Show Under The CAPITOL DOME By JAMES CONRAD With the business of organizing barely behind it Utah's legis legis- legislature lature already alread is faced with battles over labor water and political lems resulting from from appearance of 95 bills a record number for the I two houses during their first week of action Most of th legislation was introduced in the senate where or or- organization organization was completed quickly while the house its first Republican majority in 16 years spent most of the week looking for 1 and setting up commit- commit tees Two labor bills were tossed into the senate hopper by interests seek ing the advantage of early consider consider- Both would tag labor with as many as six unfair labor practices in an attempt to make and unions responsible under labor relations laws according to spon spon- sors First of the measures to appear was authorized by Sen Warwick C. C Salt D-Salt Lake and would repeal Utah's Little Wag Wag- ner Act and set up a new set of labor relations laws in its place The second was sponsored by br Sens Rue HuE L. L Clegg Salt iR-Salt Lake and H. H Grant Vest cst Uintah D-Uintah D and car car- carried carried carried ried the endorsement of the Utah Citizens for Sound Legislation Lynn S. S Richards counsel for the endorsing organization and a for for- former former mer mr member of the senate from Salt Lake said the latter measure does docs not go so far as the th Lamor- Lamor Lamoreaux Lamoreaux Lamoreaux eaux bill but that they th are similar in equalizing responsibilities of labor la la- labor labor bor with those already borne bornt by b industry Of Of particular interest on a statewide state SUlt- statewide wide wid basis was the forming of hat bat battle tle tie lines over the control of the states state's water development program Controversy arose over two water development measures neither of which was introduced but both of which received as much discussion on the senate floor as did any am of the 59 measures introduced in iii the upper house i Sen Sen Mitchell R Grand a member of the interim committee to study Colorado river problems as they the apply to Utah prepared one of the measures while the theother theother theother other is fathered by William R. R Wallace president of the Utah Wa Wa- Water Water Water ter Users Users' association The Thc former seeks appointment of a State Wa Wa- Water Water ter Board of 15 members including the state engineer and two dime directors tors from each of seven se water dis dis- districts districts districts with the th board to handle sur survey sure survey vey e and development of small streams and small reservoirs with in the state The l bill would make the water board a state agency re re- responsible re- re responsible for development of all intrastate waters and would leave the Colorado river ri compact duties with the state Board memo mem bers hers would be appointed by the theale ale governor go with approval of the sen ate I IThe I The Wallace bill biU sets up the board of directors of the Utah Water Wa Water ter Users' Users association in an add add- advisory addI I sory sort capacity to the state engineer I in the development of intrastate waters and leaves interstate waters entirely with the state It would also provid pro a board of five experts to be appointed by Jy the governor without consent of the senate to put a final check and set up priorities on water projects Proponents of the two bills at at- attempted attempted attempted tempted to get together and Iron out difficulties without success They did agree however to turn the bills over to a compromise com com- committee j mittel of 11 including four sena 1 sena sena- senators tors four representatives and three Salt Lake and Ogden attorneys In a single meeting the com corn compromise promise committee that a sing bill could be drawn to set up upa a I a state water board as proposed by Gov Herbert B B. B Maw in his mes meso message message sage of 15 men to be given author author- authority I ity as a state stale agency to administer all water development affairs both interstate and intrastate either as an independent body or in con con- conjunction junction with the state engineer and his office Working out the compromise se measure are Sen J J. J Welton Ward D-Boxelder D chairman of the sen sen- senate senate ate agriculture committee Rep Hep Horace L L. Allred I CR Duchesne R-Duchesne chairman of the house irrigation committee Alonzo W W. Watson sec sec- secretary secretary of the Utah Water Users' Users Association and representing pro pro- proponents proponents proponents of the Wallace bill and a representative