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Show THURSDAY, JANUARY , LEHI SUN, LEW, UTAH PAGE FOUR " ,11 V 1 j witdet Members of the twenty-eighth Utah Legislature returned to Capitol Cap-itol Hall this week after a long holiday ready for action on more than 175 measures, many of which are expected to provide an early test of party lines in the two houses. Such tests will be directed at a spirit of "harmony" which seemed to dominate the first week of tha 60-day session, especially after Gov. J. Bracken Lee had delivered his opening message on the second day-More day-More likely to be in a position to work out a number of red-hot political issues is the Senate, with its close division. When the session sess-ion opened the Democrats held a 12-11 majority, but with Senator J. Arthur Bailey (D-Salt Lake) recuperating at home from a heart "I wonder if folks who criticize mine profits would like to gamble with a business that gets an income from only a small part of its property each year, that's certain to play out someday, that can't be insured and carries the brunt of our tax burden without a chance to pass any of the load to somebody else." UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION attack, the voting Is even and may be for some time. This, however, is likely to make little difference, as there was a feeling of "getting together" from the first day, when the body unanimously un-animously returned Sen. Alonzo F. Hopkin (D-Croyden) to the president's pres-ident's seat and he responded with an expression that his election was evidence that "both sides of the house" are desirous of doing the will of the people. This same feeling is true to a large extent in the House of Representatives, Rep-resentatives, but with the party division at 41 Democrats and 19 Republicans there is certain to be a definite line drawn on measures concerning party philosophy. Rep. Maurice Anderson (D-Springville) (D-Springville) was named majority floor leader in somewhat of a surprise move. At the close of the week he was among those who were of the opinion that the Legislature Leg-islature would be able to get together to-gether in a most constructive session sess-ion overall. This same feeling was apparent in Speaker of the House Ed. J. McPolin (D-Park City), indicating in-dicating that an extensive effort will be made between the Senate House and governor to work out a beneficial program. One of the final acts of the opening week was the naming of committees in both houses by President Pres-ident Hopkin and Speaker McPolin. Mc-Polin. This set up both houses for action on the record number of bills introduced during the opening days. Going into Monday of this week, the Senate had Introduced 100 bills and 15 resolutions and memorials, while the House had introduced 30 bills and four resol utions. In the Senate hopper were another 25 bills, which were in traduced early in the week, and out of the House hopper came an other 15 bills for introduction. One Senate memorial, seeking early settlement of the three-month three-month old Kennecott Copper strike was passed Immediately after its introduction. Introduced by Sen ators Newell Knight (R-Salt Lake) P. S. Marthakia (D-Salt Lake) and Lorenzo E. Elggren (D-Salt Lake) the measure asks the Utah Con gressional delegation at Washing ton to urge President Truman to secure a fact finding board for settlement of the labor-manage ment dispute. One other measure passed by both houses was a resolution of congratulations to President Truman Tru-man on his election to the pres ATTENTION FARMERS! WEED and INSECT SPRAYERS and BOOMS will be DEMONSTRATED snow or shine, freeze or thaw THURSDAY, January 20th AMERICAN FORK 10:00 A. M., CITY HALL Tractor and other models; 5 to 100 gallons per acre. Come and see them in action. WASATCH CHEMICAL CO., Salt Lake City DRAPERY SLIPCOVERS UPHOLSTERING BARGAIN DAYS On orders placed during Jan. or Feb. BIG REDUCTIONS ON LABOR CHARGES ACT HOW AHD SAVE Get Full Particulars at DTE i - v rr f m Xs iJ p.: u idency. Originated In the House, the resolution passed without a dissenting vote. Ratification of the Colorado Riv er Upper Basin Compact can be expected early, since no opposition opposit-ion U noticeable around the halls. It is called for In Senate Bill 1, introduced by Sens. Fapkln and Mitchell Melich (R-Moab). Two joint sessions occupied the houses the first week and another came up Monday afternoon on reconvening of the lawmakers. The Monday session was on the Colorado Colo-rado River compact and was directed dir-ected at speeding its