Show GA fAll AI MIDNIGHT HOUR TO NO 11 I. I 1 Feverish Activity Marks Marks' W Work ork of Legislators at i t-f t i 1 I t the strIking of midnight ht came the taps of two ga els on walnut desks ln the state capitol markIng the close of the thes s session of the sta state te J slature of Utah p. p he ast few ho hours rs precedIng adjournment ad- ad were devoted to a mix mix- t te of feverIsh legislative activity s a i hIgh Sinks jinks remIniscent of the of-the the last da of school Every seemed bent onto on tTo to major last activities desperate In behalf of favored meas- meas and the return to the old home hometown town ton or the downtown job remaining on the cal caln- caln nd n- n c d after the dinnertime recess of anc lour were put 1 rapidly ozas s rapidly were decapitated by striking the enacting No o dIed In In committee but their demise was was' made certain by their I hour ho r restoration to the calendar IN HOUSE was thIs true In the house of representatives In the case or senate 30 by Gardner th discussed much building and loan bro bITh calculated W to for the bp and protection rot c ion of Investors Uj t activities o and loan This w was s a rather vo- vo measure obviously not apted to Ia last t nute tn senator LewIs LewIs' bill authorIzing establishment of the city manager Jr n of government go in cities of the first and second class met a simi simi- l r It It v s a er lai measure and could not reach reah a batot ballot bal bal- tot lot after limited debate The Gardner Gardner Gard- Gard ner bill on building am I Idan an an anthe and the Lewis city bill probably led the l procession In point of 01 popular interest exceptIng the nedd racing a act t repel and Mr RedOs RedO's property tax pro pro- Many important measures ever were passe passed during the fInal hours a summary of whIch Is arranged arranged ar- ar ranged elsewhere In Possibly Possibly Pos Pos- sibly the outstanding action ot of the final day was was the hurried recall and passage by the senate of W. W P. P Epperson's Epperson's Ep- Ep persons person's house bill 89 relating to foreclosure of tax lens Hens on ri ral al estate This measure was vas first consid considered con con- sid r d at the morning session but rejected by a majority of seven negative votes In the th- th I. I however some of the me senators who had voted against the bill stated that they had been a 1 del der a misapprehension and asked Its return PASSED IN SENATE The three l McCullough gh house measures relating t th USe and sale of narcotics were passed by I on the fina da day as was I the measure of Mrs of Provo changIng the thc name of the Utah state mental hospital to Utah state hospital aad for reception re re- of patients without coUrt order orde While the house rejected reject d two outstandIng outstanding out out- standIng bills the senate matched the performance by Its decisive rejection rejection re- re of the much Ben Ben- Bennion nion school tax resolution and the redd resolution calling for a classi- classi ti fled d property tax The Bennion measure was killed lilIed by a s safe fe margin margIn mar mar- gIn of five votes the ballot showIng show show- lag Ing 6 0 yeas to 11 nays The Redd nedd resolution vote was closer the yeas beIng S 8 and the nays 9 Limited debate preceded the thc vote yote cm the two resolutions only Senator Sena- Sena tor torD D. D H. H Robinson speaking ng jn In behalf be- be halt half or of the Increased chool tax rev levy while n va S voiced by Senators J. J J. J Herbert S. S Auerbach of Salt Lake Senator Booth declared that there was no nl to expect b by school boards board In that the proposal sImply meant meant n a Increase In general that the dine Is at hand to pu Put a astop astop stop to Increases purposes AUERBACH OPPOSES Senator Auerbach spoke as follows follows fol- fol lows lows lows- 1 have been requested by a great many from the ranks of our farmers and wage ear earners ers to do all ln in my power to prevent the passage of an any measure that an increase in- in crease In taxes ThIs view vie was wa wasI I taken at the conventions of bothof both bothof I I of the political parties and emphasized sized in the platforms on in which we were elected Our pledge was given that we would work for a reduction of the great load that all classes of our citizens who are ale taxpayers are now bearing The passage of the measure viding for a amend amend- meat ment w uld provide a- a aWay Way for Em overzealous o advocates for more inor i money for the ot education I to bring about this this' result and it in 1 my judgment o it ld bo be out ut violation or oE our pl pledges made In our conventions The objection to the passage of this measure h has s also been registered registered regis regis- by many who have heretofore l devoted great energy lii the support of education itt in Utah My attention l was especially called in one in- in stance by a man well known kno in our state who has fox for man many years been chairman of the board of education edu- edu education cation in the county where the revenues reve- reve flues from taxes exceed with the exception of two or three counties that of any Other ther in our our state Ir 11 was emphatic c In his t that this mea ure be discountenanced and after listening to hIs reasons I certaInly had to 10 agree that his objections were sound We Va shall male make no mistake in maintaining the record we have established es- es durIng this session In our S policy pf of retrenchment AGAINST CLASSIFICATION Senator Auerbach was as the only speaker to be heard on the Redd proposal osal and his argument was decidedly decidedly de- de in opposition He said This measure providing fd a constitutional amendment to classify classi- classi fy the p o erty of our state for taxation tax tax- has hs been be beThre n ore every sessIon UL un lor years ears past Two years ago I offered as my lily reasons for opposing this ineas- ineas neasure ure the evil consequences es attending It- It tending its adoption In this state would outweigh any questionable questionable ques- ques advantages that might accrUe accrue ac- ac crUe from its adoption My Iy experience In business has been that the first thing investors or Industrial promoters examIne when they are entertaining the Idea of locating an industry in any section section sec sec- tion Is to Investigate the tax possibilities that may confront them Our chamber of commerce and other organizations through the tate spent a large amount of money the great resources resources re- re sources of our commonwealth In my judgment should We pass thIs pleasure we wili nullify much of their effort In this direction It has been pleaded by the proponents of oC this proposed proponed classification that if a small rate were levIed on Intangible ble property t It would result In millions millions mil mil- lions of dollars of this class of wealth beIng brought out for taxation taxation taxa- taxa tion by the owners and thereby greatly increase the revenues of our state I cannot share this Idea it If itI I believed It were true my opposition opposition tion to the measure would be greatly great great- ly modified I concede that there is merit to many of oC the arguments on certain features of this proposition and no doubt the time will come when the thela la lawmakers of this commonwealth will try the experiment but at time Ume I 1 feel eel we shall take the part or Of wisdom it if we place ourselves In harmony with the great reat majority ot oi our men who are spendIng spend spend- tag Ing large sums of money and devoting de- de devoting voting their energies In an endeavor to Induce Industries and Investors to come among us |