of bill sup sup- supporters supporters porters Extensive debate is also expected over two election bills one seeking of the runoff and changing the primary election date I to the 01 second Tuesday in Septem ber her as us introduced by b Sen Ward C. C D Davis ll Datis and one pro pm providing viding n a headless ballot through removal al of party part emblems and desi leni- designating grating a candidates candidate's party lion tion under his Ills name as al introduced by Sens Holbrook and I I r Some sort of a n record was also sot set in the size of a bill when hen hen Sou Sen Grant Glant Salt D-Salt Salt Lure Luke sub submitted s a page Ci-page j state stall insurance lt code tOl worked out by his Ills interim committee to study stud insurance legis 1 lotion hit ion I I 1 Speed d too came into the lot t I ll picture I with passage by h both houses cS ol ui a aJ joint J III lit resolution to set up a com com- of 15 including five from each adl house houe four from the Municipal Municipal pal League and one 01 from the State Tax Commission to study participation hon tion of municipalities and aud counties in Jl state slate revenues rt such as liquor profits i I This committee which is to re re- report report port to the legislature not ot later Inter than Feb 3 1947 is comprised of Sons Sens Ward Wald C C. Holbrook Davis 1 Davis D-Davis l is a Elias L Day Salt It-Salt Lake Lor Lor- Lorenzo Lorenzo enzo el E Elggren Salt tD-Salt Lake and David l alid Jones Tont's Utah R-Utah Reps II H. II n. Lunt iR tR Winford Bruce iR- iR Grand Harold A A. Stevens lR iR- Wasatch Joseph L. L Newry D. tl Weber and John A Murch W- W D- D Cache Mayors Earl J Glade Salt Lake Lak Alma I n. n Tanner Tole B. B II H. H Vernal mal am and J. J W. W Gillman Orem and n II member of the tax commission to be announced ed d later Among other measures introduced ed td in iu the th senate were acre I bills to 10 make discrimination because of race rare creed or color 1101 a II misdemeanor creating a II fair employment prat practices P Ill I'll tices act to make I unlawful ful the dis discrimination crimination t iou of employers against on account of race creed or color to set let up a legislative council aural lO I I u to function between brt ses SS sessions sessions s proposing pro ol the presentation of time the proposition iou of a constitution constitutional al convention ou to the electorate and revising re the tl state grand jury SS S'S stem Meanwhile M 11 hill the louse House hopper was filled with wilh a II total of 30 bills which for three most of except appeared to be Ill political non uon political and of not too controversial a n nature Two of the hottest bills in the time house houst are ner and amid HB 8 both spon sponsored sponsored by Rep Maurice Anderson ah which would remove e the time State Engineering Commission i 1 Road Bond Commission entirely from control of the State Slate Finance Com Com- mission These bills propose that the tho engineering lIling commission be h operated under authority of the governor and Ind the till State Board of Examiners Exam Gin Gov Herbert B 11 Maw already has expressed iris Ids disapproval al d of the bills on grounds that central control and classification on of wage rates expenditures expenditures and other operations is much more efficient than opera opera- operations operations carried on differently by in in- individual departments The road rOld commission however desires the lire change because the way Iny then In would be e open for an in in- increase increase crease in nn engineers engineers' salaries badly needed to t entice engineers to join time the staff The Time third bill is by Ralph E E. Hobson Robson H R and would set ct standards for all nil fertilizers ers 1110 sold suld in Utah lIlah A similar measure was introduced during luring the last ses ses- session cs- cs sion where it passed ed both bath houses homes after hot and ud extensive e debate only to be vetoed by b the thc governor Other louse House measures included proposals als to continue the tax for building projects for cities for five years YI mule more to liberalize the work work- workmen's men's mens compensation law to require majority approval of county com commissioners missioners in counties where the State Sla Department of Public Wei- Wei I tare are a 11 might seek consolidations and andi andt i t the lie he introduction by b title only of he the i Senate labor bill hill endorsed by byi bythe i the Utah Citizens for Sound Legis Legis- Legislation lation The Tho House labor bill was in introduced introduced f by b Rep Hep Clifton Clift l G. G G M Kerr hIT iR It II Box Elder et t al |