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House moves to consider replacing Philo Farnsworth statue with Martha Hughes Cannon; floor debate ends, vote opened
Summary
The Utah House considered a third-substitute concurrent resolution recommending that the state's Statuary Hall statue of inventor Philo Farnsworth be replaced with one of physician and legislator Martha Hughes Cannon. Sponsors framed the measure as honoring Utah women; debate included an amendment to revisit the decision in 10 years. Voting was opened on the third substitute (final tally not recorded in the provided transcript).
The Utah House on Feb. 14 debated a concurrent resolution that would recommend replacing the Philo Farnsworth statue in the U.S. Capitol with one of Martha Hughes Cannon, a physician and early Utah legislator.
Representative Rebecca Edwards, the House sponsor, moved the third-substitute version of SCR 1 and framed the measure as a recognition of Utah's early role in women's suffrage and Cannon's public contributions. Edwards said the resolution will "shine" a spotlight on Utah's history of women's civic…
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