| Show DERN LAYS DOWN N LEGISLATIVE fi A. PROGRAM Le Limits Gt S S Subjects U b. b Je t s b but u t Leaves Way r For Increase as e of Scope S cop e I r I Maps Legislative e Plan I 1 I r- r 1 f j i V 1 4 4 t ks Iv 1 h 4 f. f h f I L i t 4 4 4 w. w 7 4 4 t 4 af I v I 1 i t. t 4 A I J 1 I 1 IULI 4 1 i ie e I A 4 S 4 GOVERNOR GEORGE H. H DERN Puts Enlargement of Tax Consideration Up to Members Themselves W WORDING 0 R D I N G ADROIT Governors Governor's 5 Mess Political Barriers By BERNARD L. L FLANAGAN Governor George H. H Dern confined the tha special session of the state legislature t to consideration of the tho two constitutional amen amendments ments proposed by the tax revision commission commission com com- mission and three changes in the state building program in hism suge s- s sage uge delivered to the joint session Monday afternoon At the same time he paved the tho way fOr fop any further further- questions the legislature may wi wish h to take up by promising to open tho the gates as wide as the lawmakers themselves wish provided they request this by joint reso resolution I u tio n. n The governor declared in his message c that ho hi was but call carrying ln out tho the will of ot tho ho legislature itself by restricting tho the activities to two fundamental problems He declared declared de de- dared that he the representative branch o of the government should hould have more to say than tho the executive branch about a thing so close to the heart o oC the people an all tax revision But ho refused to follow tollow this th theory ory as ac long a as ag the theman man mandate ale o of the legislature appeared to him to call caU for re restrictive dis c POINTS OUT OF WAVeD WAY WAVe D By his hia action the governor go tal takes some Rome controversial points out of the tm keep them out unless unless' s' s the tho legislature wants them brought in and so o indicates by resolution The Tho plan to put the mine mimic tax tar multiple into the tho constitution and tho the plans of distribution of the state stat school fund both of or which had po pot potentialities po pot t which might alight wreck the tha entire tax plan have been excluded ed The chance to drag in a lot of or irrelevant ir relevant points by those whose Interest In In terest it is to defeat tho the proposed tax revision program has been cut cutto cutto cutto to a minimum IC If the legislature cares to assume the responsibility for Tor dragging In any of these things Governor Go Dern will permit it to do dos doso s so but but the blame If the plan fails falls will bo be upon their heads not his The The- governor has asked the tha- legislature to cons consider conser er five lve The proposed amendment to maka make possible the time classification of intangible in Iii tangible property The proposed amendment to create cre ate a central tax bo body Raising the amount of or mone money ap appropriated appropriated appropriated ap- ap for tho the mental hospital from to and them tha right to u us use inmate labor R Rewording the appropriation bill for the state industrial school chool gi gh giving log ing Inthe the board tho the right to use the tho already y appropriated for a no boys boys' gymnasium and a girls girl's dormitory dor dor- mItor and the right to use Inmate labor TIme The Jh appropriating of or enough nough money to complete the tho beautifying ln of the capitol grounds and putting puLling Continued on page 5 6 0 r To TSO Dern Lays Lays' L y Down Don Program for Legislature Subjects but Leaves Way i li Open for fc Increase of Scope e Continued from froni page pao I 1 I j 4 c capitol i roads roads' on oi ri tile the e state strite r ad tem item Tho hd s- s governors governor's message I 1 is ab above v n 1 1 t ii a political al m masterpiece B By Byr ByI tr IC r manipulating ng 11 he in an n I tt fr ri around tho tax ax axI ax plan 1 n nI I I Ji well as himself and rind tells elis the tIc V legislature tur Sec Sc you dl did it yOur Our 0 Il r Wj wh lh r the Wording or of the Jle J law iw tV i creat created li d tho revision commission corn corn- 14 mission 1 lon or the wording of or the I 6 rn passed by tho Uio joint I 1 of ot the c commission a and d tax committee e was acci- acci 3 ll or premeditated will vIii W n never r be known lu but bul th the thc t fact S t that t II I. I Derri S say saw v 1 13 opportunity to keep his hs finger L On a a. a big state stale problem and Is IsI I In so 50 o. o By his so 0 h ho hG is 1 1 tho biggest d