed the
income tax resolution.
Three bills were introduced creating
abroad and public utilities commits
sion one in the senate and two IN
the house. All failed, Bills for em'
nIovers liability, of which three were
consolidated into one, also failed. At
tempts were made in both the senate
and house to pass legislation changing
the present commission form Of gov
crnment for Salt Lake and Ogden,
These attempts were defeated.
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DIFFER SLIGHTLY
FROM FIRST PLANS

SAN FRANCIsCo Ma rch 1s-Modihed
plans for dissolving the Hartman merger
OF the Union Pacific Southern. Pacific
properties, as submitted TO the California
railroad commission tonight. differ but
slightly In their larger aspect from the
original plans put forward by the Harri-
man executives. approved by former Al
torney General Wickershanl and reiected
oy the California commission. which up
cinc. unit in the Gould system of rail-
ways.
They avoid. however, the stumbling
block In the path Of the flrst proposals.
namely an exclusive lease by the South
ern Pacific to the Central Pacific OF the
Benfcia Short Line between Oakland and
Sacramento, the western terminus OF the
clause of the agreement provided was to
be acquired by sale by the Union Pacific
thus giving the last-named system di,
transcontinental traffic
The proposed lease was to run 900 yea RS
and gave the Central and Southern Pa
cihc Joint use OF the Short Line and the
important terminal facilities Of The
Southern Pacific on the bay. which cannot
now be duplicated, The Western PRcidc
contended that such q contract would
be continuance OF the monopoly held BY
the Union Pacific and which the supreme
court had ordered abated IN It's decree of
dissolution.
In sustaining these objections and re-
lines. the California commission took III The e
ground that, although the amount OF
mileage affected might not be large the
section OF right OF way included was the
key 10 the transcontinentel traffic sItua :
ton and not, as seemed TO Mr. Wicker
sne m. purely local matter
The amended plans were submitted to
the commission tonight by counsel repre- =
senting Robert g. Lovett, chairman OF the
Union Pacific executive board From All
thorltative sources OF Information II wal
| learned that the Union Pacific sought to
avoid the difficulties encountered here
| tofore by seeking permission for an agree .
inent 10 reach San Francisco bay over
the Southern Paciic's alternative line,
via Stockton and Niles.
The commission declared itself nosi-
lively In favor OF the attitude originally
taken relative 10 the Benicia cutoff ;
ma mely, tnat equal conditions should be
allowed all competing lines in the use
OF that branch. should the Union Pa :
cific operate from Sacramento TO Oak
lard via Benicia.
The commission stands where II did
IN tbo original opinion that the Union
Pacihc could gain It's outlet 20 the coas
ny The leasing Of the Central Pacific line
to san Francisco VIC Stockton and Niles
II still believes this Is all that Is neces-
sary 10 carry out The will Of the supreme
court to complete the unmerging
claims no jurisdiction over the sale Of
me Central Pacific stock by the South
ern Pacific 10 the Union Pacific. That
- admitted 10 be matter solely for
me attorney general and the Uniten
states courts; and II they zee fit to com
Pacihc stock TO the Union Pacific. IL
would In effect give the Union Pacific
the suostance Of what II is asking the
commission now TO approve
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Senate Bills Killed In House

