Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-26
STATE TO SUPPLY
FUNDS FOR FAIRS
THE HOUSE PROVIDES THIRTY.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
CALIFORNIA ExPosITioNs.
Senate Turns Down an Amendment {,
the Rules Limiting Speeches to
Five Minutes, But plan May be
Adopted Later.

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completion and maintenance OF Utah
exhibits at the San Francisco and San
Diego fairs.
The bill was senate bill, which had
been recommended for passage by the
joint appropriations committee. The
rules were suspended at the request
OF Representative Day, chairman OF
the appropriations committee, and the
bill was passed. Representative Page
was the only one voting against the
bill.
The house occupied most OF its ses-
sion February 10 with the considera-
ton OF the school consolidation meas
ure. Under its terms each county
constitutes one school district, to be
presided over by one board At pres.
ent, eight counties of the state have
consolidated school systems. These
counties include Salt Lake and We
ber
Harmony between the Republicans
and the fusionists on the Shields In.
itiative and referendum bill was indi.
Gated during the discussion of this
measure. which came before the house
as q special order of business Friday.
The senate on February 20 turn,
ed down an amendment to the rules
limiting speeches to five minutes.
Some one suggested that 1t was gag
rule"
A majority seemed to be OF the
opinion, however, that the senate
might heed the hint implied when the
motion was made. President Ferry
called attention to the fact that action
has been taken on less than score
OF bills, though more than 200 have
been introduced In the senate and as
many In the house.
The house has adopted a rule lin.
iting each member of the house to one
minute In whichto explain his vote on
roll.call. 1t has been found that
much OF the time OF the session has
been taken up in listening to long ex-
plantations from members on roll-calls
Unfavorable report on Rideout's res.
olution proposing constitutional
amendment as to taxes on mines was
made to the senate by the committee
on mines and mining. When the re.
port was returned. Senator Rideout
] withdrew the resolution.
The senate passed Mrs. Wolsten.
holes house bill providing stricter reg.
ulation OF pandering, and designed to
further wipe out the social evil.
Senator Evans bill, providing for
bonds by contractors engaged by
school boards and similar bodies, was
passed in the upper house. The meas.
ure Is designed to insure payment of
labor and for materials.
One OF the most pleasant features
OF the present session of the Utah leg
islature was the junket on February
IL to Ogden to visit the state indus
trial school and the state school for
the deaf and blind.
Members of both houses OF the state
legislature visited these institutions
and afterward were guests of the We
Der club at a magnificent banquet at
the luxurious home OF the club.
At both institutions the members of
the legislature were royalty enter
| tanned.
The house on February II passed
the measure increasing the levy posi-
BILE for library levies in cities OF the
first class. The bill passed with
dozen votes opposing.
Rideout's land bank bill was under
discussion for an hour and half in
the senate on February H. Final ac-
| ton on the bill was deferred
Two bills were introduced In the
| senate on February II One by Sena-
tor Rideout appropriate $1,000 for the
state humane society, which Is Great.
ed into a state bureau of animal pro-
tection The bill is contingent upon
acceptance of the terms OF the bill
by the humane society Another bill,
by Senator Craig, provides $4,000 for
the Children's Aid society OF Ogden.
| After considerable argument as to
the effect other laws might have on
the measure, the house voted to per-
NIT the bill regulating taxes on all
property to be laid over, to be voted
OH at later date.
Three hours OF discussion over the
question OF taxation of mines before
the senate committee on mines and
the house committee on revenue and
taxation, found the mining men unani-
mousy opposed to any change In the
present system or method OF taxation
on a basis of net proceeds and the
advocates OF a change to cash value.
The house on February 16 received
| from the senate the Wootton prohibi.
| ton bill. The bill was assigned by
the speaker to the committee on man
utactures and commerce of the house
The Morris bill, making It felony
| for anyone to attempt TO smuggle
weapons or drugs into the state peni-
Tertiary or into convict road camps
was passed, with unanimous vote OF
the house on February 16.
A bill is TO be presented to regulate
the trading stamp business In Utah.
The proposed law makes the office OF
the secretary OF state the official place
at which all firms or individuals en-
gagged In the trading stamp business
shall file bond for the protection OF
the consumer.
Mining men. attorneys and bankers
to the number OF about 100 met at
Salt Lake Saturday night. to protest
against proposed legislation looking to-
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