| Show Inv Investigating Committee Reports To Legislature f Condemns Liquor Heads i Largest Appropriations Bill Ever Presented in inThe inThe n The History Of The State Reaches Readies Legislature On Day J. J Bond Deals Bear Brunt Of Criticism Of State Land Board U U. S. S P. P A. A Service Salt Lake City Mar 8 Kick Kick Kicking ing into a cocked hat the balanced balanc balanc- ed budget submitted to the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature early In the session by G Gov Gov- vornor v- v Henry H H. Blood d t e joint join appropriations committee of th the twenty-second twenty session Monda Monday presented an appropriations bill bil calling for to cover genera general general gen gen- era eral fund expenditures for the ensuing ensuing ensuing en en- suing biennium This is the largest appropriations bill ever presented to the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture in the of the state stat The grand total of the submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted appropriations exceeds the tile governors governor's estimated revenues forthe for forthe forthe the next two years by 1471 and no appropriation is carried for old age pensions which I are to be paid from special funds and which will call for an estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated expenditure of a year Hope For Balanced Budget Re-pres Re Representative taUve Gordon land of Salt Lake chairman of the house group of the joint appropriations ap ap- in submitting submitting submitting submit submit- ting the budget bill and the acc accompanying ac- ac c com companying revenue act said we hope for a balanced budget The representative said that the hope for tor sufficient revenues to cover I the proposed appropriations lay in natural increases in revenues from sales tax increased revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue from liquor more funds fr from m mine tax changes new tobacco tax new severance tax new use tax bank taxes and t taxes on interest-bearing interest deposits besides besides besides be be- sides a number of other tax im posing measures The appropriations bill with its all time record High total precludes precludes precludes pre pre- all aU possibility of waiver of the state tax on real property this year or next it is said Reorganisation of the state liquor control commission and the public service commission and a change of business methods by the State land board were high lights of f a a. report by the legislative joint Investigating committee which was submitted to both houses of the legislature Monday night Liquor Commission Strongest criticism was leveled at the liquor commission which was charged with lack of organ- organ and nd cooperation failure inefficient inefficient in inefficient efficient enforcement of the law lawand lawand lawand and it was alleged in the report that some Borne of the commission com com- 4 mission had at t least laid themselves themselves themselves them them- selves open to suspicion of questionable questionable ques ques- connection with Installation installation installation tion ot of marble machines in beer halls and in conclusion recommended recommended recommended mended that the attention of the attorney g general be he called to rumors rumors rumors rum rum- ors received by the committee where there is supporting evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence and that he be asked tomake tomake to tomake make further investigation Retainer Re Re- tamer fees and special fees paid liquor commission special attorneys attorneys attorneys came it n for condemnation by the committee committee with r recommendation recommendation commendation com com- that the tho liquor enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- enforce enforce- ment work be taken from the commission and placed under the attorney general The public service servIce service ice commission was arraigned for alleged failure to operate in favor Continued on Page 8 Investigating Committee Reports to Legislature Liquor Heads I Continued from Page 1 of the public rather than the util util- Complete change in this board was The purchase department was given a clean bill of health and the tax ta department was praised for effi effi- In executive session the senate failed to take action either way on interim appointments bythe by bythe bythe the governor Criticize Bond Deals Criticism of or the land board hoard was not directed at the personnel or officials of the board but rather at the system which has grown grownup up up over a period of many years and centered principally around the purchase sale and handling of bond Issues of school and road districts of the state These matters matters matters mat mat- were handled particularly ina in ina ina a supplemental report of the special auditor employed by the Inquiry body Criticism was leveled leveled level level- ed at ht t alleged practices of a bond bonC broker vho who in some instances sold bonds to the land board and re refunding refunding refunding re- re funding bonds for the same issue I Ito to some other state board and I delayed the surrender of the original original origl-I origl nal Issue for periods of time thereby fattening l his s own commIssions commissions commissions com com- missions and adding costs to th the state Various bond deals were cited by the committee as showing how unsuspecting municipalities may maybe maybe maybe be imposed upon by such practices pra tices ti- ti ces in connection with Avith bond dealings dealings dealings deal deal- ings as were laid at the door of the bond broker who was not named in the committee rep report ft Inquiry at the land board board however however how how- ever brought information that tho the bond transactions complained of by the committee were handled by Lauren W. 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