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Show Under the Capitol Dome DomeUTAH UTAH UTAII STATE LEGISLATURE LEGISLAT'UUE LEGISLATUUE ' By J J Cahoon"pedal CahoonSpecial Cahoon CahoonSpectal " Spectal "pedal pedal Special RcprfM-ntaUvc RcprfM ntaUvc RepN'wntaUve RepNwntaUve Representative ' - Utah state statePress StatePress StatePress Press AssociationSALT ! A.snocta.tton Asnocta.tton Asnoctatton AisoellLUon Association A.snocta.ttonSALT . . SALT LAKF LAKr LAKE C ( ITYL.pt ITY ITYpedal -pedal pedal 'pecial pecial L.pt Lpt . ' - > c1al tc tcthe tcthe tctlie the Express ) Pr pwLs 1)"Ct 1Ct pacts ) { " . H fl ft r economy econ econ- economy economy - omy In Stat SLatt State < 'OVt OVt ( ' Covtrnment rnmt"nt rnmtnt " grow growdlmmt"T growdimmer growdimmer dlmmt"T dlmmtT dimmer " and dlr tilt ( Hi imer lmt"f lmtf Omer " as the 25U1 25th 25U1hlennlal 25thbiennial 25thbiennial hlennlal biennial sessl &elIslI elIslI wart & ( i of tl U e a Utah leg leg1'Iatlon legislatlon legislatlon 1'Iatlon 1Iatlon islatlon ' ] plISbed passed pasb - < l its halfway mark marktills markthis marktills tills this weekMeasures week weekMeasures Measures pr prong p J " > ing mg salary In IncreMes Increases Increases creMes creases to thf thl the stale state tnte auditor audlt.or audltor . treas tress treasurer tressurer treasurer urer court oourt reporters nporu-rs nporu rs - and a rcsolu resolu rcsolutlon resolulion rosolutlon tlon lion urging the tht " Governor to raise raise'iala.r1es raisesalaries raisesalaries 'iala.r1es iala.r1es ialar1es salaries ' . of all state employees employeeshave employeeshave employeeshave have received approval npproval of the thelower thelower thelower lower house wl wi Ich at the same sametime sametime sametime time exhibited exhlbllRd a tendency of ot op- op opI opposition op opposition - I position osition > to ai al at v Y attempt attr'mpt attrmpt ' to reduce reducethe reducethe reducethe the heavy tax load . on .on the great greatInMses greatmasses greatmasses InMses masses of the c Itlzena IltizenR itizens ( of the stateLeglstlation stateLegistiation state stateLeglstlatlon Leglstlatlon Leglstlation Legistiation granting a $600 600 $ an- an annul annul an annul - nul Increase to court reporters was waspassed waspassed waspassed passed by thi thl the t onse mISe mile 8an . as 8\ 8 ' \ an emer emergency emergency emerKency gency measure measurr ' nnd and will restore restorethe restorethe restorethe the reporters t t I ) It tl tteir elr eir ] Id d salary I c ( f P f$2400 f2400 $2 2 $2400 2400 $ 4DO In 1945The 1945The 1945 1945The The attltudt attltudl attitudt f the house hou.e houe . memhere mem memhere memhere here can best be\t be t ' \ b ! Ix f } 111 Illustrated u , > trated by the theremark theremark theremark remark of ot Hip RP Rt p James Jame9 Jaynes L NleL\OI1 NleL OI1 NieLson NIeLsonR NleLOI1H ' \ H R . Sanpete wl wI o 0 ; said oald I oppose opposethlB opposethis opposethis thlB this bill to In ifa-se ifa se rinse I ( f\.e f.e f .e e \ . - . court rr'porlN rrporlN reporters reporterssalartes reporterssalaries ' . , alaries salartes . , because becal se t < , ' I thou thought ht econ economy economy economy omy was wa . & to be tlie the keynote of this thislegislature thislegislature thislegislature legislature but I am rapidly being beingforced beingforced beingforced forced Vb tt to > change my mindTwo mindTwo mind mindTwo Two Income tax me measures 5ure . , Wf'rt Wfrt were werepummeled werepununeled ' " ' pummeled by the ] legislators eglBlators The Thertrst Thefirst Thefirst rtrst first by Ben S C ; W ! Elswood ElIwood Elawood D DWeber DWeber I IWeber Weber to repeal the entire stntA state stateindividual stateIndividual > Individual Income tax talC law WIlS was waskilled wa-akilled wa akilled - : killed and the second measure meaoure ; t to toraise toraise raise personel exemptions by Re Republican Republican publican Quayip Quaylr Qusyle ' Cannon Jr and andFrank nndFrank ' Frank Mozley Mosley both of Salt Lake Lakewas Lakewas Lakewas was defeated but brought back LakeI be before before before I fore the hou house < ; f " on < . ( ( . annon I1nnon s 5 mo