Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
CORRUPT PRACTICES
BILL S|OETRACKEO
SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE Foa
ENHANCEMENT AFTER
PROLONGED DEBATE.
chiropractle Measure Goes Down to
Defeat In Lower House OF Utah
Legislature, the Vote Be-
ing Close.

tees Dill and the chirOpractic measure
encountered stormy reception In
the house on February 10. The first
named bill was sent back into COM
mittee for practical ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
while the measure upon which the
chiropractors had pinned their hopes
was cast into the discard. II took Ave
hours OF heated conversation to &C.
complish this result.
One measure, empowering cities to
purchase gas, water and electricity for
resale, was passed by the house on
February rs. Twelve new measures
made their appearance, making the
total 172 for the session.
The senate on February 26 consid-
cred amendments by the public utili-
ties bill. Refused to strike out maxi
mum freight rates on COAL. but in
creased them. Defeated proposition
to increase salaries OF commissioners
from $4,000 to $1,000 and to $4,000,
Defeated amendment limiting num-
Der Of cars In trains In this state to
fifty-five. -
All mines In the state OF Utah are
to be assessed at three times their
net proceeds IL the bill introduced In
the senate by the educational commit
tee becomes q law.
With many expressions of regret and
reluctance and frank acknowledgment
that hundreds OF marvellous cures
have been effected In Utah by spinal
adjustments tho lower house on Feb
ruary 26 killed the bill which per-
mitted chiropractors to practice In
Utah by vote OF 20 ayes to % nays.
Representative King has presented
measure asking for an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for the construction Of
bridge over the Escalante river In
Garfield county. five miles west Of
Escalante.
The committee on highways and
bridges introduced three measures
for the furtherance OF the good roads
movement In Utah on February rs.
The new motor license bill prepared
by the secretary of states office d.
viding the motor license year into
semi-annual periods has been intro
duced in the senate.
Salt Lake City.--Just how tightly
the Sunday closing lid" should be
nailed down on the drug stores Of
Utah, was discussed before the house
Of representatives ON February 10.
The debate resulted in the measure
being re-referred to committee for
further consideration and redrafting.
The druggist contingent In the
house was opposed to the measure
from the start as an endeavor on the
part of the retail merchants to deprive
the drug stores of Sunday business.
yet to require them to keep open for
the dispensing OF drugs.
The chiropractic bill was reported
from the judiciary committee with a
majority report adverse to 1t and O
minority report recommending that It
be placed on the calendar for consid-
Grafton. II finally was given place
on the calendar.
Acting upon communication from
the governor the house appointed
special committee to investigate and
report method of correcting error in
record of the Young prohibition bill
by which final vote on its passage
after 1t was recalled from governor
for consideration amendment was
overlooked.
The Torrens land bill was passed
by the house on February 10.
The long promised public utility
bill, the second OF the administrative
measures. made its official appearance
In the senate on February 13, and at
the same time lobbyists were given
notice that their presence on the floor
OF the senate was not desired during
discussion of the measure.
Verbal notice that he was getting
tired OF delays and the recommitting
of bills and the reconstruction OF bills
was served on the members of the
senate by Senator William Seegmiller
Of the minority.
Utah will pay the expenses or the
public utilities commission and the cost
OF the operation of the proposed com.
mission will not be assessed as a tax
against the public utilities of the
state which are to come under its su,
pervlsion. Only those corporations
which are commonly known as public
service corporations are to be super,
vised by the commission and the
proposition that the commission be
given supervision over the sugar fac.
tories, coal mines and all other cor.
porations in the state which have
either a natural or artificial monopoly
has been eliminated from the bill
The creation of department OF ag.
riculture and the consolidation under
one head OF fourteen Offices, commits.
sions and departments are provided
in a bill introduced in the senate by
the committee on agriculture.
Appropriation for the Branch Agri
cultural college was cut by the joint
appropriations committee OF the leg
islature from s72,S45 asked to $50, 800
McKays bill. placing court steno
graphers on a salary basis, was killed
on an unfavorable committee report
but notice OF reconsideration OF the
action was given.