Show alider ah aam ol 01 MF M by uarda mccarty fixing by b both 0 t h degl legislative i s I 1 t I 1 v branches of as the states biennial contribution to the teachers ernp retirement fund passage by the lower house oi of bills providing for local option ba b counties cities and towns aduca dional study eight how day marble machine regulation repeal of the average monthly in centory law setting up of medical cooperative and for amendment of the constitution to permit split legislative ss sessions ions approval by the senate of measures to appropriate for a study of occupational diseases to increase the markup mark up price of liquors and wines to put the state highway patrol under civil service and to place health departments of first 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 are considered outstanding in importance to the state at large only one the teachers teacher s retirement measure won the approval of both branches up to saturday night with sine die adjournment but four days away the legislators had acted on approximately of the bills introduced forty three have been passed by both houses and signed by the governor these include five resolutions and memorials twenty two have been killed and 43 withdrawn for one reason or another nine have been tabled on monday there were 57 sen ate passed bills awaiting action by the house and 74 house passed measures awaiting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 or disapproval 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 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 nay petition for an election if a a I 1 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 3 view of reporting educational needs to the 1941 state legislature the measure calls for an appropriation pria tion of commission members will serve without pay the eight hour bill as adopted extends the 8 hour law to all industries trades and occupations excepting canneries and concerns packing perishable goods domestic servants are noi not included the marble game regulation bill creates a state board of amusement control to regulate the licensing and taxing of marble machines pin games and similar devices in which the element of skill predominates its supporters favored a tax large enough to put the machines out of lius b us repeal of tle the average income law ended many months of opposition on the part of business and industry to what they held to be harmful burdens imposed by its provisions the repeal vote was 48 to 8 revealing large measures nea of support from all legislative elements the health cooperative measure puts a form of socialized medicine into effect if passed by the senate and approved by the governor the organization of medical cooperatives will be permitted by law under the bin as amended the state board of health would direct the cooperatives membership of which would be restricted to legal residents of the area affected H J R I 1 calls for a constitutional amendment to provide for split legislative sessions it aims to correct existing conditions caused by a jam of bills at the end of the present sixty day session by providing a recess during which legislators may better familiarize themselves with proposed legislation approval of the bill to provide for a study of occupational diseases ma marks the end of current continued on page four i i f nr under capitol dome continued from first page session efforts to have occupational diseases included in the work mens compensation act its sponsors expressed hope that the study wll result in reports upon which action by the 1941 legislature may be based the liquor markup mark up bill provides for an increase in the price of liquors by a 50 to 60 per cent markup and in wines of from 40 to 50 per cent A senates sena senate tep passed assed measure provides for treatment of ailing minors miners at the state tuberculosis hospital to be erected at ogden another will enable the state to participate in federal aid to education if proposed national legislation is enacted by congress unemployment compensation is clarified and simplified by another approved bill |