| Show 1 Senate H House Lock Horns Horns' Over Wolf ie Further com Compromise So Sought in Much Discussed Disc Bill By Patrick R B. Eckman Ln n The compromise W sv welfare lare bill biU now ow the product of ot many minds w was v s subjected to further compromising compromising compro compro- Thu Thursday day when when the house houe and nd senate e again lock locked d horns on major issues The senate asked the house to rec recede de on the amendments made Wednesday when the bill squeaked d through the house on 33 Republican can votes The house in hi turn re refused refused refused re- re fused to back down and another conference committee committee was in the making threatening to delay the legislatures legislature's sine die adjournment In Thursday mornings morning's 8 sessions the senate resumed its closed close a considerations considerations con con- on gubernatorial ap ap- ap- ap while the house passed several largely bills Strike Clauses I Just before recessing to fo for lunch the house struck the enacting clauses clause of of all ali its remaining bills save one H. H B. B 14 14 8 a minor issue concerning hospitalized welfare re clients The lower chamber passed S. S B. B 12 1 enabling g the University of Utah to acquire Fort Douglas If it the reservation becomes avail avail- able The vote was 55 S.- S. B. B 2 24 which puts the road revolving fund Into the I state highway dep department maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- fund aroused m more re competition com corn petition but passed 43 Explains Fund Rep ep Mark Paxton n R. R Millard chairman of the house roads committee com corn 1 explained the fund has been inactive since africa 1938 and has been use used l only twice since it was created h in 1923 However Hoey W Y r some r members t b r argue argued th the money should go gd go Into int i the thi general fund fundA The senate did n not nat t complete Us Its s 1 busin business ss during the morning and w was s expected to again retire behind closed doors at 21 n. n Th They y were con considering two app app appointees ap ap- ap- ap p to the state finance commission corn com mission and the state department 1 of veteran affairs after rejecting cUng the two first choices of Gov Herbert Her Her- bert B. B Maw on Wednesday y Milton B. B Taylor secretary to Gov Herbert B. B Maw was named to fill the post vacated by J J. J Henry McGean fin finance ce commissioner commissioner commis commis- abner v given the senate ax Wednesday afternoon Edward G. G OBrien O'Brien was nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- by the governor to step into the shoes of A. A O. O Ellett director of the department of ot veterans' veterans affairs rejected along with Mr McGean The conference committee which will again attempt to reach a mu- mu tally ac acceptable c e p tab I e version of 23 Is made up of Reps Clifton G. G M. M Kerr R. R Box Elder Wiliam Wil- Wil liam iam L. L y Warner R. R Sevier and Maurice Anderson D. D Utah and Sens H. H Grant Vest I D. D Uintah Taylor P. P Brockbank R. R Salt Lake and OrrIce C. C McShane CR R. R Beaver Key differences to be settled are 1 The appropriation for the 49 1948 fiscal year set at by ay the senate and cut to by the house 2 home ownership as a resource favored by the senate senate senate sen sen- ate but struck by the house and 3 the right to supplement present present present pres pres- ent maximum grants through outside outside outside out out- side income favored for all aU welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare re recipients by the house but limited to single old age clients by the senate Apparent agreement has been reached on an expanded lien provIsion provision provision pro pro- vision which takes In all aU real property property property prop prop- erty of ot old age recipients In place See Page 2 Column 6 I WELFARE BILL Continued from P Page ge On One of the present clause calling for liens bens on property In excess of ol 1200 1200 assess assessed d evaluation I Fiery Heights I The long day-long arguments Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day reached fiery heights on the i lien provision Rep Clifton G. G M. M Kerr CR R. R Box Elder attempted to sway the Democrats and some members of I his own majority with the argument argument ment that liens Hens are the best and cheapest insurance old folks folk can buy By signing a lien recipients will be guaranteed a standard of living compatible with health and well being for the rest of their lives he argued Un ler the provision 1 the liens liens' are re not collectable u until tn the pr property property prop prop- perty p- p erty owner is dead or until both husband and wife are dead in the c case e of married couples and an actual cash exemption of is allowed for tor burial expenses Opposite View The lien opponents however were not convinced Said Rep Thomas M M. ReeS Ree D. D Salt Lake You would force force- the aged and to give their property awa away to get a bite l to e eat t and you would put the state tate into inte the thereal thereal thereal real estate estat business v Rep Willi William L. L Ingleby fl D. D Salt Lake tr tried ed to increase the lien exemption to 1500 but was voted down on a party line vote Throughout th the day the votes hewed close to the party line on amendment motions but on the final showdown Reps Daniel S. S Frost R. R Kane Wilford J. J Humphey Humphrey Humphrey Hum Hum- CR R. R Emery Val E. E Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son R. R Utah Mark Paxton CR R. R Millard rd and James Silver R. R Salt Lake Joined the solid minority mi ml- party bloc The absent votes were Reps Edwin Q Cannon Can Cari- non CR R. R Salt Lake and LeRoy D. D White D. D Box Elder In the lull following the controversy controversy controversy con con- the house returned to unanimity and passed a bill giving giving giving ing disabled veterans a exemption exemption ex ex- emption on property taxes |
