Show 1 Chats With Legislators 4 By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS Tho The present sel session Jon of or tho Je legislature legis legis- ls- ls lature laturo at last has pa passed parsed its schoolIng school school- in Ing period iod of or lectures and coaching In public finance by Dr Harley L. L Lutz and th the tho other r experts exports and now faces acc aces the practical problem of oC amending tile the constitution to tp put practice such theories a as ap- ap petti to tho the members said Rep Rep- I o lc George A A. A of or Salt L' L Lake hAke There are arc some seine cx- cx of or a wide open constitution without limitation or restriction upon tho power of or the tho legislature In lit matters of or taxa taxation lion trusting en entirely entirely entirely en- en to tho the cx expectation and hope that legislatures will deal with Ith these matters matteis fairly and honest hon lion est estly At l tho the other end there thero are arc mcm- mcm bera bem who have havo definite notions of or principle and nd fairness and Justice who believe that the thess principles prInciple do not chan change O and who regard It oa RI essential that they be stated In the tho constitution for the thin protection of oC tho people against the tho acts of Ignorance ignorance igno Igno- rance or oppression of ot some future futuro legislature Most of or the members embers of or the legis legis- I lature hold views fews between these two tiso extremes J. J willing willingto to give tho the legislature legis legis- lature laturo a a. free hand band in certain par par- tlc As a ti result the tho probable output of or this session will wilt be a n. compromise o of these conflicting Ideas I a a a I 1 7 think this s session slon of or tho the legislature legis ls I lature latura considering constitutional amendments relating to taxation perhaps Is tho the most important since tho the framing of oC the constitution said Mid Representative Franklin B Badger BaIger BaIg er cr of ot Millard county While I am ama a a. Republican and como come from fronia a farming farm farm- ing nJ ng and stock raising district I am amnot amnot amnot class leg- leg not favoring any party or h and think this generally truo true of or the house membership Vo We 0 are united in seeking to equalize and dl distribute the tax burden and thus relieve those thoM who tho ho for fOl a a. long time havo been boen overtaxed Of the latter class chess il perhaps the farmers are the tho hardest hit lilt ju Judging Judg judg- gInS gInS' g- g I lug InS from net income In m my county alone thousands of or acres have havo become be bc- bc- bc come delinquent through inability orthO of or th tiu thO Inn land owners on-nCI'S to pay ply their taxes I believe the constitution should not hot 1 bo be 0 encumbered with Ith restrictions or provisions to hamper future legislatures leg leg- s. s Wo We are aro here primarily to remove remo ob tru and clear the way war Tho The dan danger er lies In writing ii too i 1 much Into tim tho constitution m we tiro not moving mo rapidly W to bo ho advancing ii hi in tho the nut direction |