Show EXCISE T TAX A X Bill PASSES UTAH Measure Provides for Quarterly terly Payments Goes Over Overby Overby Overby by 6 14 Vote DEBATE GROWS HEATED Proposal Special Order on Upper House Program The business excise tax bill was wa passed by the senate late Tuesday afternoon It provides pro for quarterly quarter pa payments ments The vote ote was 14 It to 6 The senate excise tax measure measure- was sidetracked pending some written amendments as the senate convened con Tuesday morning The bill was special order of business for lor 10 o'clock but was bet set aside when Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Burton W W. Musser moved mond that the rules be suspended because the tax lax commission was WM preparing addItional additional additional addi addI- amendments 6 which were not ready for or presentation Sena Senator tor W. W D. D Candland then moved d that the senate consider senate senate sen sen- ate bill which provides for the appointment of or a tax commission andi defines i its duties powers and limitations imitations n I n This brought on a hea heated d debate with the senate apparently about equally divided as to the thc powers to tobe tobe tobe be given ghen to the commission Senators Dan B. B Shields and Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son McCarthy led the movement to give gi the commission wide dIscretionary discretionary discretionary powers on the theory as expressed by Senator McCarthy that you dont don't often need a gun but when you jOU do you need it bad WILL DO GREAT GOOD Senator Shields after alter speaking at some length closed his argument by saying saying- If II power in the hands of the tax commission will save us I Ione one or two bad bond issues throughout through through- out the state it will wUl have great good and will have given the people some Continued on Page PaiO Two 4 i t EXCISE T A X Bill PASSES pi UTAH SENATE J. J w Continued from race Paso One part apart art at least lease of or the sort o of commission commis- commis e sion Ion which they have indicated they desire Senator Candland in advocating limitation of the commissions commission's pow- pow to commission commission com corn said I refuse give ve any mission the power to interfere with local self sell government go He was supported in hIs Ills standby standby stand standby by Senator George Jefferson who in jn referring to the attitude of oZ those who favored carrying the gun asked Where are arc you going t to get th th God given commission the merl of which are to possess posseS et be beUle bethe bethe no hynar n frailties Are they to the Ule c men Amen Amendments were finally passed which limited the traveling expenses ex ex- of or the commission and its S to the amounts strictly necessary necessary essary for travel and restricting the possible meeting places of the c commission com com- m mission to locations within th the state tate SENT TO D COl After further dJs discussion Musser- Musser moved mo that the tho bill bUI n DC hO felTed again again- to the committee tee revenue re and taxation This mo n 1 was carried earned shortly before t the thC e sen senate ate recessed until 2 p. p m. m to continue continue con con- The senate also agreed f I sessions for the balance night night- of ot the week d paved The house of or representatives pave I the for early carly of the way business excise bill by a accepting Pt two I which h substitutes amendments IJ one o of bill bUl for the the business excl excise license law I corporations The other amendment limits the amount of or money the general fund will receive from the minimum tax tac Ice fee or business filing fee to While the house had the he personal income tax bill on special order for 1030 a. a m m. it disregarded this bill during the morning session and continued con con- the studY stud o of the business In Income Income In- In come tax measure The house is considering the senate senate senate sen sen- ate personal Income tax bill which was originally the thO same as the house personal Income tax bill but which has 1 S been amended drastically by the senate en te The house bill has been withdrawn withdrawn- DIScussioN CALM CALl Discussion Tuesday morning on the business excise bill was calm with the tc members contenting themselves them them- selves relm with quizzing R. R E. E Hammond tax commission member on various of the bill l In Ip answer to the questions as to why the tax ta commission recommended recommended mended wended a 5 per cent maximum on the personal income taxes and 2 21 2 2 1 per cent flat rate rat on the business lousiness excise Mr Hammond ex explained explained ex- ex that these rates were comparable comparable com corn parable as nearly as possible since tho the personal income tax rates were graduated Mr Hammond spoke against offsets and suggested that the logical way to amend any unfairness un- un fairness in an income tax bill Is t to amend rates The calendar committee has taken complete charge of the house calendar cal cal- cadar except except- for the tax measures S Sand and the appropriation bills The Theta tax ta measures have the right of way w y over other legislation The sifting sift sift- ins ing committee will report as s often as necessary The appropriations committees of or orthe the house and senate will report to their respective houses Thursday or Friday Night sessions sessions' will start in the house Tuesday night |