Show Legislature Completes Work Of 1935 Session Lawmakers Of T This is District Aid In Putting Many 1 New v Laws On Books Taxation represented in hiS 15 measures resulting in major degree degree de de- de gree to material increases in ta tax tax- es Social Welfare embodied in 15 measures a majority of which set up facilities for participation by Utah in national social welfare programs Liquor Control represented in ina ina ina a straight state store plan for liquor liquor liquor control with no private sales The Utah legislature adjourned adjourned adjourned ad ad- Monday with ith these results paramount in connection with the three major issues that have hela held the attention of lawmakers to a large extent during the thc past two months Adjournment came only after alter hectic hours of embittered battling between house and sen sen- ate Education water projects banking banking banking bank bank- ing and financial matters public utilities traffic and highways high departments departments departments de de- de- de and institutions of the the state and court procedure were affected affected affected af af- by 85 varied measures enacted enacted enacted en en- acted into law Nine bills had to todo todo todo do with agriculture farm relief Another six sL pertained to department department department depart depart- ment and institutional affairs and six to appropriations for their maintenance and other state ex ex- Five had to do with tho the state te land board and two to regulation of professions Twentynine Twentynine Twenty Twenty- nine were of a miscellaneous na na- ture All told bills resolutions and memorials were passed by both legislative houses Thirty Thirty- nine were killed in both branches and in conference committees 40 were withdrawn 1 and 17 tabled A. A A total of measures were left in sifting committees not committees not acted up up- on The grand total of measures introduced was New laws raising taxes will will Include include In in- clude elude individual and corporation income taxes additional city levies levies lev lev- ies insurance premium and inheritance inheritance in in- taxes Those affording some small measure of ot relief relict from tax taC burdens were largely In the e nature of time ext extensions for re re- re Included in hi the relief category comes the resolution proposing that the state constitution constitution tion be changed to permit exemption tion from ta taxation of ot homesteads up to 2000 in value This cannot cannot can can- not become operative until 1937 1937 depending upon approval by the electors in 1936 Embattled l legislators in last last- ditch tactics finally adopted a liquor liquor control plan It provides for straight state store operation Under un Un- under der del commission control without any provision for the drink sales anywhere anytime any any- place The senate was forced forced forced-af- al alter ter many hours of ot bickering bickering- to recede from its stand for the by drink sales sacs Social welfare legislation was represented in passage of or the senate sen ate resolution enabling Utah to ratify the proposed child labor law amendment to the federal constitution constitution extension of the state recovery recovery re re- covery act two years extension and betterment of the teachers teacher's retirement system creation of an unemployment Insurance reserve fund department establishment of or self-help self cooperative board and provisions to enable the state to participate in any federal social welfare program finally adopted by congress Water Vater projects fared will in the passage of measures that will enable enable en en- able the state to cooperate with the national government In proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed reclamation projects and In Inthe Inthe inthe the clarifying of the underground waters situation and the like Traffic measures increase the auto sp speed ed limit to 50 miles per hour fix the auto lI license ense fee at 5 5 for all cars under pounds in weight and drivers driver's licenses at 25 cents fix ft a ton-mile ton tax for common contract and private carriers carriers car car- and regulate them A highway highway highway high high- way act adds miles mUes to the tho thoI I states state's road system Edu Education tIon was was given attention in measures having to do with appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap instead of election of the state superintendent of public Instruction election of a state board of education manner of ot el electing electing electing el- el district trustees text books and other of more or less importance Public utilities are to be regulated regulated regulated regu regu- In greater degree than thon heretofore heretofore here here- te fore to-fore but not to the extent proposed proposed pro pro- posed by everal ever lawmakers In voting on controversial measures measures meas meas- ures in the senate last week Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Hyrum B. B Calder voted yes Ye on including sales by the drink inthe In Inthe inthe the liquor control bill and no on the state warehouse plan He voted voted vot lot ed yes on final passage of ot the straight state stores plan He voted voted vot lot ed no on consideration of ot H. H B B. B 63 limiting the length of trains H. H B. B 77 taxing and regulating truck carriers H. H B. B giving cities and towns the right to acquire own and operate electric light and power plants and on H. H B B. B 4 i in increasing increasing in in- creasing workmen's compensation tion benefits ts Representative Daniel F. F Mitchell Mitchell Mit Mit- chell chen of oC Duchesne county voted yes on H. H J J. J R. R 19 Increasing the pay of f legislators from 4 to 8 8 per day H H. H B. B the appropriations appropriations appropriations and S. S B. B 72 eliminating discounts on prepaid taxes He voted no on H. H B. B levying a 1 per cent tax on gross sales of t corporations corporations cor cor- firms etc and on H. H R R. R 2 providing for the Ule Impeachment impeachment impeach Impeach- ment of ot Secretary of ot State Well Well- ing ng He was wag absent and not voting vot- vot ing ng on H. H B. B 41 the liquor control bill Ml and S S. S B B. B 17 Ii de decreasing tho the Interest rates on loans and con con- tracts Representative George voted yes on H. H B. B 41 and S. S S B. B 3 17 IT and no on H. H J. J R. R 19 H. H B D. D 3 S B B. B 72 and H. H R. R 2 2 |