Show Governor Blood Submits Submits Budget To Legislature For Over Six Millions Estimated Expenditures Fall Short Of Departmental De De- Departmental Requests By Over One Million Dollars Walter K G Granger an r Slated To Sponsor Welfare re Program U. U S S. S p. p A. A Service Salt Lake City Feb 2 Calling Calling Call- Call ing for or sound economy In governmental govern govern- I men mental tai expenditures expenditure and adequate financial support for existing state departments institutions and functions before attempting to finance new ventures Governor Henry H H. Blood submitted the 39 1937 budget to the twenty- twenty second session of the legislature this week The Joint appropriations committee com corn under the co chairmanship of Senator Ward C. C Holbrook of ot Davis and Gordon of or Salt Lake began work on the budget budget bud bud- get gel at a special session of the committee Tuesday Tho The budget calls for estimated expenditures totaling 10 or less than departmental departmental departmental de de- requests Estimated revenues are leaving a 8 balance of to be raised raised rais rais- ed from an expected Increase In liquor control revenues or from relief funds which under the law may be used by the governor to the extent each year of for other than relief purposes If it necessary I I Caution Urged In Spending Governor Blood In his budget stressed that during the depression years state departments and functions functions functions had been compelled to exercise exercise exercise exer exer- cise such rigid econom economy that all allbut allbut but put vital functions had to be cur cur- tailed He pointed out that the proposed budget will in part rectify rectify rec rec- rectify these conditions and he urged urged urged ed that adequate financial support be given established functions before before before be be- fore money is spent for new activities ac ac- The legislature entered the fourth week of its session with most of its vitally important legislative legislative le le- program before it in the form of ot bills introduced by individuals indi and committees Included in these are the homestead exemption exemption exemption ex ex- emption plan fathered by the tho committee of ni nine e and championed champion champion- ed in the two houses by Senator Ward Vard C C. C. C Holbrook of Davis and Representatives ep aU es Heber Bennion jr 11 or of Daggett and Milton Twitch Twitch- I ell eli of Garfield the administration social welfare program introduced In the senate by by Senator G. G G. G Lindstrom of Carbon a 8 m mot member of ot the goern governors governor's rB committee which worked out the program m and the bills designed to put it into effect Representative Walter K Gran Gran- continued on page 8 Governor Blood Submits Submit I Budget To Legislature For Over Six Millions Million Continued from Page 1 ger of Iron also a member of t tl the governors governor's committee is slated 1 00 sponsor the welfare program in inthe i ithe the house Pension Bin Bill In 3rd Reading Mr Ml Granger former speaker 01 the lower house and an outstaying outstanding outstay ing leader in this body has hn de den demonstrated dem- dem that he has a 0 weather eye on the welfare of Utah's agg agricultural agri- agri cultural industrial and social i ii interests in- in by introducing and pr pre prea ss- ss ing a memorial to congress again against enactment of a 0 bill now before that body for repeal of the loc Ion long and short haul clause of the into inte intestate interstate inter inter- state commerce act and protest protest- protesting ing against favorable consider consideration tion Lion of any future measure me-asure d designed de- de signed to alter this clause in a manner detrimental to the inter ante interess ess of Utah At the head of the third tea read I ing calendar in th the senate res rests rest Senator Maws Maw's old age pension bill designed to give at least 31 30 a month to every needy person perso I of 65 years or over in the stat state It is awaiting arrival at the san same point of the administration welfare bills wl which ich instead of providing a definite pension for needy age aget ged places their relief on a 0 need bas solely It has been agreed by th ti the senate president that the opposing opposIng ing measures shall be considers considered together so that the legislature may determine which old age pro pro- program gram shall be incorporated in th 11 the final welfare program Direct Primary Bill Opposed Th The Tha senate also has before i it and it is actively engaged in d dc debating de- de bating the Maw proposal for a direct primary Senator Holbrook of Davis is endeavoring to mal make some im important t to this measure and while some o c of these already have been defeated others are pending Senator Honos Hoi Hol- Holmes nos mes of Box Elder and a num number r c o of other ther representatives of outside counties are known to have r a amendments amendments a- a which they will see seek seel to o incorporate Opposition to th the direct primary particularly in themore tin the more nore sparsely settled counties appears appears ap ap- pears rears to be increasing and th the fact act that a primary was a part party promise romise is probably the only influence influence in in- fluence luence that will put the the messire measure measure meas mess ure ire over if it finally survives op op- position Of import to the fruit growing counties of the state is H. H B B. B 1 12 by y Loveless of Utah county which has cas successfully passed