Show I t. t 1 I. I a JJ the Q ito I i I r r t r l' l j The fate of revenue expending I measures to be advocated in the current session of the Utah state legislature apparently rests with the final mal make up up e-up of the tho committee committee committee com of nine tax program bill introduced by Senator Ward C. C Holbrook of Davis county The Holbrook bill proposes the levying levying- of new taxes and shifting of revenue allocations totaling g 3 3 to offset an estimated loss in state revenues of 2 2000 duo due to expected enactment of ofa a measure allowing exemption of 2000 on homesteads and on personal property and 1 to take care of proposed additional addition addition- al governmental services Already a dozen or more measures measures measures meas meas- ures calling for fund expenditures have been introduced Those callIng calling calling call- call Ing for the spending of considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able sums by the state include bills creating an old age pension system Carbon county branch of the University of Utah state police police po po- po- po lice department and state publicity publicity pub pub- fund Several otther d cr bills propose reduction of revenues by decreasing certain fees etc The is to be raised in 20 bills prepared by the committee committee committee com com- of nine Among the revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue producing measures are a tobacco tax and 2 miU tax on onea ea each h dollar of interest drawing bank accounts estimated to raise sales taxes on advertising advertising advertising advertis advertis- ing and professional services figured figured figured fig fig- to raise 1 and a aused aused aused used sales tax on articles bought outside the state If f an appreciable number of these revenue raising bills bUls fell tell by the wayside the same fate is certain to befall those measures requiring expenditure of state monies In brief there must be money raised before money can be Tl This s may have a considerable considerable considerable con con- bearing on the votes of some same legislators It may also re- re cult sult In all action on spending fund-spending 1 bills being delayed until final disposition disposition disposition dis dis- dis- dis position of the Holbrook measure has haj been taken The important all engross all ing liquor question confronting the thelast thelast thelast last legislative session has bas already already al al- al- al ready bobbed up in the current legislature But the bobbing Is 19 not so pronounced as in the hectic days of 35 when the legislators were deciding just how they would get off the water wagon Taxation and social legislation seem to have stolen the 37 show up to date Nevertheless a 3 lively skirmish may be waged by proponents proponents pro pro- proponents of ot a measure taking licensing licensing li licensing li- li censing and control of beer from the state liquor commission and placing it under the jurisdiction of the tax commission counties and cities and another calling or unlimited licensing of retail beer establishments under exclusive state control Sale by drink curbs are retained retain retain- ed in both bills but an even more liberalized measure permitting such sales may be introduced The major point of difference in the two already proposed is relative to control liquor control liquor commission or elsewhere Both h however wever liberalize liber liber- liberalize alize the existing methods of issuing is issuing issuing is- is suing beer licenses as far as numbers numbers numbers num num- bers are concerned and both oth give counties and municipalities more revenue from the traffic I J. J W W. Thornton of Provo seated seated seated seat seat- ed as senator from irom the seventh district without opposition after being named by Governor Henry H. H Blood to succeed Dr Hugh M. M Woodward resigned created an excellent Impression in his maiden maid maid- en speech Senator Thornton A Provo Prova junior high school principal in an Impassioned plea defended the proposal of Senate President Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert B B. Maw to establish a a. state policy encouraging all citizens to retire from work at the age of 65 and apply for old age pension assistance assistance as as- if it were needed to afford afford afford af af- ford them a living income He declared declared de de- de- de dared the unemployment situation situation situa situa- tion to be permanent and that YOt should be the first to be served In hi the machine age with the aged retiring in favor of the I unemployed young Other new senators establishing establishing establish establish- ing records for active participation tion in upper house activities in in- in elude clude Will vim R. R Holmes of Brigham Brigha I Glenn E. E Snow of Parowan and Clarence E. E Baker of Tooele in I addition to several Salt Lake county solons colons Senator Holbrook o of the Fifth- Fifth district is fast establishing establishing establishing establish establish- ing a right to the title of the I Watchdog of the Treasury due largely to his stern opposition to I expenditures of state funds for or I any but absolutely necessary I purposes I The solon from Clearfield early I in the session sounded a warning against the spending of money ina In Ina inI I a radio address He has since then thenon thenon thenon on the senate floor and in committee committee committee com com- continued 1 his s stand against expenditures at at least until it is learned there are funds available for them through taxation and reallocation of already already already al al- al- al ready accruing revenues A d decided inclination on the part of both senate and house to carry out sugg suggestions for legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation made by Governor Blood in his message is seen in the Introduction introduction introduction Intro intro- already of several bills a along along along a- a long this line The desire f for r cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation with the executive branch of the state mate government is evident evident on every hand band and it is deemed likely that the governors governor's suggestions will be enacted into law before the close clos of the ses ses- ses- ses sion Sub zero weather is keeping attendance in the galleries at a alow alow alow low ebb Or perhaps the lack of keen interest manifested d during the last session in the liquor bills has something to do with the lessened lessened less less- en ened d gallery gatherings Or perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps there are not so many idle persons nowadays |