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Show With The Utah Legislature The eighteenth session of the Utah Legislature was launched the past week with a pace that promises unusually un-usually good results in a session of law makers. A resolution passed the senate asking ask-ing for a memorial to Congress requesting re-questing an adequate tariff ou sugar to relieve the beet growers from their present precarious situation. Considerable Interest and much discission featured the presentation of the message of Gov. Dern to the legislature. Republicans were placed as chairmen chair-men of the committees and also the important boards are to be guided by the majority party. Among the bills of special Interest were the following : One seeking the repeal of the Indeterminate In-determinate sentence lew, and one providing for the sterilization of criminals crim-inals convicted of the rape of a child under the age of 13 years. The indeterminate inde-terminate sentence repeal and the sterilization bills were introduced by Senator W. D. Candland, and both would become effective upon approval. approv-al. The Boulder Dam problem occupied occu-pied the forefront of the legislature and it's forum. Early action is to be taken by the Utah body on this important im-portant interstate problem. There has been considerable agitation in favor of the repeal of the indeterminate indeter-minate sentence law and the increase in crime augmented that agitation. Many contend former convicts are largely responsible for the crime situation situ-ation In the country and they believe that the removal of the powers of the board of pardons would do much towards to-wards clearing up the crime difficulties. With the enactment of the Candland Cand-land bill repealing the Indeterminate sentence law, the sentences of the persons per-sons convicted of crime would be fixed fix-ed definitely by the courts. Senate Bill No. 3, Introduced by Senator Hollingsworth, provides for the guardianship of incompetent veterans vet-erans and the minor children of mentally men-tally incompetent or deceased veterans. veter-ans. This bill is being introduced in forty-two legislatures of the United states In an effort to obtain uniform legislation. A bill introduced by Sen. Maw, provides pro-vides for payment of the property taxes on automobiles before the owner own-er may obtain a license from the secretary sec-retary of state. An unusual method of giving relief to farmers in irrigation districts is proposed In a bill sponsored in the house by Rep. Burton. The bill provides pro-vides that the land owners in irrigation irriga-tion districts or the holders of mort gages ou land in such districts may pay delinquent drainage taxes and equalized eq-ualized drainage district assessments with bonds, notes, warrants or matured matur-ed interest coupons of the district. The act would compel county treasurers treas-urers to accept such bonds, notes, warrants or interest coupons at their face value. Bonds of many of the irrigation ir-rigation districts however, can be purchased at less than par value. Another bill introduced by Burton would exempt fuels used in operation of farm machinery and farm vehicles from payment of the three and one-haif one-haif cent state gasoline tax. Permits for tax-free purchases would be issued by county clerks. Burton also Introduced a bill providing pro-viding that annual financial siale-liients siale-liients of counties shall contain a showing of the aggregate expenditures expenditur-es from each fund and an iiemi-:ed statement of the expenditures would ! have to be kept on file in the audi- I tor's office. 'This bill would limit the j public in learning to whom the tax I money Is being paid. A resolution offeied by W. D. Hammond Ham-mond in the house proo.-es to use the money derived from the state land rentals and investaents for disbursement disburse-ment in such manner as the Legislature Legisla-ture shall provide. At present I lie state constitution provides that the money received from the slate land endowments shall le disbursed according ac-cording to the school population of the several districts. Bennet, of Dagget. proposed a con-stitutional con-stitutional amendment to restrict Ibel proerly exempt from taxation. He! would have the Legislature submit lo the vote of the people the question of inserting In the constitution it provision pro-vision interpreting section 3 of art-! lcle 13 of the constitution. In this pro-I vision he would specify that nolhing! in tills section should be Interpreted to allow the escape from taxation of lands