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Show Offers Views On Session ' D. James Cannon Returns To Desk From Legislature , . . D. James Cannon, executive secretary sec-retary of the Sugar House Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce, has just ended 60 days of "wrestling" with Utah laws. Mr. Cannon represented district nine in the Utah House of Representatives Repre-sentatives during the Legislature 1957 session. He is now back at his desk at the chamber offices, better off for the experience. The Independent submitted three 1 t . i t " A... f ' fi questions to Mr. Cannon this week on general legislative action. Here are his answers: What would you consider the most interesting action of the legislature leg-islature ? "The interesting thing about this year's legislature was the large number of bills introduced in connection con-nection with the local government survey. This was the first time in the state's history that so many bills were introduced to increase the efficiency of local government." govern-ment." Do you believe state finances were adequately served ? "The philosophy of this legislature legisla-ture seemed to be built around the idea of taxation on basis of needs. 1 believe the state has a good chance operating until the next legislature within its present revenues. "I was personally in favor of a one-cent statewide sales tax increase in-crease with V2 -cent to be returned to cities to help them with their financial problems." Was there anything about this year's session that disappointed you? "I was co-sponsor of House Bill 2 which would have presented the residents of Salt Lake City four types of government and residents resi-dents of other cities two to four types of government on a local referendum. This bill was passed by the House "and, to my disappointment, disap-pointment, was killed in Senate sifting committee." D. JAMES CANNON |