Show legislature of the state of utah special session 1930 state capitol the special session of the legislature Is to be e adjourned on aeb and anda n great deal of tux tax measure work la Is nece necessary sary of before adjournment time the senate has hag been rapid in its progress sm having hating passed S J it II 3 creating the tax S 7 ra R 2 providing eta classification nsf flea tion of property a bia appropriating for the alie cip capitol grounds another providing pas gas tax money to be used fo 0 o pave the roads around the capitol the bank resolution la Is on third ing the plan to drop the multiple tl ie system of mine ta taxation lias has been defeated the senate Is considering the alie mccarthy proposal to let the tax commission handle mines as the cutill tie fles com commission handles handler utilities should the house committee plans carry cany in the house the senate and house will ft differ on some points the principal difference being in the matter of mine taxation after much discussion the senate finally wrote a provision into 8 J R ho 2 that the mine multiple of three could not noi bo be changed for six years members of the house have baw declared dec lared that the mine problem will be kept out of the house hill bill and if it gets before the people at all it will be as a separate amendment and must s tand stand or drop on its merits rol rep critchlow introduced a proposal to tack mine taxation onto 11 II J n R no 1 the measure as a rider but lost it la Is likely that the subject will be brought tip again As am a last resort the multiple adherents may endeavor to get the six year delay clause written in the house bill A strong onslaught on the offset t provision Is to be looked for in the house the senate has declared that the legislature must provide offsets or deductions T this ails means mean that a part of the property tax will be applied on the income tax in cases case where the taxpayer has to pay both the amount of offset Is left tip to the legislature the tax commission and its export expert dr lutz lut lias bas asserted that offsets will kill the income tax plan in fit actual operation the sponsors of the offset plan declare it will prevent double taxation the senate is sure mire it wants offsets and the house has not set acted upon the question the senate has evaded the inn matter ter of limits on income taxes the house committee wants the limit on personal income taxes placed at 0 6 per cent and the business excise at 4 per cent this is a question on which an ag agreement rement between the house and senate will have to be reached the senate killed the two thirds plan which would have hae meant that a two thirds vote of the alie legislature would bo be needed to change tax rates the house and senate will hat baie e to agree on the wording of the amend indents to the state constitution on one amendment that proposing to croke a teate tax commission with strong powers of control over local budgets and tax levies the two houses are largely larget in agreement and little difficulty Is foreseen in working ou out t the small difference that docs exi exist st tills this amendment as proposed in S J T it II 3 has been passed by the senate and with only one small amendment to clarify it the house has practically completed its consideration of this plan and is ready to vote on the proposal agreement Is yet to bo be reached on the classification class of prop property eity amendment tho the legislature also has haa before it the following questions amendment of the state building program to allow the alie use of inmate labor on building projects at state institutions to provide an additional for a building at the inn mental intal hospital to authorize a seli separate arate building at the mental hospital Lo spital instead of au addition to the main building to authorize guthorl se a gymnasium at the industrial school instead of an additional dit ional building aid hospital the memorial urging congress to amend the federal bank tax act the memorial urging congress to provide federal aid for old age pensions the proposals for classification of property properly and creation of the state tax commission are afe tho the only two fundamental changes in the organic jaw law recommended by the tax commission and their passage was the purpose for cal lles the special session slon the noar near future will have to see the passage of these measures and it if the senate refuses to accept the amendments made in the house on the prop erty classification the working out ot a basis of agreement will have to be arranged considerable interest Is centered on IT J 11 no 7 by rep abas redd of han juan county which proposes to amend the constitution to read all mines or mining claims both placer and rock bo be assessed at full value by y commission its as provided by law |