Show j Extra Session of Legislature Hangs On Federal Action Governor Says Call Depends on U. U S. S Disposition of Relief Plans There is little likelihood of or an any special session of the Utah s state te legislature legislature legis legis- lature until after the adjournment of oC congress on June 10 Governor George H. H Dern announced Thursday The governors governor's announcement nt followed a conference with William R. R Wallace chairman of or the Utah water storage commission and member o of the state committee on unemployment Governor Derns Dern's announcement Indicates indicates in ln that if there is to be a sp special ial session of the legislature unemployment ment relief relie will be one of oC the prominent prominent prom prom- meat features of the session It would be unwise to have a special special special cial session before the adjournment of congress the Utah executive thinks because the state should be full fully in informed informed in- in formed on what the government is going to do for relief before tackling the problem itself itsel RELIEF BILL DILL PENDING One measure pending before congress congress con con- gress at the present time is a relief relic bill btu of oC Utah's portion of this would be about In In case this bill passes Governor Gover Gover- nor Dern said the problem would be how to get this money Into the hands of the unemployed Apparently the money Is to be loaned to the subdivisions of the state on some basis of oC repayment It appears that in Utah a city has no legal right to dispense dispense dis dis- pense pens charity this function being re reserved reserved reserved re- re served to the county Under court decisions certain types of ot relief employment employment employment em em- have an aspect of charity Hence a city would obviously have to o get authority from the legislature before it could use an any of the federal aid In case the bill docs does not pass the thel matter of oC unemployment relief is then up to the states and ties If the state must afford the re relief relief re- re lief it must devise ways of financing whatever program it outlines Should it be deemed advisable to put special special cial excise taxes into effect the state stale should know what congress was doIng doing doing do do- ing on this line before taking action PROPOSES LAKE PROJECT Mr Wallace suggested that the federal fed fed- era eral 1 government make a study of the proposed fresh water lake on the cast east eastside side of Antelope island with the thc thought that this project might be built as a part of the relief program Mr Wallace also informed Governor Gover I nor Dern that he had asked Senator William H. H King to see sec what could I be done toward getting a few million dollars into Utah for the construction of oC Deer Creek Ogden Oden Moon Lake and Hyrum Byrum reservoirs as emergency relief measures |