Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-01-26
S0LONS BEHIND IN
LEGISLATIVE WORK
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SESSION
MARKED BY SPARSE NUMBER
OF MEASURES IN.
Thlrty-three Bills introduced In the
House During Two Weeks Of la
for, while Forty one Measures
Appear in Senate.

Salt Lake City-At the end of the
first two weeks OF the twelfth ses.
sion, January 20, the legislature was
three days behind the record set by
other legislatures. In the lower
house the activity of the members
during the two weeks had been curp.
ed on account of the senate caucus
and the house members were being
urged by the leaders to hold back
bills until party measures were in.
During the second week the state.
wide prohibition bill which was drawn
by the Democratic steering commit
tee, was reported out of committee
and, as had been planned, was the
the first bill on the calendar. But
thirty-three bills had been introduced
in the house during the two weeks
of the session. This is said to be
the smallest number of bills ever in.
troduced in the first twelve days of
house session. Seven house joint
resolutions had been introduced, two
house resolutions and two house Joint
memorials.
One bill had been passed and one
Joint resolution adopted. The bill
which passed is the Mckinney amend.
ment to the garnishment laws of the
state and the resolution was directed
to the secretary of agriculture protest.
ing against the increase in the graz
ing rates in national forests. There
were twelve bills on the calendar.
During the first two weeks of the
twelfth session, ending January 20,
forty-one bills we're introduced in the
senate. Otherwise, however, things
had not moved any too rapidly in the
senate. Just two bills had been
passed by the upper house.
The number of bills introduced by
each senator at the close of business
on January 90 was as follows: Chez,
15; Dern, 6; Olson, s.; Wootton, g.;
Evans, g. Cotton, 2; Bevan, L. Brad
ley, 1; Funk, /; Parker, 4; Stevens.
Stringham, 1, and the committee on
public affairs, /.
Reduction of the printing bills of
the state is proposed by ]. Alex Be
van of Tooel county in bill intro
duced in the house providing for the
creation of state board of printing
and for a state printery. The bill car
ried with it bond appropriation of
$500 to be used by the state board
of printing in the erection of a print
ing establishment
There was no session Of the senate
on January 20.
On January 20 the house reconsid-
cred the action to make statewide
prohibition special order for Mon
day and read the bill Refused to
suspend the rules and adopt the reso-
luton by Mace of Sanpete calling up
on the governor to close schools on
account of coal shortage. Appointed
permanent committee for the correct.
ing of the journal.
Salt Lake City.-In a session last
ing less than an hour the senate on
January IS passed the first bill. one
of it's own, to reach the calendaY in
regular order in either branch of the
legislature and put through a small
grist of routine business. The morn.
ing hours were consumed in a caucus
on proposed legislation relating to
public utilities, liability of employers
and the initiative and referendum,
After a short debate and few
minor amendments were agreed to
Senator Woott'Jn's bill to limit the II
ability OF hotel keepers for valuables
deposited by guests was passed with.
out opposition. This measure proposes
that hotel keepers and proprietors OF
boarding houses shall give notice by
posting copy OF the act, il passed in
office and in the rooms notifying
guests that liability for articles ne.
posted for safe keeping shall not ex'
coed $3.50 unless the exact value is
stated and receipt is taken therefor.
Bills in the house will not be killed
by adopting adverse reports of com
mittees until they are reached in their
regular order on the calendar, it was
decided on January 10 by the house
and as a result reports of committees
will be received and read before the
bills are called for third reading
Heretofore the rule has been that the
committee report was acted upon as
soon as sent to the house.
A number of bills of minor import
ance amending certain parts of stat
utes were reported out by the legisla
tive reference committee and referred
to the standing committees. Resolu
tions and memorials which have been
in the committee for some time, were
reported favorably and it is expected
the house will get to the considera
ton of bills within a few days, since
the prohibition bill has been reported
out.
More than $150,000 is expected 10
be added to the general fund of the
state through placing transient live
stock tax in effect under the terms
of the bill which was drawn by II.
b. Hammond of Grand county.
The initiative and referendum meas.
ure is to be introduced in the legis.
lature as soon as the Democratic
steering committee in charge of the
bill can agree upon whether petitions
should be circulated or whether sign.
ers must go 10 registration office
or to the office OF notary to sign
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