The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-10
REAL ESTATE BILL
KILLED BY HOUSE
PROPOSAL TO CREATE REAL
ESTATE DEPARTMENT. FAILS
BY NARROW VOTE.
Woman Senator Presents Measure
pesioned TO Increase the Wage
Paid Women Workers In the
State Of Utah.

down TO defeat In the house OF repre-
sentatlves on February Z, when II fall
ed to obtain constitutional majority.
The vote was: Ayes %. nays 10, alb
sent 0, excused from voting l.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hayward, state SEN
ator from Salt Lake county, on Feb
ruary Z introduced in the state senate
bill to raise the minimum wages paid
10 women and children In Utah. Sem
ator Hnyward's bin would make the
minimum wage for minors under the
age Of 1S years not less than 81 per
day, instead OF the IS cents carried In
the present law. For adult learners
and apprentices not less than $3.50 a
day, Instead OF the present 90 cents.
Antelope island, In the Great Salt
lake, is an Ideal game refuge and should
be preserved as such, according to
members OF the Joint house and senate
committee appointed to investigate the
slaughter Of bison on the island.
Tho state senate on February z, IN
three hours OF steady work, took eight
bills off the second reading calendar
one off the third reading calendar, and
sent thcm all 10 the house. Eight OF
the nine bills, which were all senate
measures, were the group providing
for the establishment OF the state de-
partment Of finance and purchase.
Further wrestling with the problem OF
handling the financial end of the
state's affairs will be done IN the
house, since the senate calendars and
files were cleared by this action.
Representative FInlInson would
amend DE existing statutes by placing
4 bounty upon jnck-rabbIts OF cents
each. The hunter Of Iack-rabblts for
bounty would be required 10 present
two connected ears 20 the county clerk
In order TO secure the 'jitney" bounty.
Senator Southwick, author OF the
| anti-clgarette bill, ON February 8 In
| troduced In the senate n state income
tax measure. which, II is declared. IL
TO meet as formidable opposition
among the citizens OF Utah as did his
non-smoking legislation.
The bill, which Is said to be adapted
from the federal Income tax law and
from suggestions OF the model tax
committee OF the National Tax assocla-
ton. contains some OF the features OF
the Wisconsin income tax law. II pro-
vldes for a personal income tax, as
also business tax on the incomes OF
corporations.
After deducting credits he would
levy a tax upon incomes as follows;
On the nrst $1,000 of taxable income.
or any, part thereof, per cent on the
next $1,000, 2 per cent? on the third
$1,000, 3 per cent ON the fourth $1,000.
per cent; on the fifth $1,000. per
cent, and on all taxable income over
5000, o per cent.
Only one new measure was intro
duced In the house February ., House
bill No. 100. by McShnne, relating 70
juvenile courts and judges and thcir
jurisdiction.
Under the direction OF the state
engineers office, bin to provide for
Interstate courtesy In granting water
rights and privileges Is being prepared
for presentation TO the Legislature.
In the four weeks the house has
been in session II has passed twenty
nine OF the 1876 bills introduced has
killed five and has passed seven house
memorials and resolutions. The house
has received only ten sennte bills for
action and has passed three OF those.
Among those received was the South
wick anti-clgarette bill, which Is now In
committee OF the three senate meas
ures passed by the house, one was the
emergency appropriation bill, one the
measure by Senator Dern extending
time for payments on state lands, and
the third that OF Senator knight maxi
Ing II unlawful 10 wear the insignia az
military and fraternal orders when
one is not member OF said order
The Utah senate on Thursday, Feb
ruary g. passed the antl-clgarette bill
by vote OF IA TO 3, with one senator.
Mrs. Antolnette Il. Kinney OF Salt
Lake, absent. The opposing senators
were Senators Harrison u. Jenkins
George II. Dern and Henry N. Stan
dish, all OF Salt Lake county. Tn,
bill had been debated during parts OF
three sessions on second reading. The
vote on third reading was under Gus
pension of the rules and without de
bate.
, The bill Is now In the house, and II
Is predicted that the house will ratify
/. lac action OF the SENATE.
Senator Henry c. Tebbs Of Pan'
gultch announces that he or some
I other senator viii. in all probability
b bring IN "A bill during the present ses-
) sion calling for a constitutional con
4 vention IN Utah, TO give the state
! new basic law.
A bin designed to regulate the pme-
lice and license all drugless healers Is
nroposcd In house hin introduced
, FebruAry 3. The measure, Il Is under
, stood, provides for hoard that would
lake IN every form OF healing lnclpd-
ms eh'rcprs "ilc ond other m3thois
wsrfu lrass are not used.