The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-17
HOUSE TAKES UP
CIGARETTE BILL
ORIGINAL MEASURE PRACTICAL.
LY REWRITTEN BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Amendments Proposed viii be Bitter
ly Fought by the Advocates Of
Original Measure, Passed by
the Senate.


the house for ten days, was again In
the llmelight on February IA, when II
was reported out OF committee. with
amendments which will be bitterly
fought by the advocates OF the original
measure The committee. In reporting
the BILL virtually rewrote the measure
as II came from the senate.
Nine bills were introduced In the
state senate on February IA. all but
two Of which were intended to articu-
late the one-mnn land board bill, now
on its way through the house, with the
present laws governing the land board
and Its funds. One or two of these
measures are designed to accomplish
other changes in the land laws.
Six bills debated on Friday were
passed to the house by the senate
after third reading on Monday, and
they were accompanied by the Hay.
ward resolution for commission to
consider plans for hall of relics and
state. historical building, which was
passed under suspension Of the rules
Although the house Of representa-
tives listened TO three hours OF debate
on the committee reports on the South
wick antI-clgarette bill on February
IA. IL found time for the Introduction
OF fifteen new bills
The state board of land commission.
ers would be authorized to refund to
colony OF 100 Jewish farmers who
purchased state lands in the Piute ir-
rlgation project Approximately $1,000
II a bin introduced by Representative
Jorgensen passes both houses and-is
signed by the governor.
Utterlng or passing OF check upon
n bank In which the man who does so
may have no funds would be n felony
under n bill introduced by Representa-
! tive Douglas. The measure would
amend the existing law by changing
the crime from mIsdcmeanor to
felony.
The Utah legislature is somewhat
behind the record of the last session
in the matter OF bills presented for
consideration.
on February 70 there had been pre-.
scented TO the senate just 81 bills, as
wen ms about a dozen resolutions and
memorials.
Two years ago. on the thirty-thlrd
day, which was, however, already
three days past the time stated by the
rules for the Introduction OF bills.
there were 116 bills Introduced, and
Friday was the thirty-third day Of the
present session. At that rate, the
present session Of the senate Is thirty
five bills behind the pace set by Its
Democratic predecessor.
The present Utah house now had
seen the introduction OF 100 bills, aud
may be introduced there for ten days
more, without suspension Of rules, and
after that date by suspension OF rules
or by unanimous consent. Under such
circumstances, II looks as II the pres
ent house may easily surpass the
record OF that two years ago, when
n total OF 1888 house. bills were intro
| duced.
The legislators took vacation on
February -, the thirty-fourth leglsla-
tive day OF the present session.
Friday, February 10, will be the for
/ tleth day OF the present session, and
senate rules provide that no bill may
be introduced after that day, without
unanimous consent of the senators.
The house has set the final date for
Introduction OF bills as the forty
nth day, or Wednesday, February %,
thus giving the house members all of
Washington's birth day In which TO
] put final touches on their last legis-
lative attempts Of the present SEES
son.
The one-man land board bill. the adj
mlnlstratlon measure introduced In the
stnte senate by Senator Harrison H.
jenkins OF Salt Lake. was approved by
the senate, February 10, by close
margin, and now goes TO the house.
Speaker Calllster took the floor OF
the house on February 10 in behalf
OF Senate bill No. 20, by Peters, pilot
ing the measure TO passage without op
position. The measure Is the key bill
to the series of measures foI the OF
ganlzatlon Of state department o
finance ana purchase.
The house members put In one o
the busiest days of the present se'
sion on February TO- nearly dlsposln
Of the third reading calendar the
faced when the session began, bu
when adjournment was taken n large
calendar was in front Of them for III
next days session.
The Dern joint resolution, eallini
o for an amendment TO the state consfi
o tuition TO allow Legislators IS day in
! stead of "a was passed under suspen'
a sion OF the rules.
4 Representative Soderberg, m House
bin No 1874, would provide for the con
fscation OF concealed weapons found
on persons charged with carrying con-
e cealed weapons.
e In bin of sixteen pages, Represen'
8 tatlye Flnlinson would amend the
= existing laws affecting Drainage In tbs
: state, principally for the purpose OF
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