| Show LIQUOR CONTROL ACTION MAY BF BE SIDETRACKED DY BY DEMAND FOR FOA TAX REFORM MEASURES MEASURES i t ra Labor Farm Lnor Bloc Will ViII Seek Seel Precedence For Fori r. r i Social Legislation Farm Problems Bloc action In the state house of ot representatives to sidetrack the highly controversial liquor question until measures dealing with social social social so so- cial legislation tax reform am and farm problems have been disposed df C was being being- planned Wednesday Leaders of ot the farm and labor groups fearful of prolonged debate debate debate de de- de- de bate over the thc liquor question plan to sidetrack it and get rid of the theother theother theother other measures first Afterwards they expect to return to the liquor bills and if the allotted time of the regular session then proves to tobe tobe tobe be too short to do justice to all the necessary legislation the go governor gov gov- governor v- v will fIl be asked to call a special special spec spec- iB ial session following ving it it Bv By U U. S S. S P P. A A. Service Salt Lake ak City Jan 21 Follow 24 Follow Follow- i ing g an initial week devoted largely largely largely larg larg- ely to organization work listening to visiting speakers and and and- receiving recel the first of a promised deluge of bills the twenty-first twenty Utah Legislature Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- Monday started its second week with 25 measures ready for consideration and indications of many pinny more to follow 10 The upper house house with Its newly elected president Dr Herbert B B. B Maw in command was responsible for 17 of the proposed new laws or amendments to existing statutes The house brought brough out eight bills The Tho senate also l led d in introduction I of joint resolutions with two in its legislative hopper The lower lowerhouse lowerhouse lowerhouse house offered only one fixing pay of legislative- legislative employees Taxes-Social Taxes LIquor Legislation Senate and house members lived up to session pre predictions in confining their e early lawmaking to measures bavin having to do with taxes 50 social lal legislation and liquor 8 of the upper house bills had bad to do with taxation in some phase phase phase-lar- lar largely gely aimed at making the corporations corporations corpor corpor- and business in general pay more for doing business in Utah Two house bills were tax measures I Social legislation had its innings in f four ur house bills and three In Inthe Inthe inthe the senate Liquor of the hard variety variety- most moat widely idely discussed of proposed 1935 legislation legislation held held the limelight limelight lime lime- light with ith introduction of the state stores bill sponsored by the Committee of nine Forty-nine and Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H. H Blood Introduction Introduction Introduction tion Monday of the state licensing of ot private dispensers measure drafted by the Salt Lake Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce presaged a bitte bitte bit- bit tei te fight tight on liquor legislation between between between be be- tween proponents of the respective systems 2000 Homestead Exemption A majority majori ty of the proposed tax taC measures call for increases in tax levies A bill by Senator Ward Vard C C. Holbrook of Davis county increases increases increases in in- creases corporation franchise taxes taxes taxes tax tax- es approximately per cent and individual income ta taxes es about per cent Another Holbrook bill biU taxes cigars smoking and chewing chewing chewing chew chew- ing tobaccos and snuff Other senate tax bills increase levies made on insurance companies compan compan- ies and fraternal benefit societies Two bills bUls tend to reduce taxes One by Ira A A. Huggins of 1 Weber county proposes to amend the state constitution to enable the exemption of homesteads up to 2000 Another by Senator Geo M M. M Miller of ot Carbon county cancels cancels cancels can can- cels all penalties and interest on delinquent taxes levied from 1928 to 1934 1 in excess of the two per percent percent percent cent penalty added at the time of delinquency Amends Industrial Act Social legislation proposed included included included in in- a bill b by Representative Stanley N No Child of Salt Lake te count county amending the state industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial act by providing compensation tion for tor occupational diseases eliminating eliminating e- e Insurance companies I and self insurers in favor of or state insurance only increasing compensation compensation compensation com com- I allowed putting the thc In Industrial Industrial industrial In- In commission on a sup self porting basis and Including all in- in employing more than one person It Is said the bill will I raise cost of compensation two I and one half hall times over the thc present present present pre pre- sent cost Additional social