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Show Under The Capitol Dome ... ! By Harry Marlow I sMes to the findings. With thu roup might be placed the bienn al appearance of the "anti-racial discrimination" dis-crimination" bill, which appeared as Senate Bill 10 and was mtro duced by Sens. Elggren, Martha-kis Martha-kis David Jones (R-Spanish Fork) and B Manning Jolley (R-Orem . Of particular interest to agriculturists agricul-turists over the state was the introduction in-troduction of a bill to provide refunds re-funds of all motor fuel taxes collected col-lected on motor fuel Phased for farm machinery and all non-hi-hway use. Also sought is repeal of the excise tax on oleomargarine. Bills for regulation of certain trades professions and industries Appeared, with optometrists contractors, con-tractors, dental hygiemsts and electrical men particularly affected af-fected The optometrist bills pro-,k'e pro-,k'e a set of ethics for the profes- on and among other things, in Senate Bill 55, introduced by Sens. Plias L Day (R-Salt Lake) and a iVe y optometrists virtually vould be prohibited from advertis- ln8' number of fish and gamp measures also are set up for early action, with the principal ones ca -n" for a hike in non-resident fishing fish-ing and hunting license fees anr, placement of the stat , game department under n! system. Non-resident fil e would be upped from -and the deer-hunting u?" ! non-residents would be 1 $20 to $50. UDe raisei , 4 Complete investigation , hunting accidents is SOul.of k others in the group, . the limiting of oneS 1 permit per year per barring of non-residents fr ' 1 ing special deer permits 1 barring of successful elk a f ' c lope permite apPlicants 1 e plying for the following two " i 5 rado river compact, and was directed di-rected at speeding its ratification. Another joint session is expected either the end of this week or the first of next, when Governor Lee will present his biennial budget message. From the tone of his first message, the latter is certain to be on the conservative side, but observers find the legislators inclined in-clined to be more liberal than the governor and his budget is certain to get a good going over in meetings meet-ings of, the joint appropriations committee. After the governor had presented pre-sented his message calling for a halt to government spending, the curtailment of special services and reorganization of several state departments, de-partments, the houses met in joint session later in the week to hear a report of the Utah legislative budget bud-get committee. This brought out some opposition to the governor's anti-spending policy, with some members of the committee, particularly par-ticularly Stanley N. Child, former Salt Lake senator, maintaining that more taxes are necesary to provide progressive expansion. Following up Governor Lee's plea to take welfare out of politics, Sens. Rue L. Clegg (R-Salt Lake), and Taylor P. Brockbank (D-Salt Lake), introduced a measure to reorganize re-organize the welfare commission by replacing the present three-man three-man setup witn a - seven-man board, which would have full power pow-er to name an executive director. Bills for the same kind of reorganization reor-ganization in the State Department Depart-ment of Publicity and Industrial Development and State Road Commission, Com-mission, which also includes the state building board and state aeronautics commission, also were introduced. Among other welfare bills to come in were measures to exempt lien signers from paying property taxes up to $1250 valuation, and to make financially able sons and daughters of assistance receivers responsible for their welfare. Labor measures introduced in early sessions ask repeal of the Clegg-Vest act and re-instatement of the "Little Wagner Act;" a minimum wage of 75 cents per hour, an increase in workmen's compensation pay to $35 per week, and the creation of a mediation board for labor-management disputes dis-putes which would bind both par- Members of the Twenty-eighth Utah Legislature returned to Capitol Capi-tol Hall this week after a long holiday, ready for action on more than 175 measures, many of which are expected to provide an early test of party lines in the two houses. Such tests will be directed at a spirit of "harmony" which seemed to dominate the first week of the 60-day session, especially after Gov. J. Bracken Lee had delivered his opening message on the second day. More likely to be in a position to work out a number of red-hot political issues is the Senate, with its close division. When the session ses-sion opened the Democrats held a 12-11 majority, but with Sen. J. Arthur Bailey (D-Salt Lake) re cuperating at home from a heart attack, the voting is even and may be for some time. This, however, is likely to make little difference, as there was a feeling- of "getting together" from the first day, when the body unanimously unani-mously returned Sen. Alonzo F. Hopkin (D-Croyden) to the president's presi-dent's seat and he responded with an expression that his election was evidence that "both sides of the house" are desirous of doing the will of the people. This same feeling is true to a large extent in the House of Rep-resenttives, Rep-resenttives, but with the party division at 41 Democrats and 19 Republicans, there is certain to be a definite line drawn on measures concerning party philosophy. Rep. Maurice Anderson (D-Springville), (D-Springville), was named majority floor leader in somewhat of a surprise sur-prise move. At the close of the week he was among those who were of the impression that the legislature would be able to get together to-gether in a most constructive session ses-sion overall. The same feeling was apparent in Speaker of the House Ed. J. McPolin (D-Park City), indicating that an intensive effort will be made between the Senate, House and governor to workout a beneficial program. One of the final acts of the opening open-ing week was the naming of com-mitees com-mitees in both houses by President Hopkin and Speaker McPolin. This set up both houses for action on the record number of bills introduced intro-duced during the opening days. Going into Monday of this week, the Senate had introduced 100 bills' and 15 resolutions and memorials while the House had introduced 30 bills and four resolutions. In the Senate hopper were another 25 bills, which were introduced early m the week, and out of the House hopper came another 15 bills for introduction. - One Senate memorial seeking early settlement of the three-month three-month - old Kennecott Copper strike, was passed immediately after af-ter its introduction. Introduced by Sens. Newell Knight (R - Salt Lake), P. s. Marthakis. (D-Salt Lake), and Lorenzo E. Elggren (D-Salt Lake), the measure asks the Utah congressional delegation at Washington to urge President Truman to secure a fact-finding board for settlement of the labor-management labor-management dispute. " One other measure passed by both houses was a resolution of congratulations- to President Truman Tru-man on his election to the presidency. presi-dency. Originated in the House the resolution passed without a dissenting vote. t Ratification of the Colorado River Upper Basin Compact can be expected early, since no opposition opposi-tion is noticeable around the halls ft is called for in Senate Bill l -5,?u,?ed by Sens- Hopkin and Mitchell Melich (R-Moab). Two joint sessions occupied the houses the first week, and another came up Monday afternoon on reconvening re-convening of the lawmakers. The Monday session was on the Colo- |