ratification. Another joint session is expected either the end of this week or the first of next, when Governor Lee will present his biennial budget message. From the tone of his first message, the latter is certain to be on the conservative side, but observers find the legislators inclined in-clined to be more liberal than the governor and his budget is certain to get a good going over in meetings meet-ings of the joint appropriations committee. After the governor had presented his message calling for, a halt to government spending, the curtailment curtail-ment of special services and .reorganization .re-organization of several state departments, de-partments, the houses met in joint session later in the week to hear a Budget Committee. Thi3 brought out some opposition to the govern or's anti-spending policy, with some members of the committee, par ticularly Stanley N. Child, former Salt Lake Senator, maintaining that more taxes are necessary to provide progressive expansion. Following up Governor Lee's plea to take welfare out of policies, Sens Rue L. Clegg (R-Salt Lake) and Taylor P. Brockbank (D-Salt Lake) introduced a measure to reorganize the welfare commiss ion by replacing the present three- man set up with a seven-man board which would have full power to name an executive director. Bills for the same kind of re organization in the State Depart ment of Publicity and Industrial Development and the State Road Commission, which also includes the State Building Board and State Aeornautics Commission, also were introduced. Among other welfare bills to come in were measures to exempt lien signers from paying property taxes up to $1250 valuation and to make financially able sons and daughters of assistance receivers responsible for their welfare. Labor measures introduced in early sessions ask repeal of the Clegg Vest act and reinstatement of the "Little Wagner Act." a minimum wage or 75 cents per hour, an increase in workmen's compensation pay to $35 per week, and the creation of a mediation board for labor management disputes which would bind' both parties to the findings. With this group might be placed the biennial appearance of the "anti racial discrimination" bill, which appear, ed as Senate Bill 100 and was introduced by Sens. Elggren, Mar thakis, David Jones (R-Spanish Fork) and B. Manning Jolley (R. Orem.) Of particular interest to agri. culturist3. over the state was the introduction of a bill to provide refunds of all motor fuel taxes collected on motor fuel purchased for farm machinery and all non highway use. Also sought is repeal of the excise tax on oleomargarine Bills for regulation of certain trades, professions and industries appeared, with optometrists, con tractors, dental hygienists and el ectrical men particularly affected, The optometrist bills provide a set of ethics for the profession and Bill 55 introduced by Sens Elias L. Day (R-Salt Lake) and Bailey, optometrists virtually would be prohibited from advertising. A number of fish and game measures also are up for early ' action, with the principal ones call. ing for a hike in non-resident fishing and hunting license fees and placement of the State Fish and Game Department under the merit system. Non.resident fishing fees would be upped from $3 to $1q and the deer-hunting licenses for non residents would be raised from $20 to $50. Complete investigation of fatal hunting accidents is sought among others in the group, along with the limiting of one special deer permit per year per person, the barring of non-residents from buying special deer permits and the barring of successful elk and antelope permit applicants from applying for the following two years. IHKMAL DlSnUUB PROD. CORP, Enjoy the whiskey that's Kentucky Whiskey -A Blend BS PROOF GRAIN KEUTRAl SPIRITS Scharmeer Scharmeer Music chorus is meeting every Monday evening for practice in anticipation of singing at the State Parent- Teachers association honor night which will be held February 15, in Salt Lake City. Monday eve ning Mrs. Howard B. Street was hostess to the group and following follow-ing practice she was assisted in serving refreshments by her sister, Miss Alta Bairatt. Miss Edna Wilson was accepted as a member of the chorus. The group is also working on sacred music with the objective of singing in church services. Mrs. Kenneth McDcnald is director, and Mrs. Karl B. Adamson, accompanist. BUB rp m IIS ii pa 1 US 1 J ' Saturday Compare the Ride Gomp are jk the Room aft Gomp the P are ower ALPINE CO. 190 East Main, American Fork - Phone 124 f pi CI C( KEL w Ql LAI Z( CAI LAI PIL 101 |