Show J JORGENSEN R f fN IA TAX P Proposal to Increase Assessments As- As on Mines Killed I I Representative Jorgensen after an unfavorable report was returned his mine tax measure asked permission per per- mission of the house to withdraw it The permission was granted and the measure withdrawn By ORVIN MALMQUIST I The Utah tah legislature was busy Thursday afternoon and Friday with measures pertaining taxa t tion in the state The activity aw aw the passing by the house of Representative Representative Jorgensen's resolution proposing pro pro- posing a constitutional amendment to permit th the reclassification of tax abl able property the death of the same representatives representative's pr poul to increase in in- crease mine taxes and by bythe bythe the senate on three tax and revenue revenue rev rev- matters The senate was to consider Friday Fri lirI day afternoons afternoon Ryans Ryan's plan for Cor immedIately equalization relief Jorgensen's plan to se the per capita school fund from rom 5 to to 70 and Representative tive Hammonds Hammond's plan aimed at amore n a more nore equitable distribution of the und fund A blow wa was struck by senta lve Jorg Jorgensen's mine taxation was termed by his coworkers in rs ln the legislature a aa al' al ala a a. on his part The rho Theauthor author of the measure was charged with having promised to withdraw It provided the house passed his proposal for tor reclassIfication Representative Jorgensen however how how- ever declined to withdraw the mine bill which doubles the taxable value alue explaining that lie he had agreed t to the compromise on condition that his reclassification measure passed the senate Chairman J J. J B. B Vilson of the revenue and taxation committee commit commit- tee insisted that his committee hind had been betrayed and as a Continued on page 4 I JORGENSEN TAX S MEASURE PASSES Continued rom rom page 1 tory move called the members together together to- to gether Who voted 6 to 3 in favor tavor ot of killing the mine tax bill on the floor ot of the house I ROBBED OF REVENGE The taxation committee was robbed ot of its revenge however by bytha tha rUling ot of Speaker David L. L Stipe that the sitting sifting committee named at the beginning of the session ses- ses sion would take charge ot of all bills bUb not reported out Thus future committee action Is o. o the mine tax bill must be taken b this committee which Is compose of Louis J. J chairman James C. C Hacking N. N F. F m Bullen T. T 1 J. J D. D II If Robinson Archie Archie- I M. M I. I Melior 1 George A. A Critchlow Grant Macfarlane and Frank East East- man East I Meanwhile President Hamilton Gardner ot of the tho sena senate te had named the following committee t to supervise supervise super super- vise the slaughter ot of unimportant pending In the tho upper house bouse W. W D. D Candland chairman A. A B. B Irvine W. W H. H Griffin Jr Wilson McCarthy and J. J Francis Fowles S S PRISON BILLS UP t The two prIson removal bUts by Senator David L. L Smith o center of the stage In the senate sea sen- ate Thursday Most 1 ol 01 th the opposition 4 e tact fact that the removal plan makes no no provision for 01 raising the necessary sary funds and amid sets no li o op what might be spent They we- we finally to committee e ean an J. J made a sp special tal order ot of bust bust- ness for Marei 6 passed 1 by the s na tt w 5 S. S C. C R. R 3 Giving Evans the asSent assent as- as sent ot of- the to time the acCeptance acceptance ac- ac ot of the federal appropriation atlon ot of annually to the state agricultural college under thE provisions of the Capper Ketchum act Introduced and assed under undera a suspension ot of rules by a vote o. o ill 19 to 0 and sent to the house S. S B. B 69 Irvine Fixing limitations limitations limita- limita on revocatIons countermands countermand and top payment orders relating to the pa of at checks or drafts against bank accounts Passed by vote ot of 14 to 3 Sent to house S. S B. B 67 Irvine Fixing the lIa- lIa 1 ot of a bank or trust company compan to Its dep depositors for tor the payment ot of an altered forged or raised Passed by senate by a vote ot of 12 to Lo 4 Sent to house S. S n. n Providing for the organization Incorporation t management and cooperation of ag ag- cooperative associations f t not for pecuniary profit Placed at top of second reading calendar on motion ot of Senator Smith Rules were th then n suspended and bill placed upon final passage Bill passed by b vote of 16 to O. O Sent to the house S. S D. D 39 39 Relating to cooperation cooperation co- co operation between school boards ot of adjoining districts Advanced to third reading by vote of 14 to O. O Rules suspended and bill passed b by vote or of 13 to O. O Sent to house The senate sifting committee committee- i is culling out favored legislation le Th committee held It its first meeting Thursday night and the he following fol- fol following lowing lowing- measures for it 1 place on th the second reading calendar 4 MEASURES s S. S B. B 42 To reo re- quire a years year's ars ar's residence within th state by the plaintiff In a divor e action before such action can b filed The measUre alread already carried an report S. S n. n 65 Hollingsworth To require require re- re quire Ii a surety bond from the secretary see sec of state as collector ot of too mo tor vehicle ve license fees S. S B. B 11 quire a surety bond from the see of at state as collector of 01 tl J tate gas tax ta H. H B. B 68 An Holther-An act to repeal re peal the present corporation i tax law and to substitute a which does not contain which the supIe e. e cour has ruled Un unconstitutional constitutional The committee Having the year program of Gove Governor Gover- Gover nor George Georgo H Dern in hand will ask the sifting committee S of the house for more time to consider the matter S I |