Show LEGISLATIVE NEEDS IN UTAH ETA D OUTLINED GOVERNOR BAMBERGER DELIVERS DELIVERS DELIVERS ERS MESSAGE TO JOINT SESSION SES SESe SESSION SION OF LEGISLATURE I Advises Careful Attention to Financial Matters Urging Economy but Not Notto Notto Notto to the Extent of Impairing Efficiency of Service Salt Lake City City Governor Governor Simon Bamberger amberger delivered l his s biennial message message mes meso sage age to the thirteenth session of the tIle legislature of Utah at a joint session on January 14 The governor who is still suffering somewhat from a cold contracted while be e was witnessing the return of the Atlantic fleet during during- his trip east asked that the actual reading be done by a clerk and Adam L L. L Petersen secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the sen senate te performed that duty A number of ot recommendations for reforms and desired Improvements were mu made e by tl tile the governor among amont these being Car Careful rul att attention to financial matters matters including a u the budget to be submitted submitted sub sub- later b provision to take care of the loan negotiated by patriotic citizens at the request of the state council of defense Legislation It to make the mine tax amendment effective ve and providing for forthe forthe forthe the taxation of mines on th the basis o of f some multiple or or sub pub multiple e of of the net annual proceeds not to exceed three times plus the value of the land and improvements designated d in the amendment and for the taxation of coal and hydrocarbons hydrocarbons' hydro hydro- carbons carbons' on a manner to be worked out later on some satisfactory tory basis Adoption of the wide nation prohibition prohibition amendment A blue sky law or some similar enactment Soldier settlements legislation Appropriation for a proper celebration celebration tion of the return of soldiers from the war Memorial of ot permanent nature to the heroes of the Uie war and also to the heroes heroes heroes he he- roes of the Mormon l battalion and of other other conflicts conflicts of the past to be er erected erected erect erect- ct ed on the University campus campus' This would involve the abandonment of of- the present plans for a Mormon battalion monument Diploma of suitable design to b be presented to returned soldiers Substitution n of a state constabulary for the present national guard partisan Non-partisan judiciary Proper reapportionment of members members mem memo bers of ot the legislature I State institution for tor the care of the mentally d deficient Liberal Liberal appropriation for the care of ot homeless and helpless children Liberal road-building road program and and another bond issue Legislation making it possible to include include in in- clude the Arizona strip in Utah I Ample compensation for heads heads' of of Ot state departments those mentioned specifically being the state board of ot equalization the state board of land laIi commissioners and the state engineer The legislators were urged to recognize recognize rec rec- the necessity of strict economy econ econ- omy out but not t to the extent of ot impairing impairing impair impair- I ing g the efficiency of the service which h must be afforded the people The governor estimates that the state will start the biennium with a deficit of exclusive of deficits aggregating aggregating aggregating gating w v ch are provided for forIn forIn forin In the bu budget get If expected from the government Is paid it is s asserted asserted asserted as as- that the state will start the free fre from d debt bt y year year period period practically oth other r than bonded Indebtedness |