Show Legislators Legislators' Move Into Home Stretch By fly The Times nd nt Capitol Bureau SALT LAKE LAta crrY Gov Coyl George orge 1 D. D Clyde has signed a 1 abill i bill that withdraws potash land on the Colorado River from gas and oil leases removing obstructions obstructions ob ob- obstructions to the erection of a 23 25 million potash plant InGrand in inGrand inGrand Grand County It was one of ot the first bills signed by the governor during the current legislative session The bill bIU received unanimous sup- sup fort tort in both houses of ot the legislature leg leg- Both Sen Charles A. A Steen R-Moab R and Rep Melvin S. S Dalton DaHon Moab D-Moab hailed the bill bIU billas billas as one that opens the doorway to a great Industrial future for Grand County In other legislative action during the week Sen Steen sponsored t three h r e e legislative shows in support of his liquor- liquor the by bill and another measure he sponsored that would lower Jower the legal age of purchasing cigarettes to 18 Speaking Speaking- on the cigarette bill before the Senate Sen Steen called present legislation unenforceable un enforceable It sets 21 as the legal age for purchasing purchasing ing smokes I come come before you he told the Senate with clean hands hands- no nicotine stains He said he heis heIs heis is a non smoker It is ridiculous that a man can get get drafted at overseas overseas ov ov- shot at come back home to Utah before he is 21 and be labeled a Juvenile delinquent because because because be be- cause he Is caught smoking Sen Steen maintained If smoking is a sin he added added added add add- ed the place to stop it is In Inthe Inthe Inthe the home or In church The Moab senator maintained maintain maintain- ed that since the law Is able it creates disrespect for tor forthe forthe the law His bill went on second readIng reading reading read read- ing Monday by a 8 10 majority with seven seven senators absent at atthe atthe atthe the time of or the vote On Tuesday it was defeated on final reading b by a 14 10 vote thus ending Its chances this ses ses- ses sion slon The the by bill blU was scheduled to come out of ol committee late this week for Senate consideration If It that bill gets Jets though the Senate Rep Dalton said sald he would oppose it He did say that thai it is picking up uA momentum In hi the House more House more than I ex ex- ex Rep Dalton who said he be personally personally personally per per- that people should not smoke stated that he probably would support Sen Steens Steen's measure to reduce the legal smoke age to 18 if It got gotto gotto gotto to the House The law is unenforceable asIt as asit asit it Is he remarked Rep Dalton voted against a abIU abill abill bill bIU that would raise the cost of auto safety Inspections from the present resent 50 cents of 1 U Hn said he thinks the inspection inspection tion stations receive enough adjustments and repairs they money from the present fees make In connection with their Inspections That bill passed the House though Rep Dalton said he would vote against the bill bIU that would abolish trading stamps when hen it came up for debate in hi the House Howe this week I 1 I dont don't like the stamps he said ald but I think the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture would be getting into something where it had no busIness busIness bus bus- Iness mess it if-it t it passed this bill The House followed Daltons Dalton's thinking and killed the measure Tuesday i |