Show Difficult Problems Face ace Legislature as as Session Draws Near Utah Lawmakers to Begin Labors Month Mont 1 From Friday Liquor Tax Taxation t on t to Get Precedence 1 1 By JENNINGS liNINGS PHILLIPS tJ 1 One month from Friday on January 14 1935 Utah's lawmaking m machinery c r will resume operation when members of the twenty first legislature will wUI assemble to give their at attention at- at to liquor r taxation and other problems of wide state-wide iner merest st st. For the first time in the stat states state's s 's history history his hIS- tory lory the legislature is almost wholly Democratic in complexion Only eight Republicans hold offices offices four four in m the house and tout lour in m the se senate ate Governor Go Henry H. H Blood began the preparation of his message to the legislature Friday in which i it is believed believed be be- liev will wUl be contained a recommendation recommendation for le legislation to solve Utah's liquor problem and taxation are expected tobe to tobe tobe be given precedence over all other matters that thal may be called to the a attention at of ot the lawmakers Caucus Planned s The Democratic legislators legislator will caucus within the next 10 days it is understood to select from their their- members a president of or the senate and a speaker of the house Se Sentiment now favors the reelection reeled reeled- tion of J. J Fr Francis Fowles Fowle Weber county senator for the presidency of the upper house hous while Walter Granger Granger Granger Gran Gran- ger of Cedar City appears to be the popular choice for the The first few days of ot the 1935 session session ses sea sion slon will to orga organization selection of at and appointment appoint ment of committees In view of the unusual number of recommendations for l legislation from the he heads ds of state departments department and from the committee cf of nine niner capitol prophets see the po possibility of ot ota a special cial session after the regular S session New Bureau Urged c A r reference ference bureau that that would assist us- us as assist th the legislature by providing members members members mem mem mem- bers with information and reports and aiding in the dr drifting drafting of bills would would beset e set up the provisions ns of a bill to be introduced In the 1935 legislature by Irwin Arnovitz representative representative representative from Salt La Lake e ec c county nty he announced Friday The legislature has voted s substantial Hal su sums sum for te technical staff facilities a r for t the other d departments state government Mr M. Arnovitz said but Taut has nev never r pr provided with adequate expert assistance i L J. J TI The e legislative reference ce bureau 4 act would provide for an I Independent dependent agency of the stats state government for tor forthe forthe the use of oC the members of t the general general gen gen- general eral assembly the governor and any other departments of the state and such citizens as might desire to use me its reference facilities Mr Arnovitz explained Ih The bureau would be in charge of ot ofa ota a director appointed by a committee consisting of the governor chief jus jus- justice lice Uce of or the s supreme court a and d the dean of the law school of the U Uni University i- i of utah |