or other property acquired by! purchase, foreclosure through In'e stale or ils political subdivisions, jmb-I lie libraries, regligions denominations I or charitable instil ul ions which u ay j be used for commercial pujpcKos or private gain. Any property so used is to be subject lo assessment at the full ; cash value. j I LEGISLATIVE WORK SHOP Bills Introduced in the Senate S. B. No. 5, Candland Amending the state industrial act so a-s to reduce re-duce the number of the industrial coin-mission coin-mission from three to one after April 1, 1931, and amending the state insurance insur-ance fund act. Revision and enrolling. S. B. No. 0. Candland Providing for the organization and maintenance of junior colleges. Revision and enrolling. enroll-ing. S. B. No. 7, Young An act to consent con-sent to the acquisition of private 'lands and the use of state lands by the United Unit-ed States for the establishment of the Bear river migratory bird refuge. Revision Re-vision and enrolling. S. B. No. 8, Parratt An act amending amend-ing section 4555, compiled laws of Utah 1917, doing away with certain exoffieio members of the state textbook commission, commis-sion, naming a new exoffieio member and reducing the number of commis-ioners. commis-ioners. Revision and enrolling. j ACTION ON MEASURES S. C. R. No. 1, Welling Memorializing Memorial-izing congress to provide an emergency emergen-cy tariff on sugar. Passed as amended amend-ed under suspension of rules and 6eut to house. H. B. No. 1, Burton Appropriating $50,000 to pay expenses of present legislature. leg-islature. Signed by President Gardner in presence of the senate. S. B. No. 4, Maw Providing for the settling of general property taxes on automobiles before a license may be obtained from the office of the secretary secret-ary of state. Withdrawn by the author auth-or with the consent of the senate. S. B. No. 1, Candland Providing for repeal of Indeterminate sentence law. Reported back by committee on revision revis-ion and enrolling and referred to judiciary jud-iciary committee. S. B. No. 2, Candland Providing for the asexulization of criminals convicted convict-ed of rape on girls under the age of 13. Reported back by the committee on revision re-vision and enrolling and referred to judiciary committee. S. B. No. 3, Hollingsworth Relating to guardianship of incompetent veterans vet-erans and of the minor children of mentally incompetent or deceased veterans. vet-erans. Reported back by revision and enrolling committee and referred to judiciary committee. IN" THE HOUSE Bills Introduced H. B. No. 11, Burton Making It unlawful un-lawful for motor vehicles to pass any public school Conveyance while it is standing on highway. Judiciary com mittee. II. B. No. 12. Lavine Amending law on tax levies in county echool districts, providing for petition to state boards of equalization and education for increase. in-crease. Revenue and taxation committee. commit-tee. H. B. No. 11. Burton Providing for posting, instead of publication, of ordinances or-dinances in third class cities. Printing Committee. H. B. No. 14. Badger Providing that only ears of rabbits are necessary as proof in bounty claims for predatory animals. Livestock committee. II. B. No. 15, Badger Exempting trailers of half ton or less capacity from license fee. Public utilities committee. com-mittee. H. B. No. 10, Burton Providing that all duties heretofore conferred on district dis-trict attorney be given county attorney. at-torney. Judiciary committee. II. B. No. 17, Bennett Providing each county of state shall be entitled to services of one deputy game warden. war-den. Fisli and game committee. H. B. No. IS, Badger Reimbursement Reimburse-ment of Millard county to extend of $3,044.44 in payment of drainage claims. Appropriations committee. II. B. No. 19, Bennett Relating to appraisal of state lands. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED H. J. R. No. 1, Burton Amending constitution to extend term of county attorneys from two to four years. H. J. R. No. 2 Amending constitution constitu-tion to provide mileage pay for legislators. legis-lators. H. J. R. No. 3, Hammond Amending Amend-ing constitution to give legislative power pow-er to determine method of distributiin; school fund. H. J. R. So. 4. Bennett Amending constitution to provide for taxation of otherwise exempt public lands obtain-ed obtain-ed by foreclosure and 0nrated for gain. ACTION ON' MEASURES S. ('. R. No. 2. Ryan Memorializing congress to puss Coltou-Oddie bill, which would allow ,f ;1,500.0IH) annually lor road construction. I'assed. |