Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-28
SCHOOL TAX BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
MEMBERS OF UTAH LEGISLATURE
ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PRAYER OF. CHAPLAIN.
Provides fer State Tax Levies fer
School Purposessto Secure s25
for Each Person Of
School Age.

Members of the lower house of the
Utah legislature on January 20 list
ened to prayer by James Glove, chap
lain, in which he prayed for the enact
ment of legislation that "would mean
more and better schools and improve
ment of the educational system of our
state"
When the session had adjourned
House bill No. 90 providing for state
tax levies for school purposes to pro-
vide $25 for each person of school age,
had been passed by the house. The
Salt Lake delegation led the fight
against the measure, which had been
presented by Representative Seegmil-
Ter. Members from the outside dis
trlcts favored the measure.
With the exception of the special or
der of business, the lower branch of
the legislature had completed all OF
its work, on January %, within twenty
minutes. This included the reading OF
communications and petitions, intro
! duction of five new bills and the pas
| sage of one house bill.
The Utah senate on January %
| passed on to the house two concurrent
| memorials one asking for duty on
lead, and one for an appropriation for
the Green river project. 1t also de-
bated the house bill by Representative
| Ivers regarding interest on county Cur
rent indebtedness.
| Fearing It would make too hasty
| progress, the senate has amended its
rules so as to provide for days
lapse of time between the time bill
goes on the second reading calendar
and the time it is passed.
| The governor would be authorized
| TO appoint or dismiss the state engi-
neer at any time he may feel
change in the office necessary, ac-
cording to the provisions of House bill
No. 49, introduced by Representative
McShane.
The Utah state senate had its first
real busy day on Monday, January "a,
when three measures were passed,
after prolonged debate, and fourteen
bills were introduced, eleven of which
were I'm 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 Derns bill lengthening the
terms of payment for state lands from
! ten to twenty years, was finally
passed. Senator Jenkins ball, provld-
ing for n 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 ut 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 24 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.
I
cooperate with like committee from
the senate in steering the administra-
ton measures through both houses,
Speaker Callister appointed Represent
tatives McShane, Mills and Howell.
The senate steering committee COM
prlses Senators Peters, Jenkins and
Jensen.
OF the nine measures thrown into
the house hopper January 24, five are
educational measures and emanate
from the special committee which
drew up bills ut the instance of the
governor. All affect the University
of Utah and the Utah Agricultural col
lege, and refer to 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 q
holiday on Saturday, even though the
state senator's had decided to rest for
the day. Two measures were ap
proved by the house, while four new
measures made their appearance
House concurrent resolution No. >
by Inlay, memorializing the legislature
of the state of Arizona and indorsing
passage of bill in the legislature OF
that state providing for the construc
tion of the Arrowhead trail through
Mohave county, Arizona, was passed
under suspension of the rules.
An emergency measure introduced
for the relief of the Uintnh school dis
trict was passed.
OF the four measures introduced II
the house January Do, one was tina
authorizing county commissioners L
provide for the construction of walks
and sewers. Another provides for Tho
retirement OF firemen eligible to pen
sion at the age of 80 years instead Of
GO, providing they have served for
period OF twenty years.
Another bill would regulate inGus
trial camps and pleasure resorts 10
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