Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-03-12
WOULD INVESTIGATE
STATE LAND BOARD
UTAH REPRESENTATIVE DE.
sIREs PROBE INTO AFFAIRS OF
STATE DEPARTMENTS.
Senate Passes Fourteen Bills In One
Afternoon. While Houoe Ap-
proves Ten Measures
During the Day.

ate, to investigate the state treasur-
er's department and the board OF
state land commissioners.
Mr.. Goodwin in his argument to
the house declared that the investiga-
tors should be clothed with sufficient
power TO investigate all state insti-
tutions.
Fourteen bills were passed by the
senate on March Is, after the fore
noon session was almost entirely TAX
en- up with discussion OF one resolu-
tion. The work was completed at 6
o'clock and no night session was held
The house was almost as prolific In
the approval of bills, ten being passed
The four bills introduced during the
early part of the session providing
that the treasurer OF Salt Lake county
might be relieved from the burden of
paying the premium on $1,6S0,0OO Of
ficial bond, were called before the
house and all were passed.
The appropriation for the Ogden
choir to go to San Diego and San
francisco was passed without arg1i.
ment. Only a few voted against the
appropriation of $4,000 for this pur.
pose.
There was some debate on the bill
by Senator l.. b. Wight to create
fund for the relief OF volunteer and
paid firemen, but IL passed.
The house amended II. b. No. 200
by the public health committee, which,
If 1t had become law as originally
drafted, would have given the state
board of health authority to establish
all pesthouses in the state. The bill
passed with the power taken from the
board OF health in the state and given
to city and county boards of health.
Governor William Spry returned II.
b. No. 211 by the irrigation committee
and asked that 1t be amended The
bill provides for the issuance OF bonds
by drainage districts AS originally
drawn II did not provide that property
owners should be the only ones to
vote at bond elections.
H. b. No. so by George F. Goodwin.
providing that attorneys shall be per-
mitted to designate the newspaper In
which they desire that publication of
summons appear, was passed under
suspension OF the rules. This takes
away from county clerks the giving
OF legal notices to whatever paper
they desire
At the March session of the house
sixty-seven bills were made special
orders for the closing days of the SEES.
sion, together with much wrangling,
confusion and slap at the lobbyists
who were working for pet measures
No attention was given to bills On the
calendar.
A sitting committee appointed by
President w. Mont Ferry includes Sen
ators l.. b. Wight of Summit. William
Craig OF Weber, and Joseph Eckers-
ley of Wayne. This committee took
over about 100 bills and sifted out four
for passage and four for the ak and
shelved the remainder of the bills that
were in the hands OF the various CON-
mittees.
Senate bill No. 12l by Senator
Joseph Chez. providing that saloons
must not cash pay checks passed the
senate.
The Utah legislature had one of the
busiest weeks OF the present session
the first week In March. A large
amount OF business was handled. and
number OF important laws enacted,
probably the most important being the
statewide prohibition measure, which
makes Utah dry state after July /,
1916.
A number of bills of interest to ir-
rigationists were passed during the
past week, while batch of fee bills
were approved by unanimous vote.
II. b. No. 1874, by Mr.. Shields, which,
II 1t becomes law, will prohibit the
drinking OF intoxicating liquors on
trains except in Pullman and dining
cars, was passed by the house.
The bill authorizing an issuance of
bonds to complete the capitol was
called up in the house as a Joint APP
preparations committee measure and
passed
MILFORD Day OF Iron and Dan b.
Shields of Salt Lake had a jangle In
the house which came near ending in
blows, the two representatives being
restrained, however. by the other
members.
A compromise marriage license"
bill was introduced in the seante by
Senator Chez as a substitute for his
senate bill No. As and Senator Eokers-
ley's senate bill No. III. The bill
amends the law respecting the issu-
ance of marriage licenses, making
more strict the laws respecting girls
under Fl years who apply for licenses
in counties in which they do not live
Securing unanimous consent of the
senate, Senator Eckersley introduced
in the upper house "a bill defining the
duties of the secretary of the state
hoard OF health and fixing his salary
at $4,000 a year.
Craig's standard weights and meas
ures bill was passed in the senate
without dissenting vote. II regu-
lates the weight OF foodstuffs, such as
butter, and prescribes the size and
contents of berry boxes. II is pat.
termed after the Idaho law.
Speaker l.. r. Anderson was pre-.
sented a silver mounted gayel by
members OF the house. The gavel is
made from Utah mahogany, Utah sill
yer and by Utah workmen, and Is
pronounced one of the finest niaeaa nf