Show der tp od to last weeks work fixing by both legislative b branches r a n t n e s 6 af f 4 0 0 0 OO 00 as the states bi biennial e n n i a 1 c contribution 0 nt r ib u t io n to to the teachers retirement fund passage by the lower house of bills providing for local option by counties cities and towns educational stuby eight hour day marble m machine regulation repeal of the average monthly inventory law setting selling up of medical cooperative and for amendment of the constitution to permit split legislative sessions approval by the senate of measures to appropriate for a study of 0 occupational diseases alvo also to increase the markup mark up price of liquors and wines to put tile the state highway patrol under civil service and to place health departments of first an and second class cities under civil service killing by the senate of a bill proposing to tax natural gas and by the house of a measure to raise the mine occupation tax out of a melange of nearly 90 bills approved by either the upper or lower house last week these aap ar considered outstanding in importance to the state at large only one the teachers retirement measure won the approval of both branches up to saturday night with sine aie 3 adjournment but four days away the legislators had acted upon approximately of the bills introduced forty three have been been passed by both houses and signed by the governor these include five resolutions and memorials mo rials twenty two have been killed an 1 1 l 43 withdrawn for one reason or another nine have been jabed hlll awalt await action on monday there were 57 passed bills awaiting action by the house and 74 house passed measures awaiting action by the senate ten bills passed by both branches were awaiting approval of governor henry H blood who has thus far vetoed but two measures one disapproved because of a technical defect has been re passed the adopted teachers retirement fund bill limits the states contribution to the fund to each biennium the retirement system is costing the state general fund more than for the current biennium the request for the ensuing biennium was more than several measures to lessen the states burden had been introduced and the approved one is regarded as a compromise the senate passed the bill friday the retirement fund now contains more than payments to date have been about liquor option bill the local option bill passed the lower house by a vote of 37 to 21 under it counties cities and towns may decide whether they will have state liquor stores provisions being that one fourth of a political ent itys registered voters may petition for an election if a majority decide against the sale of liquors it will be unlawful to operate state liquor stores or make sales in the area the educational study bill provides for the establishment of a commission to investigate the states various school systems with a view to reporting educational needs to the 1911 state legislature the measure calls for an appropriation of commission members will serve without pay the eight hour bill as adopted 1 extends the 8 hour law lav to all industries trades and occupations excepting canneries and concerns packing perishable goods domestic servants are not included the marble game ame regulation bill creates a state board of amusement control to regulate the licensing and taxing ol of marble i chines pin games and similar vices in which chic h the element of s P predominates re dominates its supporters supporter sf 1 ored a tax large enough to put machines out of business repeal of the average inco law ended many months of m on 1 on the part of business industry to what they helito harmful ful burdens imposed by provisions the repeal vote 48 to 8 revealing large meas A of support from all legislative e ments localized medicine the health cooperatives nl e ure puts a form of localized me in cine into effect if passed by senate and approved by the arnor the organization of met cooped cooperatives atiles will be permitted law under the bill as amend amei the state board of health wi direct the cooperatives mem ship of which would be restrict to legal residents of the area 11 J R I 1 calls for a conati consi dional amendment to provide split legislative sessions it i to correct existing conditions th are caused by a jam of bins bill the end of the present sixty d session by providing a recess d ing which legislators may bett b familiarize themselves with posed legislation approval of the bill to brov arc for a study of occupational dise dis marks the end of current sent sei efforts to have occupational ceases included in the compensation act it sponsors pressed hope that the study result in reports upon which accio actio ai by y the 1941 legislature ma may based A the liquor mark up bill pr vides for an increase in the arll of liquors by a 50 to 60 per cen markup in wines from 4 1 50 per cent A senate passed measure pro vides for treatment of ailing ers ars at the state tuberculosis h pital to be erected at ogden other will enable the state to pa in federal aid I 1 education deduc if proposed national legislation legisla enacted by congress anem ment compensation is calarifi clai and simplified by another ampro ap ed bill how hinsin basin solons vote with the time limit for cintr i of bills without una anani ninio i consent of senate or house p fifth district legislators last wee devoted their attention to the co sider aion of pending ceasur senator G V billin billings gs vote on S B 25 levying an excise excia on natural gas and yes on S modifying the direct prim law including elimination of off elections his bill authora 1 the establishment of a junior loge lege at roosevelt passed the s ate he introduced S B r viding for the re routing of 1 way in duchesne county I 1 was absent and not voting on f bills up to saturday night oath ol 01 4 week I 1 representative rulon 3 lasso la and M W curry voted fori for liquor local option bill and agal ag an increase in mine occupation occue taxes they were also against again bill pro providing providen for the registration regist regi str ratiO of lobbyists hobbyists mr larsen wasa was sent and not voting on seven bi ki acted on last week and mr C on an three |