| Show lite Q A JQ J C Q itol t u i I The twenty first Utah legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture and its doings are now his his- tory Its It's all over over all all but the shouts and murmurs congratulatory and critical of an electorate now analyzing analyzing analyzing an an- results of the tile day 64 session session ses sese sion ended Monday To many citizens the 1935 conclave conclave conclave con con- clave of lawmakers will be entitled to recording in legislative annals as one which accomplished much in hi the way of constructive legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation but more in the way of preventing destructive lawmaking To others others not not so many the many the session will doubtless be classed as a nothing do gathering These These not not so many will many will be composed com composed corn com posed of disgruntled exponents of so-called so class Including including including ing special groups who arc are dissatisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied dis dis- dis- dis satisfied with the failure of lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers to enact statutes favoring them as against other groups A compilation of general sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment seemed to have it th that t the twenty had failed in large degrees to carry out Governor Henry H H. Bloods Blood's plea to not raise ta taxes es and to encourage economy in governmental affairs The tax measures enacted into law weigh largely toward imposing increased burdens upon the ta taxpayers payers while those looking toward relief of the much taxpayers are few and far between That toa too great a measure of re relief relief relief re- re lief was afforded special groups seemed to be the consensus of opinion Excessive appropriations have also been made In many instances in- in instances instances in in- stances say many They point to the relief afforded agriculturists largely at the expense of the small business men feeling that the farmer is no more entitled to this relief than the struggling little fellow in business the industrialist industrial industrial- or the white collar brigade Political experts profess to see in the legislative largess bestowed I I upon the farmer fanner and the lack of like largess to labor a disruption of the much talked of labor farm teacher coalition Labor leaders are now declaring that the bloc movement worked exceedingly well for agriculture but left labor handed empty-handed at the close of the session Labor even talks of a third political party in retraction Abortive efforts to reduce some appropriations fell feU by the wayside As a result a possible deficit may have to be faced wi within n the next two years The representatives failed to heed the governors governor's economy economy economy econ econ- omy pleas by appropriating perhaps perhaps per per- perI I haps more than is in sight from anticipated revenues I IThe The twenty assuredly imposed greater tax burdens upon the people of Uth Uth- Uth through the raise in income taxes increasing insurance premium and inheritance inherit ance taxes and imposing additional city levies Th They y did pave the way for exemption from taxation of ot I homesteads up to 2000 in value but this is two years away with the necessity for raising added revenues yet to be faced if the electors vote to amend the constitution constitution con con- to permit the exemptions exemptions L The highly controversial liquor control problem as anticipated provoked more fervid oratory and ill feeling than all other measures combined excepting perhaps the income tax bills bUls As it stood stood after after hours of battling battling battling bat bat- between the for the the by-the- drink senate and the state store sale only house Utah house Utah will have liquor control along practically the same lines as the state of Wash Wash- ington Sales will be restricted to state operated stores only with no sales by the One will be permitted to drink only at home State stores may be operated In I any city or town or town or community community- inasmuch as the local option clause was deleted Persons buying buying buying buy buy- ing hard liquor from a state store will wUl do so by securing a permit lasting one year Sales will be kept secret Liquor will be available available available avail avail- able in bottles only A commission of three appointed appoint appoint- ed by the governor will be In command command command com com- mand of liquor control The commission commission com com- mission may borrow up to to buy liquor supplies Profits from operation of stores will go to the general fund with borrowed from that fund for Immediate immediate immediate Im im- mediate operations Beer will besold be besold besold I sold at the state stores in bottles of 64 ounces Advertising in newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- I papers of light beer is permitted The senate originally strongly in favor of licensing hotels restaurants restaurants restaurants res res- and clubs to sell the by-the- drink was forced to recede from its its position after the house had shown clearly that there would be beno beno no liquor control bill enacted unless unless unless un un- less it had its way concerning a straight state store plan Every vote showed the lower branch adamant adamant adamant ada ada- mant in its stand for the committee commit commit- tee of 49 measures as amended amender by it to exclude all private sales Proponents of private sales declared passage of ot the straight state store plan meant continuation continua continua- tion of bootlegging and placing of the state in the liquor business Opponents held the plan as adopted adopted adopted ted represented the sentiments of ofa ofa ofa a major portion of the state and people and that if found unworkable unworkable unworkable able could be changed by the next legislature That the failure of the federal i government through the national i congress to set up a program of social welfare was l largely ible for the failure of the legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture