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Show tJJ I II IIunaer -unaer unaer - 1iitder lne { - - r V v y ( O aoL etA llO ' w kite : RIIl : Whatever the ultimate ultlmate outcome of oflawmaking oflawmaking I Ilawmaking lawmaking efforts by the twenty lrst first firstUtah ! firstUtah " Utah Legislature I.cgislature Icgislature . may be-and be and be - - and gross grossachievements grossachievements grossachievements achievements bid fair to preserve a agoodly agoodly agoodly goodly measure of constructiveness constructiveness- constructivenessone - - constructivenessIone one figure is deemed constructiveness-I constructiveness I certain certam to emerge emergefrom emergefrom emergefrom from the legislative maze stronger and andmore andmore andmore more firmly finnly entrenched in the esteemand esteem esteemand esteemand and affections of the people as a wholeII wholeGovernor whole wholeGovernor II Governor Henry H Blood is the manthe manthe man manthe -the the - the man of the hour in the preserva preserva- preservation preservation - - preservaItion preserva-I preserva I tion of a well ordered balance wheel wheelthat wheelthat wheelthat that is going far toward maintaining maintainingfaith maintainingfaith maintainingfaith faith and hope in and for Utah Insti insti- inti- inti intitutronsincluding institutionsincluding Institutions - tutions-including tutions including tutrons--including tutrons tutions - - - including the legislature Al AI Al- Al Already Already . - ready his coordinating achievements achievementsespecially , I especially his opening message and andbudget andbudget , I bUdget report , have done dane much In as- as ass1.stmg asslsting as assisting - ' sisting s1.stmg s1stmg slsting . legislators to a clearer under under- understanding understanding . - I Istanding standing of the state's states ' needsThe needs needsThe I IThe The chief executive's executives ' clearly put pro pro- propooal proposal proposal - - ! posal pooal of a revenue producing avenuewithout avenue avenueI avenuewithout avenuewithout I without resort to greatly Increased Increasedta increasedtaxesby Increasedtaxes ta taxes-by taxes by es-by es by - - by refunding refundmg of oC bonds which whichare whichare whichare are still sUll in the state treasury-stemmed treasury stemmed treasurystemmedto treasury - stemmedto to a large degree the clamor for taxa- taxa taxation taxation taxa taxation - - tion raises It will likely result In the thesavhg thesaving thesaving savh\g savh g saving \ to the tax-paying tax paying taxpaying - citizens c1tJzens of ofthousands ofthousands olthousands thousands of dollars that might have haveotherwise haveotherwise haveotherwise otherwise been added to already strain strain- straining straining straining - ing burdensGovernor burdensGovernor burdens burdensGovernor Governor Blood's Bloods ' message starting startingthe startingthe startingthe the current session scssion on its way and his hisbudget hisbudget hisbudget budget message were generally regard regard- regarded regarded . - ed as the strongest and most all em- em embracing em embracing . - bracing bracmg In their worded wisdom of any similar documents evei ever presented by a aBeehive aBeehive aBeehive Beehive state chief executive HIs HIsdaily Hisdaily Hisdaily daily counsels with legislators seeking seekingto seekingto seekingto to coordinate lawmaking with admin admin- administration administration - . istration .policies policies . and state needs as aswell aswell aswell well as his request for speed in the en- en enactment enactment en enactment - actment of a liquor Uguor control law too , , , have gone far in the furtherance of ofI ofconstructive ofconstructive ofconstructive I Ihave constructive legislationThe legislation legislationThe I ; The governor has made it very clear clearI clearthat clearthat I that while he is a strong advocate of ofi ofnecessary ofnecessary ofnecessary i necessary economies in the administra administra- administration administration administration - - tion of state governmental departments departmentshe , he is just as firmly opposed to false falseeconomyadministration falseeconomyadministration falseeconomy economy-administration economy administration - administration without funds fundsto fundsto fundsto to make every department function functionwisely functionwisely functionwisely wisely and efficiently for the better better- betterment betterment . - ment of the state and 9nd snd its citizenryThe citizenryThe citizenry citizenryThe The chief executive has not hesitated hesitatedin hesitatedm hesitatedto m to voicing approval of measures he be- be bel1evesthrcurh belrevesthrcurh be believes - l1eves-thrcurh l1eves thrcurh lreves-thrcurh lreves lieves - - thrcuph wide experience in the theadministr theadministration theadministration administrlion administration administr \lion lion < \ , of state affalrs-to affalrs to affairs-to affairs affairs - - to beof be belof beof lof of glea"est gleaest grea'est greaest gica " ' st benefit to the whole peopleNor people peopleNor peopleNor Nor has Ius 1135 he been Intimidated by special speciali'rcups specialficups 11 i'rcups ircups . " ' cups in going against the dictates of ofhis ofhis ofhis his conscience In brief , he is reveal reveal- revealing revealing . - ing mg himself as the