motlon motlon ir > otlon tlon to recoMlderThis reconsiderThis reconsider recoMlder reconsiderThis This bill bUI n w lies III's IIIs ' on tlie lhe the tioi hOl hot t se < ; ' setable setable table while whl1e It Its . , . , sponsors pon\ors pon ors . ' \ await a amort amore amore mort more " opporU Opportl opportt Itime i t time to lo bring It Itbefore itbefore Itbefore before the body for conlderationDuring considerationDuring consideration conlderation considerationDuring . , During debaU debutl debatt on the tilt " lnCOlTIl tncomt lnCOlTIlax mcomt.ax mcomtax . : . ax measure mea.sure . an anti ant ! ecoi ecol omv omy alii } - - - 'note note , ' ( note was sounded by Rep Rt'p Rtp ' J W WReed WReed WReed Reed D Salt Lake member of 01 the theappropI1ations theappropriations theappropriations appropI1ations appropriations committee who who.said whosaid whosaid I theI .said said . the committee , ) already aready was wassearchi wassearching wassearching searchi searching tor for additional hources bOUrces sources of ofI ofrevenue ofrevenue ofrevenue I revenue to meet state needsI needsRoll needs I | Roll call on the Income taxmeasure taxI taxmeasure tax taxmeasure measure to Increase exemptionsshowed exemptions exemptionsshowed exemptionsshowed I showed the tl1e following Representa Representa- RepresentaI Representatlves Representatires Representatives - tives tlves tires voting In the negativeAnderson negativeAl1derson negative negativeArderson I Arderson Al1derson Anderson D Utah Berkerhoff BerkerhoffR R Wayne Chrlstensen Christensen R San Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete pete Durham D Salt Lake Du Duvall Duvall Duvail vall D Salt Lake Elllott Elllctt Ellictt D Dutah DUtah DUtah utah frost F'ro6t Fro6t Prost ' R Kane GardnerD OardnerD Oardner Gardner D Washington Orotegut Grotegut D DUtah DUtah DUtah Utah ale D Salt Lake Holt D DSalt DSalt DSalt Salt Lake Ingleby D Salt Lake LakeJenldns LakeJenkins LakeJenklns Jenldns Jenkins D Weber Jensen D DEmery DEmery DEmery Emery Jones R San Juan JuanLoveridge JuanLoveridge JuanLoveridge Loveridge D Utah tnah Marsden Maraden RIron R RIron RIron Iron Midgley DEalt D E Ealt alt Lake Mll Mllliman Mu Milllman ] liman lsnan D Juftb Juab Murdock Jean ZD Z ZD ZD D Davis Da vis Myers R Oarfleld Garfield OarfleldNoble GarfieldNoble GarfleldNoble Noble D Cache Pcnrose Penrose D DSaIl DSalt DSalt SaIl Salt . Lake Rasmussen D Sum Summlt Summit Summit mlt mit Reed D Salt Lake J E ERef.5 ERees ERees Ref-.5 Ref.5 Ref .5 5 Rees ' - . R Morgan T M Rt Rees > e5 D DSalt DSalt DSalt Salt Lake Robert Rooert Ronert D Utah Rob RobInoon RobInson RobInson Inoon Inson ; D Rich Schenk D Cache CacheStaples CacheStaples CaclieStaples Staples R Sevler Sevier Stevens Steven . RWasatch R RWasatch RIwasatch Wasatch and Ward D BoxElder Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElderAbsent Elder ElderAbsent Absent and not voting Green Greenwood Greenwood Greenwood wood D Salt Lake Ntelson Nielson R RSanpete RSanpete RSanpete Sanpete Paxton R MUlard MlJlard Millard and andStrlngham RUin R Ulntah Ufntah tah ( ( excused ) Rep Cannon clianged changed his h18 vote voteto voteto voteto to NO to enable him to to move movefor movefor movefor for a reconsideration of 01 the billMembers billMembers bill billMembers Members of the house farm blocwere bloc blocwere blocwere were Joshed several days atn later laterduring ] laterduring atnduring during debate on their measure to torelieve torelieve torelieve relieve farmes farmers farme _ s of saies sales saxes lax taX on onagricultural onagricultural onagricultural agricultural products which have havebeen havebeen havebeen been procffisr processed ' and anti returned to tothe tothe the producer following their earl earli earlior earller ! cr or stand on the bill to increase Incrt"ase Incrtase " income In Income income come tax exemptions eXr'mptlon eXrmptlon ' . < ; In which whichthey whichthey contended that It . should s.hould be bea bea a privlledge prlvlledge priviledge to pay taxesH taxesH taxes taxesH H B 66 to gran grant I . owners owner < ; of ofhomestr'ads ofhomesteads ofhomesteads homestr'ads homestrads