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A SerVIce Servicek'axes Servicekaxes ) .axes axes . : ' axes , , a joint legislative session on onlor onior onlor lor ior , sundry measures of interest to tomers tomers tomers mers and labor in particular , and a aj aS ay j S " ' . to the Utah State Agricultural Agriculturallege Agriculturallege Agriculturallege lege at Logan , held the attention ofislators of ofhlators ofIslators hlators islators during the fourth week of ofr ofr oft r twentl twenty twent/first twent first / tfrst tirst Utah.J Utah .J J . legislature egislathre eglslatr re end- end cnj- cnj en9- en9 en9z en9last cnjf cnjlast endlast - - , f z last t SaturdayJhe . aturday aturdayI IJ , I he . senate f.tnute ftnute devoted piacticallv plactical1v practically tiLire tl t1 ti t ( tre lire \re re \ lireuek reEek : w \uek uek \\Eek Eek \ \ ek includin including a Saturdayses Saturday ses ( [ 5 s-n s n - ' ] n in , to discussion of the bill increasindividual increas- increas increasindividual increas-\f increas f - - \ , Individual income taxes The net netmat netsuit ult mat was the amending amendmg of the ong- ong orig- orig ongat origsl ong-al ong al - at sl measure by inclusion mclusion of a 100 pert perj per perni per8t ni t j property tax offset or exemption1I exemption 1I ( the killing kUling of anothoi anothl'l anothll anothei ' amendment amendmentEating amendmenteating amendmentteating eating a proposal to include a $10 10 $10lstration $10lstration $10ilstratlon 10ilstratlon $ Eating lstration or filing fee Tne upper upperse upperuse [ . se placed the bill bUl on its third re'ld- re'ld reld read- read re'ldJ readIt reid-y reid y ' - - [ J , It passed two othpr other oth r bills andTee and andpee Tee e senate joint resolutionsI'he resolutions resolutionspie pie fhe I'he Ihe ' house passed eight bills and andppted andopted andLopted ppted opted senate joint resolution recolution : No 2 2lie 2The 21Irhe amend- amend amendnt amendnt amend-int amend int 21 - - Irhe [ lie last named proposes an nt to the state constitutIon const ution to beed be beed ; ed on by the people at the nextferal next nextneral nextneral neral feral election in Novembe November ' , 1936 IfEoved Ifproved If Ifproved Eoved proved by the electorate , it imposes imposesmandate imposesmandate [ mandate upon the next legislature'enact legislature legislatureenact legislatureenact [ [ enact 'enact ' a lav la\\ la law laeempting \ , exempting eempting " { from taxan taxaall taxa- taxa taxaall taxa-ai taxa ai - - n all homesteads up to $2000 2000 $ in inue inlue ue Signing of the resolution by theraker the theaker theeaker senate presi- presi presit presi-nt presi nt - - aker raker of the house and t insures its being placed before the theters theers theters , . ters ers . next yearl sear year ear Iarguments l guments rguments pro and con and finales final fmal finales Senator Senatorlmmond Senatormmond Senatorunmond ; es on an amendment by lmmond mmond sho\\ sho showed shoed \ ed a narrow margin margm of oflIlatorlal ofiatorial ofmaterial lIlatorlal iatorial opinion opimon in favor of includ- includ includg includproperty includ-g includ g - - g property offsets in the proposed proposedv proposedy v income ttfx tax tax . , bill bi11 A proposal to topose tottpo PO"e POe pose " ' = e a $10 10 $ registration or filing fee feet feeit t by a goodls goodl goodly ) majority majonty on a viva vivaICe vivae vivafce ' ' . ICe e vote iThe The 'he he ' joint healing heaung hearing on liquor Uquor control controllIs controlIs controlUs lIs Is found both state store and private private'ensing private3nsing privatepensing 'ensing ensing 3nsing ' plan adherents emphatic in inleir infr inieir leir fr viewpoints The latter were ap- ap aprently ap ap-irently ap irently - - , rently ently in accord as to acceptance of ofle ofHolmes ofLe le Holmes compromise embo embodying embodyingiervrsron embodyingipervision ymg ymgLpervL by byIe bystate byie distribution LpervL iervrsron ' > lon of wholesale Ie state with w1th private pnvate sales under local local'eminent localpvemment > vernment 'eminent eminent ' licenses Ucenses A move to delay delayiluor delayTor delayauor iluor Tor legislation until untll taxation and andtclal andlal andKd tclal lal l welfare measures were acted actedpon actedn actedpon pon ) n was said id to have found much muchIpport muchsport muchipport Ipport sport among leg1S1atolsSenate legislatorssenate legislatois leg1S1atols legislators legislatoisSenate Senate senate measures passed and adopted adopted.uing adopted'ing adopteduring .uing uing . 'ing ing ' the past week pere Rere ; ere S B 21 21rovidmg , r'Ovid1l1g rOvid1l1g widrng ' for the inspection of gaso- gaso gasone gasoused gaso-ne gaso ne - - ne used for motoi motol motel fuels , S J R 3 , 4d 4 4d , d 1 5 , providing proVlding that the superinten superinten- superintenit superinten-TOt superinten TOt - - . "nt nt " it of public publ1c instruction shall not be beeted bepcted cted eted . , but appointed appomted by the gO\ernor gO ernor governor governorig governorigB \ , I ItwB twB , ; B 5 , fixing flXing the hours of labor in inferground inKderground I IIderground Iderground ferground mines m1nes , amended to add a aI amch aich ainch I mch ich period not to exceed 30 minutes minutes.nd minutesnd . , nd i H C M 2 memorializing congressestablish congress > ) establish a national park in m Wayne Wayneunty Waynemty Waynepunty WaynepuntyHouse ] unty mty untyHouse mtyrouse House rouse action actlon resulted in m passage and andtIoption andrption andBoption tIoption rption of the follov.mg follovmg followmg follow . ing measures ' . 