legislation pro pro- posed includes a senate joint resolution resolution resolution res res- res- res ratifying the federal child chili labor amendment to the United States constitution a bill establishing establishing establishing lishing a a. state planning commission commission commission commis commis- sion a bill to further safety on public highways a measure cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting interest rates for buyers of goods or borrowers of money and andone andone andone one to clarify clarity procedure in suing on an open account Basin Hosin Well VeIl Represented Three election bills offered by Senator Holbrook have ha to do with alterations in holding of party conventions elections and party machinery One of these bills makes it possible for a candidate to have his name placed on more than one party ticket President Maw of the senate and Speaker Walter Valter K Granger of the house were liberal in their assignments of committee memberships memberships memberships mem mem- to the Duchesne and Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah county legislators the three composing the Fifth district delegation delegation delegation del del- being awarded posts on 14 senate and house committees Calder On Highway Committee Senator Hyrum B. B Calder was made chairman of the important highways committee in the upper house He will also serve on five oth other r committees being one of three senators to receive six committee committee committee com com- assignments He will serve on the senate committees on ap ap- ap- ap and claims trade reg regulations re re- g lations agriculture and irrigation irrigation irrigation tion education and fish and game in addition to xo the tlc committee com com- As a member meier er of the trade regulations regulations regulations regu regu- lations committee e Senator Calder will ill have much to do dovith with shaping shap h ping p- p ing the important all-important Utah liquor legislation In his role rote as an appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap and claims I s committee member he will help fix appropriations appropriations appropriations for the various st state t departments departments de de find and adjust claims His highways ys committee chairmanship makes him an n important figure in inthe inthe the vast amount of highway legislation legislation legislation leg leg- certain to be considered Representatives Daniel F. F Mitchell Mitchell Mit Mil chell of Duchesne county and Geo A A. of Uintah county each received four committee assignments assignments assignments assign assign- ments in the lower house Mr Mitchell will willi serve on the committee committee committee com com- on public lands livestock fish and game and irrigation Mr will lend his experience to the committees on irrigation highways and bridges agriculture and public utilities as a member of each Bill nm For ForU r V. V B. B I. I C C. C Funds Early legislative activities of Senator Calder included the introduction introduction introduction intro intro- this week of four tour bills in inthe inthe inthe the senate One One One-of of particular in interest interest interest in- in terest to the Uintah Basin pro Basin pro provides vides for the appropriation of 1000 from the general fund for forthe forthe forthe the Uintah Basin Industrial Exposition Ex Ex- position Another relates to taxes on motor fuel another to the powers powers powers pow pow- ers and duties of the state road commission another to a description description description tion of ot motor fuel Because of the unfortunate automobile automobile automobile au au- au- au accident that caused the Ule death of Representative daughter he was forced to be absent absent absent ab ab- ab- ab sent from several sessions of the house Both branches passed resolutions resolutions resolutions re re- re- re solutions of condolence to the bereaved bereaved bereaved be be- father Leaders of both houses predicted predict predict- ed more important legislature by bythe bythe bythe the current session than in any previous legislative gathering President Maw of the senate declared declared declared de de- that never before have legislators legislators legislators leg leg- evinced a more serio serious s in interest interest interest in- in terest in m lawmaking or showed an inclination to pass upon important measures more quickly Speaker Granger expressed similar views and for no clogging of legIslation legislation legislation leg leg- because of the big Democratic Demo Demo- Democratic cratic majorities in both houses cs Taxes On Tobacco Interesting to smokers is the fact that the Holbrook tobacco taxing bill would make cigars smoking and chewing tobaccos and snuff cost coot more through a tax of from one cent per ten cigars to ten cents per ten according to weight and retail cost and a tax tn of one cent per pcr ounce on on smoking and chewing ing tobaccos and snuff |