right man for tor the thebiggest thebiggest bIggest Job a Utah governor everfaced ever everfaced everfaced everfacedAnd faced facedAnd And that Is why , when the lawmak Iawmak lawmak- lawmakers lawmakers . - ers have finished their work . , Governor GovernorBlOOd GovernorBlood GovernorBlood BlOOd will be more ( : securely SCurely ensconsedn fnsconsedn ensconcedn fnsconsed ensconced n : ! the hearts of Utahns as the man who whoarose whoarose whoarose arose to emergencies In lmanner a l\ l \ manner that thatspelled thatspelled thatspelled spelled tor for the advancement . of the theContinued theContinued theI ( Continued on last page ) UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME DOMEContinued DOMEi DOMEContinued I IContinued i ( Continued from first page ) _ I Istate state as a whole and all its institutions . . * . . Legislative history cf of the cunent cunentsessIon cunentsession cunenisession sessIon up to date tells a story of com- com combath cornbathe - and lower lowerhouseswith lowerhouseswith lowehouses bath bathe e elements clements in the upper houses-with houses with - - with the senate already ap- ap appe fl- fl flpeering ap appearing - - in the role of or safety valve in inthe Inthe Irthe pe pearing peering the mng consideration of controversial controversialme controversialmeasures controversiameasures controversiameasuresBills me measures sures suresBmS measuresBills icsolutions lesolutions resolutions originating origmatlng ill in inthe itthe Bills BmS and the house of representatives and con- con considered considered considercd illI - I sidered as more or less controversial controversialwill controversiawill or adoption to the thesenate thesenate tn tnsenate < will go after passage senate and there be changed material- material materially materially - sentiment continues to toe toet t tcudence < ly , . if it present meas mess measures messures measures house itself Upper e\ e et cudence eIdence \ Idence those having to toI todo todo v v'do ures , . more particularly ; 'do do I ' do with taxation , are deemed certain certainto ccrtauto to meet a similar fate in the certainI 10Vlerhouse lowe 10Vler loser loserhouse ; I houseI house I ! houseAs As a result conference committee committees committeesal committeesme : ; considermg considering considermgwa consideringways considermiwa considermgI ' al aie me aieery e \ery ery tery \ ery likely to be found ' I wa ways s and means of drawing the oppos- oppos opposing opposing opposing - - , aU all aUbms allbills albills ing forces together on practically . bms bills that show a distinct divergence of ofopinion o ; " opinion "Opmion Opmion between betw'cen betwcen ' the two legislative legislativebranches legislativebranches legislativibranches ; , branches It will become a matter ot of otI otgive ofgive o o'give I 'give give ' give and take , , with the result that thata thaa \ ; a middle of the road attitude will be beI berevealed berevealed b < : .revealed revealed . in m much finished controver- controver controversial controversial controversial - - I sial legislationEarly legislationEarly legislation I i legislationi Early indication that conferees woUld woUldsoon wouldsoon woulsoon ( soon be hard at work was given in the the'amending theamending th , ; amending by the senate of the Petersol Peterson Petersonb1ll Petersonbill Petersoli 'amending amending I ' i bill b1ll limiting hours of labor for the un- un unI underground un unIdcrgiound - - I Idcrgiound derground dergJ . ound miners to eight hours perday per perday peday day and the refusal of the house to toaccept toaccept tiaccept > accept the amendment This resulte resulted resultedin resultein < in appointment appomtment by senate and hous house houseleaders houseleaders leaders of the first conference committee commit commit- committee committee - tee , , but others are e expected pected t to foUo\ foUo follow followbefore followbefore foUobefore \ before final passage of such measure measures measuresI measuresas measureas I ( as the incpme income and corporation franchise fran- fran franI - - I ch1.se ch1se chise . ta\ ta ta'c tac ta tabills ' x \ bills , the liquor l1quor control controli , . , i workmen s compensation , calling ca1Ung out outor outof ou oui t I Iworkmen i of or militia miUtla in case of labor troubles , and andI andthe andthe amthe I the picketing picketmg bIllsOthers billsOthers bills billsOthers I Others of the 60 odd taxation measures meas- meas measI measures measures - I ures may be considered as controversial controver- controver controverI controversial controvelsial - - sial and certain to call for the appoint- appoint appoint1 appointment appointment appointment - I ment of conferees before they are fm- fm fin- fin fmally finally fin - - 1 ally acted upon as senatorial and "rep rep "rep- "repI "repre.entatorial "repreientatorial " - re&entatorial reentatorial re.entatorial reientatorial & : . ' ' opinion opmlon seems at nght right nghtangles rightangles - I angles in many instances mstances instancesPersonalities . . . . I IPersonalities j Personalities have by this thLS time made madeI madethemselves madthemselves . I extent1lnI { themselves known knoMl to a great extent1ln extent 11n 11nboth I both the house and senate So have haveII havethe hav ? the idiosyncrancies Idiosyncrancles of