Show w a Ji ji i i L rd r 1 ry UND R T EJ CA 1 I j I ROME ROMEy r y i d f J M I t A A legislative leil po policy poU lcy dormant f expect during the war wu years 1 Is ed edio to be revived by I this session 0 of the Utah Legislature ThIs policy is s that of junkets to the they various y state institutions where when the lawmakers lawmaker lawmakers ean can see for fot to them them- themselves selves what Is needed and and what whal should be done in way oi ot of legislation The attitude of the legislators legislator was expressed during the past week when they recessed both houses from Thursday after after- afternoon noon until Monday afternoon spending all aU day Friday visit vUlt- tog jug institutions in Ogden This was the first Junket in to four f years i LIwo Two years x xi ago the Senators and representatives toured the Geneva Steel teel plant and during the special s session A bat they inspected Bushnell General GaneM hospital at Brigham City Other than these trips visits to state institutions since 1943 have been limited to the membership have of committees only Meanwhile both houses have moved rather slowly and cau cau- cautiously cau- cau cautiously with wi some some- senators ex ex- ex expressing expressing pressing concern over the slow slots pace adopted in the upper house It was pointed out during debate over whether or not to make the Ogden junket that measures including bills and 24 memorials and resolutions had been introduced in the first three weeks third one-third of the session and that only 17 mea mea- measures mea mea- measures had received action on the floor fl or Between 40 and 50 bills were on the second read read- reading reading ing list Legislation to pass both houses during the third week was headed by a bill by Senate Pres Alonzo P Y F Hopkins IRi to appropriate to the Utah Centennial Commission Only dissenting vote In the Sen Sen- Senate Sen- Sen Senate ate was cast by Sen Mitchell Grand R-Grand who was turned down In hi an attempt to to amend the bill so that the return on a revolving fund Included in hi the appropriation would go eo to a State Stat Water Board fund Dissenting votes cast In hi Inthe Inthe the House came from Reps Keith Browns Salt R-Salt Lake Merrill K Davis Salt R-Salt Salt R-Salt Lake Cake tak and S Wayne Clark Tooele R-Tooele Of considerable interest was the House vote on two renate bills to repeal the governors governor's emergency powers in regard to state finances and the emergency relief fund The 21 Democrats demonstrated their power as a minority group by vO I g as a unit against one of the measures consequently eliminating a n emergency clause to make the act effective upon u n approval which requires a two thirds two thirds ma ma- that the House may not override J the governors governor's veto should he so act acton acton on the bills bUts Also passed by the two houses during the t lie e week was the Boden Bolen Bill to clarify filling tilling of vacancies vacancies cies on county commissions and memorials urging Congress to extend the present Commodity Credit Corporation purchase program to cover the entire 1947 1941 wool clip cUp and to sell the town of I Dragerton house by house rath rath- rather er than as an entire town Senate Action also included the the passage of a 8 bill providing for headless ballot despite heavy from Sen Dexter Farr Fan Weber D-Weber and si d bills to allow banks to remain closed on Saturdays measures measures strongly l opposed by Sen J ij ji i F- F France rancUl I owe we rJ In addition theu the r Jep pass o e ed and sent to the tiu he lower oWe u ho measures to t extend the retire retire retire- retirement ment f for pr municipal tini em to t second s and third thirl Clan Clasi cities c and towns to and a minting the state fish and nd and gam game department i to Acquire addition j jal al game lame blyd refuge ref Box Bo Elder county e county V 4 C A resolution resolution proposing a con coin amendment allowing the legislature to to set salaries 01 of legislators failed to get a ne e sary nary two thirds s majority an and andSen andSen Sen Val a H les Carbon D-Carbon D bUr bill to t ili jt agents to canvass voters wai wa kill kill- killed killed ed 4 15 f Public hearings this woe week leek ocen J th the