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Show WATER RIGHTS MEASURE GETS -OKEIIOF-BLOOD Veto for Welfare Bill Seen by Some as Deadline Nears On the gronad that the meaaare allowed wide discretionary sow-on sow-on and contained mechanical weaknttees, Governor Henry H. Bleed Monday afteraooa vetoed the bill that wooM have aHewed in swreone to exercise absentee voters' rights. As Governor Henry H. Blood Monday signed bills' designed to clarify water righta, provide for revenue for the uniform school fund snd to put the coat of collecting school taxes on ths counties, M other measures awaited his signature, signa-ture, soms of thtm concerning the most important legislation enacted this session. Among those he must sign or veto before Tuesday midnight or see them automatically become law is S. R 29, the welfara bill, which caused an uproar in the house of representatives oa ths final two days. Strong possibility wss seen by some observera that this measure would be vetoed. It waa designed, its advocates said, to pry "chiselers" off the age pension rolls that the sales tax revenue might be devoted in fuller measure to ths legitimate pensioners. Another important measure was ths appropriations bill, providing ths record amount of lS.73t.000 for state departments ths next Men-nium. Men-nium. . Among bills signed by the governor was S. B. 1M, which was psssed to remedy conflicting provisions provi-sions of the direct primary election law. Other bills signed were: 8. B. XT (revenue and taxation committee) To tighten up salea tax collection methods, & a 10S (Ellett and Graver) To simplify procedure for county tax asiea. & B. 10 (Ellett and others) To amend statutes relating te fees collected col-lected by county treasurer. 8. B. Ill (Ellett and others) To provide a seal for county treea-urers. treea-urers. S. K 33. which was designed to eliminate water suits by giving the state engineer authority to adjudicate adjudi-cate waters. It would cancel the "adverse use" principle, by which a user could claim title to water if he had used it for seven years. Ham canceling the (900 bend required of ciaaret and oleomar-garins oleomar-garins retailers. & a 13. amending the act setting set-ting up the state uniform school fund in minor wsys. H. a 17ft, providing for certain land board earnings to go into ths stats uniform school fund. H. a JOS, charging the counties for ths cost of collecting school taxes. |