Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-02
SENATE PASSES
IRRIGATION BILL
MEASURE PROVIDES FOR FED.
ERAL AID FOR STATE iRRl.
CATION PROJECTS.
House Kills Seven Bills and Passes
Six After an Afternoon Of Debate,
All Ballots Being Warmly
Contested.


trict bill which was recommended to
the senate by the United States recla-
nation service was passed by the
senate on February "a, and now goes
to the governor for his signature. The
bill Is the result of a series of inves-
legations which have been conducted
by the federal government and by the
different western states where irriga-
ton projects are contemplated for bet
ter methods of forming communities
into irrigation districts. Under the
provisions of the bill irrigation dis
tricts may avail themselves of the cred
it of the United States in the building
federal government underwrite the
bonds of the irrigation district under
the proposed Chamberlain law which
is now before the national house of
representatives.
In Utah the settlers on irrigated
projects have heretofore formed
water users associations for handling
water affairs of the community and
for defense of water rights and for
financing the various projects. I'm
der the provisions of the bill Just
passed the governor of the state des-
ignates the district which is to be in
cluded in the proposed irrigation dis
trict, and APPLICATION is made by those
residing on the tract. There must be
not less than fifty settlers.
Thirteen bills were disposed OF at
the afternoon session of the house on
February "a, seven of which were de-
feated and six passed. Debating ardor
abounded and all ballots were warmly
contested.
One of the important measures ap-
proved was the Currie weekly day Of
rest bill. The bill requires that any
employee who SO chooses, with GER
tain exceptions, may enjoy one day
off duty each week. This would ne
cessitate the employment in many in
stances of eight men where seven now
| accomplish the business purpose con-
cerned. 1t is optional with the en-
ployee as to whether he will work six
! days or seven in those industries that
operate every day of the week.
The Southwick measure providing
for the creation of state water
rights commission, passed by a vote
OF 35 to 5, with six members absent.
The bill carries an appropriation, and
the duty OF the commission Is to be
in the making of an accurate state
water survey, that litigation over wa
ter rights, said to be prevalent in all
parts Of Utah, may be brought to an
end.
The anti-lobby bill was killed in the
house on February "a, when the en-.
acting clause was stricken out, after
considerable oratory had been ex-
pended.
The measure by Argyle, providing
for the regulation of the fees of phys
icians and surgeons. was downed by
the obliteration of the enacting clause
on February "a.
The house defeated II. r. 107, by
Heppler. providing for the payment of
the salaries of state employees while
they are engaged in military duty for
Utah or the United States, on the
House bills No. so and No. So, com
panion measures by Mckinney, Great
ing a county engineer and abolishing
the road commissioner and county
surveyor, were approved by the house
on February "a.
Governor Simon Bamberger signed
four measures on February o. They
are: Senate bill No. 35, relating to
the sale of water by municipalities;
senate bill NO. 43, reducing the time
OF probating small estates from ten
to four months: senate Joint resolu-
ton No. 4, making Utah, We Love
Thee" the official state song, and
senate bill No. 6, providing for the
naming and registration of farms and
farm produce and prohibiting the use
OF the farm name by Unauthorized
persons.
Salt Lake Clty.-The members Of
the Utah legislature celebrated
Washingtons birthday as guests Of
the student body, the faculty and the
presidency of the Brigham Young uni
versity in Provo. More than 14(
members of the Legislature and Others
guests of the institution attended the
program in the assembly hall of tn,
University in the afternoon, and were
the guests of the domestic science de
partment at banquet which was Civ
en- in the ballroom OF the school fol
lowing the patriotic program rem
dered in the assembly hall. The cele
bration ended with the members o
the legislature the honor guests a
the junior prom.
Representative r. w. Young. Jr, o
Salt Lake was chosen by the house o
! representatives in caucus on Febru
airy "a, as "house whip" to take per
sonal supervision of the work of steer
ing party measures through the low
err house OF the legislature in thu
closing days of the session.
While members of the house OF rep
| resentatives profess to believe tina
} lobbying should be materially restrict
: ed they do not believe that 1t SHOULD