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Show 18th Legislature of the State of Utah State Capitol The Utah Legislature, Legislat-ure, In Special Session, for preparing of amendments to the Utah constitution constitu-tion for tax revision purposes, has had a series of . oratorical outbursts but has made slight progress In real work. ... Among other activities the House passed senate bill No. 2, by Irvine, providing an appropriation of $15,000 for improving the capltol grounds. The House revenue and taxation committee com-mittee refused to nccept-' the Burton cigarette bill and the Fuller oleomargarine oleomar-garine bill, amending tax and sale provisions, on the ground that they were not. correctly drawn. The Bouse passed the Leatham bill appropriating appropriat-ing $12,000 for publishing constitutional constitution-al amendments and $10,000 for the governor's contingent fund to entertain enter-tain the conference of state governors govern-ors in Jnne. The Ilouse also passed the Smoot resolution providing that the state prison may be removed from Salt Lake county by a constitutional constitu-tional amendment. The last special message by the gov-ernor gov-ernor suggested the consideration of the submission of . a constitutional amendment eliminating the special elections for filling congressional vacancies. va-cancies. The constitutional amendment permitting per-mitting removal of the state prison to a point outside Salt Lake county. "Repeal "Re-peal of the law requiring that proposed propos-ed constitutional amendments be mailed mail-ed to every voter. Appropriation of entertainment en-tertainment fund of governors confe-r ence which is to be held in Salt Lake this summer. Continuation of state code commission commis-sion until March 31, 1931. Law authorizing University of Utah Ut-ah to collect fee from students to complete union building without obligation ob-ligation to the state. Amendments to cigarette and oleomargarine stamp taxes. The Ilouse has approved the senate sen-ate amendment to the Burton memorial mem-orial petitioning congress to amend the federal statute so the state may be authorized to impose just and equitable tax on national banks. The Ilouse passed the Greenhagen memorial to congress urging passage of bill appropriating $10,000,000 to assist as-sist states, including Utah, which have old-age pensions. Utah's share In this appropriation would be $75-000. $75-000. The memorial passed without a dissenting vote. A bill was Introduced In the Senate Sen-ate by Egan, which provides that the first instalment of taxes are to become be-come payable on and after September Septem-ber 20 of each year, and the second Installment becomes payable on June 2 of the year following. The following measures have passed both houses of the .legislature and have been approved where so required by Gov. Dern : II. C. M. 1 by Burton Asking congress con-gress to amend the federal bank tax act. S. C. M. 1 by Dlllman Petitioning the interstate commerce commission in behalf of the Cralg-Salt Lake railroad. rail-road. S. J. It. C by Irvine Proposing constitutional con-stitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to prescribe manner of filling vacancies in legislative seats. II. B. 1 by Leatham Appropriating Appropriat-ing $150,000 from state road funds for paving roads on capltol grounds. S. B. 4 by Candland Continuing code commission from December 31, 1030 to March 31, 1931. S. B. 5 by Candland Repealing the law requiring that statements concerning con-cerning constitutional amendments be mailed to every voter. S. B. 7 by Irvine Amending law to provide that special elections to fill congressional vacancies may be called at next general election. In addition to the above the two houses have passed S. B. 2 by Irvine which appropriated $15,000 for con-tinning con-tinning improvements on the capltol grounds but the measure has to be approved ap-proved by the governor. . . Bills to acted upon are: Memorial to congress regarding old age pensions: pen-sions: proposing amendment to provide pro-vide for classification, of property. Proposing to create a constitution-state constitution-state tax commission. Proposing taxation of mines by state ta xcommlsslon. Proposing constitutional amendment to place mine taxation under state tax commission. Proposing a constitutional amend- mcnt to fix mine multiple In constitution. constitu-tion. Proposing constitutional amendment to allow prison to removed outside of Salt Lake county. Proposing amendments to school equalization amendments passed at last general session. Amending building code for state Institutions. Providing for tax investigations and studies by board of equalization. Continuing tax revision commission. Making appropriations for governor's govern-or's conference and for cost of publishing pub-lishing proposed constitutional amendments. amend-ments. Amending cigaret law. Amending oleomargarine law. Authorizing university regents to collect tuition from students for union un-ion building. Proposing semi-annual payment of taxes. A conference committee is working on the classification amendment ami this also Includes the allocation of Income tax revenue and thl3 commit- tee will Jlkely arrive at a solution of I such nature that both houses can ac- j ccpt and pass. |