Show i Potash Land Legislation Sails Through trough Senate Senat 1 Faces House T T-l Capitol Capital Bureau i Grand County's bill that would r prohibit further oil on leasing onn on potash lands cleared the Utah State Senate this week and headed headed head head- ed for an apparently unobstructed ruc- ruc ted Journey through the ithe House Sen Charles Steen R R-Moab In noting that the bill went through the Senate without a a dissenting vote said Governor Clyde would 10 look favorably on the tho bill if It it received House pas plU sage Rep Melvin S S. S. S Dal Dalton ton CD- CD D- D Moab predicted passage of the bill in the House after it went to that body's State and Federal f Affairs committee He lie Js is a member member member mem mem- ber of e. e Sen Steen said the bills bill's enactment enactment enactment en en- would open the door to construction of the 25 million Texas Gulf Sulphur Co plant InGrand in inGrand inGrand Grand County and a a 6 million rail facility Attention of ot the legislature centered on a House education bill bUl that would provide a more than 10 million increase for the Uniform School Fund durin during the next hext biennium In contrast to the bill was wu a statement by Gov George D D. Clyde calling for a smaller Increase in increase In In- crease for the fund fund- fund about bout annually annually that that would came from an underestimation of liquor liquor liquor revenue The governors governor's proposal would provide a total yearly increase of per pupil In Grand County County Coun Coun- ty according to an analysis made by bythe the Utah Coordinating O Council Coon Coun un- un cil CU on Education An additional 2608 per pu pupil pupil pu pu- pil pu or about 14 cents per school day Is needed to take Utah to the Mountain States average the analysis said Applauding the governors governor's pro pro- Sen Steen called it ita a reaffirmation re re- affirmation on his original budget budget budget bud bud- get position and that since the additional money is available I 1 will wUl be glad to vote fo for It It Rep Dalton predicted that the governors governor's proposal woul would l call caU for a tax increase unless a new nesy f tax source is found Sen Steen whose lIquor by the-drink the received a public hearing hearIng hearing hear hear- ing Wednesday reminded teachers teachers teach teach- ers that profits on liquor and cigarette taxes pay for the bulk of Utah's school lunch program He ne noted that liquor profits are earmarked for the Uniform School Fund He lie promised extensive televisIon television television ion and radio appearances in support support support sup sup- port of ot the bill Idaho which in recent years initiated sales of ot the liquor drink did so with no additional problems Sen Steen observed Rep Dalton said said saida a mental health bill bUl that would provide funds for county clinics climes could start state support rt for the Grand County mental health program now supported by school board and county funds The Grand County represents representative tive in a House floor speech In support of car assessment equal attacked statements th that t passage of ot the bill would hurt the poor farmer fanner All Ail I hear said sald Rep Dalton is statements about the poor farmer fanner lie He drives just as big a aas aas aas as I do and he lives JIves In just justas as big a home horne The farmer fanner can cover up taxes that the city laborer laborer laborer lab lab- cant can't and because he grows his own food tood the tanner farmer isn't subject to some of the city dwellers dwellers dweller's lers ler's high costs Rep Dalton tat stat tat ed T The bill however was defeat ed |