Show THIRD THIRD WEEK WEEK REVIEW OF UTAH'S LEGISLATIVE WORK Taxation and Liquor Still Hold Spotlight ight I Taxes liquor and ind a house investigation of or the public utilities commission are the high spots in the third week of Utah's twenty- twenty 1 first legislature Another feature was the introduction of measures in both houses Ito to t 0 extend the Utah recovery act two years I New bills arc are still flooding both houses and while committees are ire busy with hearings the tempo of work v must be increased if the legislature is to complete its work on time Morning sessions are likely to commence this week although ing for committee work and hearings members of committees are loud in n tb their ir claim they need the morn- morn The Thc big problem however I Is 18 the classification of similar bills and the We revamping of them Into compromise compromise com corn promise legislation Once that i is started the le legislature will get under under un un- un- un der way in full fun swing u u. Taxes Are Arc Big Problem New taxes ar are aro the biggest Jem em Every tax hi hits someone somo some group or some classification essential essen essen- to the economic as well as the it industrial life of the state To elim eUm mate duplication or double taxa taxa- tion is the aim Also to not overload overload over over- load highly competitive business where an additional cost might endanger en en- cn- cn danger its very life Ilfe As to liquor the spotlight has turned to the Holmes amendments J as being the 0 most practical yet et pr pre These amendments promise to 10 eliminate graft and end the bootleg bootle- ger eer They keep the state out of th the retail liquor business yet put over it it- to the most stringent control that any of oC the numerous bills yet offered In the coming investigation by the thc house of the public utilities tics commission may rest the fate of the tho score of oC utility bills now before the legislature Probe Probo Is Ordered Negligence has been charged by by Representative Warwick Lam Lamoreaux Lamor Lamor- or- or eaux in failure of the commission to make on which to prepare the proper rates for tor power and light Both sides will be heard In this investigation in and all testimony mony will be used on the utility measures which arc are now in commit commit- tee I The Thc weeks week's grist brought the total to to- tal of bills resolutions and memorials memorials memo memo- t. t rials introduced to The senate had received and the house measures five live of the former and three of the latter being substituted for bills already introduced tt Seven measures had passed house and S senate with three receiving the signature of Govern Governor r Henry H. H Blood I Bills mils Are Arc Passed Th The three were house bill blU 14 H an art an x I. emergency measure extending to April 15 1935 the period of redemption redemption tion Lion at low Jow interest of oC property facing fac lal- ing sale for delinquent taxes house bill 1 1 appropriating for legislative leg leg- J expenses and house concurrent concurrent concur- concur i rent resolution 1 expressing pressing condolence condolence con con- dolence to Representative George GeorgeA A. A D. D Uintah on the death of oC his daughter u Senate bill 8 extending the time ifor i for commencement of legal action on unpaid bills for labor labo and other services went to the governor Friday FrIday Friday Fri FrI- day and will become law with his signature I The score card showed 17 incas meas measures ures passed by the house and 11 by the senate since the opening of or the tho session Nine house bills and senate bills arc are awaiting upper house action and four senate bills and house measures on the tho house calendar Gasoline Ta Tax Bill BUI Killed I One bill senate bill blU 22 22 diverting 10 per cent of state gasoline ta tax revenue to municipalities for city street construction an adminis administration ra- ra tion measure has be been n killed T The Te y bills bill's short life ended I when the senate sen- sen ate on a motion to reconsider refused re refused re- re fused to advance it to third reading calendar |