Show binder Jy More noticeable than anything about the first three and a half weeks has been the lack of color and Since tho House of took Tour days to el feet an organization from party there has been little of the of action In either house that would keep a It could be that the entire session Willi run at the same pace as the first one-third of the 60 day But with Issues piling up on the calendars the way they considerable well-heated debate might well bills have been different reapportionment four two In each and a complete highway program raise of two cents In Including a of the I tah the have asked for an Increase gas lax Is In the of to In the minimum classroom unit and for a ten percent Increase In the on they may levy over ami above the minimum Also at issue Is certain to bo the presented proposal to taxes 00 motor fuel put to non-highway a measure that effects gas used In farm A good deal of the controversial matter will be thrashed out by the appropriations Headed by Alonzo F. Hop-kin i I Woodruff I and W. this committee races task of filling department requests to estimated Certain to Influence the thinking are the figures presented by J Bracken Lee In ills budget He said general fund totaled more than and that estimated revenues amount to Including the of more than carried over from the current Out of this he hewed a budget or a bit over What the committee may determine as estimated may be a quite different figure somewhat higher than the governor's and the maybe considerably higher than those recommended by the Hut knowing of the governor's veto power and his strong stand lor a balanced the committee undoubtedly will attempt to keep the expenditures very close to estimated Fust to appear was a bill to reapportion on a basis of two senators for each senatorial district 5 senators out of Salt 1 and representatives on a basis of one for each ten thousand as of This measure was sponsored by 11 rural senators all but Marl D. in bun senators were on a bill to reapportion the Senate on of one for each instead of the present and the House on a basis of one for each Instead of as That would give Salt Lake County 2 more i tab Counties one more Salt County would gel in re Davis and Utah would get 2 and Sanpete would lose i to appear were two bills In the one sponsored by 25 rural representatives and one by 26 Salt and Carbon The first would set up the Legislature with one senator from each county and representatives on the pre-t Salt Lake County 8 new Davis Carbon Weber and Utah 3 and removing 1 from The other bill calls strict on the present b providing 8 more senators for Salt Lake Weber and 1 toll 1 more senator and would Increase the representatives as in the aforementioned At present it appears some Bort or a compromise may I worked out on both the school fund hike request and the legislative council recommendation to Jump gas taxes and truck license less chance Of getting are proposals of the governor picked In similar bills Introduced by some House Democrats to lower Income by raising and to take the sales tax Many legislators have expressed the off the record tax decreases In these times are most difficult to secure and that It would be quite satisfactory if they Just hold the line with no other than legislative salaries and was passed by both houses' during the second and that effects the outlying areas Of the state seeking cooperative rire It would permit establishment or rire protection districts in unincorporated |