Show State Legislature Will 1 f Convene Next Mon ToI To I Consider Many Issues D Democrats will ill Have Ov Overwhelming Majority In t. Both Branches of of Legislative Body r t a i SENATOR MAW HAS 1 BEST CHANCES AS f SPEAKER OF FLOOR 1 r Salt Lake Cit J Jan n. n 7 UP UP- UP Utah's preponderantly Democratic t state legislature convenes Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- for session to day a promising last three months Never before has a more diversified agenda ir pack packed with controversial proposals propos propos- als b been n in prospect for th the lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers of capitol hill A glance at th the official roster prep prepared red by former Secretary tary Milton H H. Welling VeIling serves to emphasize emphasize em em- th the importance of a pre- pre f. f session caucus called for Saturday by Calvin W. W Rawlins Democratic state chairman The roster shows that of 83 five Republicans Republic Republic- legislators only are ans will be Wil William am H H. Griffin Jr from Cache r County the G G. G O. O Ps P.'s only representative representative in the senate in the minority in the House Republican views will be championed by Lawrence B. B Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of Rich County Milton Twitchell Twitchell Twit- Twit chell shell of Garfield County Hoyt Hoytt t Chamberlain of Kane County and i i q Leland V. W. Redd of San Juan Juani County f. f I Thus with the field all theirs i 1 Democrats should have smooth i I l soiling sailing Whether they will split 1 Int into bitter bitter factions or pro progress ress in a spirit t of complete ha harmony ony may maybe ay I n lie be indicated at the Saturday y cancas caucus cau- cau can cau t cus cas called to choose officers of if th the two chambers F. F Apparently pp far out in front for fori i f. f reelection as speaker l er of the house i is Walter Walter Valter K Granger of Iron county county county- The senate senate situation presents resents a I r different picture however Although Herbert B. B Maw president of the 1935 session api appears appears ap ap- i pears a vital certainty to occupy the presidents president's chair again a party split may see either Ira A. A I Huggins Huggins of Ogden or Ward Yard C. C CI Holbrook of Davis County succeed I Maw i i ii i Conceivable but highly improbable t able is the possibility that dissension dissen- dissen f sion riot in the Democratic caucus a might create one of the most paradoxical paradoxical par par- 5 situations imaginable This would leave Cache County's lone Republican senator with the vote to d decide clde the race for the presidency Such a voting tangle necessarily ly would be based on a great re recession recession recession re- re cession of Maw strength currently indicated and sharp advances by Holbrook and Huggins bringing about a way three-way split More likely than this however if Maw d does docs cs not breeze in as anticipated Continued on Page 8 State Legislature Will Vill Convene Next Nett Mon to Consider Many Issues Continued From Page 1 is to the possibility that Holbrook may muster sufficient backing to to provide his faction a balance of power With the revenue and taxation problem obviously the m most st acute issue awaiting legislative action Governor Henry H. H Blood indicated ed i in his inaugural address Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day that his second administration tion will foll follow w along the pay as you go line of his first The governor warned the pubis pubic pub puL ic is not to expect government services services services ser ser- vices for tor which they will not willingly willingly willingly will will- pay Whether this c constitutes a red light for l legislators with new tax measures for legislative hoppers o or mild opposition to some of the ambitious programs which will be discussed after the session opens may be more clearly outlined in inthe inthe inthe the Governors Governor's address to the combined combined combined com com- houses For constituents believing di direct direct direel di- di reel primary legislation will straddle strad strad- straddle strad-I strad dle dIe the fence by embodying both direct ballots and the present party convention system Senator Maw had a reassuring word this week Su Such h reports he said are false With half a do dozen en types of primary balloting under consideration however the issue is certain to bring forth considerable discussion discussion discus discus- sion slon if not heated controversy Economic opportunities in Utah must be Improved immediately to prevent heavy migration of the states state's youth to more fertile fertile fields the state committee of nine contends in its most recent re re- re port Corporate expansion new industries industries in- in and similar progress must be encouraged to check this tendency the committee proposed propos propos- ed even if drastic tax adjustments are necessary to bring about the change The r report port said jobs ar are ara needed to provide work for em em- pres presently idle idle- while another another another an an- other new jobs are necessary necessary necessary sary to meet the natural increase in the annual demand for work |