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Show - Many Controversial Problems To Be Presented Legislators By United Press SALT LAKE CITY Utah, (U. P.) Utah's preponderantly Democratic legislature convened Monday for a session promising to last tree months. Never before has there been a more diversified diversi-fied agenda, packed with controversial contro-versial proposals, been in prospect for the lawmakers of capitol hill. A glance at the official roster prepared by former Secretary of State Milton H. Welling serves to emphasize the importance of a presession caucus called for last Saturday by Calvin W. Rawlings, Democratic state chairman. The roster shows that of 8 3 legislators, only five are Republicans. Republi-cans. Loneliest Republican will be William H. Griffin, Jr., from Cache county, the G. O. P.'s only representative in the senate. Hopelessly in the minority in the House, Republican views will he championed by Iawrence B. Johnson of Rich county, Milton Twitchell of Garfifield county, Hoyt Chamberlain of Kane county and eland W. Redd of San Juan county. Thus, with the field all theirs, j Democrats should have smooth sailing. Whether they will Bplit into bitter factions or progress in a spirit of complete harmony is hard to determine at this time. Conceivable but highly improbable improb-able is tho possibility that dinwn-sion dinwn-sion in the Democratic caucus might create one of the masr paradoxical situations imaginable. With Uw revenue and taxation problem obviously the most acn I' issue awaiting legislative action. Governor Henry H. Wood indicated indi-cated in his inaugural addrcHH Monday that bis second administration adminis-tration will follow the "Tay as you go" line of his first. The Governor warned the public not to exp-(.t governmental services serv-ices for which they will not willingly will-ingly pay. W'-ther this constitutes a red light for legislators with new tax measures for legislative hoppers, or mild opposition to some of the amrnitious programs which will be disnusf)''d after the session opens may be more clearly outlined in th'i Governor's address to lh combiner) houses. |