Show liquor fight lost in the matter of liquor control a determined fight was made to legalize sale by drinks of hard liquor and wines but this lost however the wets did succeed in ll 11 liberalizing eral izing the liquor act by permitting drinking in hotels and restaurants tau rants though thong h this is for forbidden forbids bidd 1 I in public owned buildings parks and stadiums in the matter rf of beer the liberals were victorious in having the limit taken off licenses and placing the licensing I 1 in n the hands of cities towns and counties in addition a bill was passed taking the enforcement of liquor laws out of the hands of the liquor commbs sion and placing it in a new state legal department under the attorney general this bill however has not yet been approved by the governor A direct primary law that tha t nobody seema to want but a majority felt had to be enacted to keep party promises was passed providing for a nominating primary a runoff run off primary and a final election As an aid to the small independent merchant of the state the legislature enacted a series oi of lair trade practices acts designed to put into 11 ito operation in utah the dilce pi ice control and fair practices features of the late i labor gains labor gained enactment as a state law of the wagner act which makes the industrial commission the labor relations board for the state and gives it court powers in handling disputes between employed emp loyes and employers labor also got an 8 hour day tor for lunder underground ground miners regular pay days law jaw and laws requiring registration of strikebreakers and of unions also it got the right of peaceful picketing besides a check off system of paying union dues farm and teacher organization dues A law also was passed L empowering the board of agriculture to create milk marketing districts the state and to control prices and standards of products in these districts |