| Show WE I SENATE WeGO GO SIGN TO 1110 MAW IH BILLS Rejects Proposal To iTo Clear Other Bills Sills Off Calendar I 1 BY ARTHUR G. G ROBINSON iThe he Utah senate Friday gave gaye e green light signal to re- re bills biUs but declined U P provide any through passage t would exclude all other legislation on lAtter liter considerable debate sena- sena tori tori Dr g gave ve pr precedence to a series of of reorganization bills biUs but rejected mom ov to clear elear the calendars of other olber measures measure the house of r pre pre- after a lively debate passed assed a bill providing state edu- edu ration cuba grants grant up to to junior allege students residing beyond a practical commuting distance from junior colleges 5 SS Senator St Stanley Stnley ney N N. Child D. D Salt Silt Lake chairman of the re- re vulon Ion and enrolling committee I charged with preparation of re reorganization reorganization re- re organization bills told the senate re-I re that the method of handling reorganization re re- I organization Is ls proceeding in good fashion ij He ie said It would be necessary to hold bold S. S B B. B re a a new department department department de de- de- de of publicity and Industrial industrial indus Indus- trial frial development on third re reading e calendar for receipt of amend mend ments I lOne fOne One Amendment f was received I Friday It would broaden the I functions of ot the publicity and Industrial Industrial in industrial In- In development department by y giving it some powers now vested vest vest- ed fd with th the state engineer iThe The amendment proposed a dl- dl of ot water resources development develop develop- ment meat and a water wafer reso resources development development devel devel- pm nt advisory council that apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap would r replace pace the present tate water storage commissions commission f Senators Friday received a new newbill newbill bill bU S. S B. B which would transfer to the new department of publicity and Industrial development some of the powers now vested in the Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- commission I The new department would be permitted to require reports from mining companies on number of hired capital Investments and other statistics now required by the Industrial commission f t The senate Friday refrained from action on controversial measures because Senate President Wendell I. I Continued on Paste Page Seventeen f Column Six STATE ST A TE SENA SENATE TE GIVES GREEN LIGHT 1 TO REORGANIZATION REORGANISATION MEASURES Continued from Pap Page P t OB ODe Grov Grover r D. D Salt SaIL Lake was absent because of Illness In this category of bills bUts was wu wasS S s. B. B 74 of which Senator Grois Gro Grover r is a coauthor It provides pro for low low- cost housing and Is on third readIng readIng read- read Ing calendar Also passed over was S S. S B. B 44 the chain store tax bill which had been advanced to third reading calendar Senate debate on giving eeor- eeor reorganization measures precedence provoked pro assertions by Senator Byron Byron Byron By By- ron A A. Howard D D. D Grand Emery-Grand- San Juan that the s senate nate was fiddling while Rome burns as regards regards regards re re- re- re gards reorganization He mo moved mod d that the sifting committee committee committee com com- clear the calendar of all save reorganization bills asserting he believed the committee had pet measures before it Resents Assertion Senator Charles W. W Spence D D. AU Lake T V 1 committee m mem m b bee ber said laid r he he resented t d' d the h assertion about pet bills bilIs and said there were no such measures in ht the com Finally the senate adopted a substitute substitute substitute sub sub- motion by Senator Arthur 0 p. Ellett Ellet D D. Utah giving precedence precedence precedence prece prece- dence to reorganization bills Senator Ellett in a report to the senate said that the appropriations committee of which he is chairman is not drafting any appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- bills because of an n expression expression expression ex ex- by Governor Herbert B B. B Maw tha that appropriations will be submitted at a contemplated special special special cial session after after- the legislature has disposed of reorganization Senator Ellett said his committee commit commit- tee has passed on several small smaIl claims and has met with officials of some departments for guidance in in preparing later legislation for appropriations The house Friday morning passed H. H B B. B reducing from 10 per per cent to 6 per cent a discount allowed wholesalers to compensate them for the o of affixing ciga- ciga ret et and oleomargarine l tax stamps to merchandise Representatives called a public hearing for p p. p m. m Monday at atthe atthe atthe the Newhouse hotel on H H. B B. the chain store tax bill now before the revenue and taxation com com- H. H B B. providing for state tate education education education edu edu- cation grants to junior college students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents residing beyond a practical commuting distance from a junior c college lle e provoked the mornings morning's liveliest debate As first introduced it provided the state could make a grant up up to for an individual student residing 40 n miles les or more from a junior college It was amended to tomake tomake tomake make the distance 30 miles mUes Objections D Develop Objections to the mileage e feature feature feature fea fea- ture developed arguments being that a trip of 10 miles to school in some districts might be more difficult difficult dull dull- cult than a trip of 30 or 40 miles in others The bill was amended again to give the state board of education discretion to m make a k e grants of df t up to for students outside a practical commuting distance dis dis- dis- dis tance I The grants would be in the form fonn of cash grants discounts I on tuition or transportation facilities ties for stud students nta I Debate Indicated the education grants rants would cost the state up to a year ear ur Proponents I ar argued ed that if such education grants were not extended the state might have to e expend nd a year more for additional junior junior jun jun- Jor colleges Representative Sol J. J Selvin D. D Tooele waxed so warm wann in arguIng arguing arguing ing for the bill bUl be he was called to order by Speaker Sheldon R. R Brewster Representative e Selvin argued that taxpayers in counties far from junior colleges are taxed to support junior colleges which are accessible to other counties Up for consideration in the house howe Friday afternoon was H H. B B. 99 providing providing providing pro pro- viding for tor a board of higher education education education edu edu- cation that would administer the University of Utah and Utah State Agricultural college |
