The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-01-27
SENATE APPROVES
DERN LAND BILL
LENorHENs THE TERMS OF PAY
MENT FOR STATE LANDS
IN UTAH.
Measure Providing for State Real
Estate Board Approved. - Two
Measures Approved, Nine intro
duoed IN House In Hour.

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real busy day on Monday, January "a,
when three measures were passed,
after prolonged debate, and fourteen
bills were introduced. eleven OF which
were In the group of so-called reor-
ganization measures, having to do with
the establishment OF the state depart
ment Of finance and purchase. the cor
nerstone OF the proposed structure OF
state government.
senator Dern's bill lengthening the
terms Of payment for state lands from
ten to twenty years. was finally
passed. Senator Jenkins bill. provld.
ing for a state real estate board. was
passed after lengthy discussion.
The house concurrent resolution ask.
ing the Arizona legislature to take
action In support OF the Arrowhead
trail through Mohave county came
into the senate, and was at once re-
turned, having been passed unani.
mously, under suspension Of the rules.
Nine new bills were introduced In
the house OF representatives on Jan
uary "a, and two house measures were
passed. The session lasted but an
hour.
An attempt TO amend the house rules
to provide that all bills lay over one
day. or one session, after being placed
upon the calendar was defeated.
As a house steering committee TO
cooperate with like committee from
the senate In steering the administers
ton measures through both houses,
Speaker Calllster appointed Represen-
tatives McShane, Mills and Howell
The senate steering committee com
prlses Senators Peters. Jenkins and
Jensen.
House bill No. 10. by Mills, providing
FOR the storage OF powder In the un-
derground workings of mines for
period longer than twenty-four hours,
providing a permit Is first secured
from the state industrial commission,
was passed January "a.
, OF the nine measures thrown Into
the house hopper January "a. five are
educational measures and emannte
from the special committee which
drew up bills at the Instance OF the
governor. All affect the University
OF Utah and the Utah Agricultural col.
lege. and refer 10 tuition, courses OF
study and coordination OF work be-
tween the two institutions.
The members OF the lower house OF
the Utah legislature did not take n
holiday on Saturday, even though the
state senators had decided to rest for
the day. Two measures were APP
proved by the house, while four new
measures made their appearance.
House concurrent resolution No. 2,
by Inlay. memoriaRslng the legislature
OF the state OF Arizona and lndorsing
passage OF a bill in the legislature OF
that state providing for the construc-
ton OF the Arrowhead tran through
Mohave county. Arizona, was passed
under suspension of the rules.
An emergency measure introduced
for the relief OF the Uintah school dis
trlct was passed.
OF the four measures introduced In
the house January %. one was that
authorizing county commissioners to
provide for the construction OF walks
and sewers. Another provides for the
retirement OF firemen eligible to pen
sion at the age Of 80 years Instead OF
90, providing they have served for
period Of twenty years.
Another bill would regulate indus
trial camps and pleasure resorts To-
Gated near streams used for water
supply. and the fourth would amend
existing statutes relating to the mp
polntment OF livestock inspectors.
Six new bills were introduced, six
were passed, one was defeated when
motion TO strike the enacting clause
passed unanimously and one more was
resentative on January q, In what
was the lengthiest and busiest session
since the fourteenth legislature con
vened.
A board OF chlropractic examiners
would be established under the pro
visions Of bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Day, and sponsored by the
, Utah Chlropractors' association. The
bill would authorize and regulate tho
practice Of chlropractic.
The reorganization bin" a part OF
/. the administration plan now in the
y hands OF the legislators, is one Of sew
q eral which have been submitted for
3 introduction in the SENATE, II the SEN
a ators deem advisable. This particular
/. measure contemplates reduction OF the
a membership In the state board OF land
commissioners from five 10 one.
Senator Jenkins Of Salt Lake on
January p introduced the first ''reor'
n ganlzatlon bill" TO come before the SEN
a ate during the present session. Sem
3 ator jenkins also introduced two bills
: relating to Insurance.
r Senator Harrison r. Jenkins OF Salt
Lake has introduced bin designed
to make the way of the automobile
thief more difficult than It has been
heretofore The bin provides new
regulations for the registration OF au-