danger langer t cr the theM I M ax revision program had to face tace I 1 the legislature filibustering I It t Jt t was va generally agle agreed d that th thI the the I should bo bc b held to f funda- funda I but th the problem was vas ds to too th o could do St St. it For the governor lS hold the legislature to tho the tw two I would b bo be tantamount 3 asking the members to come forth oth and sign on on the dott dotted d' d line lne ian ciany members sold saId Friends of oC th the fa I i plan pian fan feared that were were- the gayCo gOY gay 0 to Co hold the legislature so o oey el he would create enmities would cn endanger anser tho passing assing t I i f tho fundamental parts of ot the Tan an n Others f feared ared if lr he ho did di not ot ic be bl entire nUre program would be talked b death and Governor Dern would wo-ld lavo 0 to assume the responsibility tor or Its Is demise It I was WR also con con- ded that there ere t some in the legislature c who hoped that the tax revision problem would accomplish the be e cu dual i purpose ot of Injuring the fo o eror and putting a definite end endo o 0 tho talk tall o of tax revision r IS jt 11 M METHOD THOD SEEN How v the governor u used d tho the carefully care care- care care- fully ui v couched phrases of oC the law law- bakers acrs to protect himself and the theUx Ux x plan and to put the le legislators ho ho are antagonistic to the ta tax out on a limb is plainly shown i in the tic Tic governors governor's m message Tl The e law Ja creating g the commission aW the tho committee after directing cUng the U t two o bod bodies s to 0 recommend nd rd to the he 1 governor enor a a special session if i results b- b December D 1 I warranted it H contina con con- COl- COl tr tina G- G I Gt the tila it t governor convenes the eighteenth e th s session son of ot the tho legislature t td co consider std r th the report nd and recommendations of the tho commission shall shaH submit to ti the l legislature so c con convened cOn cOn- Md l in sp special al s session sion slon the report a and d r recommendations c nn s of ot f the com corn lri mission sl n. n Under SUnder date of or December 6 G Cover nor I Dern r received the recommendation dation aton for lor the special session n from irom th the committee and the commission This r recommendation mm was signed bYr by r r H. H t. t Ryan and Austin P. P Miller MII Mil Mu- MI- MI I ler er r chairman and s secretary cret y of t the committee and b by S S. S R. R R Thurman Thurmand arid ind d R. R R B. B Hammond Hammond flammond a acting ting chairMan chairman chair chair- Man rind 5 secretary of t th the commis commis- sion on Tho re recommendation omm w was wac s rn rido do b by Re Representative e George deorge v seconded by David hf and passed unanimously Tho recommendation was that tol a commission and the committee d ib B recommend t to the governor go that thata a I special session o of th tuG the legislature L la LG celled called cled to consider tax ta i revision nd d submit to the people cople such coni con- con i l amendments i tle t n necessary J j. j carry out such recommendations J 1 may mai be I made nade ade by the c SECOND COND BARRICADE This motion was as passed November Novem Novem- ber ter 23 a w week ek before the tho cominis- cominis n i report port was as ande handed banded to tho th gov- gov l IOl This constitutes the constitutes the tho second HM the Ie legislators th themselves es l r up b. b barricade around the o ij eror whether intentional or I Iho IThe unintentional The Tho b governor then clinches his Ils position by the following language Pursuant to the tho foregoing let let- tr cr and Ond l in compliance anc with the pro pro- loh of ot th tho act t of t 1929 I have hac Evened v ed you in fri special I l session and i tW to now submit to you u th the t report port J tile tho o rec recommendations of t the tax v slon 10 commission o In b thus thu su submitting ti the report and r i tons of ot the Ule tax tn revision commission I am literally comply- comply 19 5 with th your own o man mandate a as lS ex- ex C ed in the tho law which you ente en- en asted te ted b last t year er The Tho question ha hat has formally t been raised whether I am nm 1 unduly uly restricting the legislature ture In InUs it Us Its consideration of or tax tX revision re My Myown ty own attitude is i that tax revision is 15 t ti s pr proper p r of ot the l legislative l ef nt Which sl should hOuld have havo a afree free e