| Show r I I II IIa a lite Q J j e Finis will soon be in scribed on the books bools of the twenty-first twenty Utah I legislature and with it in the black a record of per cent a ac- ac as far as the efforts of Governor Henry H H. Blood to procure legislation advantageous to the well-being well of all Utah is concerned The current session may may may- inthe In Inthe the minds of some folks foUtS be in the red on the major legislation ledgers ledgers led led- gers with many expectations in inthe inthe the thc way of worthwhile lawmaking unrealized But it is certain certain- in inthe inthe the minds of most people that people that a abig abig abig big bulk of whatever has been done for the betterment of state and citizenry is due to the urging of the chief executive and his popularity popularity popularity larity and the confidence re reposed reposed reposed re- re posed in him Whatever the governor has urged urged ed d in the way of legislation thru special appeals to the lawmakers has aas been or will be enacted before the session closes this week As a result it will be possible for forthe forthe forthe the state to proceed with highly valuable water projects including including including ing the Deer Creek- Creek Utah lake Inke project and to retain large appropriations heretofore made by the federal to put the banks of the state in line with the new federal banking program to participate in vast public works projects and in the contemplated federal social relief activities and to protect clients of building and loan associations o t The much heralded farm labor- labor school teacher bloc Had apparently apparent apparent- ly 1 encountered rough going with going with the thc teachers sitting in the rumble seat seat seat-as as the ship of state represented represented represented by the legislative flivver neared its final destination Whatever the rough going may maybe maybe maybe be or what may have caused the bad roads is a matter of conjecture conjecture conjecture ture but to the teachers it appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap as though all the legislative legislative legislative legis legis- breaks were in favor of their brothers and sisters in the coalition They envisioned the final final final fin fin- al score on the lawmaking scoreboard scoreboard scoreboard score- score board as plenty for farm fann and la labor labor labor la- la bor with a zero chalked up for themselves The agriculturists and laborites have won practically every point contended for since the session That is they have won inthe in inthe inthe the lower house The senate is another another another an an- other story But the teachers they have yet to have a single one of their favored red measures acted upon The to te teachers teachers' chers' chers pension bill is isnow isnow isnow now near the bottom of a mile- mile long house calendar where it reposes reposes reposes re re- re- re poses as class legislation The same untoward fate has been the lot of H. H B B. B providing providing providing provid provid- ing for establishment of the Utah State Teachers' Teachers Retirement and Disability Benefit association It too has been listed as class legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation by the house sifting com coin Another teachers' teachers bill that securing tenure for them in their positions is yet to be heard from On the other hand the lower branch has approved app ten bills each for the th the farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers and labor Other labor measures measures measures meas meas- ures are well up on the house calendar cal cal- Farm legislation appears to tobe tobe tobe be fairly well cleaned up in the house but has still a hard row to hoe n the senate The same applies applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies to labor bills in the upper house Teachers' Teachers with a net income of 1000 will pay a tax tn of 4 under the new income tn tax measure as against 1 under the present law Present exemptions of 1000 for fora a single person 2000 for a marrIed married married mar mar- ried person and for each dependent dependent dependent de de- de- de pendent are arc reduced to 1200 and 3 O respectively The new rates are graduated from 1 per cent on the first 1000 of taxable taxable taxable tax tax- able income to 5 per cent on the fifth 1000 and all income in excess excess excess ex ex- cess of that amount President Herbert B B. B Maw of the senate helped to make possible possible possible ble the new income tax law by ruling that the conference committee committee committee com com- which agreed to eliminate property tax offsets raise rates and reduce exemptions had acted within its rights by raising rates and lowering He was sustained on his ruling in the senate by a narrow margin of two votes Utah will spend a total of 5 from the general fund for governmental purposes state institution maintenance and other purposes during the 37 1935 biennium biennium biennium bi- bi if appropriation bills submitted submitted submitted sub sub- Saturday are enacted into law The total appropriation tion exceeds by the suggested budget budget budget bud bud- get of Governor Blood under his bond refunding plans but despite I the increase the joint house and senate appropriations committee followed the Ule chief executives executive's suggestions suggestions suggestions sug sug- generally A few minor changes were made and several new items added Legislators began earning their 4 per diem stipend in truly arduous arduous arduous ous fashion during the fag end of last week when day all-day and part i of the night sessions were held Just to show what really could be accomplished in hi tl the e way of law lawmaking lawmaking making malting when the they settled down in deadly earnest the senate and representatives on Saturday alone disposed of 36 measures desp despite e lengthy arguments and debates anent the direct primary and trucking bills The week was productive productive productive pro pro- of house and senate- senate passed measures many more than were passed during the entire seven weeks Day and night sessions beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning at 9 a. a m m. m were to be in order order order or or- der from Monday until the close close close- officially set for Thursday But in all likelihood the session will continue continue continue con con- until Saturday with the sixtieth and last day extended by bythe bythe bythe the time honored method of stopping stopping stopping stop stop- ping the clock Thursday night But say the legislators no matter how long or how hard Ule they may work there is no chance of many of the nearly measures introduced ever coming upon the floor of either house ouse They will pass into oblivion via the sifting committees if they ever leave the regular standing committees All public officials will be nominated nominated nominated nom nom- by direct primaries instead of by conventions if the upper house follows the example of the lower house by passing the direct primary bill Odds however are that the measure will vill never leave the senate senate senate sen sen- ate sifting committee Other bills passed by the tile lower branch that will vill probably never emerge to be battled over on the senate floor include the 7 hour day for miners and smelter workers the Great Basin act the bill limiting the power of the governor in calling out the militia and the miners' miners examining boards bill Measures deemed likely to consume consume consume con con- sume much senatorial time include that changing the present workmen's workmen's workmen's work work- mens men's compensation laws the 8 S public utility control bills passed by the house the train length bill billand billand billand and the produce dealers' dealers license bill |
