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Show f fJ J mGlSlATURE MURE fG1SATRE [ USET SET FORt FORl FOR FORwes t l WHIRlWIND FINISH FINISHores wes ores of Bills ' Will 'Viii Viii Vill Die at Hands Handsf Hands.it Handsit . ? ; f Sifting Committees in Last'Li Last 'Li Li ' ! / ' : Minute Rush . J - L . | fe ( U . S . , P . A . A . Service ServiceDquids ) qwds-represented qwds represented quids-represented quids - - represented by liquor and andterheld andLterheld anditer ter-held ter held Lter-held Lter , - held the center of the lawmak- lawmak laamak- laamak lawmakstage laamakstage lawmak-K lawmak K - - stage during durmg the sixth sl'ith slith sr'cth srcth ' ' : week of the theJenty 1 [ ! Jenty .nty nty ! . enty first flrst Utah Legislature Legislaturerhe Legislaturerl'he LegislatureThe rhe rl'he rlhe : ' flrst-1be\ flrst 1be flrst1beerages first-beverages first beverages first - - Averages , \ erages of hard andl andmi andtai and ml mi tai hard varieties varleties-held varleties held varieties-held varieties - - held the spotlighti spotlight Ip spotlightIp l ! , the house of representatives representahves foractlcally for foractlcally foractically actlcally actically the entire three day session sessionlast sessionlast sessionlast last week Net re&ult reult re.sult result . & was passaget passage t ( a substantial majority , 41 to 19 , of ofe ofe ofje e e state st stores stares res liquor bill b1l1 , \ with sc'ith scith ' th all allmblance allmblance allnablance mblance of pnvate puvat.e puvate piivate . sales banishedThe banishedThe banished banishedThe The second-aqua second aqua second - aqua pura-\\as pura as pura-was was pura - \ was in m the thea'ehont therefront etront a'ehont aehont < , ' but a brief half hour ThIs ThIsas Thisas Thisks as long enough , however , to pass theg the theBlood g talked-of talked of - - metropolitan water bill billd billid id d thereby enable Governor HenrY . . Blood . to advise the federal recla-iatlon recla iatlon recla- recla reclaatlon reclaiation - - atlon iation bureau of the favorable fa\orable fa orable fatorable \ actionI action i time to save millions m11ll0ns in m govemmen- govemmen governmen- governmen govemmenappropriations governmen-jl governmen jl governmen1 - 1 appropriations for the proposed proposeder proposedwer 'eer eer proposed'eer ' er Creek project The measure em- em emwers emOwers em-bwers em bwers - Owers wers cities clUes to participate particlpate in m water watert1pOrations wateranporations waterMiporations t1pOrations anporations : % and irrigation lrrigation projects- projects projectsr projects - - companion compamon bill blll to two others still sUll indlng 'riding riding ' f&tost ftost rMost indlngrMost 'ridingMost Most & important of senate activIties activitiestiring actlvitieuring L.n1ng Ln1ng activItiesL.n1ng tiring . the week was passage of a bil bill billi i , permit permlt the carrying out of Gover-br Gover br Gover- Gover Goverbr Goverbr - - br Blood Bloods s bond refunding plan underhich under underhleh underhich hleh hich the legislature can raise raise $750 750 $ 000 000It 000t 000i i state revenues during the blenmum biennium bienniumlthout bienniumIthout It tthout lthout levying levymg any additional addltlonal taxes taxeshe taxeshe taxeshe he chief executive suggested that the the000000 r ? 1000 000000 000 bond issue floated in 1933 1933i 3 , refunded so that the initial imtlal pay payent payent ent be not due until 1940 Such ac- ac acon ae ac aeon - . on would 1 lelease elease release three-qual three qual three-quaiters three quaiters three-quarters quarters - ters of a adDion alUlion tWion dDion dollars earmarked for bond re- re remption resmption remption - mption smption and interest payments to the'neral theneral the the"neral the'neral "neral neral 'neral ' " fund fundOf fundOf fundOf Of major import unport in m speeding speedmg up leg leglatlOn leglation leglation latlOn lation was the appointment appomtment in m housead house housead housead ad senate of - so-called so called - - sifting slftmg com corn comlittees corniittees cornilttees