Show Sene Tables Sealing Issue After a blistering debate on reapportionment reapportionment re- re apportionment of Utah's legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture during Tuesdays Tuesday's Senate session session session ses ses- sion the 23 upper house members were cre preparing to meet Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day afternoon as the legislative sessions drew towards a close The controversial ersial bill biJl which took most of Tuesdays Tuesday's discussion was finally tabled and may not reappear reappear re reappear re- re appear in this session At least a way three-way put plit of opinion was seen on the issue with most delegates favoring the cow county bill already approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by the House to give each county one Senate seat regardless regardless regard regard- less of population Urban Solons' Solons Stand Urban delegations want to reapportion reapportion reapportion re- re apportion the Senate on an up-to- up date census which would give Salt LaJ Lake e Utah and Weber counties firm control The third viewpoint came from I Senator A. A I. I Tippetts D D. Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete who felt the House bill is too severe and proposed a compromise compromise com corn promise which would give the three big counties nine out of 25 seats Salt Lake county would be cut from seven to five but new districts would raise the total Senate membership by two Cites CUes Rural View Senator Alonzo F. F Hopkin D. D Croyden put the cow county viewpoint on the line when he said We Ve are not going to sit by and see both bodies of this leg leg-isla legislature ture taken over by urban counties All reapportionment proposals to date have agreed to hand the House of Representatives over to the big three by using a population population population lation count Rural legislators have the strength in both houses however to back baek Senator up Hopkin d declaration A new financial responsibility act for motorists was passed to require drivers to carry insurance post bonds or submit proof of financial ability to meet judgments judg judg- ments for damages |