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Show Blood Veto Ax Falls on 9 Bills; General Fund Pared $298,000 Proposals on Old Age Assistance Law Changes, Low-Cost Housing Discarded By PALX STAPLES The veto pen of Governor Henry H. Blood had wiped out nine controversial con-troversial Mils passed by the recent legislature Including H. B. 29a, proposing pro-posing changes in the old ags assistance assist-ance laws and sent them into discard dis-card Wedneeday. la addition the chief executive trimmed $29a.O00 la appropriations from the record-breaking W.7M.000 etata general fund appropriations biU. This wss done by exercising his prerogative ta veto separate items from the measure. The governor's ax fell hard on bills looking to enlarged stats aa-' pendltures in the future. Measures of this type vetoed were: 8. B. W, providing for establishment estab-lishment of a disabled miners hospital hos-pital In connection with tha state tuberculosis sanatorium at Of den. - 8. B. M, providing for eeubuah-msnt eeubuah-msnt of a Junior college at Roosevelt Roose-velt 8. B. 27, providing for establishment establish-ment of a Junior college at Richfield. Rich-field. & B. 24, providing an appropriation appro-priation of $100,000 for purchase of properties of the central Junior (CeelMoS a Paso lhe tCeiisma reur). BLOOD VETO AX HITS NINE BILLS (Oeetanes trees rase Oee) high school at Ogden for addition to facilities of the Weber Junior college. Declaring It was of a similar nature, the governor earlier Tuesday Tues-day vetoed H. B. 285, which directed direct-ed the state engineer to make a study of the Jordan river with the view of outlining an improvement program along the stream. In his veto message on the two Junior college bills. Governor Blood said: "The twenty-third legislature appropriated ap-propriated 123.000 for a fact-finding survey of the junior college problem, and of the general problem prob-lem of state finances. It is hoped soms practicable and Intelligent solution may be reached within two years." Ths chief executive explained that he vetoed the disabled miners' hoe-pita hoe-pita bill because it created a new state Institution, This he advissd against In his message to the legislature. legis-lature. 4 Possible Lose Bee-He Bee-He also said that snactmsnt of the bill would necessitate liquidation liquida-tion of suets of the miners' fund in the hands of the land board at a posslbls lose to the fund. Other principal items pared from the appropriations bill, H. B. 29a, were: Snow Junior college for new buildings, build-ings, 67,000: Univsrslty of Utah and Utah Stats Agricultural col-legs col-legs for nsw buildings, sach 138.000; Dixie Junior college and ths Branch Agricultural college for the same purposs, each $10,000; and school for ths deaf and blind at Ogden, $18,000; for establishment of an experimental fruit orchard, $16,000. Messagea Sent Governor Blood ssnt two special messagss to ths bouss of repressnt-atives repressnt-atives urging it to act on the controversial con-troversial H. B. 296, which proposed changes in the old age assistance laws. The houss rsfussd to consider con-sider the measure twice before finally taking it up during a hectic last-day session. Explaining veto of the bill. Governor Gov-ernor Blood said: "This bill in its original form was drafted with the aid of the regional counsel of the social security board and was directed at correcting statutory deficiencies in our Utah law governing the administration of old age assistance by removing from the rolls those not truly in need and Increasing the benefits of the needy aged. "Amendments were Incorporated in this bill in ths house of representatives repre-sentatives which defeated the purposes for which ths bill was intended." in-tended." Coming somewhat as a surprise was ths veto of three bills authorising authoris-ing cities to undertake low-cost housing projects if they desire. ' These measures, S. B. M, S. B. 47 and a B. 92, were paassd by both houses over opposition from several quarters. Ths governor, however, urged adoption of a bousing program in his message to ths legislators. Cities wsrs not compelled to undertake under-take projects under ths bills, but had authority to do so if they desired. de-sired. Governor Blood said he had been advised by ths attorney general that there was a asrious qusstion as to tha constitutionality of ths measures, thus prompting him to veto them. Another bill sponsored by labor and agricultural representatives, H. B. 228, was vetoed by the governor. The measure legalised organisation of health cooperatives. Lobby Cited It is understood a strong lobby hss urgsd veto of this bill sines ths legislaturs adjourned. Ths govsr-nor govsr-nor in his veto message ssid: "Soms questions have arisen as to whether this act would become a health or insurance measure. "It is evident that adequate safe-guards safe-guards are not set up within the bill to protect members of cooperatives co-operatives formed under ths act to ana u re to them rendition of health services. . "Neither is there any provision for ths penalties in the svsnt of any violation of ths act ..." Property owners will be given tax relief up to $300 in valuation on household furnishings through signing of 8. B. 110. The governor also signed: H. B. 119, authorising ths state armory board to Increase, its borrowing bor-rowing power by $180,000. 8. B. M, appropriating $35,000 to a study of occupational diseases. Tuesdsy midnight was the final time for the governor to take action ac-tion on bills. |