Show Utah Grapples With Big Governmental Reorganization Issues BY fly C. C SHARP HARP H RI The special l session lon of or the ther r Legislature gl which opened May 1 bas has taken take a strong show m me attitude le refus' refus Ing to be stampeded Into rJ r PI any bill or 01 group of bills bill Evident at the close sc of Jf the first t week was wai n a move to await Gov Calvin L. L n Rampton's Rampton's Ramp Ramp- mp tons ton's signature on bills to Strengthen the I. I Legislature turc before enacting bills bUts to give givet t the he governor more mor p power wf r. A single Ingle bill was signed Into law by Gov Rampton J May 20 at noon as both houses re recessed es td until Tuesday Tuesday Tues day at 2 pm p.m. The lawmakers lawmakers ers took Monday off oft to at attend attend at at- tend their the home district mass meetings If It the session does not adjourn before Memorial Day It I Is certain that the thele le legislators will take a second second second sec sec- ond long weekend until May 31 a Tuesday Bills fills not crystal clear and I fully lully j justified are re due for forthe forthe forthe the axe this session Sill sm which was signed into law aw M May y 20 will create reate a jol joint t b budget and audit committee committee com com- to serve as a q watchdog watchdog watchdog watch watch- dog over legislative The joint committee is to tobe tobe toe be e composed of tour lour members members' members members' mem- mem bers' bers ers from each of the Senate Senate senate Sen Sen- ate and the House with membership divided equally I between the two political parties This committee Is authorized authorized author author- author I to hire hire lre a a. a legislative auditor and a legislative An Analyst an n to probe deeply Into budget n needs Cds and to make sure ure money Is spent as 81 In Intended In n tended by the lawmakers The House after listen listen- l Ing IlIg ig Thursday y t to Impassion Impassioned ed cd pleas from elective officer of of- other than the GoVernor Governor GoVernor Gov for tor retention of the hoard Board of Examiners voted 52 16 tor for 1 l 1 to abolish the Board Bord of of Examiners But the Senate as as part o 0 ot its its' unannounced pr program gram to await action by the governor governor governor gover gover- nor on bills to strengthen the lawmakIng body first postponed any action o on this bill Friday If It the Senate passes later tater and It probably will this will place the Issue before before belore be be- fore lore the Voters oters next Nov Nov- ember T They ey will vote for or against a a 11 proposed constitutional constitutional amendment to abolish abolish ab olish the Board of ers The governor would ta take e over powers to o approve and examine claims against the state and to authorize out of state travel He Ile would delegate much of this au au- au- au Among the them most st er er critics critics' of ot Hoover recommendations recommendations recommendations for simplifying and streamlining the executive executive tive arm of state government govern mont ment are Rep Franklin W. W Gunnell R Logan R-Logan minority leader and Sen Frank M. M Browning D Ogden Other R Republican legislators legislators legisla legisla- a- a tors are taking a watchful waiting attitude They The want to make sure that their party party par par- ty wilt wll be In a n favorable position next year ear any reorganization effected They are ate optimistic that the next legislature to be erected to In November will vIII be bl controlled by the GOP OP Speaking of control ol of the Legislature LE severa several nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- partisan observers have tallied tallied tal tat lied up pos possible ble winners winners of ol II Senate seats next fall and com come up with the astonishing astonish ing prediction of 14 Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- and 14 Republicans This would not be In 1951 the House of Representatives had 30 Republicans and 30 Democrats Demo Perno Under a compromise Rep Clifton M M. err Republican was seat seated d as House speaker and Rep WI William am G G. Larson Democrat now a member of the Salt Lake Lak County commission com cern commission mission was given the tl title le leof of assistant speaker Some of or the key chairmanships went to Democrats as part of the deal Lewis H. H Lloyd Legislative LegIslative Legisla LegIsla- tive Council director explains explains ex ex- ex- ex plains that in drafting the new apportionment of the Senate an odd number of ef Senators would have been preferred to avoid p possibility ity of a tie vote Ho However ev r. r arithmetic did not permit dividing the se seats ts to allow allowan an odd number numb r he said 0 Meantime the U. U S S. S Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- Su- Su preme Court I is considering |