Show f V j QI I 1 16 lite i it Q t I ito O 1 I Ie e u 0 0 The many folks including folks including politicians pol pol- politicians pOl-j pOl it newspapermen and run-of run mine who prognosticators who predict I cd ed that the Twenty-first Twenty Utah Leg Legislature Legislature Legislature would provide the most important most interesting and most lively of all Beehive state lawmaking gath gatherings rings were able to chortle I told you ou so before the Ulc first week of the 1935 session had ended The poli political were also in the black with their figuring figuring figuring figur figur- ing that taxation liquor control and social security legislation would take the spotlight early in session activities The great preponderance preponderance pre pre- of tax bills speedy speed introduction in ino in- of liquor measures and early appearance on the legislative horizon of industrial compensation child labor and other social legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation proved their session pre-session hor- hor to be right And speaking of right the right the legislators legislators legislators leg leg- with southpaw tendencies were early in the fore with measures measures measures mea mea- tending to carry out leftist leftist leftist left ideas in social legislation and taxation in particular More conservative conservative conservative con con- senators and representatives tives accepted the and prepared to do battle against left leftist leftist bills that they believed would go far toward wrecking business and industry throughout the state Bills to raise taxes taxes bills bills to lower lower lower low low- er taxes taxes bills bills to take care of tax monies collected poured into the legislative hopper during the initial initial initial ini ini- week A dozen or more willbe will willbe willbe be u up for early consideration with no one apparently knowing just how low the proposed measures will equalize in the thea matter of state revenue revenue revenue re re- re- re venue needed to carry on governmental governmental governmental govern govern- mental functions during the next two years Senators will obtain the ideas of the state tax commission commission commission commis commis- sion along this line in an early meeting between commissioners and the senate committee on revenue revenue revenue re re- re- re venue and taxation It was shown quickly that a bt tie royal roya is in the offing between betwee the tax mores and the tax-em tax lessers Perhaps the bills enacted 1 into laws will equalize the income and outgo That tax increases in some lines of business will be made are practically certain That there will be be reductions in others is also a certainty o 0 o Skirmish lines were thrown out early in the session on 01 the liquor control battlefront with the introduction introduction intro intro- d of two oppositional measures measures measures meas meas- ures looking toward the solution i of the how to buy a drink problem problem problem pro pro- blem in Utah The question of repeal seemed settled in favor of some sort of liquor sale before the legislators had taken their seats for the opening opening opening open open- ing of the session It had resolved ed itself into the problem of how hard liquor should be conveyed to the thirsty First came a bill purported to have the sponsorship of the Committee Committee Committee Com Com- of 49 19 appointed by Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Henry H H. H Blood and Blood and hence chief approval This was followed by the Salt Sal t Lake Chamber of Commerce bill The initial offering provided for the sale of hard stuff in state operated operated operated oper oper- and controlled stores only The chamber bill bUL authorized the sale in private licensed stores Representative Warwick C. C Lamoraux of Salt Lal Lake e county threw a monkey wrench into the state sales machinery by deleting sections authorizing the sale of liquor i in hotels restaurants and eating places places places-if if all restaurants arent aren't eating places He made enough enough e e- nough other drastic changes as introducer introducer introducer in in- of the measure to cause supporters of the state sales to wonder if after all his bill was a committee-administration committee meas meas- ure Mr Lamoreaux clarified this sit- sit somewhat by declaring that the deletions and changes were his and his only The result may be that another bill sponsored sponsor sponsor- ed directly directly directly-by by the governor may maybe maybe maybe be offered with the the- Salt Lake legislator legislator legislator leg leg- left hanging onto the well known limb Some legislators from beyond the limits of Salt Lake county profess to be bothered concerning the local option clause in the Cham Chamber Chamber I Iber ber of Commerce bill buL They sec see in in it the establishment of Salt Lake City as a base of supply for h hard rd liquor in case many of the other counties vote dry by petition and election They also hold that these dry diy counties will be overrun with b bootleggers and fac faced d with the importation importation im im- im of much hard stuff from the big city But say the proponents proponents pro pro- of the state stores bill bill bill- I it also contains a n local option clause I Speaking of Mr Lamoreaux Lamoreaux-he Lamoreaux he h has s