homesteads ' a $1 1 $1000 1000 $ ( ) { f\xt"mpt1on f xt"mpt1on xtmpt1on exemption fxt"mpt1onwhere exemptionwhere \ exemptionwhere " where the said home or home homesteads homesteeds homesteads steads steeds Ls Is occupied by the owner - - - - was introduced hltroduoed btrduoed In the house dur- dur durlAg dur during . - ing lAg g the th weekWithsBola week weekWHh propertyand W1J WithsBola WHh ' . Dipt b.U1I bU1I offering oltering otfering both propertY propertYand propertymid and and Iricome lticotne i11icolee Iricometax lticotnet -tax tax tx -t t - - x relief In 10 theHouse the theHouse theHouse House grIttmUJ gmt.mJll gmtmJll gristmill . there probably will willbe willbe be plenty of 01 back bach ; ; of the lICenses scenes lICenseshorse sceneshorse scenseshorse horse trading bef before the Housemembers House Housemem Housemembers mem members bers vO votfr a ' son on n either Jneasure measure Jneasureagain measureagain measureagain again again"t \"t "t t { \ W " . , & _ And rpeaking epeaking 8ldng tit " ( Srf f horses SB 98 98to 98to 98to to legalize legall.ze legallze . horse racing rac10g and pari pant parimutual pantmutual parlmutual mutual betting In Utah was reported re reported reported ported back . . on the floor of the thejenate thesenate thedonate jenate senate by the agriculture commit committee committee committee tee without recommendation ILnd and ILndIts andits andIts Its chances for tor final passage were wereconsldt'r.ed wereconsidered wereconsidered consldt'r.ed consldtr.ed consldtred considered ' . practically nil n11 How How- HowI However However However - I ever Senator June Kendall DFuab D DJuab DTuab Juab Fuab professes profe.sses . to see a brightfuture bright brightfuture brightfuture future for tor his bill b1l1 but one sus suspeets suspects suspects peets pects that while wholeheartedly wholeheartedlybacking wholeheartedlybacking wholeheartedlybacking backing ! . tlie .lIe lIe the measure he has ton tongue tongue tongue gue In check when predicting sue suecess suecess suecess cess He stated I think this thiswo thiswould thiswould wo\ wo wod would \ d be a good thing for thestate the thestatf thestate statf state " It would promote agr1cUl agnicul agr1cUltural agniculrural agricultural tural rural Interests and na 115 as for the pro provision provision provision vision of betting well I think It is isbetter isbetter Isbetter better for people to wager moneyon moneyon money ! on a fine ' ! sport port like horse rating racing ratingthan racingthan racingthan than to sa w 'iO iO ' < ander Rndr'r Rndrr aader ' Is In pin ball ballmachines ballmachines ballmachines machines . and a.nd other racket conlions con conslons slons lions ' ) on , ; at our carnivals and faits fairs faitsWe fairsWe fairsWe We may not like people gambling gamblingbut gamblingbut gamblingbut but they . are II.N IIN " going to do itFive ItFive It ItFive Five bills b1l1s vitally affecting aHeeting the thestate thestates thestates state states s mining Industry were act acted actad acted ed ad upon or Introduced int.roduced . in the sen senate senate senate ate during th the past week ThreeIf ThreeII Threef Three II ( f the measures by J-nn J nn Lnn Lynn - } S Richards Rich . ards ard.o ardo . ; D Salt Lake while the oth 0th other 0ther ofcher er two by Richards and Ml'lIch MllIch Melich Ml'lIchwould Melichwould Mellchwould ' would ' permit pt'nnlt ptnnlt women to work workabove workabove workabove above ground In mines and smelters smel smelters smelters ters and would repeal the collar collarto collarto collarto to collar mine lawThe lawThe law lawThe The first three bills have already alreadypasst alreadypassed passed passt d . the t.he ' > senate Cnate and are In thehouse the thehouse thehouse house These Thf"se Thfse " measures measure . , would re reIIrve resieve relleve IIrve sieve mine lessors le&ors leors & of 01 the burden burdenof burdenof burdenof of paying charges assessed for so soclal social soclal clal cial security : benefits workman s & . scompensation c0mpen compensation < ; atlon and occupational dl di disense dlsease dlsease sease sense disability dlsablllty Insurance |