both houses houss hous hous- es s of the legislature This bill permits per per- nits mits the sale of infected fruit t to processors under supervision o ohe ot the he state board of agriculture The he house however has killed kille Senator Holbrooks Holbrook's bill designed designe Lo to o aid taxpayers by deferring th the tax ax delinquent d date from Nov 3 30 to o Dec 10 each year The house hous has las also passed a bill by Representatives Representatives Twitchell and Bennion prohibiting the state land board boars Irom Tom rom investing funds in farm fare Sales Sale Tax Exemption Bill BillIn BillIn BillIn In the long list of labor measures meas meas- ires ures which have nave flooded into both boti houses louses of the legislature the most moll drastic one appeared during the week reek under the sponsorship of ot Representative Victor G. G Pett of 01 luab Juab and several Salt Lake county coun coun- ty y y lawmakers This measure is defined deigned designed de de- signed fined to put into effect in Utah he ie terms of the Wagner act to tc tomake make cake the state industrial com com- commission mission cission th the labor relations board of if f the state give it court powers in n c the matter of settling disputes employers and rid and requires employers to ruze ize the right of to organize organize or or- anize and bargain collectively Trough through agencies of their own loosing choosing This measure is now in ommittee committe in the lower house Representative Francis L. L Lundell Lun- Lun dell lell ll of Utah county is backing aill a abill till bill ill now b before ore the house designed design- design ed d i to exempt from sales tax all retail Mall sales of produce made by y farmers gardeners stockmen or other growers of cultural produce except those ho who regularly operate a store or sales ales rou route te It also would fould exempt seasonal sales of crops ops by the producer Representative tive T. T 1 W. W Jensen of Sanpete is father of a bill designs designed design- design ed d s to empower the state board of agriculture to establish standards and nd id grades of che cheese chesse se ice cream and nd td other dairy products and thus eliminate disputes such as that between tween Ogden and fait alt Lake just ast st recently Rules Suspension Defeated Senator Holbrook of Davis hurld hurla hurled hurl- hurl ed d a bomb into the senate when he e presented a joint resolution I signed to direct the joint committe com com- mitte Itte on appropriations not to tomake make lake appropriations to any private ate vate te agencies or institutions such suchs ai s have been deriving state support sup- sup port ort rrt in the past pait The senate passed passel pass- pass ed el the measure under suspension of f the rules but when the sam sam-e tactics sties were attempted in tile the house use they encountered red a snag Granger of Iron raised the point of a two-thirds two vot ote to being required to suspend the ae e rules When noses were counted counton count- count ed el on a 0 rising vote the necessary thirds two was was not there and the solution resolution went to the foot of the theof I of f the calendar Weber co rep- rep s are marshaling forces to defeat it when it reaches the I top Two new health department bills designed to bring about a 0 statewide expansion of the functions functions functions and powers of the state health department made mad a belated belated belat belat- ed d appearance in the senate this week under tinder sponsorship of Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Eldred M M. M Royle of Utah county who explained to the press that he introduced them by re re- quest These bills provide for division di division di- di vision of the state into ten districts distrIcts districts dist dist- and the establishment in each of a 0 full time health department department department depart depart- ment under supervision of the state depart department nt with trained health officers and personnel in charge Alternatives are offered that a county may maintain its own department in cooperation with the state it to bear half the expense and cities or towns may continue their own boards or departments de- de departments departments de de- as now without stats stat supervision at their own expense Grazing Am Amendment Defeated Grazing land counties won a single victory in the senate when an an amendment designed to ItO divert I half hal of the states state's portion of Taylor Taylor Taylor Tay Tay- lor grazing act fees to the schools instead of to the counties for rehabilitation re re- habilitation of the range was de de- The bill fathered by Senator Sentor Senator Sen Sen- ator tor Alonzo F. F Hopkin of Wasatch Wasatch Was- Was atch itch and pr providing viding that the totes states portion of grazing fees shall hall be returned to t the counties wherein they are ane paid to be used in n rehabilitating range lands passed assed on final reading and is isnow isnow isrow now row before the house The am amend amendment nd- nd ment nent to divert half of the funds to o the school fund was wac fathered I by y Senator Conrad Df of f Sanpete but the grazing county coun coun- ty y representatives were too I coun-I alert to o permit huh him to get by with the proposed change I Senator Royle of Utah county has las amended his bill requiring employers to withhold union dues jf of if upon written notice rom from rem the to make it ap- ap apply ply aly also to such collective action groups as the farm bureau and teachers teacher's organizations |