Show Homestead Exemption Passes Upper House Measure l Exempting Homes Homesteads and Personal Prop Property up to 2000 2000 Sent to House of Representatives CHILD LABOR BILL LOSES PASSES IN HOUSE VOTE Little time was spent by the Utah State senate Wednesday in tn approving the proposal of Ira A. A Higgins and J J. J Francis Fowles that the eople cople of the state should be asked to approve a constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment which would permit the legislature to exempt from taxation homes and homesteads homesteads homesteads home home- up to 2000 of their value and personal property up to of ot its value The proposal was sent to the house of representatives tives by a senate Benat vote of 19 ayes with th four absent In the house meanwhile the child labor resolution was passed by a 31 to 29 vote after having been rejected on Monday by the same majority It will again come up for consideration on motion motion motion mo mo- tion of Representative Grant Gran MacFarlane MacFarlane MacFarlane Mac- Mac Farlane if he is successful In getting getting getting get get- ting the rules suspended to allow Its second reconsideration Mitchell Changes Vote Voto I Daniel F F. Mitchell of Duchesne I county and Will Vill R. R Holmes of BoxElder BoxElder Box BoxElder Elder county were the two representatives representatives representatives who changed their votes In favor of the resolution between I Mondays Monday's and Wednesdays Wednesday's voting voting vot vot- ing explaining that they had great confidence in President Roosevelt and had decided to support support support sup sup- port him on tills this question n By U. U S. S P. P A A. A Service Confronted with nearly proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed laws the twenty first session session session ses ses- sion of r the state legislature is isnow now now now-in in its third week of deliberation down down to brass tacks inthe In Inthe inthe the consideration of legislation vitally affecting every man woman woman wo wo- wo man and child chUd in Utah The 83 legislators traveling legislators traveling full tull steam ahead have ahead have before them for tOr adoption or rejection measures affecting the pocketbooks pocketbooks pocketbooks pocket- pocket I books of the citizenry in some Borne I thirty odd taxation bills the control control control con con- of liquor sales machinery machiner the financing and management of schools and educational funds labor la labor labor la- la bor and working conditions safety safety safety ety on the public highways court procedure and many miscellaneous proposals reaching into practically practical practical- ly every realm of public corporate corporate corporate corpor corpor- ate and individual endeavor Taxation measures now ready for consideration In addition to the I proposed increases In corporation franchise and income taxes and exemption from taxation of homesteads homesteads homesteads home home- up to 2000 include a contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- increase of the state sales tax from two to three per percent percent percent cent several constitutional amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments and bills providing for the distribution of taxes Many Man Tax Changes Change Constitutional amendments proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by T. T W W. W Jensen Sanpete county representative would give future legislatures practically unlimited unlimited unlimited un un- limited power in fixing the states state's taxation system through classification classification cation of ot tangible property for assessment purposes They have havethe tho the backing of or farm labor and educational groups The last named named named nam nam- ed favor them because they ra raise the aggregate of or state school funds Legislators generally deem it a practical certainty that several important important im im- tax raising measures will become becom laws after minor changes are arc effected unless a a. concerted and powerful attack is made by bythe bythe bythe the public at large Four Liquor Control Bills A tax reduction measure held likely to be passed is the homestead homestead home home- stead exemption bill Owners of or certain tax delinquent properties were cheered la last it week by the tho speedy passage In both houses of ot ofa ofa ota a bill cx extending the period for redemption redemption redemption re re- re- re from Januar January 1 1935 to April 1 I 1935 It was the second Continued on Page Pago I f Homestead Exemption Passes Upper House Hous continued from page 1 measure enacted into law The Th bill hili appropriating for legislative leg leg- expenses was the first Three liquor control bills ar arnow are arenow arenow now ready for the consideration th Lamoreaux bill blU which is the Committee Committee Com Corn of 49 draft with changes change and deletions made by the author the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Com Corn merce bill providing for the private private vate sales under license and th the original and unchanged committee committe bill A fourth liquor bill is promised by Representative Will Vill R. R Holmes Holme of Box Elder county It is to b