| Show Steering Group Seeks to Speed Special Session I Body Meets in Effort to 10 Coordinate Program for 2 Houses AGREEMENT IS REPORTED Compromise on Revenue Phase of Recovery Act Seen Hopes for tor a speedy conc conclusion of or orthe the special session of Utah's legisla legisla- legislature ture tune were revived Saturday when a joint steering committee met suet in an effort eort to coordinate a legislative Uve program program program pro pro- gram agreeable to both houses Faced with collapse when deadlock over the industrial recovery act threatened to stall the session indefinitely the legislature adjourned Friday Friday Fri Fri- day afternoon until Monday and Governor Gov Henr Henry H. H Blood h had d swung his big stick and demanded immediate action from the lawmakers The steering committee met until midnight Friday and was in session again Saturday It was as understood the committee was agreed on all phases of the industrial recovery act except the method of raising revenue It was expected the committee would reach a compromise on this section section- the house will vill agree to a sales tax if the senate will allow a utility tax MEMBERS IBERS OF COMMITTEE Members of the joint steering committee com corn are Senators Ira A A. Huggins Julian JuUan M. M Bamberger Malcolm A A. A Keyser Herbert Berbert B. B Maw Maw John Jolin M. M W alla ri Jeffers Gcorge Representatives Representatives Will L. L Hoyt Darrell T. T Lane J J. J Frank Bayard W. W Mendenhall Dr Weston Vernon Walter Wale Vial Waleter ter ten K Granger H. H C C. C Pope W. W D. D Hammond W. W J. J Henderson and Warwick Warwick Warwick War War- wick C. C Lamoreaux During its Saturday session the committee com corn advocated enlarging the scope of the public works section of the recovery act to provide that the state guarantee interest on funds borrowed from the g government for tor liquidating projects as well as self self- liquidating construction Members of the committee from remote remote remote re re- re- re mote sections of the state expressed the he opinion that under the original provisions of the bill small cities and towns owns bonded to the limit would be unable to obtain funds unless the tate state guaranteed the inter interest t. t The They also Iso said they would not oppose the sales ales tax and other revenue provisions of f the measure i if remote sections were assured of obtaining some relief mone money Agriculture was reinstated In the thc unfair competition section of the recovery recovery re- re covery overy act after the committee heard from rom David F. F Smith state agricultural tural ural commissioner The banking committee of the house housend and nd senate and the legislative committee commit commit- tee ce of the Utah Bankers' Bankers association were vere to meet with Governor Blood during the day in an attempt to agree upon state legislation coordinating with the thc Glass fed federal ral banking bank bank- ing Lag act Governor Blood announced he be plans to o present a new message to the legislature legis- legis lature when it convenes Monday but butt It t was doubtful If it would contain the proposal for resubmission of the state stale prohibition amendment amendment- The governor in addition to ta withholding withholding with with- holding prohibition from the lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers until they have cleared ed up other legislative matters also has lC Continued on Page Two I STEERING BODY DRAFTS COURSE Continued From on Pate Page One been awaiting an opinion from Attorney Attorney At At- torney torey General Joseph Chez on the thc lawmakers' lawmakers power to revise the tion lion laws to permit a general election electon in November The opinion It was understood will willbe willbe wU be handed down Monday holding that the legislature can revise the election electon statutes Pending formal ruling from the attorney general the thele le legislative caucus committee on resubmission resubmission re re- submission was quietly draUn drafting the necessary legislation to allow alow revision of or the election electon laws DRAI DRAFTING TING ASKED Deputy Attorney General John D. D Rice was asked aske Saturday by Representative J J. J R. R R Jarvis D. D Salt Lake to draw up amendments to the proposed proposed pro pro- posed beer bill bi which would woud allow ahoy alow sale and manufacture o of 32 per cent beer in Utah If I and when the bone dry section o of the state constitution Is ls i repealed or modified Amendments proposed by Mr Jarvis Jarvis Jar Jar- vis vi which would put teeth in i the beer ber bill bi Include 1 That I-That That licenses ma may be Issued only to American citizens 2 That 2 That licenses be denied felons convicts ex-convicts ex and any persons person convict convict- convicted convicted ed twice of violating the liquor laws of oC Utah This provision probably would be bc retroactive 3 That 3 That brewers would be prohibit prohibited ed cd from having financial interests in inthe inthe inthe the retail sale of ot beer bee 4 Forbidding 4 Forbidding the licensing of ot an any anyplace anyplace place near a gambling house brothel or hurdy gurdy gurd Although Mr Jarvis Jarvis' Jarvi proposal contained con con- tamed the words hurdy gurdy officials officials of of- expressed the opinion the wording of the final inal draft will wi be changed as they could not recall recal hav hay ing seen an organ grinder in Salt Sal Lake or Utah Uth for many I years ears |
