Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-02-17 | Page 1 | Senate Turns down Gillman for Aid Board

SENATE TURNS DOWN GILLMAIi FORAIDBOARD .14 Other Appointments of Governor Are Confirmed By FAUL STAPLES Refusal of the state senate to confirm the interim appoint-ment appoint-ment of J. W. Gillman ol Orem to the state board of public welfare wel-fare arnuaivl anriilatinn FriH&v as to whom Governor Henry H. Blood will offer as a substitute appointee, if anybody. Tli senste's action came during an executive session lata Thursday. Thirteen appointments to the board ' of ths Utah Bute Institute of Fine Arts and ons to the stats building commission wsrs confirmed. Rejection of Mr. Gillman's appointment appoint-ment to ths board does not affect ( his position as director of ths welfare wel-fare department, a position he also holds. His term on the board expires ex-pires April I. Offered Resignation Although the senate rejected Mr. Gillman as a board member, he had submitted his reeignation from the board to the governor more than a year ago. Since being director of the welfare department, he has not ' voted at beard meetings. The resignation, apparently, has never been officially accepted by the governor, and It waa net known wrte'her the senate had his letter of , reelgnaflon before It whin rejecting his appointment ta the beard. - . May Submit Another Governor Blood may now aubmlt another appointment or take no ac- ' tion. In the latter case, Mr. Gill-man Gill-man would serve until the end of hi term. Although senators said little following fol-lowing the session, report indicated ' that Mr. Gillman's appointment aroused debate between the administration admin-istration aupportara and antiadmin-latratlonist. antiadmin-latratlonist. It was reported that aoms senators ' objected to Mr, Gillman'a appointment, appoint-ment, contending that as a board member and directors of ths department depart-ment hs held the dual role of employer em-ployer and employee. The matter ef distributing old sgs assistance on a basis of need rather than income did not enter as an Issue in ths confirmation con-firmation debate, it was aaid. 9 Cams as Surprise Ths rejsction cams as a aurprise to some senator and observers, but rumblings that there would be a fight made on the appointment have - been current In capitol corridors for several weeks. In considering IS appointment, tha senate scted on half of those ssnt up by ths governor. Reports indicate aome of the namea to be considered later may also bs challenged. chal-lenged. Appointment of Arthur MacFsr-, MacFsr-, lane to the building commission was confirmed, as ware the following to the board of the art inatituts: Mrs. jr. P. Champ, Logan; Leslie J. (CoeMnued on Past rvur) ' (Column rouri SENATE TURNS DOWNGILLMAN (CeatsjaeS Piea Pass Oh) Hodgson, Ogden; the lata Harrison R. Morrill, Prevo; W. W. Clyde, Springvllls; Miss Maude May Bab-oock. Bab-oock. Mrs. Arthur U Beeley, Gail Martin, LaConte Stewart, Miss Carolina Caro-lina Parry, Miss Judy Lund, Tracy T. Cannon and W. H Leery, aU of Salt Lake City. The ssnats also disposed of a longstanding long-standing controversy ever ths distribution dis-tribution ef stats aeronautical funds by voting final passage to a bill that would provide a distribution favorable fa-vorable to Salt Lake City. Under ths bill as passsd, 75 per cent ef the revenue would go back te the airport where It Is collected in taxea ea gasoline used In aircraft. Tha ether M per cent would be distributed dis-tributed aa the state aeronautical commission sees fit, with administration admin-istration costs coming from this amount Salaries ef tha atata treasurer and stats auditor were Increased by the house of representatives. The treasurer's salary was boosted from taooo te $4000 a year, and tha auditor's au-ditor's from 3M0 to 1 4000.