The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-27
TANG[E RESULTS
OVER FEE BILLS
Senate After Much Debate and Al
iteration Of Measures Adjourns
Without Decision

Salt Lake, Feb. "a .-Discussion of
the series of bills designed to require
all state boards and institutions to
turn over their receipts to the state
treasurer at the end of each month
occupied most of yesterdays session
of the Senate and when this discus
sion ended just about where 1t start
ed a motion to reconsider all such
bills carried. Then there was a
motion to re.ommit the bills, and
while this was being discussed some
body moved to adjourn and debate
ceased.
The bills under discussion we're
presented by Senator d. o. Rideout
in accordance with the desires ex.
pressed by the governor in his mes.
sage to the Legislature. One bill
requiring the state board of medical
examiners to turn over it's funds
monthly went through quickly. Then
came bill requiring the University
Of Utah to adopt the same method In
handling its receipts for tuition and
few objections were raised by those
who said that the university needed
contingent fund.
Pass U. A. c. Bill
When a similar bill affecting the
Agricultural College came up, Sena
tor j. w. Funk objected, saying that
at the time when tuition fees were
paid and before tax revenues were
available, the college was usually in
want Of ready funds, and 1t had been
the custom even under the present
methods for the college to pay inter
est on heavy overdrafts. Senator w.
S. Hansen also objected to the bill,
saying that the college was often
obliged to borrow from bank with
which he was connected. AS a mat.
ter of personal business interest Sen.
ator Hansen said he might favor the
bill, for 1t meant more business with
his bank, but he did not believe it
was good business for the state to
! pass such bill. Then came the
question of the receipts for butter
| and other farm products of the col
lege, and the point was raised that
If the bill passed the college would
not be able to pay for supplies ex-
| cepting through state warrants, that
Senator Funk said, had at times besn
held up four or five months by the
state board of examiners.
This bill passed by vote Of Z to
10 and then the Senate took up the
bill providing that the state indus
trial school, the state school for the
deaf and the blind, and the state men,
tai hospital should turn over their
fees and receipts" monthly. Amend
ments were carried, amended, recon
sidered, proposed over again and vot-
ed down until the Senate reached a
parliamentary tangle in which the
state indstrial school was excluded
| from the provisions of the bill. Then
/ came the motion to reconsider all
bids of similar nature and then the
motion for adjournment.
Abolish Art Institute
One of the bills passed was to do
away with the Utah Art institute.
This bill, introduced by the commit.
tee on education, proposed to repeal
the laws providing for the institute
and for the annual appropriation OF
$1,000. Senator Joseph Eckersley
said there had been no opposition to
the bill presented to the committee,
and, on the other hand, present otiic'
ers OF the institute had asked for it's
abolition, telling the members OF the
committee that the institute had been
a failure so far as accomplishing its
purposes was concerned.
The bill by President w. Mont
Ferry abolishing the boards OF pub
lie works in cities went through af
ter it had been explained that tbs
boards had been done away with any
way.
No bills were introduced yesterda.
and hereafter none will be presented
except by committees under the rules
Beginning today the senate viii,
meet at 10 o'clock each morning and
again at 2 in the afternoon, while
committee meetings will be held al
. a. m. and in the evenings and af
ter tho sessions.