Show AST HOPE OF DRYS SHATTERED I INITIATIVE BILL VETOED BY SPRY I During the Coming Two Years Utah Prohibitionists Pro Pro- Prohibitionists Must Rely Upon Local v Option Laws to Limit the I Sale of Liquor Governor Spry today attached hi his hz signature to the tho general appropriations bill passed palled by the last legislature and d thereby cleared up the last piece of legislation remaining remaining remaining re re- before him The time limit for his hi consideration tion of the bills bilI expires at midnight but all aU bills bill are arc now either approved or vetoed and filed in the office of the secretary of state The general appropriations bill as az it was finally 0 turned over to the secretary of state only carries canies appropriations appropriations approximately in excess excelS of the estimated esti- esti 3 j mated revenues revenue for the next two years counting the tho appropriations appropriation which the governor has approved of of but which he at least lead temporarily withholds The governor vetoed contained in the bill before signing it t The appropriations total for the next two years then stands at The estimated revenues are Among the appropriations however however however how how- ever are the half million or more which can be withheld by the governor and d some more income which will total about in addition to the above sum sura Gov William Spry today vetoed the initiative and referendum dum durn bill and the firemen's pension bill He also swung yung the gubernatorial ax upon house bill 10 t re relating to court procedures and the Funk bill authorizing the appointment of a commission to prepare a bill for the th-e next legislature placing the state fish and game department under civil service That the thc expense of oper operation tion would be much greater than benefits to- to to-be to to b derived leri ed was the Jho principal reason given by bj bythe the thc governor in vetoing the Shields initiative and referendum bill bilt which passed both houses of the legislature by substantial ma ma- ma- ma Governor Spry has always expressed opposition to the Initiative and Referendum and his action on the measure was not unexpected In his letter of or v veto to the governor declared first that the bill blU was un unnecessary unnecessary un- un n necessary c sary because the people might petition th the legislature to have havo a u. measure of or general nature passed without incurring a a. tithe of the expense made necessary ary by the Shields bill The Tho expense he said would counteract the benefits and furthermore he argued the finances of or the state at this time lime did not warrant the tha measure He Ho Qu questioned the con constitutionality of the measure in sections 10 and 12 which ho said sald gave the supreme court not conferred uPon upon uon it in the constitution Because tho the Wight firemen's pension pension pen pen- sion slon fund bill bUl would attack the general general gen gen- en- en eral fund o of the state stale and possibly snake make a considerable drain upon It the governor disapproved of ot that measure The bill calls for the premiums paid on fire tire and lightning insurance to the state insurance depArtment department department de de- de- de fond fund into Inlo the pension to BO go He said this would be approximately and that the amount annually would auld probably increase Tho The pUrpose pur purpose pUr- pUr pose and idea Iden he said was probably but bul he lie believed a very ery worthy worth one ope It was as placing a a. burden belonging to municipalities upon the state V Vetoes Funk Bill Funk Governor Governur Spry vetoed the bill calling for a commission to put under the tho CI fish h and game s-ame department that the grounds civil service on th there re were too many boar boards s and commissions In Utah already Concerning house bill No the governor said that the measure e proposed proposed pro pro- posed several fI ill advised changes and in the present court of or he questioned d the constitutionality b the some The bill Introduced by provided house Judiciary committee among other things that thal the court verdict in itt certain might direct a cases without giving the reasons for his directions Jolt olt for Coal Deal Dealer r. r have hae Coal dealers of or Salt SaIl Lake who labored strenuously and secured the tho passage by large e majorities In both houses of or the tho Cottrell bill providing fur for the weighing of ot railroad coal coat shipments at destination were dealt dealta a Jolt today when the thc governor vetoed the tho bill on the tho ground round that the present nt laws including tho the law nw passed at nl the last session are arc sufficient cut suf to secure redress in any weight controversy Coal dealers In Ina Ina ina a strong case presented to the senate cenate senate sen sen- ate railroad committee endeavored anden to establish the tho fact that tho they were at the m mercy rc of oC the railroads und under r the present laws If It their contention is correct the governor gO leaves them exactly where they were The governor signed the opera co tire Uvo lan land 1 mortgage bank and the co cooperative coop co- co op operative rl c savings bink bills Introduced Intro Intro- b by Senator D D. O. O Rideout Hideout aAd ol passed in both houses Tho The land bank bill provides for tor the establishment establishment establish establish- ment of or a 1 land mortgage bank system system tem tern In the state while the tho other measure will permit the time establishment establish establIsh- mont ment of savings rovInG's banks in small farming arming communities where a general gen n oral eral banking business could not be bo carried on profitably The Shields bill providing pro that transcripts of ot evidence In Sn the tIme su supreme su- su preme cour cou must bo be furnished district district dis dis- Judges on request was waa also approved ap ap- ap- ap proved preyed i r |