already won for l himself the nick name of Perpetual ual Motion because of his pronounced activities activities activities ties in the making of motions Hes He's done more in the moving business business business bus bus- iness thus far than practically all the rest of the house members I rolled into one The Salt La Lake e legislator has al also also also al- al so proved himself prolific in the introduction of important bills He sponsored an old age pension measure raising the maximum pensions to 30 in addition to the important all-important liquor control bill He is also preparing a unicameral- unicameral one house one measure measure for early in in- It would follow al almost almost almost al- al most lines laid down in Nebraska a in the system sponsored by Senator Norris Most active of the upper house solons in the introduction of bills is Senator Ward Vard C. C Holbrook of Davis county He has already introduced introduced introduced in in- four tax bills one increasing increasing increasing in in- creasing income taxes and another the levies against corporations and banking institutions The nonsmoking nonsmoking nonsmoking non non- smoking senator is also responsible for a bill taxing cigars smoking and chewing ving tobaccos and snuff He says it is for revenue-raising revenue purposes only Other activities of the Davis county senator include the introduction introduction introduction intro intro- of three bills changing par party party party ty machinery in conventions am and elections He also led lcd in efforts to extend the period of redemption from tax sales for taxes of the years 1928 1929 and 1930 1930 Another Holbrook bill bil permits the federal government to buy lands for flood and erosion control But although they have introduced introduced introduced intro intro- no bills and made no motions motions motions mo mo- the really busy legislators are President Herbert B. B Maw of the senate and Speaker Walter K Granger of the House Between sessions it is one conference after another with them Both welcomed welcom welcom- ed the week end diversion of a few hours away from talk talk-festing o 0 oThe The rigid economists watch economists watch watchdogs I dogs of the treasury and and rugged savers of the peoples people's money money lost lost I their first battle for economy instate in instate instate state expenditures when both house and senate defeated motions to reduce the set committee-set salaries salaries salaries salar salar- ies of legislative employees In the senate Mr Holbrook moved moved moved ed to cut the salaries of the secretary secretary secretary sec sec- and chief clerk twenty per cent Representative Grant McFarlane McFarlane Mc Mc- Farlane made a similar effort inthe in inthe inthe the lower house The Davis county county county coun coun- ty solon wanted to establish a policy policy policy pol pol- icy of f economy right at the start but found only four senators willing willing willing will will- ing to save about by cutting salaries It was really only a skirmish skirmish skir skir- mish and must not be taken as an indication of open-hearted open spending spending spending spend spend- ing by either house o 0 o Anent economy Senator economy Senator John JohnM M M. Wallace Vallace of Salt Lake county in addressing the upper house had a afew afew afew few words to say against continuing continuing continuing contin contin- to heap burdens upon the citizenry citizenry citizenry cit cit- in order to satisfy demands for lor public activities that do not re represent represent represent re- re present actual imperative present necessities Senator Wallace Vallace after a weekend weekend weekend week week- end analysis analysts of bills already offered offer offered offer offer- ed warned against possible overloading overloading overloading over loading a willing horse by adding unbearable arable burdens to business and property within the state He held that legislation now in the two house hoppers might add burdens burdens burdens bur bur- dens exceeding many times over the most optimistic view of possible possible pos pos- sible recovery in business for years to come Although he lie referred to no particular particular particular par par- bills it was believed that the thc Salt Laker referred more mere particularly particularly particularly par par- to such measures as the house bill amending the state in industrial industrial industrial in- in law and to increased taxation taxation taxation tax tax- on industry business and banking o 0 oThe The women solons colons expect to be particularly active in the furtherance furtherance furtherance further further- ance of social security legislation The seven two seven two in the senate and five in the house house are are likely to form a n coalition to push such measures measures mea mea- as have to do with the betterment betterment betterment bet bet- I of f living conditions All of the women legislators were assigned to good committee memberships showing memberships showing that the senate and house leaders recognize their importance among the lawmaking lawmaking lawmaking law- law making body of the state They will vill be especially well represented in committees having to do with public health universities and colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges state training school and the like e. |