Show STATE INCOME TAX MEASURE MEAL PROPOSED SD E MEASURE WOULD RAISE THE RECEIPTS FROM MILLION TO MILLION AND A HALF Another Effort Being Made by Salt Lake Representative Secure to Secure an Increase In Salary of Members of the Legislature Salt SaIt Lake City City Two Two measures of ot importance were Introduced In the lower house of the legislature on February February February Feb Feb- 24 House bill No by Representative re I. I H. H Masters of Provo proposed an income tax on all earn eatn- earn earnings ings lags of Individuals and corporations Inthe Inthe in inthe the state sPIte on a a graduated scale The bill is is largely a reproduction the theauthor theauthor theauthor author stated of the one now In force force In Wisconsin He estimates that tIle the measure if enacted will raise a revenue revenue revenue rev rev- of to an an- The other measure was a joint resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution by Representative F F. F E. E Morris of Salt Lake calling upon the people to vote an Increase In the salaries of members of the legislature This will willbe willbe be s submitted as a constitutional amendment nt at the n next x general election election elec elec- tion If the legislature passes the tion It permits the legislature to fiX the salaries of Its members but provides provides pro pro- vides that the salary of a member must not exceed for a sixty-day sixty se session ton The present compensation is only for a sixty day ses session ion The Utah state senate spent the tho greater part of the afternoon on February February Feb Feb- 24 on workmen's compensation questions but had not at the close of the afternoon ci decided a sing single e. e one of the several big questions that are in iu- involved In the bills now before that body The main part of the afternoon was spent in considering arguments pro and con for a proposal to make the state Insurance fund fund exclusive as one side calls It ft or monopolistic as asIt asIt asit It is known to the other slue side |