Show I Republican Senators Senators' Accused Of Gag Rule Political Scheme II I I Gasoline T Tax ax Goes to z 31 3 Cents HOUSE DEFEATS MOVE TO KEEP KEEr GAS LEVY DOWN OON Proponents of Bill Point to Additional nal Miles of Improved Improved Im Im- Im I proved High Highway ay That Will Vill B Be P Possible s ible I IBy By Albert F. F Philips Saturday afternoon the works of ot the centered around the bill of Representative Keyser which in increased increased increased in- in creased the tax tae on an gasoline to three and one-half one cents per gallon the bill requiring distributors and dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers In motor vehicles to obtain a license therefore and fixing the tax taxat taxat taxat at the amount stated on such fuels the tho fund so derived to be used with other in the tho construction of highways highways highways high high- ways in the state I Representative Keyser made maAe a strong appeal for tor the passing of ot the bill and In connection with his hia argument ht presented a mass of fig fig- ures Others who favored the m masuro measure asuro I were Representative Redd who made a strong argument in behalf beha I of the bill as did Representative Crouch the latter declaring that i tourists were glad to pay auto taxes in Utah to aid In tho the keeping up of ot the tho highways i j SHOWS POSSIBLE RESULT I Representative Woodruff in advocating ad advocating advocating ad- ad the passage of the bill said sald that the users of gasoline were not complaining of the proposed ini in- in I i crease Ho declared that the tho Increased in increased increased In- In creased revenue that would be de derived derived derived de- de rived from the increased tax would enable the state to complete 1 I or more miles of good roads durIng during dur dur- ing log the tho coming four years with what fund the government would furnish and which the state could match i 1 Representative Parrish of Davis Davisi i county declared that owing to the the- bad toad road through Echo canyon a great deal of tourist travel is di diverted diverted diverted di- di from Utah and sent to the tho thoI I I Yellowstone park rather than attempt at attempt attempt at- at tempt to negotiate the road through northeastern Utah The tax he ho be beI believed believed be- be I would be a direct benefit to Ithe the state and he therefore favored passage of ot the bill I i Mrs Smart in her maiden address I I to the tho house spoke of the trips she sha had made all over Utah Idaho an anI and andI I I part of Wyoming and she appealed to the he house to give the thee measure I I their support It Tt is the psychological cal moment she declared and weI we Ye I should have this gas ta tax tar A. A W. W Hansen was equally strong in support support support sup sup- port of ot the bill and nd he urged the house to go on record in support SOME OPPOSE BILL It was not all hll plain sailing for forthe forthe the the bin bill for there were those who believed that it was not for the best interests Interests' of the state that Representative Representative Representative Rep Rep- Browning making an unusually lly strong plea to the house to kill the tho bill He Ho maintained that It singled out but one Industry industry industry indus Indus- try to carry the burden lIe He had at athis athis athis his command a number of figures figurea regarding regarding- the receipts and expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures of oft the state u under under- der the present present pres pres- ent law and he also utilized the figures s of tile the state auditor in his last annual report which which he maintained maintained main maln- showed conclusively that I there was no need of an increase I as the bill proposed I Representative Goggin of SaltI Salt I Lake in opposing the bill made a motion to reduce the amount of the i i I tax from three thre and one half cents I I I per gallon to three cents and in this amendment he was sustained by r Representative s Browning Browning Stark and McCullough Rei Representative St Stark rk in view that some mentIon mentton mention had been made regarding the highways high high- highways ways of the state in a manner high I that would indicate that they were not up to standard and this he resent resented I as he ho also resented the tho attempt by some of the members to for force c the previous question before all members members members mem mem- to express ex eJi bers had had an oil opportunity press their vi views wi on on n the matter H Halso He Hp also declared that he had traveled the highways of the state and that tha he had found them not only up to standard but better than th the roads f in most of ot the states He Tie objected to to the increase of the tax as prop proposed proposed pro pro- p posed sed but said he would vote for tor a three cent rate TOO MANY TAXES Representative McCullough was str strong in opposition to the bill de declaring declaring de- de claring daring that the people le of the state were taxed to death and th that t th tag the the- members of the legislature had been elected with the understanding that they would see that economy was waS' practised He Hep declared that if U the state tate road commission I would get I down to business that the expense i of the commission could be materi- materi materially fally ally cut but dad and ld tins this he said applied to toI I all of th the state commissions lIe He lIeI HeI I I oI opposed Posed the the rate Tate In the bill I but favored the amendment to toI tomake make malte it three cents Finally the tho I previous q question estion was waS demanded auf and andI this I demand caused Representative Stark t to make male the the that I he- he le did regarding gag gag rule lule Ii Finally n allY I the question tion on the am amendment was wa-s wasI I I put ut arid acid it iv was S defeated by a 0 vote I lot of of 13 ayes 36 na nays s 's ah and ahli 16 abs absent nt and not voting yoUng The Th question then thenon s i on tho passage e of the bill was put I and the call of the of-the the roll resulted s InI In Inthe inthe I the measure being passed by a vote i i of 41 ayes 8 nays with six absent and not v voting Then Thenan h an adjoUrnment adjournment adjourn ment meat was taken until Monday afternoon afternoon after noon at 2 During the afternoon Speaker was instructed by the house on the motion of 01 H Hamilton milton G Gardner to send a telegram to the Utah dole dole- d dele delegation le- le gation in c congress to urge the mem members mem mem- members bers to keep up the fight to have hav havethe havethe the old Mormon trial Included in jn the designation of ot or the trial n de known as the Oregon trial Two other bills were passed dUring during dur- dur ing mg the afternoon session of the I house one by McCarty house bill Xo No relating to workmen's compensation compensation compensation com com- and third party habitat in fn case of ot Injury or death the other othery by y sena Senator r R relating to having aing havingA A decisions of the supreme cou court sent to county attorneys MEASURES SIGNED Three measures measures' were signed by y Speaker McKell l and transmitted to the engrossing committee They were Welshs Welsh's bills providing a budget budget budget bud bud- get for tor cities of the third class and of ot counties the other the measure of ot Hamilton Gardner house bill No ro 64 Just before the adjournment for the day dayon on the motion of Representative Representative Rowan the bill known bill known as the barbers' barbers bill which had been laid upon the table was taken up and then Representative McCullough author of the bill moved an ad adjournment adjournment ad- ad which was vas carried d and this pl places the bill for tor action as as tine the tb first 1 matter hatter to to come up Mon Ion day as' as asi the unfinished business of ot I the house |