legislators-the legislators the legislatorsthelittle legislators - th thlittle II little peculiarities pecuharlties that make then tl1em them tl1emI tl1emstand themstand stand out from the rank and file of oflawmakers oflawmakers o \ I lawmakersI lawmakersIn lawmakers In the lower branch Dr E E Mon Mon- Men- Men Monson Menson - I son , dentist by profession , is the ack- ack ackI ackno acknowledged ack - no\\ no nowledged noledged \ \ ledged leader as a "taker taker 'taker " ' part " m in mI mdebates indebates n I debates on measures before the house houseHe houseHe houseHe He has something to say or ask aboutpractically abou about aboutplactlcally ' I piactically plactlcally practically every bill or resolution un- un under under un - ' der discussion , being bemg on his feet mori more moreoften moreoften ; often and longer than any other lowe lowel lower lowelI lowelbranch lowerbranch I ) branch legislatorRepresentative legislatorRepresentathe legislator , Representative Representathe Wilmer J Maw or of orWeber ofWeber o ; Weber county has established hImself hImselfI hImselfas himsellas I as the "champ champ " " ' questionasker questlonasker . . He usI usually usually us i ually makes his stand on a particula partIcular partIcularI partIcularmea particularmeasure I mea mea&uie meauie measure & Ul e known by the manner of ofI ofquery o I I i query he puts He always wants.to wantsto wants.toknow wants .to to . . .toknow ) know the little ins and outs of thingsI thingsHe things I j He has lots to say about "junkets junkets " " and andthe andthe ani the like hke in his capacity as chainnai chamnan chairman chamnanof chairmanof ' of -of - the appiopnations applopnations appropriations committeeI committeeRepresentative committee I ' Representative Representatlve Warwick Wal"Wlck WalWlck " GLamor- GLamor GLamoreaux G Lamoreaux Lamoreaux - ' eaux of Salt Lake county continues to toI tolead t < ' I lead all others as a sponsor of hous house houseI housemeasures housemeasures < ! measures with 25 bills and a joint jointI jointresolutIon jointresolution ' I resolution to his h15 credit thus far . Hisclosest His HisI Hisclosest Hi ; I ; I i closest competitor as a law proposer 1S is 1SI isDr ri , ! I Dr Dt Monson , , who has introduced 14 14I 14bUls 14bills 1 ' I ) bills bUls and tv two . 0 joint Jomt resolutions Reptitre Rep . titre I IIISIIZI : _ - J . W . . Jensen of JgS JgSa If Weber Webercounty totiyeJ.W totiyeJW . third IJirendse IJirendset 1 , with t 12 bills billsand is a close t MIs Mrs D . C Cand . resolution and one joint county leadS the thefeminine Gibson of CarbOn with five bUls bills . In the representatives senate Julian be Bamberger B Bberg accorded c cribbon berg bergblue blue blueribbon blueSalt of ofSalt Salt Lake countrmay countyrmaY talker-debater talker debater - - ifyou if ifyou ribbon honors . Senator as a Ira A HugginS HugginSoJ oJ oJWeber of ofWeber you wIll Hammond of Gran Granare Grand Grandare Weber and W D races The Salt SaltLake SaltLake h1m him close are runpjng running been before the upper upperhouse upperhouse Lake house solon as a bill has and ame amendment ? ment debate debater debatera : . of the talkIng "talking " time , portion " " " * a goodly pom safety and andtaxation traffic t t"taxation much on -"taxation "taxation taxation - " , : > speaking pcaking peaking taxation billsSen'ltor billsSen'itor bills billsSenitor Hammond may " y well 11 11classed be beclassed beclassed Senitor Sen'ltor Senltor Sen'itor ' ' " amender " It i is isa the "great great classed as that reaches a ajina finalvote final a lare rare measure , addition finalI or ordeletion ordeletion vote without a change I deletion having been proposed by this thissolon thiscolon to the theIncome theincome solon colon sninn It It \ was \ as his ms amendment aiiiciiu " " " " ' nfome tax bill l tha that t brought about more morethan mor more morethan Income ' discussion But he isbeing isbeing is isberger than a week's weeks Barn BaIre BaIrethose ' by Senator closcly closely pursued being well 1 1up up amongthose a among berger . , who a aamendments also ranks is issleeves those v . withwho with ith amendments upa uph up h then theil sleevesSenator sleeves Senator Ward C Holbrook of , Davis Davismamtains Davismaintains Dayis _ , indivIdualbill individualbill individual maintains mamtains leadership leadcrship as an bill introducer in the senate . . He has ' to his credit now . . Senator Eired Elred ElredM 13 M Royle of Utah county , . J Francis FrancisFowles FrancisFowles FrancisFowles Weberand Weberand Weber of Fowles of Weber , Huggins and Mrs Burton W Musser of SaltLake SaltLake Salt SaltLake Lake are running neck and neck with witheight eight bills sponsored by each MrsFrank MrsFrank Mrs Frank Page Stewart , the other womansenatOl womansenator woman senatoi senatOl senator , , his h1S h'is ' introduced mtrcduced three tl1ree bills billsThe * . . * . . The current legislature is faced wItha with a tremendous task in the consideration considerationand and disposal of nearly 350 measuresalready measures measuresalreadY already introduced . , Including approKi- approKi approxi- approxi approei approximately approKimately - mately 65 bills and resolutions bearing bearingupon bearingupon upon taxation That the total numberi numberoC numberof number of oC proposed |