Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-02
ANOTHER TWIST TO
THE DRY MEASURE
PROVISION WOULD GIVE COVER.
NOR FULL POWER IN PROHIBI-
TIN ENFORCEMENT.
Committee Of Senate eliminates the
Commissioner Feature of Prohibi-
ton Measure Which Was OBJ
jectionable to Governor.

Salt Lake City.-The cuInmerce
and industries committee OF the sen
ate on January 30 decided to eimin.
the prohibition bill and favor offering
the following as substitute for the
commissioner section:
For the purpose OF enforcing the
provisions of this act the governor
is authorized and empowered to ap-
point and employ all necessary as
sistance and to deputize and commits
sion any such assistants as special
officers, with power to make arrests,
seize property, initiate criminal pro-
ceedngs, or proceedings under the
search and seizure or nuisance and
abatement provisions and the pro.
visions for the removal OF officers,
and to do and perform any and every
act, duty or thing in the enforcement
hereof which may be done or per.
formed by any executive, peace or
prosecuting officers. And for this
purpose the governor may deputize
or commission any health, food. hotel
or other inspector or any game
warden or commissioner or probation
officer or any other employee OF the
state. as well as any other compe-
tent person or persons.
And any person so deputized and
commissioned shall, within the time
and scope of his commission, exercise
all the powers. privileges and duties
In the enforcement hereof given by
law to any peace executive or pros.
ecuting officer within the state.
Two bills were passed by the sen.
ate on January 30 Senate Bill No.
81 relates to the purchase and de-
velopment of public parks and play
grounds. Senate Bill No. Al reduces
the bond of the Salt Lake county
treasurer.
The house passed the title to lot
in townsite bill. Laid the public
utilities bill on the table for a day.
Killed the bill abolishing capital pun
ishment. Passed the senate memorial
urging congress to give the states the
right to develop power sites.
| An antitrust rider was placed on
the public utilities bill before It was
reported back to the senate by the
legislative reference committee on
January 20. Opposition to the in
clusion of minor industries led the
committee to insert provision which
the members of the committee be.
lieve will prevent abuses through the
formetiAn of combinations inimicsk to
the interest OF the general public.
Proposed abolition OF capital pun
fshment in this state under the terms
of the Bywater bill created deal OF
| discussion in the lower house After
| OF Moses down to the killing OF Eu-
| hui % nj.
| ham two years ago, the house defeat
| ed the bill by vote OF 80 to 10.
Six new bills were introduced in
In the house.
Salt Lake City-Activity OF lobby
lists ON the floor OF the house OF rep
resentatives during sessions called
forth official cognizance of this viola
tios of the rules on January 25 by the
speaker, with the result that the ser
geant-at-arms was given instructions
to see to 1t that the order which de-
MES all lobbyists the right of the floor
OF the house Is strictly enforced.
Governor Bamberger announced on
January % that Assertions that |
am opposed to the appropriation pro.
vision of the Young prohibition bill
ant not to the commissioner feature
are gross misstatements of facts"
Killing the resolution introduced by
Mckay Of Weber. proposing to sub
NIT constitutional amendment to the
voters Of the state at the next gen
eral election that would empower the
| state board of examiners to designate
depositaries for state funds, furnished
the greater part of the excitement in
the house on January 20.
Senators Dern, Evans and Parker
were appointed on January % by
| President Funk to participate with
| Representatives Southwick, Widdison,
| Raleigh and Bennett in probing coal
conditions in Utah.
On January 25 bills were passed by
the senate providing for licensing of
sheep brought to Utah by non-resi-
dents for grazing purposes; authoriz-
ing cities to purchase and operate
cemeteries; requiring corporations to
| furnish records of stock transfers to
prevent shifting of title to avoid pay
ment of inheritance tax.
Two bills were passed by the house
on January 20, one making the cost
in cases appealed to higher courts a
lien on the property of the defndant,
and the other limiting the liability of
hotel and innkeepers for articles Of
value lost or stolen.
A bill designed to regulate loan
sharks" by placing all persons, cor
porations and organizations engaged
in the business of loaning sums Of 5000
or less under the supervision and con
troll of the state commissioner of
banking has appeared in the house.
Governor Bamberger has let 1t be
known that he intends to curb the
protests against bills passed by the
legislature and sent to the governor
to sign. Hearings are usually asked
on important measures before the gov
ernor attaches his signature.
Adjustment OF county surveyors
is proposed in a bill introduced in
the house by Mckinney of Salt Lake
county. With this measure he intro
duced second bill which gives