Show UNDER TIlE THE CAPITOL CAPITOL DOME DoME ry n With the business of ing lag barely behind it Utah's Utah I Legislature already is faced with battles over labor water water and problems p problems result result- resultIng ing log front from appearance of 99 95 bills bUla a record number for the two houses during their first week of ot action Most of the major legislation Was introduced in the senate where organization was com com- completed completed quickly while the house carrying its first Republican ma ma- majority in 16 years spent most of the week looking for and setting up committees Two labor bills were tossed into the senate hopper by inter inter- interests interests ests seeking the advantage of early consideration Both would tag labor with as many as six Ix unfair labor practices in an at at- at- at attempt attempt tempt to make and un- un unions un un- unions ions responsible under labor relations laws according to sponsors First of oi the measures measures to ap ap ap- appear pear was authorized by Sen Warwick C Lamore Lamor pux ux Salt R-Salt Lake City and would repeal Utah's Little Wagner Act and andset andset set up a new set of labor rela rela- relations rela- rela relations laws in its place The sec see second ond was sponsored by Sens Rue RueL RueL L Clegg Salt R Lake L ke and H Grant Gnat V Vest t Uintah D-Uintah and carried the endorsement of the Utah Citizens for Sound Legis Legis- Legislation lation Lynn S Richards coun coun- counsel counsel sel for the endorsing tion and a former fonner member of the from Salt Lake said the latter measure does not go goso to so far as the Lamoreaux bill but that they are in equalizing responsibilities of labor with those already borne by industry Of particular interest on a statewide basis was the forming of battle lines over the control of f the states state's water development program Controversy arose over two water development measures neither of which was introduced but both of which received as much discussion on the Senate floor as did any of the 59 measures Introduced In hi Inthe Inthe the upper house Sen Ben Mitchell R-Grand R a s member of the interim committee com com- committee to study Colorado River problems as they apply to Utah prepared one of the measures while the other is fathered by William R Wallace WallSce WaIl ce president of the Utah Water Users as as- as The former fonner seeks ap ap ap- appointment of a state water board of 15 members member including the state engineer and two directors tors tori from each of seven water districts with the board board board to handle survey survey and development of ot small streams and small re r within the state The bill but would make malee the water water board a state tate agency responsible for development of all aU intrastate waters and would leave the Colorado River com com- compact compact pact duties with wit the state en en- engineer engineer Board members member would be by the governor governor with approval apP of f the tle t senate Se t r The Wallaces bill biti sets etl upi uJ up tt board of of r of the Utah Water Users Um association an advisory capacity to the state tat engineer in the development of intrastate waters wa X'S and and leaves in- in interstate in waters water wate with the state engin engineer It t would also pro pro- provide provide vide a board of five experts experts- to tobe be appointed ted by the governor without consent of 01 the senate to put a final check and set up priorities on water projects I I f i 1 I 11 I i i s o 0 It fA fAh 1 h ep twO twOs I s b Ii 1 to fe iron M suo eu f T r ce ebow i how how- however h ever W t the o oer er to t i a c c bf f l I tie tour re reo t d Sl tak aka and OI j ar p d s se sn n i i te ry r t y yI jt I e J t tf f I m set let up p a state te JI ta pr It i i Maw Ma Masl 1 b mea sl Wt t to-be to Ir il f water aeve t i m a a y elther M Mi i I a aY tl jJ q l 1 J r Y |