Show I EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE LOOMS OVER MINE TAX BILL BILLI Favor Parker Sevan-Parker Measure Forty House Members I a Amended While Solons of Upper Chamber i as Cannot glee Agree on Changes Added Alde for or of three House yesterday afternoon Jt It all THE I things things-a 5 deadlock yeto by the governor or an extra edra Parker Bevan measure the tho combination bill known as s in the came ame about the several sections of the law Jaw pertaining Jt it relates to on and repeals record in favor or of the bill went mines Forty members upon of ns ns t to taxing tating amended by the House four t cast their vote ote ve it and three absent s were the from th the thc Senate it was ivas regarded as 35 about the bill came When could be he passed this session n fc for the minin raining mining interests of oL best measure that both sur all nIl mines or mining claims that 1 the the 7 l It provided pro addit and in addition at nt 5 on acre 5 and roc rock in m n place shall chall 1 be assessed o an nn placer determined g by t taking a multiple of oI not to exceed three thereto at a value thereof All other mines or mining milling claims Jimes the not net annual proceeds land other mineral c tf including fi lands containing coal or K n shall han be br assessed at their full value valne n r Amendment Jn y Voted t d Don flosT t V t Mid was a compromise l land r This it was wa to om i the was wa apparently and nd the of oC the state hen mining men to toI sent It iL was S house the thc bill came caine to when and an I on re committee they reported It t bac bade back it with n- n of or which one ono Dumber humber of amendments the thC addition to in 1 fixed the thc b by G 5 an acre at a. a I. I value times of three taking th the multiple annual proceeds U lr net neL lire tro- amendment started the tho member every worl and I took u. u hand After Aler a prolonged debate amend amend- were which there in ments added and nd down a roll call the question taken when waS 2 ordered on oTt the tho original Inal an amendment amend amend- the tho the words In In striking out ment bill of oC not to exceed The he call Sf showed Jf iJ-Jf fh that thirty rive members 4 amendment nine nino r cre in favor or of oC the absent and not Vot- Vot ot- ot 1 against n and three ing Then ben it was vas easy elsy sailing with IU the theOther theother other otter all of or which were simpI slin- slin roc roc- phraseology a changing the pI ply b by the comm committee Jo oo the tile thelast report a committee last part of oC the was waa of offered which was added added add- add ed cd to the new matter Tile I ho reads ioV of or tills this section all aI 1 or the tho purpose mills roUls reduction works and smelters of or re- re used exclusively for the purpose the from t or smelting ores mine or raining claim by the owner thereof Shall be deemed to be appUrtenant ass claim tenant to such mine Or mining though the same Is not upon such mine mineor or mining mining- claim In alt ah cases where the tho surface of or lands Ia is owned by one person and the mineral underlying Cuch lands is owned by Ly another uch I property rights shall be separ separately tely as ass assessed assessed as- as s to the respective owners Committee Tacks on OD Hider lUder To this was added by the committee committee commit commit- tee tile the following Tho words net annual I proceeds proceeds' Ota ot or ora a. a a mine or mining claim as used in this section are arc to tobe tobe be me the net proceeds real d during the Inc calendar year from thu tho sale or conversion conversion conversion con con- version into bullion or mone money or Its equivalent of oC the pros groas amount o of orea from fromn such mine or mining claim eXtract cx- cx tract d b by the owner oner or lessee contractor contractor con con- n- n tractor or other person working upon or or operating the property during or previous to the year ear for fOl which the assessment is made including all dumps clumps and tailings after alter maKing the following and no rio other deductions from the gross ro proceeds proceeds' thereof a The amount of oC mone money actually actual actual- ly lr expended during the year ear for labor tools appliances and supplies used in inthe inthe the mining operations b b. b The actual and necessary of office or- or lIce fice and clerical expenses s and salaries of other than corporate of officers ot- ot within the state c The actual cost of or the installation installation lation n construction maintenance and repair of or machinery and improvements ement made during tho the year in and above e the d of the mine for tor use ulie l In eXtracting ex extracting eX- eX the tho ores d dj di The actual cost of or reduction works and mills and improvements thereof constructed during the year ear and operated In connection with the tho nun mine C. C 0 o c The actual cost of oC tho the transportation tation of or the ore from the mine to the or r reduction works of or sampling 0 f The TIle actual cost reducing and smelting the or ore ore and ex extracting cx- cx the metals and minerals there there- from g The amount paid for state and 1 local ocal taxes during the year earI ear I b h The amount paid for tor compensation tion insurance or in lieu of or such uch com com- S nn n oci oC ol injured f r d mp e and d thc the compensation pen com ratIon atlon paid to dependents of killed cm- cm required to be paid under the workmans workman's compensation laws of ot Utah Money Ioney expended luring during any year eXcept ex except eX- eX the calen calendar year for which the deduction Is made shall not be bo pd fd d In the deductions to be made In ar arriving arI ar- ar I rt Thing riving at net not proceeds The salaries or any portion thereof th of corporate of officers officers or- or shall not be Included as a a deduction deduc deduc- lion tion In arriving at the net not proceeds proceeds' herein defined Vote Down Salary Cut to the adoption of this amendment amend amend- meat ment an effort was made to reduce the tho the four members o of oC the tile state board of or equalization lon which Is la provided pro pro- vided ded for Cor In the bill the members member to be appointed i by the governor not moro more than thad two of Lelon belong to tho the same ame political party and tho the board is isto to to not only constitute a state board of oC equalization but al also o a n hoard of or assessment as as- whose salary is fixed by the bill bUl at per annum Tho Thu amendment amendment amend amend- ment sought to reduce this to amend I per annum hut but it wan waK voted down Tho The substitute was then adopted and the bill was placed on Its final passage pas pas- sage cage the call of ot the roll showed 1 40 ayes cs 4 nays nas and 3 absent and not vot- vot in Ing I Jt it was waR stated after the adjournment that the Senate would not recede from its Us position on the Ule bill that It had given U the e matter mos most careful study and that the measure which had passed th that t bod body was waR satisfactory tor to all In- In I On the he other hand members In the House JIous declare that the they too a 3 gh given n some Borne stud study to 10 the amendments amendments amend amend- ments menU which they have ha tacked lacked on the thc bill and nl that the they will hold out for their adoption Meanwhile l advocates of the measure both in th the Senate and House e believe bellevo that were the tho amendments agreed to toby toby I by the Senate that the governor will wil interpose inters a. a veto eto that mo may finally result re re- re- re suit sult in an extra 8 session one of tho things that tho the State of or Utah hopes hope will nl not occur |