hand and that tat tl the tho e executive l Apartment sho should d n not t presume tU to the Held field of discussion n J 1 tt t assume ure HoweVer Jo e cr that you Ou u had hadr r ft l ose se 1 in Imposing Imposing Hr limits its u upon on r that purpose pr probably bablY I b-I Hi- Hi Hio to o guard against too too much I lusion tuson o of effort which might dethe de- de le- le the tho main object you ha had in NIM Y You have litre only to indicate l by y appropriate joint joint re luton a a Iro to consider other phases s of ofte oftie tie te e tax lax problem and I 1 shall most colorfully I lay them before you ou PROTECTS TAX PLAN Thus hus was WS the language ci of ot tile the te legislature leg leg- used to protect the tax plan ant at Qt the same time keep the So gov- gov v- v from appearing dictatorial 1 lia t burden is placed square squarely upon the legislature and there is reason t 1 believe o belc that that the legislature will willot willi i at ot attempt to gel get Into the con con- J questions until the noli ques ques- l ns are settled The governors governor's put the friends of th the ta tax l PAn ln In an entrenched position from rom v-Mch v It il win wIll be hard to oust them The compliments the and th the committee on their untiring Industry In seeking f a Solution of Utah tax difficulties JI H c calls ls attention n of ot th the legislate legisla t ir te io to the fact that the four carral car- car ral principles of or taxation ton have e eb b tn agreed upon as basic by both rt t i committee and the commission L H c calls attention of the T f te to the tho wisdom of oC the commission commis sion I iO n in Itt recommend recommending Ins onI rl th tho two fundamental U amendments I Governor GO eror Dern also urges s the leg leg- t turo not to attack k actual tax tt l in a piecemeal fashion b but bt t to continue a Of br f lh commission and 1 let 1 the tho commis commis- slon sion draft tile the e li necessary c net e et o i laws law to pu put t the le tax tax plan into effect an and to report to the next session of or th tho legislature ture do Governor dorn rn r DOrn disagrees with flU th the commissions commission's proposal l to credit th the tho money moey raised from frOin excise and Inc in income income In- In c come mc fat taxes s to td the state school o fund I He ifo asks that t this s l b be tl not m made d dO so EO specific but that the legislature be bo permitted to divert diver part of or the tho i money Oney to the general i fund nd or any other OIlier fund if I conditions warrant It IL It The governors governor's Tle complete m message f follows TO THE EIGHTEENTH LEGIS- LEGIS OF OI THE SAl STATE OP F FUT UT UTAH Al I IN SP CIAl SESSION Y You u ha have havo habe be been n Convened in sp special ape ape- cia cial session es oli for tim tho lr primary pur vur- lur- lur pose of or laying laying the foundation t ro for r the tho tic sl states state's s 's system ni o of C taxation No Utah Uta Jc legislature t has is V been beOn ever r con cOn cOn- n- n fronted with Jh a i ir r rd important c tas task a and nb iO 10 Utah ah legislature h has s ever cvet had a a better better- opportunity tot for op service I 1 a am eta n sure surd you hd have ass assembled c lire here l re wIth wm a d de determination de- de termination to take such steps PS di cH ni may bo appropriate at ut tIffs this time t to to- to ward d enacting d rf q t prOgram tn pr pro pro- gram bam or of fj raisin raising public revenues s Th That l th tho people people of t o out r state state- are now suffering distressing injustice Crom coin our ur tax laws law i is not wi the fault of or pIt p st legislatures res l Ti jr hands h hai have o been beel tied tec b by co t n td s s. s J by of or which they have havo been II powerless to arrant rant rant relief to property owners ons Th The present nt situation Is ples a most co convincing con con- e example ample earple of the thO of or making the constitution a code of t 1 statutory law which fetters the l legislature Tho The legislators arc are tho the thor r representatives s of C il the p people and id I It If the oj people annot t trust their own t representatives es then our system of government is is- isa a self confessed fall fail fai- fai ure Moreover er there Is an element o of unfairness in the action acton of on one generation which cannot foresee how conditions s n may i ch change bl binding dh g future generations and and hindering them in fi meeting their problems I |
