Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-03-12
GOVERNOR SCORES
ACTION OF SENATE
DENouNcEs IRREGULAR ACTION
w PRESENTATION OF BILL
FOR HIS APPROVAL.
Senate Sends Prohibition Bill to Gov.
ernor by Special Committee Of
Three Instead Of Through
Regular Channel.

Governor William Spry scored the
members OF a committee from the sen
ate which presented the prohibition
bill to him Friday night at o'clock
and told committee OF prohibition
lists from the senate that he would NOT
receive the Wootton prohibition bill
except at his office in the regular
manner. The governor plainly TOLD
the three prohibition senators that he
looked upon their efforts to turn over
to him the prohibition bill after hours
as a personal affront.
The governors declarations to the
| committee followed a remarkable pro-
cedure In the state senate whereby the
| senate named three senators to act as
messengers TO find the governor and
convey to him the prohibition bin
which had just been signed by the
president of the senate and the speak
err of the house.
The governor insisted that the bin
csme to him in the regular manner,
the same as any other measure, ana
then he would announce his approval
or disapproval of the measure.
Only two bills we're passed by the
1 cNhutC vi dlltT klNlnk lHt
morning session over to discussion OF
the resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution relative to
taxation and the afternoon session of
discussion of the report on the com
mittee on engrossing the prohibition
measure. The bills passed included
the measure by Senator Frank Evans,
providing that attorneys appointed to
defend INDECENT persons shall be paid
by the state, and the house bill requir.
ing locators OF lode mining claims to
remove 240 cubic feet OF material
within six months OF location.
Charles h. Mabey. chairman OF the
house education committee, steered
four educational bills through the
house on March 3. They amend the
present law in regard to taking the
high school census and change the
time from June to October; another
bill creates a state school architect
commission; another provides for rev.
ocation of architects licenses, and the
last Of the series provides for a com
, mission to codify the school laws OF
the state.
| The sitting committee of the house
killed the workmen's compensation
bill and the bill proposing the Great
ing OF a fish and game commission.
| The house decided that no commit
tee bills would be hereafter received
until the house votes to receive them.
United States Senator Reed Smoot
was rendered vote of thanks by the
house for his work IN obtaining an
appropriation of $4,000 from the fed
eral government for the construction
OF a wagon road through the Kaibab
Indian reservation.
Bills were passed by the Utah sen
ate on March providing for uniform
standard weights and measures;
amending regulations OF state land
board to permit rebuilding of Hatch.
town dam and satisfy damage claims;
creating a commission to investigate
the question of employers liability
and workingmen's compensation; pro-
viding for state guarantee OF land
titles, after the "Torren's land law"
providing for an investigation OF the
smoke nuisance in Salt Lake and
other cities under the auspices of the
University OF Utah; amending the law
1 relating to school boards In cities OF
the second class; providing for con
solidation of county school districts;
and changing Arbor day from April
! Is to April /.
Four bills were passed by the
house on March 6. an act to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the maintenance Of
the Free Kindergarten and Neighbor-
| hood School; an act creating a state
livestock board providing that the
shipment OF liquor into dry" terri
tory within the state shall constitute
felony; and an act to create state
board OF chiropractic examiners.
Five bills We're passed by the SEN
ate Monday three OF them providing
| for transfer OF duties from the office
OF the secretary OF state to the state
bank commissioner, who hereafter
will have supervision of the business
OF building and loan associations.
One OF the other bills passed amends
the drainage district laws In man,
ner approved by the supreme court
/ judges and the attorney general to
make II conform to the constitution.
| Another bill from the house that
was passed under suspension of rules
was that providing for the transfer OF
county records to Duchesne, the new
county
The house passed the memorial by
Senator George ii. bern OF Salt Lake
asking congress to pass the Foster
mining bill. The house also passed
! the senate resolution by Senator vii.
liam Seegmiller, permitting the Agri-
cultural college TO use land grant
funds in extension work.
Passage OF the bill by the senate
on March 2, providing for the payment
of Theodore Kytka, whose services as
a handwriting expert were engaged
during the prosecution of the Ogden
blackmail case. followed a debate in
which Senator Joseph Chez of Weber
county characterized it as "retroac.
tive and vicious legislation"
Two senate bills went to the gov
! ernor Saturday, these being the bill
nv Senator CottrelI annroDriating 90 .