Senate bin No. 81 by smi;b-ReIst,ns 10 sale
md exchange of mining stock - c,,,.,,r,
no,nrIcs public who arr stockholders. officers
or rmployeea Of banks or other corporatOns
school boards to furnish free trancDor4 4atiOn to
school pupils,
crcancd salary for deputy district attorney,
Senate bill No I:3. BY Wi!zms-Crcating state
board OF examiners Of drusless practitiSneIs
senate hill No. las, by Williams-RelatinE 10
building Of public schoos.
Senate bill No rG BY RIdeout-PravidsnS for
execution bv electricity.
relative 10 filing OF bonds instead r. certified
checks in matters of bIds public buildings.
Senate bill No 1913. by Kelly-RelatinE to re-
demption OF real property.
senate bill No. 2o7 by Kely--Re,,lung 20 tho
production OF conyic,s In court witnesses.
Senate bill No. c22. by Eckersley7 Relating 10
senate bul No. ass, by committee on livestock
An act regulating tho state livestock board.
Senate Joint memorial No I. b. iRideout-Pro-
testing against reduction OF tariff ON Uian prod
House Joint resolution No c. By southwick-
Providing Tor commission TO loon INTO employers
senate bill, No. ial, hy Hsn,e u-"Blue sky
Law.
scnn,o bill No 22i, by Edshc iil-Rslntlus to
esirays
senate bill No. S. by oottrelI-Gl,ncraI insurance
law.
senate bill No l7s. by Booth -AmendIns 'rr'.
senate bill No Iss. by Kcliy-E RICH. OF way
property OF state Industrial school fol
transmission line.
senate bill No. 2l3. by judiciary committee
Rcistine TO Incorporation OF towns.
scnn,o bill No AZ ny fottrclI-Permlrtinr
health inspectors In uniform 10 ride free street
cars.
Senate bill No. oi7, or Judiciary oommiue,
including telephone and telegraph Instrument
In law relating to thoft OF messages.
Senate bill No. l55. ny FuJ,k-Resulatinr con
duct OF employment agencies.
Senate hill No. tSl by Fink-AuthorizlnK dis
trihution of medals for military service to ca
diets.
Senate bill No. 2si, BY Eeksrs,ey-Prohibitinl
shipment OF diseased nursery stock.
Senate bill No. 223. by Eckerslcy-Pro7idinz fo
loans OF reservoir land grant fund
Senate Joint resolution No g. by smith-Pro
posing constitutional amend yment permitting ctic
10 bond for per cent instead of per cent 10
purchasing water supply
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Senate Takes Hint.

BY the time the mood OF the house mad
been made known fully and forcbly to
the senate. that body ceased passing
bills, and no more came 10 the house,
else they. too. would have met tho tale
Of their predecessors.
Between killings, the house devoted it,
self to passing senate bills, and In the
course of the day n respectable group
of measures passed muster and were
sent on their way with crowns OF sue
cess.
The night session OF the house was
waiting game, with some important bus!-
ness scattered throughout. The waiting
was necessitated by the necessity OF
giving the expressing and enrolment
committee time In which TO prepare the
successful bills for the signatures of The
presiding officers. II is 10 the credit OF
the committee. headed by Jones OF Jlab.
and it's able assistants, that there was
scarcely any delay In the rewriting az
house bills. some OF them being returned
to the clerks desk In amazingly swift,
order.
The Democrats offered a little thrill
Ter by way OF diversian when they sue
ceeded in amending the congressional sp-
Dor,ionment bill after a plan of their
own. The incident served to furnish en-
tertainment for half an hour. and for a
time il looked as though the minority
with the help Of some OF the southern
county Republicans, might carry the day
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Democrats Vote Against.

Also. and what is quite 10 the point,
II is currently rumored that Milton II
yelling. representative from Box Elder
county, has Il laudable ambition to rep
resent the First congressional district
OF the state OF Utah at Washington.
The Democrats lined up their solid
fourteen against the bill on roll call en-
listing also the support OF Dastrup of
Wayne and Bennion Of Untah. The
vote follows;
Barnes. Mrs. Cannon Christensen, Cook,
Crouch, Day. Elwood, Henrie, Hooper.
Jones. Judd, Kriebel, Mabey. Marchant,
Marriott. McRae. Monson. Nelson, DR..
Mr. Speaker-26.
Noes-Bennion. Benson. Carbon. Das-
trup. Durham. Hammond, Kimball Love
less. Morris. Oldham, Openshaw Page.
Reynolds. Robinson Southwlck Well
lnG-lG.
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Would Bar Gould Road.

incidentally, although this was not re-
ferrcd to by Chairman Kruttschnitt. ac-
ceptance by the federal authorities and
the California commission OF these provl-
sions eftectually would bar out the West
ern Pacinc road which has asserted its
right TO the use OF the Benicia cutoft
and Southern Pacific terminals.
The modified agreement" said Mr..
Kruttschnitt will be submitted TO the
Circuit court in the st. Louis district
on Saturday and complete details have
been telegraphed 10 the California COM
mission.
The agreement 1t further was stated.
has the approval OF Attorney General
MeReynolds. and Southern Pacific Off
cisls arc hopeful OF its acceptance by the
circuit court and the California authorl-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-14
Other Important Bills.

