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J i V y I Lf a i Members of the Utah State Stale Legislature Legislature Legislature Leg Leg- near the way half-way mark of the twenty-third twenty session this week with approximately proposed new laws amendments to existing ones and and repeals awaiting action Thus far far coverIng covering three weeks of law making activities 17 activities 17 bills have received the approval of a majority of upper house members Ten have passed the house of representatives representatives rep rep- four of which are approved approved ap ape ap- ap proved senate measures The The senate senate sen- sen ate has killed three bills and the lower house has disposed of one through adoption o of an an unfavorable unfavorable unfavorable able committee report The house has tabled two bills One has been withdrawn in the senate A summarizing of voting strength on measures backed by bythe bythe bythe the called so-called liberal or progressive progressive sive element indicates rough sledding sledding sledding sled sled- ding ahead for legislation such as is embodied in bills aimed to set up wage and hour standards an and for anything that smacks of increased expenditures or changes in the existing orders of th the states state's fiscal control and management Trend Indicates Economy Sign posts along the voting way point to a fulfillment of Governor Henry H H. H Bloods Blood's expressed desire for an economical legislative program pro gram and one which will keep away from any drastic changes that might prevent a balanced state budget That little will be accomplished In the creation of new spending money departments or commissions or in burdening business and industry with in increased reas- reas ed ta taxation or regulation loads is the belief of legislative experts Nevertheless there are many bills introduced that call a re- re of the taxation structure ture and ture-and and more that would affect the dally daily lives of both in m cities and on the farms Many of these are apparently due to die a speedy death Some will be enacted enacted enacted en en- acted into law but the consensus of opinion seems to be that the current legislature will leave things pretty much as they are excepting as to betterments that can be brought about without recourse to lavish expenditures or the favoring of one group to the detriment of another Statewide State Interest Bills BlUs Measures of sta statewide wide importance import import- I ance and interest that will absorb the attention of legislators within the next few days include homestead homestead home home- I stead tax exemption payment of industrial compensation for victims of occupational diseases setting up of a wage and hour program for intrastate commerce sale of liquor by the drink and local option option op Ope tion several bills to safeguard motor motor motor mo mo- tor vehicle traffic others to Increase in increase increase in- in crease revenue for schools and civil service for state county and city and land appointees Bills Affecting Taxation Bills affecting taxation introduced introduced introduced intro intro- in the past week include exemption of metal producers with net incomes of less than from the oc occupation pation tax exemption exemption exemption tion of credit unions from taxation exemption from froni taxation of personal person person- al property up to in v valuation depriving the state tax commission commission commission commis commis- sion of power to initiate equalization tion proceedings among classes of property within counties requirement requirement requirement require require- ment that the commissions commission's statement statement statement state state- ment to county auditors regarding assessment changes an and and l its determination determination determination deter deter- of the state levy be made on or before August 1 making malting special improvement ta taxes es a lien above any other excepting general property taxes and advancing by several days annual taxation proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- of metropolitan water districts Agricultural Bills Of interest to agriculturists and livestock growers are the following bills introduced last week providing providing provid provid- ing that meat animals once in inspected inspected iri in- and found free of disease may be sold anywhere in hi the state without further Inspection permitting permitting permitting per per- the building of dams not more than 15 feet in height and not over feet acre In capacity without approval of the state engIneer engineer engineer engi engI- neer making death of livestock on ona ona ona a railroad way right a 0 prima facie case for recovery of damages appropriating for suppression suppression suppression sion of poultry diseases creating a first lien Hen in favor of producers upon farm products delivered to processors and to establish a Utah state fruit tree improvement agency agency agency agen agen- cy and appropriate to it for grading and certifying fruit nursery nursery nursery nur nur- sery stock General Interest Measures l Other important measures in introduced introduced introduced in- in last week affect the public public pub pub- lic lie health legal transactions fi finance finance finance fi- fi nance cities and counties labor trade state departments and the general welfare of the people Fourteen measures affect cities and counties Ten have to do with health Another ten affect legal procedures Seven affect trade and industry four fOUl social welfare as embodied In old age assistance unemployment and civil liberties Six touch upon operation of motor vehicles Several others relate to state departmental affairs finance education labor and fish and game matters Patent Medicine Tax One health measure levies a 15 per cent tax on patent medicines and apportions a part of the proceeds proceeds pro pro- to subsidize public health nursing A traffic safety bill proposes proposes proposes pro pro- poses that tho t four warnings by peace officers shall be the equivalent of one conviction for traffic law vio vio- lation Another agricultural measure measure measure meas meas- ure permits inspectors to destroy infected trees and plants Bitterest fights of the session are expected to be waged over the occupational disease and wage hour standardization measures Friends of education will strive with might and main to procure more school funds The bill to permit sale of liquor by the drink will provide another battle battlefield Whether the house I I committee is to have full sway over appropriations is a current muddle Measures that have attracted nationwide attention include the senate joint resolution asking congress to lift the embargo on shipment of arms and munitions to the Spanish loyalists Supporters Support Support- ers of the resolution point to the fact that a recent Gallup poll showed that 75 per cent of the people people people peo peo- favor such action A senate concurrent resolution indorses the McCarren bill proposing 1 per ounce as the price to be paid for silv silver r. r |