littees iittees Senator EIdred Eldred M Royle of oftah oftah oftah tah county heads the tIle upper Ilouse house housemmittee housemmittee > ) ) mmittee of seven and Mrs Reva Revaeck ck cl Bcsone Besone , house Democratic floor floorader floorader floorader ader , the lo\\er lo er lower \ \ \ branch committee ofvehe of ofvehe vehe e1\e e1 e \ These committees commlttees will "lll lll gill " fixlily flX fix flXdIy fixally dIy ally calendars and be lesponsible lesponslble responsible inrge m in mrge inrge rge measure for further legislationA legislation A concerted statewide statewlde movement tonfine to tonfme > ) > nfme nfine taxation taxatlOn to geneial genelal general tax meas measreswith measreswith measres res-with res with - with the junking of many many-specIal many specIal manvjspccialx manyspecIalx - special specialx x measures-gamed measures gamed measures-gained gained measures - - gained decided declded mom momen- momen momenim momen-im momen im en- en enlm - lm im on Capitol Hill HI.l1 HIl1 . as representativesmdustry representativesindustry representatives representativesindustry industry mdustry and busmess-big busmess big business-big business business - - big and andbtledemanded andttledemanded andbtle btle-demanded btle demanded ttle-demanded ttle - - demanded abolition abol1hon of tax meas mess measres messres measres res favoring favormg special spedal specfal groups at thepst the the)5t theist )5t 5t ist ) of others Income , corporationanchise corporation corporationanchlse corporationanchise [ anchlse anchise , sales and gasoline gasollne taxesere taxes taxesere taxesere ere classed as genelalDozons generalDozAns geneial genelal general geneialDoz Dozons DozAns Doz ns of measures introduced mtroduced- mtroduced introduced- mtroduceduchmg introduceduchng - > ) uching uchmg uchng ) practically practical1 every subject subjectlatter subjectLatter subjectatter latter capable of Iegislati legislative leglslatl\ leglslatl leglslatle \ e actlon- actlon action- action actionill actlonm action actionMl - Ml m ill probable probabl probably never see the light llght of oflY ofay ofay lY ay : again agam as far as final fmal voting is lS con- con conrned conrned con-rrned con rrned - > rned Thev They The } \ will 111 die in the siftmg sifting siftingmmittees siftingmunittees > ) mmittees Included \ will gill \ I.ll Ill . be many manyx x bills and resolutions resclutlOns pioposing ploposing proposing statettstitution state state.stitutlOn .stitutlOn stitutlOn pstitution . changes changesTour changesFour Tour "Four Four " senate bills b1lls , one house bill blll andie and and1e andie 1e ie senate joint Jcmt jcint changesI resolution \ were ere pas pasd pasd pasd I d in m the upper house last \ week eek They Theyere Theyere Theyere ere S J R 8 S proposing an amend- amend amendent amendent amend-ent amend ent - ent to the state constitution deleting deletingie deleting1e 1e ie requirement reqUlrement that cities clUes of the first firstad firstad firstnd ad second class have separate school schoollstrIcts schoollstrlcts schoolIstricts lstrIcts lstrlcts , S B 159 , authorizing the 15- 15 15lance is- is isiance is-iance is iance - - lance iance of refunding refundmg bonds "henE'verotter wheneverotter " whenever "henE'ver henEver ' tter otter rates or more convenient convement times timespayment ' offered theAte the the.ate theSate payment are offered-enabllng offered enabllng offered-enabling enabling - - enabling .ate ate Sate . to carry out Governor Bloods Blood Bloodfunding s ' ) sfunding funding -funding - plan , S B 17 , reducing the thegal theigal gal al rate of interest en on loans from 8t6 8 8t6 ) t t6 6 per cent and on contracts from ) to 7 per cent , H B 170 . , permittmg permitting permittmgnanclal permittingnancial permittingnancial nanclal nancial institutions under SupervlSlon supervision supervisionF SupervlSlonr supervisionr r state banking and insurance msurance depart- depart departlEnts departiuints depart-itfnts depart itfnts - lEnts iuints ! to make loans and advanceredit advanceredit advance edit redit in m accordance with