Show r q i U ti UNDER THE THE CAPITOL DOME E DOME 1 Jf The overriding of a guber rube gubernatorial vote the first such uch aco ac i tion in 22 years highlighted the Utah Legislatures Legislature's seventh week of action However in other aspects the week also wu was important to I citizens as alii well as political sub suo divisions throughout the state inasmuch a as the governor sign sign- cla vl cas a to increase In hesitance tax exemptions to empower cities towns and coun coun- fifes les to initiate and finance sewer and sanitary projects and to pro pro- provide vide some measure of financial j relief to Utah's pressed hard-pressed political units through i distri- distribution annually of in I liquor prof its Gov Herbert B Maw Matt the legislators and lac on bill bill to transfer all control over Over salt sales sale tax revenues to ithe the legislature 4 bill with the gover nd II ex ige was was returned to the Senate on n Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday day and that body promptly passed it over his veto by a vote nf v tn no an ThORa who vat vot ea eat ed t to sustain iQ the g the gubernatorial b Mi tor l action were Sens Elias Ellas L 1 Day Salt K-Salt Lake Lake- Lake Lorenzo E Elg gren Salt D-Salt Lake ake and Sol J Selvin Tooele D-Tooele D Tooele The measure then was trans buns transferred to the House which on Friday followed the action of the upper house The governor signed IOS which will grant inheritance tax tar exemptions on estates of or less and a companion mea mea- measure sure to increase half of estates held held heid in joint tenancy up to also was passed by bythe the House f Appointments by the governor also came in for their share of the limelight and this news was was highlighted by Senate refusal refus l to confirm the re appointment of J Lambert Gibson as chairman of the State Tax Commission One of the most learned and well versed men in state govern govern- government ment Mr Gibsons Gibson's rejection ap ap- ap appeared appeared strictly political The Senate however approved ed Governor MaWs w selection of 01 Philo T Farnsworth his pre pre- present sent secretary to be the new welfare commissioner ssI e Mr Yarn Yarn- worth will wUI take over the vacancy vacancy cy created when the Senate r re fused to confirm Governor Maws Maw's Maw interim appointment of Wendell Grover Two other candidates for the tax commission were submitted to the Senate They were Elisha Ellsha Warner forme formet state senator and Payson newspaper publish publish- publisher er and Roscoe E Hammond in in- in incumbent commissioner who has held his post since 1931 Mr Warner was named to replace Heber Bennion Jr who was se se- se selected selected to succeed Gordon Taylor Hyde on the Finance Commis Commis- Commission sion Confirmation and rejections by the Senate were marked bylong by long executive sessions No action was taken taken on the gover nors nor's nor recommendation Of H Fred Egan a Republican and a Park City banker as the new of the State Industrial Commit Commis Comm lion sion to succeed O 0 A Action on this appointment was delayed pending Mr Egans Egan's Egan re re- re release release lease from the army The controversial labor bill which successfully passed the House without amendment was passed by the Senate only after it had been watered down by amendments presented by Sen Ward C Holbrook D Davis Essentially the amendments give an employer a chance to petition the State Industrial Commission for an investigation rather rather rather than an election as a means of escaping unfair labor practice by refusing to bargain until a bargaining agent I is duly set up The bill has provided for forthe forthe the election petition Iu In its amended form the mea mea- sure lure outlaws the secondary ei bo bocott boy cott cott- and vets sets u up several labor practices i for and unions by a margin marlin of 19 to do 3 with one absent Casting the dissenting votes were Bens Sens Val H IL Cowles Carbon D-Carbon Lo- Lo Lorenso renzo renso E Elggren Salt D-Salt Lake Jake and Sol J Selvin Belvin Tooele D-Tooele D Tooele The House concurred in the mod flied Senate version of the bill by a vote of 48 46 6 yes 8 no 7 ab a nt sent I Longest and loudest oratory of the session in the Senate oc oc- cured when the Veterans hous bou- ling ing bill came up for considers considers- e lion tion Nearly every member of the upper house ouse had his to express before the vote was w s staken taken and the measure killed j Opposing It tt were were 17 members member Those favoring the bill blU were Sens Rena Se Newell Knight Salt tit Lake Ray Rat P Lund Sanpete R-Sanpete Mitchell Me ich n Grand R-Grand Grand R-Grand Grand Cow les Selvin and Proponents Proponents- of the measure meaS 1 insisted the bill is necessary to take care of a serious housing shortage and that demands of the veterans could be expected to increase if U the reasonable requests are not granted The Senate enate nate had already passed sev sev- sev several eral other veterans measures including one to set up a State Veterans Department I Opponents of the housing bill claimed it lean leans toward social social- socialism 1 I ism and that it would not solve the situation as materials would still be hard to get and the pro pro- projects projects would be slower in devel devel- devel developing I than construction under private industry |