Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-09
LABOR BILLS MEET
DEATH IN SENATE
EiGHT-HoUR AND oNE.pAY REST
MEASURES EXECUTED IN
UPPER HOUSE.
House Goes on Record as Favoring
the Page Income Tax Bill as a
Method Of Increasing the Rev.
enues Of the State.

Salt Lake City.-Two labor meas
ures were defeated in the senate on
March 6. when the two bills which
had been fought for by the represen-
tatives Of organized labor in the leg
islature and which were placed on
the special order calendar to be
passed, we're killed. The first which
met defeat was House bill No 81. by
Southwick, which provided for an
eight-hour day in certain factories
throughout the state and which had
run a gauntlet of amendments In both
house and senate committees. The
other labor bill killed by the senate
was the one day rest in seven bill.
The house went on record on March
8. at prQtracted caucus during the
two-hour intermission between ses-
sions as favoring the Page income
tax bill as method for increasing
the revenues of the state, at least
until some more promising measure is
introduced. The caucus was lively
one and there was some opposition to
a determined stand for the passage
of the income tax bill, but in the end
the members were practically unani-
nous.
The compulsory military training
bill, under which all males from 18
to 81 years of age will be compelled
to give a few weeks out of each year
to soldierly activities and exercises,
that Utah may contribute her quota
of preparedness to the national move
hxy m
March by a vote of SO to 3, with
seven members absent.
Utah's grown residents will be
privileged to continue cigaret de-
lights for at least two years more.
Mrs. Allen moved Monday that the
vote by which the Southwick anti
cigaret measure passed the house be
reconsidered. On motion of Hecker
the enacting clause was then stricken
out
House bill 157, by Raleigh, creating
a state road commission consisting OF
the attorney general, the state treas
urer, the governor. the secretary Of
state and the state road commissioner.
passed by vote Of AZ to /, with two
members absent.
House bill 81, by Bevan of Tooele,
creating q state board OF printing.
and for an appropriation OF 100000
for its establishment and operation,
was killed by vote OF 10 to %.
Senate bill 103, by Armstrong, I'M
der which no state board will be per-
mitted to go beyond the funds avail
able for its use, and SO create de-
felt, was passed.
Senate bill So, providing that the
county shall pay the premium on the
county treasurer's bond was passed.
Representative Mckinney introduc-
ed resolution into the house cen
surfing the senator's at Washington,
ID. c., who blocked President Wilson's
policy of arming merchant ships.
Governor Bamberger on March 8
signed II. B. No. 16, by Hammond
Relating to transient live stock; ii.
b. No. 81, by Cazier-Relating to IT.
rigation districts; II. B. No. II, by
Billings-Relating to county boun-
dairy lines.
Salt Lake City.-Many measures
were disposed of expeditiously by the
lower house on March 2. but the cal
endar still remains so congested that
It is practically certain that many
measures that have been introduced
during the session will never be con-
sidered. The sitting committee has
already caused number OF disap-
pointments, bills which their authors
expected to see on the bulletin board
failing to make their appearance
there.
II. B. SO. by Young. creating board
of barber shop examiners to inspect
into the sanitation and cleanliness of
barber shops, was passed after much
debate.
II. b. No. Sc, by Representative
Rust. providing an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the benefit OF counties In
which the school funds are insult
ficient to care for thirty-two week
school term, was passed unanimously
House bill No. 1874. by Greenwood,
appropriating $1,000 to the University
OF Utah for extension work was
passed.
Plans TO enact a law which would
make the assessment of mining prop
critics for purposes OF taxation at
three times the net proceeds of the
mines were abandoned on March 2
when Senator Chez withdrew Senate
bill No. 146, which was introduced by
him and which provided for such an
assessment. The constitutionality of
the law was the reason for the with
drawal.
President Funk of the senate on
March 2 urged upon the senators the
need OF hurrying matters and said
that useless debates and arguments
should cease in order that the meas
ures which are on the calendar could
be considered
Representative Boyden of Summit
county has introduced measure in
the house calling for the creation OF a
state board Of control to supervise and
direct the affairs of the state capitol,
prison, school for the deaf and blind
end industrial school, the mental hos
pital and other public institutions.
The house of representatives voted
its sympathy to N. j. Nelson of Lo-
gan, sergeant-at-arms of the house,
who has been confined to the hospital