Show Tl The e Utah Legislature The Utah Uta legislature convening con for tor the twenty first session was the recipient of an nn elaborate message message mes mes- sage from Governor Go Henry H. H Blood oo l. l A varied and comprehensive program program pro pro- gram ram of Intense public Interest was mapped out In the message e. Utah citizens ciU from one end cud of the tIle state to the other are discussing the bill Introduced In the legislature providing for state stale liquor stores One of the strong points of the hillIs hillIs hill bill billIs Is the tIle provision forbidding the sale of liquor by the drink even cven In eat cat ing Jug houses or clubs Purchases of ot liquor can only be made at state stores and in sealed scaled containers according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the tIle terms of this bill A senate bill is expected to furnIsh furnIsh furnish furn furn- ish a n substitute plan for the one as ns outlined above and md will provide a n different way of taking care of ot the liquor sales The senate bill ill would provide pro for the tIle private sale s. of liquor nor tor under strict supervision islon It throws Tip rip protections against a a n rem re- r 4 currence of many of the evils e of the tho days an and l tries to keep the liquor traffic within well controlled and orderly chan nels It tines does not restrict the sale of liquor by the drink In fn eating resorts resorts re- re sorts but it outlaws the old stylo bar It would prohibit retail sales on any election day lay or on ou Sundays except by br local ordinance The liquor nor traffic of the tIle state would be under under un un- der the supervision of n a liquor control control con con- commission of three members appointed by the governor go The bill 1111 would give gl local option and vest est great authority in cities and counties in setting up regulations of their own not in conflict with those of the state The state fees for licenses would be lie as follows To manufacture alcohol al nh cobol cohol and amI spirits 2300 to manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture wine and beer GOO to Import Import Im tin- port alcoholic beverages S iO to distribute too to sell at nt retail 50 and to sell on trains 25 23 In addition to these occupational taxes the tIle bill would impose n tax on the tho privilege of engaging In business bu iness as asa n a manufacturer or as ns an Importing Importing importing Import import- ing distributor at the rate of two cents per gallon on all beer of 3 32 2 per cent or less an and 4 cents on all beer over o that percentage of alcohol alcohol alco alco- hol 32 cents per gallon for wine containing 24 21 per cent or less of al alcohol al- al cobol cohol by volume SO cents per gallon pallon gal pal lon Ion on alcohol and spirits below proof and CO GO per cent additional on alcohol and spirits over o proof Among senate bills of Interest are arc two by Sen W. W C. C Holbrook proposing proposing pro pro- posing higher Individual and corporate corporate corporate cor cor- income taxes Resolutions appeared ap ap- appeared In both houses calling caIling for fora forn a n constitutional amendment permitting permitting permitting permit permit- ting an Increase In the tax exemption exemption exemption tion on homesteads to Sen Holbrook also introduced bills amending the tIle election machin machin- ery One of them would bar elective elect elect- lye ive or appointive officials from holding any other public office and would bar or appointive officials from participating In political political political po po- primaries The object of ot the bill is to prevent pre the building up of political machines by public of or A bill In the house bouse would make mako reaching far amendments to the tho state Industrial act Under it a workman would receive recel compensation tion for occupational diseases as fiS aswell aswell fiSwell well as injuries and other benefits to workers and their dependents would 1 be Increased The measure provides pro that compensation compensation com com- Insurance would have ha to tobe tobe tobe be handled by the state and private insurance companies would be bo barred A bill to allow county commissioners commissioners commis commis- to lease ta tax sale sale property where there Is no sale for the land has lias be been n sponsored by lIy Rep Twitch Twitch- ell A bill to m make ke the tIle payment of ot old age pensions mandatory and dl divide Ide the costs equally between the counties and the state has been in in In- This hill bill would also Increase Increase In In- crease the tho maximum pension to 3 33 a n month At present the payment pay pay- payment ment of pensions to the aged is optional optional op op- op with the tho counties and they must bear the entire cost The house adopted a n resolution fixing definitely the compensation of senate and und es and eliminating the bonus system branches adopted a n measure I for the tIle expenses of the legisla legislature ture Sen from Salt Lake has offered three throe measures which plan to Increase the taxes paid by insurance Insurance ance companies reciprocal Insurance ance exchanges and fraternal benefit benefit bene bene- fit societies that use a legal reserve reser basis A senate measure by Mrs Musser Musser Mus- Mus usser us- us ser proposes that Utah ratify tho the amendment to tho the federal constitution constitution tion ion concerned with child labor Senator Holbrook has offered a n abill abill bill to regulate tobacco sales Some of ot the problems p concerning which le legislation Is expected from the tho present Utah body are arc taxation taking schools and aud tho the courts out of politics a substitute for the present Ja law w licensing produce dealers deal deal- ers em and for the motor tran transport port act net reorganization Uon of state stat county school and municipal governments public utilities regulation underground underground under under- ground wn waters tel's and m mines Illes A letter to your representative e In Inthe inthe the tho legislature will biln hlIn bring you jou a n complete com com- copy of oC any bill introduced In which you JOU may t tIC be c interested |