1'D 1D ' B 28 , , enabling enablmg the state fish and andame andne andame ame ne commission to borrow money moneyrom moneym moneyrom rom m the state land board for publlc public publlcarks publicrks publicorks arks rks projects , , , passed previously by the themate thesate thepnate mate sate , , S B 18 , permitting the federal federalrernment federalevernment 'Vernment Vernment rernment ' to buy uv lands for floixl flooo flood . and psfon nsron contro . , , also . . . by . 6nate nate hate , H B 9 , limiting power pov.er pover . of the theovernor thewernor theovemor overnor wernor to call can out the state militia militiaterse militiai-jcnse militiai jcnse terse - se of labol labor troubles , , amended to toovlde toTOVlde ovlde Vlde that production on premises premisesiced premiseslaced premisesSliced : iced laced by the militia mllltm be stopped until untilhas untilhas untilhas | [ has been withdrawn , . H B 2 , , regu- regu reguing reguing rcgu-Bing rcgu Bing - - ing production , sale and licensing Ucensing licensingcommercial ( ' commercial .commerclal commerclal cciminercial . fertilizer ; H B 19 , apng ap1ng ap- ap apSog - - 1ng ng weights for grades of eggs sold soldretail soldretail soldetall Sog retail , H B 21 , creating a redempn redemp- redemp redempperiod redemp-period redemp period - - n period on shares of stock in lrri- lrri hri- hri lrriIUon hriition irri-fcitlon irri fcitlon - IUon ition companies from 60 GO days to t\\ t twobars two t0 twoars \ \ 0 bars ars and providing for the paymentIt payment It ' ' penalties , costs and assessments ; : Hi27 H ! 27 , . creating pensions for cmployesthe employes cmployes employesthe 4 the Utah State Hospital at Provo ; : i27 ' .LB LB . l C B 28 , relating to cost of patient patientintena patientintenance patientlintenance intena intenance ce at the same institution Institutionid , d S J . . R 2 , the homestead tax ex- ex exijpption expption ex-option ex option - ijpption pption . jict .Act Act sect , . making It mandatory for foresentatlon forresentation foresentatlon esentatlon resentation to the people to be votedn votedpen voted votedon pen > on n as a constitutional amendmenti amendmentB amendmentL amendment L . B 37 and H B 38 , fixing penalties penaltiesr r hit and-run and run - and drunk drivers driversire , fore re defeated , largely due to 10 bcl1ef belief bcl1eft belieffat beliefiat fat t the senate scnate traffic bill passed last lasteek lastreek last'eek lasteek eek reek reek reekwill ' and soon to come before the theuse thenuse use will take care of the matter matter.senator mattersenator . Senator nator C Clarence Neslcn Neslen resigned resignedpd resignedid resignedd pd d Attorney Paul H Ray of Salt Lake Lakety Lakety Lakety ty , appointed by Governor Henry H HODd Hood Hood ODd ood , was seated in his place after aated aated a aated ated debate brought about by ation a aoUon aotion oUon tion for a senatorial probe of the thew thesw thew w member's members ' business connections connection connectionstie connectionse connectione e motion lost and Mr . Ray was waselcomed wasBloomed wasrelcomed elcomed Bloomed ' to the upper house houseSenator . ( Senator W . D Hammond of Grand Grandunty Grandlinty Grandunty ) unty linty voted yes on all measures measures pas- pas pasd pasd pas-'d pas 'd d - ' d In 1n the upper house last week and ando andIso o 0 on his own amendment to the In In- In Inpine in-mo in mo - . pine ) me tax bill b111 and the Bamberger Bambergerendment Bambergerendment Bambergermendment endment to H B 5 . , with its lunch lunchour lunchour lunchour our provlsl.onThe provislnnThe provision provlsl.on provlslon provislnn provisionThe . ; The Moab solon colon was much in the thegislaUve thegislative theigislatlve gislaUve gislative limelight last Inzt week as it was wasamendment wasIs wasds ds propertyax propertyx amendment providing for property x offsets ofsets ! or exemptions to the Inmc In- In Inme In-omo In omo - me mc tax levied lcvied by the administration administrationcome administrationrays administrationacome come tax measure that led to several severalays severalays rays ays ' discussion Senatorto Senator Hammond Hammondalntalned toHammond Hammondmaintained Hammondlalntalned alntalned maintained that l his s amendment would . I create much more revenue than the theoriginal theoriginal theoriginal original bill bl11 and would also greatly greatlybenefit benefit property owners with sman small ) incomes smallIncomes smanincomes . Senator Hammond inhoduced introduced S B 121 B121 , apportioning 80 per cent of the bounty thebounty fund tax among tho the counties countiesof countiesof of the stateRepresentative stateRepresentative state stateRepresentative ofGrand orGrand Representative Birten Blrten AUred Anred Allred or of Grand county voted yes on all house housemeasures housemeasures ' measures receiving final action except exceptthe the unlcameral-onc unlcameral onc unicameral--one unicameral one unlcamcral - - - onc house-resolution house resolution house - - resolution |