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Show State Code Passed By Legislature Public Hearing Held On Repeal Re-peal Resolution Introduced By Patterson. , SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 4 The revised code of state laws was rushed through final fin-al passage in the state legislature, legis-lature, Friday, while members mem-bers of both houses debated the best methods of making the code effective. The measure as passed provides that the code bt effective upon proclamation by Governor Henry H. Blood. Senator Herbert B. Maw, who voted for passage of the code, declared he was not entirely satisfied satis-fied with the manner of making It effective, and gave notice of reconsideration, re-consideration, Monday afternoon. Other Business Dp It is expected that further legislation legis-lation will be introduced at that time to make the code effective at once. With this measure out of the way, the legislature is free to devote its full time to other problems prob-lems of legislation. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 3 (U.RI Wets and drys lined up against each other in battle array Friday as the opening skirmish in the prohibition pro-hibition controversy opened in the state legislature. The scene of the opening of what may prove to be an epochal legislative legis-lative fight, was the senate judicial committee. Dries Outnumber Wets Dries appeared to be in preponderance prepond-erance as the committee prepared to consider the Patterson resolution. resolu-tion. This resolution, introduced by Senator Knox Patterson, militant mili-tant wet of Grand county, proposes pro-poses that the electorate be given an opportunity next election day to decide whether or not the state prohibition amendment of the state constitution snail be repealed. Another "wet bill" was scheduled to go through the committee mill Tuesday. It is the Greenhagen resolution, proposing that breweries brewer-ies be given the right of manufacture manufac-ture beer and ship out of the state providing that the Volstead act is modified by congress. At the blearing charges were made that there are more speakeasies speak-easies flourishing undisturbed in Salt Lake and Ogden now than there were saloons In the days before be-fore prohibition. Higher income -tax rates with no provisions for exemptions were contained in a tax bill introduced Saturday in the house by. Representatives Repre-sentatives Frank G. Eastman of Tooele .and W. Hammond of Grand. Elimination of .theilHng free is also provided for.' Under the terms of the measure, loss of exemptions would be compensated com-pensated for by "providing full property tax offset instead of 33 1-3 per cent offset under the present law. Thfe measure was referred to the revenue and taxation committee, j |