Show Solons Tackle High Living 0 0 Cost Problems DT UTAH AH LEGISLATURE CONVENED IN EXTRA SESSION AT NOON Several Officers Must Be Appointed Before e Body Can Get Down Do to Special W Work rk for l Which It Was Called Calle B By y Kay Kayem em G jH j- j lf Jj j OW V are going to lo do it i H you This is the retort of practically every member of the Utah legislature when asked for his opinion of a for the the- high cost of living The message of Governor Bamberger to the solons contains an appeal for the passage of laws which will vilI enable the attorney general to combat trade monopolies combinations and conspiracies I contributory to the high cost of living The chief executive asks the lawmakers to provide statutes adequate with which to defeat the operations of profiteers and to appropriate funds for the enforcement of the laws ALL ANXIOUS TO GET PROFITEER The sentiment among the tile solons seems to be th that t all are in favor of getting the profiteer and reducing the cost of living But finding a solution is another thing In Ina a canvass of twenty-five twenty members of the lower and upper house today not one solon expressed an opinion as to how ho it it cap be dpn done SOLUTION SOUGHT BY LAWMAKERS There is a unanimity of opinion that living commodities are too high and that something should be done to curb the pernicious pernicious pernicious per per- practice of the profiteers but but but- How low are you going to do it The senate is hopeful that someone in the house has conceived conceived conceived con con- a plan And the representatives representatives representatives-at at at least some of them them them- declare the senate is the logical place for such matters to be first considered Until someone speaks up with a a practical plan the senate is asking the house the house is is' asking is-asking asking the senate enate- enate I How are you going to d. d db it i OIl the second time within Utah's Utah's F FOR history as a state a special session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion of the Utah legislature was convened at noon at the capitol The only other special session of the state lawmaking body was held twenty-three twenty years ago and was of less than thirty minutes' minutes duration The first extra session was called by Heber M. M Wells ells the first governor of Utah and was for tor the purpose of definitely fixing the date for the regular regular regular reg reg- ular session It was just after Utah had been admitted to statehood and the regular session convened Immediately Immediately immediately Imme Imme- afterward This extra session was called by Governor Bamberger for tor ratification of the national constitutional amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment granting women the tho right to vote I FIGHT ON H. H C. C L. L The only other recommendation made by Governor Bamberger for consideration at the extra session was the passage of laws and the appropriation appropriation of funds to enable the at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney general to fight the causes of the high cost of living A battle on unwarranted high prices has already been launched by the state attorney but financial means and adequate laws for carrying the fight to a finish do not exist It is for the purpose of creating such l laws laws and providing funds that the governor will address a a. special appeal to the legislators The recommendations of the chief executive are merely that laws be he passed and sufficient moneys money appropriated appropriated appropriated to carry carryon on the fight against high prices and placed at the disposal of the attorney general The governor governor governor gov gov- does not specifically set forth the exact laws he desires nor or the tho manner of prosecuting the fight It has been understood that several bills each purporting to be a solution of the high cost of ot living problem are awaiting introduction when the session gets in full fun swing CONFUSION LIKELY For the first two days das of the session some confusion is anticipated over the absence of the the- regular organization Many of the regular session have accepted state positions which prevents them from serving with the legislature Hugo B. B Anderson who served as aschle chief clerk in the house of representatives tives is now judge of the Juvenile court and therefore unqualified to re resume resume resume re- re sume his duties with the legislature Speaker Charles C. C Richards of the lower house recently accepted a position position tion as assistant attorney general of the United States and is likewise disqualified disqualified disqualified dis dis- dis- dis qualified to preside at the extra ses sos sion SELECTION OF SPEAKER The selection of a I successor to Speaker Sneaker Richards will be the most important important im- im im ira- matter before the lower house on the opening da day Owing to the de desire desire do- do through with the business sire to get possible the sentiment expressed ex Cx- a as soon as week for the selection of ofa pressed last pr speaker seemed to have hav subsided sub sub- woman a sided somewhat when the lawmakers J. began arriving at their desks It was freely predicted by house leaders that thata I a man would be chosen for the speak- speak Representative John J JJ B. Heppler of Richfield and D D. D D. McKay l of Ogden I were among those most prominently mentioned for the position A caucus of the Democratic majority majority major I ity was in session for the purpose of selecting a speaker |