| Show action on vital issues taken as session wanes SENATOR CALDER PLAYS A PROMINENT ROLE IN legislation AFFECTING STATE ROADS by U S P A service legislation providing tor for increased income taxes and action paving the way for the conduct of utah social welfare activities in conformity with the federal government program whatever it may be were outstanding phases i of the eighth week of 0 the awen ty first utah legislature with but tour four days of the current session remaining saturday night the assembled legislators were vere still confronted with solution of the vexation liquor control problem passing of appropriation bills carrying al allocations of 9 from the general fund pre above estimates and various tax measures to be embodied in a general taxation program much controversial legislation Is still on tile session books waiting final action by either house or serrate senate labor legislation including tho the proposed changed in work mens compensation law limiting of trains as to cars and 7 hour day tor for miners mineral wait senatorial approval or rejection so do several important farm relief bills passed by the house the prod produce lie e I 1 license nse container weight aftic efer and f fertilizer li and commercial feedstuffs feed stuffs measures eight house passed utility control bills were also to be acted upon by the upper house Alea measures passed by the senate an and d still subject to lower house approval included a mine taxation bill leaving ladne im lne taxes as they are at present a highway bill adding several hundred miles to the state road system a measure for assessment of public utilities on a rate base and another reorganizing the public utilities commission and the bill permitting use of surplus alas sales tax funds to make up deficiencies in school funds dozens of other measures passed by either of the two houses await action by the other that it will require extension of the session at least until saturday to reach even a major portion of these proposed lawz laws by stopping of the legislative clocks is deem ed very likely by all lawmakers under the new income tax law property tax offsets aro are eliminated filing reo fee repealed personal exemptions lowered and the rate of taxation on individuals individual increased it if governor henry jr blood kigns the measure as 1 now stands single persons will net incomes of 1000 2000 3 continued on list last page ACTION ON VITAL ISSUES TAKEN AS SESSION WANES continued from page one fiobo and will pay respectively ta 4 18 12 42 76 and married persons with liko incomes and aio 10 nothing 8 26 54 and 92 and married persons with three dependents nothing nothing noth ing 9 28 and 57 the corporation franchise tax bill as passed lowers the tax rate on corporation I 1 incomes n c m e s f ro m 4 to 3 pe per r c cent e n t ar and n d d deletes e lot e 3 p property r op er tj t j ta tax x 0 offsets ff s et s resulting e gulting in a net increase the lower housa disposed of several taylor bills billa proposing to give the legislature leg full taxing powers by tabling them the senate defeated another measure giving legislatures power to make assessments all these taxation measures defeated proposed constitutional changes governor blood emerged a victor along all legislative lines ev ery cry measure sponsored and urged by the chief executive having won approval in both legislative branches included in the list were nine banking bills passed last week the governors bills provid providing ing for a social relief program will undoubtedly be enacted before the session closes the senate last week passed 50 lasures masures and defeated three those passed were S B 82 92 to use surplus sales tax revenue for school fund deficiencies S J it 14 adding a public works project providing tor for building a governors S B granting the state land board unlimited use of the land maintenance fund for operating expenses S B permitting water and tion companies to enter into corn com peti tive bidding for stock facing I 1 sale for delinquent payments S I 1 C B permitting county commissioners ners control beet sugar seed districts S 13 the renewal of hair dressers li j censes benses S B D limiting ex 1 emotions empt lons ions to 20 gallons of gaso line brought into the state on j motor vehicles S B permitting boards of education to set up sinking funds up to 2 per cent of the outstanding bonds annually n a 11 S 13 95 permitting a echoff school board member ember imi to act as board treasurer S B designating the place of payment of checks drawn on branch banks S B relating to the service of writs of execution attachment etc upon banks maintaining ili branch offices S B assessing property of public utilities S B D 84 placing abstractors under board of abstract commissioners sio ners S B exempting dealers who receive shipments of tax prepaid gasoline lne from bond posting requirement S 13 65 fixing situs tor for taxation of motor vehicles chicles anti and other tangible property S 73 permitting foreign corpor corporations atlo s to consolidate with utah corporations S B 93 permitting county commissioners to co mi P promise tax settlements when w he n ta the amount 0 Is or less S B extending tile the governors power to function tor for utah under the S B D extending powers ot of cities and towns to borrow funds for water works development S B 66 le ie rating lating to collection of taxes on metal mines S B 58 permitting immediate collection ot of property berty taxes when in ili jeopardy a 8 B D appropriating to carbon county for expenses in suppressing riots during the 1933 mino mine strike S B D authorizing the tax commission to act i up an all examining board for mine tax purposes S B appropriating for maintenance or of governors mansion S B D increasing inheritance taxes on large estates S B retaining in present method and rates on oil mine assessments S C al 5 memorial ire morial of condolence to st george in connection with recent oil well disaster H 33 62 in ci cl essing easing insurance premium tax amended to 2 per cent S B D 91 giving fisli fish and game jurisdiction over importation of fish and game S B providing for state supervisions of persons on probation 11 B D 55 requiring utah public utilities to put three fourths of cost of their regulation S B a appropriating in annually until 1942 tor for education of children of wolli war service men killed in service S 13 deleting provision that bertwin certain percentage of gasoline tax revenue be spent on oil 1 secondary roads S B reorganizing orian izing public