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Show w binder ilicM ; ' , v , - s " --" 1 V 4' , " " 4 v - I sf; ; 'XT''".'' I The oyerriding of a gubernatorial gubernator-ial vote, the first such action in 22 years, highlighted the 27th Utah Legislature's seventh week of action. However, in other aspects, the week also was important to citizens citi-zens as well as political subdivisions subdivi-sions throughout the state inasmuch inas-much as the governor signed into law acts to increase inheritance tax exemptions; to empower cities towns and counties to initiate and finance sewer and sanitary projects pro-jects and to provide some measure of financial relief tOi Utah's hard-pressed hard-pressed political units through distribution dis-tribution annually of 51,000,000 in liquor profits. Gov. Herbert B. Maw disagreed ' with the legislators and placed his ! veto on SB-88, a bill to transfer all control over sales tax revenues to the legislature. The rejected bill with the governor's explanatory message was returned to the Senate Sen-ate on Thursday and that body promptly passed it over his veto by a vote of 20 yes to 3 no. Those who voted to sustain the gubernatorial guberna-torial actions were Senators Elias L. Day (R-Salt Lake); Lorenzo E. Elggren (D-Salt Lake) and Sol J. Selvin (D-Tooele). The measure then was transferred trans-ferred to the House which on Friday Fri-day followed the action of the upper up-per house. Final House action, however, was delayed for more Livestock is one of the principal industries in the upper Colorado basia, but more winter feed from irrigated farms is needed. In the picture, sheep are being moved to winter range in Utah. care of a serious housing shortage and that demands of the veterans could be expected to increase if the "reasonable requests" are not granted. The Senate had already passed several other veterans' measures, including one to set up a State Veterans' Dept Opponents of the housing bill claimed it leans toward socialism and that it would not solve the situation, sit-uation, as materials would still be hard to get and the projects would be slower in developing than construction con-struction under private industry. Two other actions of the Senate that caused considerable interest was the killing of SB-8, the measure meas-ure to provide for non-partisan selection of the judiciary, and passage pas-sage of a bill for equalization of tax assessment, Vote to kill SB-8 was 11-12. Those voting for were Sens. Brockbank, Clegg, Day, Hir. schi, Fowles, Houston, Jones, Mo The bill to require the State Tax Shane, Melich and Hopkin. Commission to work toward the equalization of assessed value over the state traveled a rocky road, but finally passed, 14-7, after amended to set the basis at 40 instead in-stead of 50 percent of a "fair reasonable reas-onable value." Voting against the measure in this form were Sens. Cowles, Elggren, Farr, Gibbons, Jolley, Knight and Ward. than an hour while opponents sought either to table the bill- or to force a vote on a motion to sustain sus-tain the governor. Rep. Clifton G. M. Kerr (R-Box Elder), majority leader; Rep. Weston Wes-ton L. Bayles (R-San Juan) and Rep. R. E. Christensen (R-San-pete), house chairman of the appropriations ap-propriations committee, led the fight to override the veto, while those seeking to sustain the governor's gov-ernor's action were Reps. (Mrs.) C. L. Jack (D-Salt Lake) Ed. J. McPolin (DiSummit); T. M. Rees (DnSalt Lak) and Frank Bonacci (D-Carbon). On the final roll call vote in the House, seven Democrats joined with the 38 GOP members present pres-ent to override the veto of 45 yes, 11 no, 4 absent. Democrats voting vot-ing to override were Reps. Maurice Mau-rice Anderson (D-Utah) ; John S. Bennett (D Daggett) ; Erastus S. Gardner (D-Washington) ; John A. Murch (DIache) ; Joseph L. Newey (D-Weber) ; Amos B. Robinson Rob-inson (D-Rich) and Charles A. Stone (DWeber). Representatives voting in v the noes, were Mr. Bonacci, Mr. Rees, Mrs. Jack Mr. McPolin, Albert J. Cope (DnSalt Lake), Charles B. Doty (D-Weber) ; Alfred M. Durham Dur-ham (D-Salt Lake) ; William Ing-leby Ing-leby (D-Salt Lake), W. G. Larson (D-Salt