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Show HEW HURDLES LIE AHEAD OF PENSION PLAN Maw Proposal Hits Objections From Federal Aids Tha senate Monday afternoon truck from Ita Saturday Journal reference to the Maw old age pension bill, permitting the mea-aure mea-aure to be returned to the house for Insertion of amendment said by federal social aecurtty beard . representative to be necessary. K Jennings phillifs w old age pension Heaved from disaster JJJote in the senate iday, faced new a yhday from a stand-financing stand-financing in conflict. -JuTe federal social security secur-ity program. A debate on reconsideration of tha bill, which tailed In the senate sen-ate for lark ef a constitutional majority, took up the morning aeaslen in the upper house and was followed by a conference of the author. President Herbert B. Maw, Governor Henry H. Blood and representatives ef the federal fed-eral social security board. I Nona would comment on the rea-, rea-, son for th session. I It was understood, however, th federal officials told Senator Maw his bill, In present form, eould not qualify under the V. S. setup, and that It passage, without revision, might mean tha and of th present old age assistance benefits In this state. Changea Imminent "Several minor changes will be made," Senator Maw said. Others, however. Indicated changea will Involve a rewriting . ef the bill as It now stands. Whether Senator Maw would attentat at-tentat to amend the bill on the floor or join with the aecurlty board representative! or the governor in drafting a new measure, could not be ascertained Immediately. The bill faced the weighty opposition oppo-sition of Senator Ward C. Holbrook, Davis, chairman of the senate appropriations ap-propriations committee, during the forenoon, after lta author contended that the pension program and other atate demands could be met without with-out a deficit Deficit Expected Senator Holbrook laid mimeographed mimeo-graphed statements on colleagues' desks to argue that a deficit of 14.798,438 would be Incurred if the pension program, the atate building program, homestead exemption and departmental and Institution requests re-quests are passed. His summary disclosed that possibly pos-sibly surplus revenues at the end of the- biennlum will not exceed .$1,655,364. After satisfying the governor's budget and tha welfare program. Including In-cluding pensions, special requests. Including homestead exemption and building, total $6,453,600, Senator Holbrook said. These figures did not jibe with Senator Maw's blackboard picture ' of atate finances. Senator Maw estimated the state's expenses for 1937, including pensions, at $6,096,000 and figured that they would be offset by S7.S50,-000 S7.S50,-000 In revenue. His estimate for 1938 was $8,896.-000 $8,896.-000 expenses and $9,050,000 Income. Presentation to the senate of these conflicting summaries left members somewhat bewildered and apparently reluctant to vote on the Lension bill until the fiscal picture i cleared. Vote In Prospect The bill came before the senate on reconsideration, after Saturday's (vot on finsl psassg. The senate concurred in house amendments, I but on repassage, senator Maw found it lacked one vot of th needed majority of 12. t H changed his vots to a negm-I'tlve negm-I'tlve and moved for reconsideration. 1 Opposition to the measure came I from several sources snd wss based oa an argument all needy groups 'isnould b treated alike and the J bill would make a preferred class J of the aged. r Senator Maw argued opposition to th bill grew rrom a desire of big taxpayers to obtain a reduction in their property levies. While the senate's fur flew over th pension issue, the house machinery ma-chinery went into high gear and six measures were passed. MosHm- portent was the stste soil erosion aot, correlating Utah laws with the (Continued on Par Flvel ICoiusw rive) LI PENSION PLAN v FACING REEFS; (OoatkueS (net Pare One new program of the V. S. govern- I raent gpomured tf Rtrrmnttnve 1 T. W. Jeneen, Mt Pleasant the bill permit creation of aoil eonaerva-tlon eonaerva-tlon districts and acts up a com-mlaalon com-mlaalon of five member to direct the work on private and public lands. Mineral Rights Involved Other meaaures receiving approval-were thoaa reserving te the tat all mineral right In tax aala land, exempting federal agenclee from pooling bonds to guarantee court costs In civil suits, calling for hanging of photographa of past speakers In tha houae chamber, urging continuance of tha federal reclamation policy and opposing Importation Im-portation of Infected livestock. A aeventh measure, by Representative Represen-tative C. W. 8 pence, Salt Lake, met stiff opposition and failed of paa-aaga paa-aaga by ons vots. A move for reconsideration re-consideration saved It from oblivion. Wag Level Set The bill would require payment of prevailing wagea to employee on blghwaya and other publio works. Ths Joint appropriation committee commit-tee announced the appropriation bill would be reported out Friday or Saturday. It was expected the week would see presentation of the Joint inveetlgatlng committee report re-port of a probe of atata departments and Institutions. ' With only 10 days to go and final action still pending on social security, se-curity, homestead exemption, liquor and other Important laauea, ths lawmaker law-maker planned to sidetrack all except ex-cept major bills In an effort to complete their program before March 11, end of the so-day session. Since the session will end on a Thursday, ths clock may be stopped and the legislators may continue In aaealon until the Saturday or Sunday Sun-day following. Houae and senate leaders said this will be done only If action la still Incomplete on one of the several main problems before them. Delay Encountered The direct primary bill has passed the senate but Is encountering delay de-lay In ths houss dus to ths desire of the Democratic atata committee to auggeet some changes la ths pro- poaal. Monday found the homestead exemption ex-emption meaaure before the eenata with indioationa that tha $3000 exemption ex-emption voted by the houae will be reduced at least SO per cant Tha senate probably will act on this bill during ths week. A conference committee report en the liquor bill was being withheld pending a report from th legiala-tlv legiala-tlv commute which has been Investigating In-vestigating stat department and institutions. Committee members Indicated several changes In ths proposed law may be dictated by their findings In connection with the probe of the state liquor commission. commis-sion. . . |