utilities commission mr salon as the public service corn com mission of three full tine members S 13 1 the corporation fran franchise clAse tax bill as agreed upon in conference committee S B 88 the individual income tax bill as likewise agreed upon 9 13 60 restricting state bank commissioner mis loner from voting by proxy the stock of corporations subject to his supervision S 13 69 providing for a state board of education and manner 0 of electing mem bers S 33 making towns ot of more vin than population cities of third class S 13 pertaining to additions to state highway system S 13 rewriting the state securities commission act S 13 new ot of nine act as amended by the house S B D arranging for interstate compacts against crime S B IS 3 placing state tax commission members on full time basis S J R 11 brov providing 1 d 11 ig for tile the p placing la hig of 0 statue of the lato late Co governor vernor simon bamberger in the state capitol S C M 3 requesting the national congress to appropriate part ot of the federal administration fund to highway purposes 11 B depriving the governor of authority to appoint ex members or of mato road commission jr II B D prohibiting a rn ember of state road commission from becoming an ex officio Tia member ember of the com measures defeated were S J AT 3 creating a board to study road building program and S J R 16 amending the constitution to permit leg legislatures tho the power to assess property tor for purposes the lower house bouse passes 65 measures and defeated two those thom passed were H B 30 establishing a great basin authority to 10 commercialize natural resources ir II 1 B 3 2 1 2 p permitting er m i n g m u nic t pi a 1 itcea le s t to 0 0 own w n a and n d 0 operate p er a te p power 0 w e r and other utilities H C al M 6 providing for tile compiling ot of information methods of treating alunite ore jr 23 55 also passed by senate 11 II B 13 creating in miners iners examining boards H B a authorizing municipal establishment lish ment and supervision ot of playgrounds it II B 13 75 empowering state insurance co commissioner I 1 to engage assistants and fix their compensation 11 II B prohibiting hi double collection of sales bales tax on manufactured products and ingredients used in them II 11 B 70 pertaining to civil actions against unknown defendants H B 71 pertaining to the saime H J R 16 constitutional amendment repealing 8 hour work day on oil public works projects 11 B relative to regulation and operation of building and loan associations S 13 passed by senate enate also S 13 water project bill passed also by the senate S 13 86 permitting unequal assessments against water shares 11 II B S 98 extending state stale industrial recovery act two years II if J al 1 requesting congress to defeat long and short haul repeal bill II if 13 enumerating grounds for denial ot of certificates of operation to common motor carriers S B 93 also passed by senate last week H B authorizing issuance by land board of prospectors permits upon land in which the state owns mineral rights H C R 4 withdrawn in favor of S C M 5 jr B relating to relief from froin special tax assessments and financial deliet of taxing districts il II 13 deleting statutory provision requiring publication of competitive bids on text books for city schools S C al 5 the st george oil well explosion condolence S B D passed by sell senate S B committee of nine bill passed by senate HB 55 public utilities bill also passed by senate II 11 B D raising bond limit from 3 to 4 per cent of assessed valuation in school d districts is of cities of first an and d second class II 11 13 51 requiring iring holding companies performing services for utah public utilities to quality qualify under utah law 11 3 52 prohibiting foreign corpor actions from engaging in interstate utility business under certain cond conditions aitio ns 11 II B pro viding tor for issuance of subpoenas etc in proposed house investigation of secretary of state milton il welling Wel linz 11 II B authorizing appropriation of for same purpose S B D 1 corporation franchise tax bill as agreed upon by conference committee S B 88 individual ind income tax wit bill as a agreed upon by conference committee S 13 88 individual income tax bill as same it II bj B 54 prohibiting operating utility companies from having contract ural relations with foreign corporations po rations which have not qualified under the utah law H B D exempting motor fuel tax on all fuels made from coal oil or hydrocarbons in utah 11 B D 46 preventing utility corn com 1 parties panics from foin entering into agreements for the furnishing of management services without approval of utilities commission H 13 1 44 and administration bills improving certain phase of bank poe rations 11 II B providing pro j for direct primary nomination Of oti public officials 11 II B establishing a 7 hour bour day for and smelter workers II 11 B 25 pertaining to dalry dairy and food laws 11 B D as 48 prohibiting mergers 0 public utilities companies without I 1 consent of public utilities coni ml biasion mia sion 11 II C D 57 requiring public 1 utilities to publish an annual income statement 11 II 13 63 relative to election of board of education ti members and stipulating tenure of office II if B 68 giving utilities commission power to restrain utility companies front from pay in ing dividends it if they would impair financial structure of company II if 13 and increasing to six municipal apa 1 N wards v a r d s in ing cities 6 ati e s 0 first iss t class e la s s and creating 1 five v e w wards i in n c cities it i es of second class and increasing board of education membership jr II 13 decreasing amount of delinquent tax list advertising 11 C af 7 requesting department of agriculture tor for information and aid relative to sugar beet industry of utah the measure defeated jr II J it 17 eliminating double liability of bank stockholders in caso case of a bank failure senator 13 calder of vernal ve anal voted no on S 13 and 27 and yes on all other measures ensures n passed upon in the senate last week up to the fifty fifth day representative daniel w lie alit chell of roosevelt Hoo sevelt was absent and not lot voting on oil 11 13 and an 52 alit and S 13 96 and he voted no on oil II 11 13 55 and 75 and S it 88 and yes on all other measures disposed of in the house last week up to saturday representative geo A voted no on oil 11 II B 13 30 75 71 98 and lie he voted yes on nil all other house measures excepting 11 II B being absent and alid not voting on this measure |