Lake) ; Mrs. Louie C. Mitchell Mit-chell (D-Salt Lake); E. K. Olson (DiCarbon). Absent were Reps. Don C. Hale (D-Salt Lake), Barlo T. Luke (D-Pdute), Joseph R. Mur-dock Mur-dock (R-Beaver) and LeRoy D. White (D-iBox Elder). The governor signed SB-108 which will grant inheritance tax exemptions on estates of 540,000 or less and a companion measure, SB-109, to increase half of estates held in joint tenancy up to 540,000 also was passed by the House. Appointments by the governor also came in for their share of the limelight and this news was highlighted by Senate refusal to confirm the reappointment of J. Lambert Gibson as chairman of the State Tax Commission. One of the most learned and well-versed men in state governmnt, Mr. Gibson's Gib-son's rejection appeared strictly political. The Senate, however, approved Gov. Maw's seleotion of Philo T. Farnsworth, his present secretary, ner, former state senator and Pay-son Pay-son newspaper publisher, and Ros-coe Ros-coe E. Hammond, incumbent commissioner com-missioner who has held his post since 1931. Mr. Warner was named to replace Heber Bennion, Jr., who was selected to succeed Gordon Taylor Hyde on the Finance Fi-nance Commission. Confirmations and rejections by the Senate were marked by long executive sessions. No a'ction was taken on the governor's recommendation recom-mendation of H. Fred Egan, a Republican Re-publican and a Park City banker, as the new membr of the State Industrial Commission to succeed O. A. Wiesley. Action on this appointment ap-pointment ".was delayed pending Mr. Egan's release from the army. Besides the override on the public pub-lic welfare funds and the limited action on appointments, the seventh sev-enth week in the Senate featured passage of the 262-page State Insurance In-surance Code and the Clegg Labor bill and the defeat of a proposed veterans' housing act. Amended to eliminate county mutuals from the close regulations provided under the new code, the insurance bill passed with only one dissenting vote. That was cast by Sen. Warwick C. Lamoreaux (D-Salt Lake), who had previously previous-ly lost by a vote of 17-5 an attempt at-tempt to eliminate from the bill a section which exempts the insurance insur-ance industry from provisions of the Sherman Anti-trust law. Voting Vot-ing with him on the amendment were Sens. Lorenzo E. Elggren (D-Salt Lake), Hyrum Gbbons (R-Cache), (R-Cache), David Jones (R-Utah), and Ray P. Lund (R-Sanpete). The controversial labor bill, which successfully passed the House without amendment, was passed by the Senate only after it had been "watered down" by the amendments presented by Sen. Ward C. Holbrook (D-Davis). Essentially, Es-sentially, the amendments give an employer a chance to petition the State Industrial Commission for an investigation rather than an election as a means of escaping unfair labor practice by refusing to bargain until a bargaining agent ag-ent is duly set up. The bill had provided for the election petition. In ;ts amended form the measure meas-ure outlaws the secondary boycott and sets up several unfair labor practices for employes and unions. to be the new welfare commission. Mr. Farnsworth will take over the vacancy created when the Senate refused to confirm Gov. Maw's interim in-terim appointment of Wendell Gro-ver. Gro-ver. Two other candidates for the tax commission were submitted to the Senate. They were Elisha War- It passed by a margin of 19 to 3 with one absent. Casting the dis- senting votes were Sens. Val H. Cowles (D-Carbon), Lorenzo E. Elggren (D-Salt Lake) and Sol J. Selvin (D-Tooele). The House con. curred in the modified Senate version of the bill by a vote of 46 yes, 8 no, 7 absent. Longest and loudest oratory of the session in the Senate occurred when the veterans housing bill came up for consideration. Nearly every member of the upper house had his views to express before the vote was taken and the measure meas-ure killed. Opposing it were 17 members. Those favoring the bill were Sens. Newell Knight (R-Salt Lake) ; Ray P. Lund (R-Sanpete) ; Mitchell Melich (R-Grand) ; Cowles Selvin and Elggren. 1 Proponents of the measure insisted in-sisted the bill is necessary to take |