c of som u ly 11 labor measures 1 ID the Senate and House Hous- boi 1 leaders leader and their friends inCludIng ing lag Gov Herbert B Maw con con- to insist that there is Is no logic In hi attempting to curb cur la la- la labor bor in view of the labor industry labor peace Utah bas hasl known Sens Warwick C Lamoreaux Salt D-Salt Lake H Grant rant gran Vest Veat D and Rue L Clegg Salt Q-Salt Lake i and md supporters of their bills In Inn In- Insist east however that now is to the time to take steps against Juris- Juris Jur strikes ikes s secondary boy boy- bOycotts cotta cotts and other practices they would outlaw with their bills bUlI Senator Clegg followed up last week by Introducing a r lOlu- lOlu ion proposing a constitutional amendment to outlaw the closed dosed shop t V Also Intro introduced In Jast last week was vas a measure re by Senator ram Lam n and Sen Lorenzo E Elg ElJ gren yen Salt D-Salt Lake to legalize parI ari betting at horse horse race meets neets but limiting U ting the meets to five ive days except except for a day 10 meet neet at the State Fair Senator offered a measure to move ove nove Davis County from ial District No 2 to No 8 a and County from No 7 to toNo No To 6 0 and cut One Judge each from rom Districts 2 3 S and 7 1 while Senator Clegg and Sen Orrice C J McShane Beaver R-Beaver R Beaver Intro Intro- introduced a Senate resolution ask ask- askIng Ing ng appointment of a man four-man committee to investigate the State Liquor or Commission A year four school at Weber Weber eber College and for a ariew adew dew few site and buildings for the college ollege are sought in measures introduced by Sens Sons Fa FaT Far r ana anH Ward Holbrook On the matter matter of appoint appoint- appointments meats ments L B Johnson of Rich County Bounty and end Marden Broadbent of if Heber City now a livestock specialist at the Utah State Ag Ag- tal College held the lead f for or r the vacancy in the the State Sta Ag Ag- occasIOned edby ed e by resignation of Don EJ E E Kenney nd Arthur McFarlane was wa prominently mentioned as asa asa a replacement for Gordon Tay Tay- Taylor Taylor lor Hyde on the State Finance Con Commission Also AlIo likely to be replaced is Justin E Hurst chairman of the State Liquor Control Commission who has asked the Governor that he not be appointed re-appointed r re appointed In the House major legisla legisla- legisla tive Uve act activity rity was lacking during the week Action on bills bUls of f min miss 1 or or nature nat inasmuch as a J controversial measures such as all the Clegg labor bill remained re ed edIn i in the committee Principal bills bUla introduced In Inthe Inthe the House would provide for re- re reapportionment ree apportionment of the Legisla- Legisla t i i NiC n it 1 I a t the he of th census eight Or or or nine to remodel bi real l property P tax t program lit ld conf new newa t minimum n ch school j program p 4 all an of ot were were Jn u traduced in In 1 nie Sl Z area a l s 's to appropriate p r pria td to t Department en gt which with which With lf federal and 1 Jo al otal matching funds t would be used to Operate and up Vise hospitals M to pr 1 O for to the control of oi Tuberculosis and Bangs Bands nJ B disease ani nt k and Bother Other measure to grant single ive veterans a 21 2700 0 O land and married V eta i a an 00 n OO personal income Ux tu fex- fex emp 1 nt tw t j I tf t r J lit 0 t II w k tl ii passed Deasea hiT those thos to of of y purposes purposes to empower cities and d towns ta to i alse money t through Ug bonds or otherwise oth rw e for tor cin financing thc 1 t ol operation rt m tnt eeor C i reP bf her and I dI sanitation tation l and to co i e CJ on c d een It 4 oJ majority m of Oc the e lo C M approval wile where cont of two t or r more Inore coun coup ty welfare departments Is pro pro posed sed nr 1 1 1 ro W f iY The first legislative lt uve measure to t to be signed sI sig Into l law w by Goy Goy j Maw during the 7 session was wu HB 2 HB 2 by Rep Maurice Ma d eA An An- Utah will permit the Central Utah Vocational School tom to ad its Ill 1 dedicated edka 1 cred for es s fJ tiL e k I II Be erI O rel u I Me 4 id u madu ter of ored concrete makes the i db durable f d of fence posts post halt ao 10 0 to 40 t w T |