The bill providing for the creation OF
a bank commissioner was passed by
both houses after a lively contest, A
bill calling for the payment Of inter
est by banks in which deposits Of pub
lie funds arc made was passed by both
houses.
A new fish and game bill was passed.
There was passed also bill for re.
organizing the state board Of sheep
comnussi iopers, and there were strength.
ening clauses added TO the ''purc food y
law.
A measure which promises TO be
popular legislation is the boxing com
mission bill II is now with the gov
crDor.
The appropriation bill carries almost
81 600 600
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50 APPOINTMENTS
MADE BY GOVERNOR
Continued From Page Two.)

tConrlnued FROM rage TWo,D
Harden Bennion of Vernal served for
the past two years as chairman Of the
special board of commissioners on
revenue and taxation, and prior TO that
served on the board Of equalization for
several years. He is regarded as one OF
the most efficient revenue experts in the
state.
Most of the more important officers
are renppointed by Governor Spry.
These include state Fish and game
commissioner, Fred w. Chambers; !;
state insurance commissioner, Willard
Done; state coal mine inspector, John
h. Petit; state dairy and food com
missioner, Willard Hansen, and state
commissioner OF immigration. labor
and statistics, II. T. Haines. Members
of the state capitol commission, John
Dern, NJ. S. Browning, G. r. Loose and
Anthou n. Lund arc all reappoipted,
There are but few changes in any of
the boards.
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House Bills Killed In House

House bill No. IN. by smIth-Provid!ns for
81 900 bond issue for irood building.
House bill No. "A, by ,Barnes-RelatiuE 10 fra
ternal insurance companI es
House bill No CO. hyJ Notwithstanding laws
provemeUts.
House bill No. II. by KricbeI-Relating to man
ner OF providing for street improvements.
House bill No. II. BY southw!ck-Provi0irg for
the Torrens system OF registering land titles.
House bill No. l2T by Notwithstanding
telephone rates.
Houae bin No. 1881 by MISUNDERSTANDING tax
on insurance premiums
House b!ll No. ia; 10y Bcnniou-Reiative to ,rTi-
s%o" House 'sii' sIi No 5 by eomm.,.. on judiciary
Employers liability act.
House resolution No. g. By Kriebel-calilnc for
investigation OF charges against willard Done.
state insurance commlegionor.
iouse bill No. 1913. by MISUNDERSTANDING 70
collection OF taxes on transient livestock
House bill No. le;s. by committee on livestock
Relative 10 eollecfion of damages for livestock
House bill No, soo. by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
boundary between Grand and San Juan counties.
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Chairman of Southern Pacific
Board Proposes New Solu-
lion of Difficulties Attend
ing Dissolution.
u. p. OFFICIALS ARE
IN FULL AGREEMENT
Matter Presented to California
Railroad Commission; Fail
ure to Accept Means Loss
of 81, $50, 900.

Ew YORK, March l5-The South
nj ern Pacific company with ths
VI concurrence OF the Union PACING
Railroad company today an
nounced a modified plan OF dis
solution under the United States supreme
court decree in place OF the original plan
which recently met with serious opposi
ton or the part OF tho California rail
road commission.
The new plan, as outlined by Julius
Kruttschnltt, chairman of the Southern
Pacific company. substantially provides
for a traffic agreement without track
age privileges to the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific.
in brief. the Southern Pacific Is willing
10 carry Union Pacific Central PACING
traffic over the Benlcia cutoff and its
California terminals instead OF allowing
those roads direct use OF this cutoff and
Southern Pacific terminals
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new agreement being called for the late
afternoon and lasting well into the even
ing.
Robert s. Lovett. chairman of the
Union Pacific road, declined TO comment
on the new plan, but II was lntImated
that statement dealing with the latest
developments probably would be Issued
after another meeting OF the Union Pa
cific directors scheduled for tomorrow.
Failure of the federal court and the
California commission to accept the new
plan by Saturday night Will involve the
forfeiture Of s1.25o.ooo. which the Union
Pacific agreed to pay an international
banking syndicate organized by Kuhn
Loeb & Co. 10 finance the sale OF its
Southern Pacific holdings. amounting tc
s125, 1000, 500.
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Break Into Song.

During the whlIes between business
and politics. the members organized n
chorus OF fifty voices and sang the good
old songs they had never before been
sung. Dave" Cook Of Bingham sang n
satch sang duet all by himself Most
OF the vocal music was good but. ad
mittedly, some of IL was very dar,,
brown
All 1893 tho house received comm.
nication from the senate 10 the effect
that the senate table was clear There
upon committee or three-Henrle
Judd and WcllinS-was appointed 10 act
with a Ike committee from the senate