The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-01-20
FIRST WEEK OF FOURTEENTH
SESSION DEVOTED TO pREp.
ARATIoN FOR FUTURE WORK.
Senate Will Urge Congress to Pas.
Fordney Emergency Bill.-Mem.
bers Pay Annual Visit to
Agricultural COLLEGE.

mum 'N'ulS OF lne ilrSt week
were the governors message. selection
OF committees and employees i'm both
houses, and the approval of the an
preparation to cover the expenses of
the fourteenth session. senator len.
sons measure, appropriating S35.OpC
Tor legislative expenses, was signed by
me governor on January II.
After lengthy debate on high tar.
MS In general, and the Fordney emer-
gency tariff bill, now before the m.
tional congress, in particular, the Utah
senate on January II, decided by a
vote OF II to ] to ask congress to pass
the Fordney measure. The absenteps
were the five senators who made the
trip to Logan to inspect the Utah Agrl.
cultural college.
OF the three bills introduced I'm the
Utah senate on January II. two add
to the functions, powers and duties of
existing state commissions, while the
third Is the Dern measure, providing
separate and "headless" ballot for
election Of candidates for Judgeshlps
or for the office of state supernten-
dent Of public instruction.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hayward, senator
from Salt Lake, introduced bill pro-
vldlng that the industrial commission
shall also be II minimum wage com
mission, having for its object the pro-
lection Of the health, morals and well
fare Of women and minors employed
in industry in Utah.
Senator Harrison r. jenkins, an
other Salt Laker, brought In a measure
creating Il state real estate depart
ment of the securities commission.
and providing that all real estate
brokers and statesmen shall take out
licenses, under strict regulation, be-
fore they may operate in Utah.
The regular business of the senate
on January II, besides the lntToduc-
tion Of bills, was comparatively brief,
nut was featured by the speedy dis
posal of the house concurrent resolu-
ton providing for an investigation NJ
the slaughter Of bison on Antelope
island.
Six bills and one memorial were in
troduced In the house on January IL.
House concurrent resolution No. l.,
memorlallzng congress to pass the
Fordney emergency tariff bill as
amended by the senate, was read In
the house and concurrence in the
amendment voted unanimously.
Representative IversOn, BOXelder,
offered Il memorial relative TO pro-
hlbitlng ownership of land in Utah by
Orientals and It was referred TO the
committee on judiciary The memorial
contains the resolution recently
adopted by the American Legion post
In Salt Lake and is to be followed, II
is understood, by bill prohibiting
such alien ownership of land.
Members of the Utah legislature on
January II paid their biennial visit
to the Utah Agricultural college to
make survey Of the needs of the in
stltutlon and inspect buildings and
grounds, as well ms observe the work
being done by the school. The visit
ors comprised five senators and flf-
teen representatives, appointed by the
two bodies.
The report Of the Mormon Battalion
commission has been filed with the
SENATE and house I'm compliance
with the law creating the com
mission, that 1t shall report It's pro
ceedlngs during the first week OF
each biennial legislature, The COM
mission now has on hand a total OF
So, 1892 toward the goal of 100000
II must secure before the 100000 APP
propriated by the legislature is avail
able for the erection of the monu-
ment.
Senate bill No. @, introduced by Sen
ator J. w. Peters, would amend the
compiled laws of Utah, 1917, so as
TO provide for a redlstrlctlng Of the
county school districts every ten
years.
Only twenty-slx members of the
house were In attendance at Fridays
session. two more than the required
quorum. Sixteen were in Logan on a
trip Of inspection of the Utah Agri-
cultural college, and five were excused
because Of Illness or business.
Relief TO the agricultural portion OF
the states population, and particularly
10 the livestock interests, is the
ayowed aim Of a bin introduced In
the state senate on January l3 by Sen
ator George IL. Dern.
Senator John w, Peters Of the First
district. including BOxelder and TOoele
counties, was named Republican floor
~ IT by a vote of the Republican
In caucus on January H.
ers also is the only senator
" .. man Of two standing com
nit sc on education and public
nffa
Jul - rips throughout Idaho
will be ~ far between, and out
side the state they will be extremely
limited under the provisions OF a bill
being prepared by the state affairs