| Show House Action Slows Despite Speed Need NeedA A house promise to gallop through its last of official cial day clay of I deliberation on its own bills could show no better pace than walk Monday I During a three-hour three morning mornin session representatives passed but two bills and defeated one Action was slow compared with that of Saturday night when the house mowed down bill after bill during a two-hour two session Motion Defeated A movement to suspend rules and devote an additional day to the tho consideration consideration consideration con con- of house bills was afoot on the floor Monday Leaders who declined to be quoted said that it was as reported the senate would tal take e such action and if it did the house would certainly follow suit In a significant action the house defeated a motion to reconsider S. S J. J R. R 2 which proposed a constitutional constitutional amendment to permit the legislature legislature leg les- to exempt from taxation homes and homesteads up to 2000 value and personal property up to Representative Clifford Bletzacker cr er D. D Salt Lake wl was s denied permission permission permission per per- mission to introduce a bill repealing repealing repeal repeal- in ing the resolution which is now in inthe inthe inthe the hands of the attorney general Recess Called Branding passage of the resolution resolution tion as a most foolish move moye the representative quoted newspaper articles articles' ar- ar tides and statistics showing that a tremendous loss of revenue might result to the state if the resolution became part of oC the organic lawIt lawIt lawIt law It i is unnecessary ary to go into debate de de- bate over ove this matter We Ve all know the purpose of this bill said Speaker Speak Speak- er Walter Valler K Granger D. D Iron The question was put hastily The Bletzacker motion lost on a house standing vote A minute five min ive-min te recess was called During that time the represent representatives tives recovered their composure Amid gibes and laughter the house approved I T J. J R. R 19 by Representative Representative Rep Rep- O. O G G. D. D Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete proposing a constitutional amendment to boost legislators' legislators salaries from 4 to 8 5 Warning Given I am not afraid to submit this matter to the public declared Representative Representative Representative Rep Rep- This legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature should be adequately paid Representative William Villiam J. J Luke D. D Piute warned that those voting voting voting vot vot- ing aye would collide with their votes two years ears hence henc when they come up for reelection Four dollars is a ridiculous salary salary sal sal- ar ary said Representative Charles W. W Spence CD D. D Salt Lake It might lead legislators into Eight dollars is about right s said id Representative Mark D. D Morgan but why not reduce the mileage allowance from rom 10 to five cents The house did not agree with him Three other amendments were voted down in short order One was wasa a proposal by Representative George GeorgeA A A. D. D Uintah to compromise compromise compro compro- mise at 6 6 Laughter Arises Representative Marion G. G Romney Rom Rom- ney ncy D D. Salt Lake proposed a second second sec see ond which would leave the amount up to the legislature Jeg A shout of oC laughter greeted another another an an- other amendment b by Representative proposing that the legislators legislator's legis- legis lator's ator's salary should be 25 per day We Wc are wasting time Interjected Interject interject- ed cd Representative Milton Millon B. B Taylor D. D Weber acidly I r moye move the previous question The vote was 46 ayes aes 11 noes and three absent On motion of oC Representative Grant Macfarlane D. D Salt Lal Lake e the he house voted to reconsider H. H J. J R. R 17 by Representative E. E E. E Monson Monson Monson Mon- Mon son D. D Salt Lake The resolution would remove the double liability provision sion of the constitution against stockholders in banks It was said to be part of oC Governor Henry H. H Bloods Blood's banking program and would make mak stockholders liable only for the amount of or stock they hold lold Lack of Majority The resolution lost for lack of ot a majority ma- ma only with wIlh many representatives s absent absent ab ab- at- at sent Saturday A protest protect by Representative Moses Holbrook D. D Davis that passage of or he the amendment would remove half o of oI lh the s security curit of the depositors fell tell on deaf deat ears ealS as the tile house voted voled 48 ayes 4 I noes and 8 absent in favor of the measure By a bare margin of ot one vote H. H B. B by Representative Emil Gammeter Gammeter Gam- Gam meter R