Show UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME By JAMES CONRAD Few are arc the controversial problems lems ems before Utah's Legisla Legisla- Legislature Legislature ture that will wm not face the tile axe when sifting committees go into action in both houses at the close of the legislative e day Feb 20 In the senate for foi instance a n to to- total total total tal of bills appeared on the second reading calendar lit at t the close of the fifth week wk with good prospects of another 50 joining this group before the sifting committee wipes it clean in the house more than 70 bills on the third reading calendar face a similar fate Proposed new legislation le of im im- importance importance safely sl cl past this hewing hwing fool loo of the makers law was included ed cd in ill bills to transfer controls of the public welfare funds from the governor to the legislature to pro pro- provide provide provide vide a share o of liquor profits for counties and incorporated municipalities municipalities municipalities to increase exemption on income tax for veterans to permit deductions of five per cent not to 10 exceed by retailers from sales tax to 10 defray collection cost and to enable cities and towns to set bet setup setup up a charge for sewer service All of these bills bill along with others of a minor nature had hud pass pass- passed passed ed both houses and gone to the governor during durin the fifth week while both houses were accepting motions to form sifting committees to sweep the calendars at lit the end of the day The fortieth day incidentally will wi mark the end of bill introductions except by special permission of the respective bodies But by that time a good MO measures measure's about equally divided in ill both hous hous- houses es will wm face the legislators The first major piece of controversial controversial ersial legislation in the house this session reached the floor last week and was passed but not until the lawmakers had debut debat debated ed cd it for almost three and one-half one hours This bill was by Reps Clifton G M M. Kerr 1 R R and John S. S S Bennett D Daggett The rue measure would set up a num num- number number ber of unfair labor l' l practices on the part of f y es and lind in addition would outlaw the Ule secondary boy cott Termed u a labor peace bill by sponsors and called labor a n war measure masure by opponents the roll roU call caU vote was as follows In the affirmative Reps affirmative Reps Aldous Al- Al Aldous Aldous dous Alfred AUnd Bayles nn hs Bennett Brinkerhoff Browne Bunce Can Can- Cannon Cannon non Christensen R R. R E E. Christen- Christen Christenson son A A. S. S Clark Cottrell Davis Erekson Feltch Foote Foott Forsberg Frost Hale Hutch Hatch Hum Hum- Humphrey Kerr Lee Ler Lewis Lunt Major Murch Murdock Nielson Paxton Robson Silver Sperry Stevens Toronto Warner Varner White Whiting Williams and Mr Speaker In the negative negative Representatives I Anderson Banned Bonacci Cope Durham Gardner Jack Johnson Luke Mitchell Mitchell Newey Olson Pyne Rees nees Robinson end and Stone Perhaps the outstanding thing about the debate on HB 36 was the complete failure on the part of the opposition to make any kind of amendment to the Ule bill bi bior or to try t for any compromise on any of the themore themore themore more ambiguous sections Rep nep Frank Bonacci Carbon D-Carbon led the attack against the measure He recited labors labor's outstanding ron con in Utah before through through- throughout out and after the war and said Labor which in Utah is the peo peo- people people pIc has lIas done nothing to warrant this legislation Rep W W. G G. G Larson D Salt D-Salt Salt Lake Lal c came carne closer to an attempt to amend the bill than did any of the r tion spokesmen lie attached atta ed a par par- particular particular section which seems to leave up in the air the procedure for em em- employers I em-I employers to follow when seek seck to bargain bar ain However before he could make any kind of amend amend- amendment amendment amendment ment the five minute time limit imposed on all speakers lied had lap lap- lapsed sed iap-I iap Representative Kerr concisely outlined the called so-called labor anti-labor bill bili to house members and at the end of 45 minutes he hI covered the en en- entire entire i tire bill from that point on for two hours and 45 members the pros pios and cons ons were loudly discuss discuss- discussed discuss I ed cd by more than 20 other members I IAn An attempt to liberalize com com- compensation compensation compensation for workers also failed when the house killed 4 II 4 by Mr Bonacci This piece of legislation le sought sou ht to have total disability hen ben benefits b n paid to such workers for life The present maximum payment in Utah is Supporters of the increased com corn compensation compensation bill argued that industry should carry the financial burden of raring caring for injured at their work that after a period of a II few years they Olry should not nol become he come public charges The TIle opposition however as voiced voiced ed by Rep Ip Keith Browne R It Salt Lake argued in just the reverse Mr 11 Browne Brown contended that busi busi- business business business ness was not in a position to stand many more added costs such as this bill would Impose that the proposed program would compete with the legitimate insurance busi busi- business business ness and that the states state's welfare program was adequate to take care of the th small number of disability cases Those voting in lu favor of the com corn compensation bill were Reps Heps Andor Andr Anderson Andorson son Cope Doty Durham Hale lIae Ingleby Jack Jark Johnson Lar Lar- Larson son Lewis Luke 1 Mit Mil Mitchell Mitchell chell Newy Newey Olson Rees flees Sperry Slone Stone Toronto White and Whiting Voting negative were Reps Aldous Browne lance Bunce Cannon Christensen R n. E E. Clark Cottrell Davis Duvis Erekson son Feltch Felt ch Frost Humphrey Kerr rl Lee Le Lunt Major Murch March Murdock 1 Paxton Payne Robinson Robson Hobson Silver Stevens Warner Williams and und Mr Speaker Absent were Reps Allred Clu Chris Christenson is tenson Jenson A A. S S. Foote Gardner hatch 11 aIdi and und Nielson Nilson 11 It was the senile senate that gave final passage to most of tin till important import nt issues sent to the governor gOV during j I the fifth week and it was also the senate scant e that killed two anti anti racial racial I discrimination dil measures masures that pro pro- produced produced the hottest afternoon in lime upper house so far this session I IA A House measure of ol statewide J importance to the farmer and ancl land landowner landowner owner o passed by the Senate with with- without without without out a dissenting vote was s one to require the branding of fertilizers to 10 show the available plant food foo content The measure had passed the time House by a vote of 47 Opposing fog ing the bill were Reps Allred Browne Owne Bunce Clark Cope CoP Davis I Feltch Nielson Robinson Silver and Toronto I Sen Ray Hay P P. Lund LUrid Sanpete R-Sanpete was the only legislator egi in ir either I house to vote HB 73 lI 73 to raise the student fees on buildings I from 10 to 20 at the University of Utah and Utah State Agricultural al College In passing the bill to provide ashare a ashare ashare share of liquor profits for use in counties and incorporated municipalities the Senate Senale through the ef- ef efforts efforts forts of Sen l made the funds available on 1947 1047 profits It was the Grand county Senators Senator's motion that had the law begin with Jan 1 1947 1047 and arid two attempts Sens Dexter Far Weber D and Elggren to have the amendment deleted were vol d d down Under the new law all yearly liquor prof prof- profits profits its above and not to ex ex- exceed coed ced will be divided among counties cities dUcs and incorporated incorporate ate towns to be used med for any lawful law lawful ful purpose The bill itself passed without op op- opposition opposition opposition position by Sens Selvin and Elggren Hardly had the latter measure passed when a Senate measure to eliminate the property tax through which counties provide 15 per cent of the public welfare fund also was passed without a dissenting vote Another measure sent bent to the 1 house houe for its approval was a Senate Sen Sen- Senate Senate ate measure to create a legislative council of 15 members to unction function 1 between sessions There was no opposition op op- opposition position in the upper house houe |