Show SENATE PASSES CHAIN TAX BILL Imposition of the gag rule to crush a hard-fighting hard opposition was accomplished in the Utah senate senate senate sen sen- ate Tuesday morning and the controversial controversial controversial con con- chain store tax bill was swept to passage by a to 13 vote The measure was sent to the house where it takes its place high on the calendar with possibility that it might come up for consideration consideration consideration consid consid- late Tuesday or early Wed Wed- Working against time time adjourn adjourn adjournment ment is scheduled for Thursday Thursday- the senate found itself stymied by bya a filibuster against the chain store tax launched Monday by Senator Grant Macfarlane D. D Salt Lake and resumed Tuesday morning Resorts to Gag Rule Senators striving to clear the decks of a huge mass of proposed legislation by this week end so that the legislature can devote itself it itself itself it- it self to the governors governor's reorganization tion program in special session n next net Ct w week k w s rte c gr le after bitte p clashes Senator George M. M Miller D. D Carbon broke in on Macfarlane's filibuster to move that we stop this his monkey business He asked that debate be limited to 10 minutes minutes minutes min min- utes and that be permitted permitted permitted per per- to more than once I Ion on any bill Senator Ira A. A Huggins D D. Weber Weber Weber We We- ber protested declaring g that the state is retrogressing if u uwe we close senators' senators mouths by force Sena- Sena Continued on Pap Page Four Column One i UTAH SENATE P PASSES ASSES CHAIN TAX AFTER IMPO IMPOSING IMPOSINO ING DEBATE LIMIT LilT v Continued From P Page ge One I I tor Ed H. H Watson D. D Salt Lake I interrupted to say that the senate I by majority rule can make or suspend suspend suspend sus sus- pend rules to which Senator Huggins Huggins Hug Hug- gins replied that mob rule can suspend all rules As a. a substitute for Millers Miller's motion motion motion mo mo- tion Senator Stanley N. N Child D. D Salt Lake proposed the gag rule I fixing of 11 a a. a m. m as the time certain cutting off debate on the bill Childs Child's motion amended to tomake tomake tomake make noon the time certain prevailed prevailed prevailed pre pre- after Sen Senate te President Wendell Wendell Wen Wen- dell Grover m. m D p. p Salt Lake ruled that a two-thirds two vote would be necessary to limit debate The vote I was 16 to 7 Senator Huggins complimented the presidents president's ruling as very fair to the opposition Rising to a point of personal privilege after a up flare-up with Senator Arthur O. O Ellett D. D Utah Senator Huggins said he would not demand an apology for implied charges of obstructionist tactics but would say the meanest meanest mean mean- est thing possible about Senator Ellett examine Ellett-examine examine his record Replying Senator Ellett said l The record will show that I haven't held the floor as long as has Senator Huggins Further exchange was cut short by President President President dent Grover Attacked as Unfair Opposing the chain store tax bill S. S B. B 44 Bailey et al Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Francis S S. S Lundell D. D Utah Inquired as to why the measure sought to tax only grocery chains and not all aU chain enterprises He attacked the bill as unfair ir to producer producer producer pro pro- ducer and consumer and declared its passage would mean increased food prices Proposing to amend the measure measure measure meas meas- ure by making it apply to all chain businesses Senator Byron A. A Howard D. D Emery Grand San Juan met the om of Senator Dexter Farr D. D Weber who declared such an amendment would defeat the purposes of the bill If we pass this bill Senator Hu Huggins gins declared we should make it apply to all chai chains s. s Agreeing Senator James A A. McMurrin McMurrin McMurrin Mc- Mc Murrin D. D Cache declared that thatto thatto thatto to single out grocery chains for taxation purposes would make the thenet act net unconstitutional This and other proposed amend amend- ments were defeated Before the vote on final passage was taken President Grover called attention to unusual pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure directed against this bill He declared that he had been questioned by telephone and by some of his colleagues regarding his stand f favoring the chain store tax Implying that attempts had been made to intimidate him he I said that if any further attempts to influence my vote are made I will ask the ser sergeant at arms armsto armsto armsto to take me into his custody Senator George A. A Christensen D. D Salt Lake gave notice that he may call for reconsideration of the vote by which the bill passed the senate Meanwhile the house of representatives defeated H. H B. B Jacob Jacob Jacob Ja Ja- Ja- Ja cob which sought to set up p Utah lake authority Opponents of the bill declared that the measure measure meas meas- ure would jeopardize Salt Lake City and county's rights to Utah lake waters The measure sought to place jurisdiction over the lake in the hands of a board comprised of the governor state engineer chairman of the fish and game commission and chairman of ot the commission of agriculture Representative Milton Twitchell R. R G Garfield ld minority floor leader attacked the bill as a danger danger danger dan dan- ger to states state's rights If enacted he said the bill would make the lake navigable and place it under federal control The bill f failed to gain a majority of the house the vote being 28 to 27 with 5 absent Debate on H. H B. B 45 Bennion et al permitting the setting up of ot public health cooperatives continued continued con con- late into the afternoon after being made a special order of business business business busi busi- ness for 11 a. a m. m |