be offered as a compromise measure I in the hope of avoiding a deadlock deadlock deadlock dead dead- lock on liquor legislation by consolidating consolidating consolidating con con- opposition forces b by providing for state supervision over wholesale distribution with wit private sales permitted under li li- li cense Home owners th the smaller industries industries in in- and small businesses beI began began be be- I gan this week to show a keen Interest in interest interest in- in terest and to voice decided tion to the proposed amendments to the state industrial act as embodied embodied em- em bodied in the Child bill bill H. H. H B. B No 4 when 4 when it became known that tha they would make it dangerous fo foa for fora a householder even to deal with wit small employers or individuals Oppose Gas Tax Split Opponents of th the bill pointed out that one section in effect creates ere cre- ates a lien and preference for compensation awards ahead of cv cv- except taxes making i it difficult if not impossible to borrow borrow borrow bor bor- row money on real property because because because be be- cause of a lien holding preference over existing mortgages or outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing bonds Awards on single single single sin sin- gle compensations might reach as high as it was explained Many other objectionable features of the proposed amendments were made plain Much 1 opposition also developed I to enactment into law of the measure measure measure mea mea- sure proposing that 10 per cent of the revenue from gasoline taxes be used for city streets It was argued by many that diversion of the tax monies monie would lead to abuses abuses abuses ab ab- ab- ab uses disadvantageous to small cities cities cities cit cit- cit cit- ies all ail town and perhaps act against the general public welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare in improper diversions else else- where Labor scored its first victory Inthe in inthe inthe the lower house through the quick passage of f the Peterson bill limiting limiting lim Urn hours of underground work in mines to eight hours The measure passed vi with th only one negatIve negative negative neg neg- vote despite strong supported support support- ed opposition of mine operators and owners Another measure strongly supported by labor the labor the senate resolution providing ing for Utah ratification of the federal child labor cons constitutional amendment amend amend- ment met mont met with a setback in the house when a motion to suspend the rules for an immediate vote was lost by a vote of 17 to 40 Senator Calder Active The Huggins bill clarifying the law with reference to the time in which a creditor may begin an I action in court was passed in th the senate by a unanimous vote an anis and andis andis is now before the house The Uintah County senator Hyrum Hyrum Hyrum Hy Hy- rum B. B Calder was last las week in the introduction of bills being responsible for four mea mea- His S. S B. B 20 provides fo for forthe forthe the appropriation of 1000 1000 for th the conduct of the Uintah Basin IndustrIal Industrial Industrial In In- convention as mentioned heretofore in these columns Another bill by Mr Calder prescribes prescribes prescribes pre pre- scribes specifications for motor moto fuels and provides for their Inspection in inspection inspection in- in and administration o othe of the act act- The third intro Calder bill relates to excise taxes on motor fuels and distribution o of gasoline tax receipts the latter phase carrying with it the much much- discussed allotment of ten per percent percent percent cent of the gas tax revenue for city streets The fourth bill by bythe bythe bythe the Uintah county solon relates to the powers and duties of the state road commission It enlarges enlarges enlarges enlar enlar- I the duties of the commission to permit cooperation with cities and towns gives highway patrolmen patrol patrol- police police pol pol- men certain duties of regular ice and gives the road commission commission commis commis- sion slon supervision over plants shrub shrubbery shrubbery bery bery etc alongside public roads Favors Child Amen Amendment Senator Calder Galder registered affirmative affirmative affirmative af af- af- af votes on the senate joint resolution in which Utah ratifies the f federal deral constitutional amend amendA ment relative to child labor the house bill that extended the time for redemption of certain tax tax-de taxes faxes and the senate bill relative to the time actions Incourt Incourt in incourt court may be begun by a creditor Senator Calder late in the week introduced S. S B. B 78 which provides provides provides pro pro- vides for revision of the statutes relative to tax for school equalIzation equalization purposes and levies for district district district dis dis- dis- dis school and equalization pur pur- poses He introduced this bill by request Representative Daniel F. F Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell Mit Mit- chell of Roosevelt voted no on a motion to suspend the rules for immediate balloting on the child labor resolution He Pie voted yes on the bill extending the time for I redemption of certain tax delin |