Show Utah Measures Rushed I 1 q d Ii ne r rS V Vil i il 1 More fore than 30 bills were werd inti int introduced d c d in b ir tl the th se seriate s n l ana L t- t tr r se Thursday y sl o crammed p thA th o pers to b beat t the e. e E Friday ida deadline for introduction of f Dills bills I In a s speed up eed up- up move the senate l oteA Olds sessions s y Sat Sat- I and Monday a a. m m. I The house al already ea y fiad lad ad Jb t gun I morning meetings Most important bills to be introduced introduced in in- traduced included two substitute senate welfare bills thrown in asa as asa asa a stop gap pending introduction of a master welfare department bill A senate bill drafted by a special special special cial reorganization committee to define powers and duties of the I state auditor so as to complete e a a minor reorganization of a state finance department Thirteen fish and game bills clarifying existing laws including one to issue a separate buck deer tag of 1 1 A house bill creating a Utah vocational school in Provo and appropriating appropriating appropriating ap ap- ap- ap for buildings administration and operation An act by the house creating a postwar planning board to report findings and recommendations to la lathe the 1945 legislature A house joint resolution chang changing changing ing the voting age from 21 years to 18 years In a listless session Thursday members of the house approved three senate measures but killed two more by substantial majori majori- ties Pass Passed d by the house with no dissenting dissenting dissenting dis dis- dis- dis votes was S C M 1 by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator George M. M Miller D. D Carbon Car Car- bon memorializing congress that tithe Jt is the pO the state to maintain maintain main main- tam tain Its Jurisdiction and c contrOl 1 of f the water rights s against thre threat threat- t- t ened tt 9 ap w r B a Y by y Se Senator J J. J Arthur Bailey D. D Dait j alt Lake companion bills S Con Continued on Page Pa Ten Ien Column Two Iwo 0 Utah Measures Rushed to Beat Introduction Deadline Continued from Scorn Page Pace One ne relating to re redemption 1 and purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of ot preferred stock of cor cor- K killed by the house hous were S B 3 51 by Senator Mitchell reli h R. R Twelfth providing that candidates candidates candi candi- dat dates s for the theoffice office of county attorney attorney attorney at at- torney must have been admitted to practice before the state su- su supreme preme reme court and H J R 1 1 by Representative Representative Rep- Rep Harry B. B Walker D. D Salt alt Lake to amend the state constitution to extend the term of f office of county attorneys from two wo to four years The Th welfare bills carry out recommendations recommendations rec- rec of the governor for stressing rehabilitation but are not ot exactly what the committee desired The master bill will be introduced introduced in- in later but will need unanimous unanimous unanimous senate consent after Friday Oth day of or the session and last day under under- the rules rules' to introduce ills bills Bills Bill's Loss Feared It was feared that one or more senators senators might object and the bill would be lost In event it IL fails to tobe tobe toe be e introduced the senate committee commit- commit tee ee plans extensive amendments to the sub substitute bills to carry out outs as s far as possible the intent orthe of or the proposed master bill The audit auditors auditor's rs r's bill would restrict that hat elective officials official's duties solely to 6 p st as as' as part of th the program program pro pro- gram to revise the finance departments department's departments department's depart- depart I ments ment's set A previous bill defines defines de de- de- de fines powers and duties of the fi finance finance II- II nance department Under the measure the auditor would be given the rig right t to e em- em PlOY loy or discharge although although al- al though hough he would be required to adhere to a salary classification set et up by the fin finance ce department He would cease authorizing and arid signing warrants a duty to be beaken betaken be betaken taken aken over by the finance dep department depart depart- rt- rt ment Campus Needed I IThe The Vocational school bill in introduced in- in introduced by the house education committee hinges on Pr Provos Provo's vos vo's pro pro- providing providing viding a suitable campus Purpose of the bill is to provide equal opportunities opportunities op op- p- p for adequate training in n vocations education for lor youths and adults Introduced by Frank J J. J R. R Salt Lake and several and several others the liquor bill would make it unlawful unlawful unlawful un un- lawful to possess an unsealed package containing liquor in a public place Designation of or a public place is wide in scope and virtually prohibits prohibits prohibits pro pro- hibits anyone fr from m drinking other than in the confines confineS' of ot his home Changing the voting age from 21 to 18 the sponsors said is s bas based d don on the contention that if it a person is old enough in the armed forces he should be eligible to vote Two companion measures H HB B and would prohibit a a. voter from participation in a p primary ary election if he fails to designate his party affiliation and that when voting he be handed a b ballot containing con con- taming the n names mes of the candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates of ot the party with which v h he has has affiliated as provided by law The sen senate te Wednesday afternoon afternoon after alter noon advanced to third reading calendar S. S B. B 53 9 a measure to permit the state to cooperate with the federal government in establishment establishment establishment of ot nur nurseries er es to care for children of working mothers More than two hours of or debate the longest longest longest long long- est this session for tor any anyone one bill featured the activity Strong Opposition Opponents of the bill saw It as another attempt by the federal government to get a wedge for furthering of bureaucracy and to taX ax smaller counties for benefit of the he larger ones ones Senator June Kendall D. D Juab Juab- Tooele summed up the op op- position when he said The outlying outlying out- out lying ying counties have beep been drained of their population and now you want us to help take tak care of the children in the populous centers Proponents argued that the bill billis billis bills is s necessary if the government isto is iso isto to o get sufficient civilian workers and relieve men in the armed services for fronts The senate Wednesday received Ready for signature of Thursday was a bill to liberalize liberalize liberalize lib lib- lib lib- the states state's divorce laws Amended and arid passed by th the senate senate seriate seri sen- sen- sen ate the bill was revised back al almost almost almost al- al most t to its original form torm Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day and s sent nt back to the senate which apparently forgot about its previous changes changes in house louse amendments The bill shortens divorce residence rest resi d dence nce r requirements from one year to 6 three months and provides an ground for divorce the divorce the living apart of a couple under decree decree decree de de- de- de cree of separate maintenance for three consecutive y years ars |