R. San Juan proposing a gross sales tax for Utah failed to pass Representative Gammeter said that thatus his us bill would set up machinery for a tax which would wholly replace the state le levy from other sources I Would Produce Big I- I Amount It is not a tax on persons or property prop prop- erty but on the gross business o of the state he said aid A 1 per cent levy on the worth of gross sales which ebb and flow low in Utah annually would produce Representative Gammeter said that several states notably Mississippi l had already enacted similar laws Representative Sol J. J Selvin D. D Toole led opposition to the measure Triple Taxation This Thi bill is class legislation he said hIt It is triple hiple taxation Representative admitted it mi might ht involve some pyramiding in taxation i The final vote vole was wa 30 20 ayes 23 noes and 7 absent I Representative Spence gave save notice of intention to move lion tion On motion of Representative Mac farlane H. H B. B the annual levy bill was made a sP special order of business busi I ness following Vin H. H B. B which is isI I the appropriation bill H. H B. B simply simply sim sim- Im ImpI pI ply levies ics two and tenths four of oC a amill amill mill on taxable property for general fund Cund purposes and 2 of ot a a. mill lor for high school purposes pr t. t iut I led ed representatives that the failure o oJ of one Utah legislature to pass a levy bill had necessitated its iLo being called back into special session As the morning ended tho the house had finished reading H. H B. B 86 by Floor Leader Reva Beck Bosone D. D Salt Lake to establish a system of unemployment insurance in Utah The bill would set up an unemployment ment reserve fund and department under the state industrial commis commis- sion It would be funded by contributions contributions of oC employers paying 3 per cent of their payrolls into the fund Lund for the first two years Thereafter when an employers employer's account account ac ae ac- ac count reached m more re than 75 but less than per the rate rale would reduce to 1 per cent When the account account account ac ac- ac- ac count OO per no contributions would be required Unemployment benefits would amount to half halt of ot the weekly salar salary or or- 18 per week whichever might be lower but blAt n not t less than 6 per week ray Par No Part It is provided that shall pay no part of the contributions Convening for the tho afternoon session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion at 1 p. p m. m Monda Monday the house began aegan debate of ot the unemployment insurance insurance insurance in in- bill and unfinished business s measures Two house joint resolutions by Representative Rep Rep- T. T W. W Jensen D D. Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete were next ext on in the calendar as specia special orders of business H. H J J. J R R. R 4 proposes a constitutional amendment altering provisions limiting limiting limiting limit limit- ing legislative powers of taxation declaring de claring daring tangible property properly taxation as secondary to other forms and ra raising sing the school guarantee to 40 per child H. H J. J R. R G ii proposes an amendment which permits distribution of school funds under such conditions as the I legislature ma may provide Reported Six measures were reported out by bythe bythe bythe the house sifting committee after its noon session The They were H. H B. B H. H J. J R. R 20 and H. H R. R 2 A house resolution expressing the condolence o of the representatives to Floor Leader Bosone whose mother Mrs Zilpha Chipman Beck died Monday Mon day mornin morning at American Fork was as ready for introduction Monda Monday after after- noon It was re regarded as certain that a move to suspend house rules and devote devote de de- de vote another da day to house bills will willbe willbe be made Such a move seemed assured when representatives learned Monday that the lie senate had sidetracked the liquor control bill until Tuesday and had I turned its attention again to senate measures Action on Bills H. H B. B Gammeter imposing a franchise tax on corporations according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to volume of business done in the state including rentals and royalties and interests and dividends dividends divi divi- failed to pass by following I vote Ayes 30 nays 23 absent 6 excused excused excused ex ex- ex- ex 1 L Notice of motion to reconsider reconsider reconsider recon recon- sider entered H. H B. B appropriations committee commit- commit Lee tee appropriating an additional for expenses of the le legislature legislature legisla legisla- isIA- isIA ture referred to revision and enrolling enrolling enrolling en en- rolling committee for engrossing |