wlth the federal federalouslng federalousing federalousing ouslng ousing act , S B 5 revising re\l.smg rel.smg re l.smg lsmg reusing \ . the state atutes .atutes . relating relatmg to political polltlca.l polltlcal . conven-ons conven ons conven- conven convenons convenors - ons ors and primaries primanes , and S B 6 foridding for-kiding for kiding for- for forddIng - ddIng idding any public pubUc officer offieer of state or orKleral orideral orideral Kleral ideral government or employe quail quaIl- - quailring quaIlng quailing . - ing ng ring for elective electh e public pubhc office offlce until untilis untilis untilIs is position has been relinquished and andnbiddlng andarbidding andarbidding n-biddlng n biddlng arbidding - public publlc officers or employes employeservIng employeserving employessrving ervIng as delegates aelegates relegates to political poll.tl.cal polltl.cal polltlcal . . can con canlions contfons conantiona lions lionse tfons tfonse he e 10\\ 10 lower 10er lover \ er house passed three bllls bills blllso1l6 billsolldss billsffToll6ws o1l6 olldss s H B 63 , fixing the numberClears number numberr numberf'cars r f'cars fcars ' " ' cars hauled In a freight frelght train intah intah in intah tah at 70 and 14 for mssenger Ip"tssenger Iptssenger assenger " trains"SB trainsSB trains , , r : i1 coni1 i1bill ' . " B 41 , the statesores state sores stores . liquor lI.quQr lIquQr con conU bill bur " as drafted by the governor governors governorsIttee governorsBnmittee s sltmInittee ltmInittee Ittee of 49 . , with "lth lth " amendments imE iIl im intiding " * " E [ 1ding { ding banishment of all private pnvate sales salesden salesyen den ' ( en in hotels , restaurants restaurant . { ) and clubs clubsnd , d H B 132 , the metropolitan metropoll.tan metropolltan . water watertrictmeasure watertract waterltrlct"measure waterltrlctmeasure | trict-measure trict measure trictmeasurenator tract measure measurenator - " " Senator nator W D Hammond of Moab MoabIted Moabd Moabled Ited d yes on all measures passed bye by bye bye e senate last week v . eek excepting S B BHe BHe , He voted votc.d votcd . no on this bill blll billrepresentative blllepresentative billepresentative representative epresentative Evin Evln Jones of Cleve- Cleve Cleved Cleve-id Cleve id - - d voted yes on on . , , all bills blUs passed in inhouse inhouse inp house during the ipast IP3St past week Rap- Rap Rep- Rep Repntati Rapntath Rep-tentative Rep tentative - - ntath ntati e Birten Allred voted no on ontrain ontrain onft train length lcngth blU b11l bill H B 63 ; : no on onstate onstate onB state stores liquor measure , and andon andon and6 on H B 132 Representative EmU Emil EmUmeter Emilmeter Emilkmmeter meter voted no on the train traingth traingth trainigth gth bill blll , no on the state storesuor stores storesuor storestier uor tier bill , and yes ) } es on H B 132 132Senator 132nator 132nator Senator nator Hammond introduced to twoIs t " 0 o 0Is oIs Is S B _ 208 equalizes equaUus state school schoolport schoolport schoolpport port on a a basis of $70 70 $ per school schoold schoolUd d when districts levy a . tax of of.fmllls ofmills of/mills of mills .fmllls fmllls / . , mills S B 209 places the assess- assess assessnt5 assessnts assess-snts assess snts - - nt5 nts of mines l Ip In i , the hands of the thete theto theitc te to tax commission commfsslon and requires requiresents requireseats requirescessments ents eats at lull full cash valuer value valueVir Vir r Jones Introduced lL H . J . R 22 , by byquest bynest byquest quest nest It requests all governmentalencles governmental governmentalncles governmentalneles ncles neles to cooperate on a measurenparable measure measureparable measureparable parable to H B 121 , a blanket taxbrm tax taxorm taxorm orm act Ir . , Gammeter introduced what is isown Isown Isown own as S a gross sales tax bill . . , ItpO Itposes It ItPoses pO Poses a franchise tax on corpora- corpora corporans corpora-ins corpora ins - - ns according ' . to t.o the volume of busi busi- busl- busl busidone busldone busies - es done in the state |