to enact a more diversified and efficient program of social socia relief was in evidence more and more as the session neared its close But the lawmakers did accomplish accomplish pUsh much in the establishment of a state department of ot public welfare with wide powers to administer administer ad ad- minister relief and cooperate with any federal program that may be adopted by the current congress The department will be administered administered adminis adminis- by a a. supervising board of six members to be appointed by bythe bythe bythe the governor Other social welfare measures enacted enables cities and towns of the state to qualify for PW A funds to participate in any na na- na- na na- na i nao program o am of une unemployment Insurance and to establish self- self help cooperative associations for assistance of the unemployed Old age pensions were much talked about but little of real value accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- along this line altho Utah will be In a position to cooperate cooperate co co- co operate with federal plans In this direction While advocates of this or thain that tha in liquor control how control how to buy hard stu stuff and how to drink It later later later- were much much distressed distressed according o otheir their views proponents of better water supplies had their way in every piece of ot legislation anent aqua pura proposed Thanks to Governor Henry H H. Blood and the of lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers Utah's water problems may be well wellon on the way toward solution solution- with the Deer Creek- Creek Utah Lake project among others practically assured thru the enactment enactment enactment en en- of water project measures measures measures meas meas- ures in rapid fire and comparatively comparatively comparatively easy fashion And this this say say state authorities is of even greater and more widespread import than liquor It may save the state from future and thereby result in more far reaching good than any liquor control solution But water Is a prosaic subject subject- only to the forefront during the hot summer months while months while liquor is debatable any place and anywhere any any- where Other matters which have needed needed needed need need- ed clarifying for many months are those having to do with banking and finance including building anc and loan associations an and benevolent Likewise judicial procedure pro pro- pro pro-I especially with reference i to criminal nal trials has been a athorn athorn thorn in the legal side I i The current went legislature legislature went far farIn farin In doing a good job of clarifying with reference to these questions They passed 18 bills clarifying banking practice and permitting financial Institutions to participate in federal banking programs and regulating the building and loan organizations As a result banking and general genera financial operations will be on a sounder basis in the Beehive state than heretofore Liquidations wilbe will wil willbe willbe be e expedited advantages of participation participation participation par par- in the federal housing act gained and monopolies in auto financing prevented Along the line of finances and Important to many is the reduction reduction reduction tion In interest rates from 8 to 6 per cent with a 4 per cent charge on auto and like contracts The threatened regulation o of public utilities simmered down to the passage of bu but three of th the Lamoreaux bills and one senate senat measure The former have to d do with support of the public service commission forbidding merger o of public utilities without the commissions commission's commissiong commissions commission's com com- missions mission's approval and okaying o of dividends by the commission The senate bill divested of its sharper teeth provides that public pub pub- lie lic utilities be taxed on the has basis of tangible property on which they are entitled to earn a fair fai return Another senate bi bill reorganizes reorganizes the present commission on a three man basis But legislators refused to adopt any widespread curtailment o of present utility activities largely on the theory that objective regulation reg reg regulation would result in heavy losses loss loss- es to Utah stockholders in util util- Nine measures favoring farmers tanners and agriculture left the soil tillers In good humor as the session closed Farm bureau leaders expressed themselves as well with lawmaking results pointing to new laws favorable to agriculturists as enacting practically everything everything everything every every- thing at least in large Jarge degree that they favored in pre session demands The farm leaders also declared themselves satisfied with the new income tax ta measures In this they were unlike the major portion of the c populace as evidenced evidenced- in legislative legislative legislative legis legis- corridor gossip from s S cor Sec 33 both in T. T 5 S. S R. R 5 W. W U. U S. S B. B M. M 3 S. S 9 deg 52 min W. W ft to from W cor Sec 11 T. T 5 S. S R. R 4 W. W U. U S. S B. B M. M and 4 N. N 29 deg 3 min mm W. W 1557 ft from S 4 S cor said Sec 11 The water will be used as a supplemental supplemental supplemental supple supple- mental supply to Irrigate 2060 acres of ot land embraced in inNE SW SW NE NE S Si S NW NW NW 4 NW NW SW Sec 12 N SWA SE SE SW Sec 11 T. T 5 S S. S R. R 4 W. W NE NE N NE NEB SW SW Sec 13 SE V S W W SE SE NEI SEi SE SE NE NEVi NEJA Sec 33 NW NW SW S Sj S NW NW NE V N Sec 34 T. T 5 S. S It R 3 5 W. W U U. U S S. S B. B M M. This application is designated in the State Engineers Engineer's Office as File No All protests against the grantinG granting granting grant grant- ing of said application stating the reasons shall be submitted submitted submitted sub sub- in affidavit form and in duplicate accompanied by a a. fee tee of or and filed in this office within 30 days after ater the completion comple comple- tion of tho the publication of this notice no no- tice T T. T H H. HUMPHERYS State Engineer Date of first publication March 22 1935 Date of or last publication April 19 1935 |
