Show I SOUTHWICK FAVORS STATE INCOME TAX AUTHOR OF OF ANTI CIGARETTE ANTI CIGARETTE BILL WOULD PLACE TAX ON PERSONAL INCOMES Would Be Compelled to Pay One One- Per Cent on First Thousand Dollars Earned Rate Increasing on Additional Additional Earnings Senator Southwick author of the cigarette anti-cigarette bill on February 6 5 GIn Introduced In introduced In the thc senate a 11 state Income tax measure which it is declared Is Isto is isto isto to meet as formidable opposition n nm among ng the citizens of Utah as did his smoking non legislation The bill which is said to be adapted fr from m the federal Income n me tax law and from suggestions of the model tax committee of the National Tax association association tion contains some of tile of-tile the features of the Wisconsin income tax law It provides pro pro- vides for a a personal income tax as also alsba a a business tax tar on the incomes of corporations After deducting credits he be would levy a tax upon Incomes as follows On the first 1000 of taxable income or any part thereof 1 per cent on the then n next t 1000 2 per cent on the third 1000 3 per pel cent on the fourth 1000 4 1 per cent on the fifth 1000 5 per percent percent percent cent and on nl all taxable income over W O. O 6 C per cent Only one new nest measure was Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- introduced in Ifs the house February 5 House bill No lOG by l relating to Juvenile courts and juges and their jurisdiction Und Under r the direction of the state engineers engineer's office n bill to provide for interstate courtesy In granting water rights and find privileges Is being prepare prepared l for presentation to the legislature In In the four weeks the house has be been n I In session it has Jias laS passed passed twentynIne twentynine twenty twenty- nine of of the lOG bills introduced teas has killed five and ard has passed seven house memorials and resolutions The house househ h has s received only ten senate bills for action and anti has liar passed three of those Among those received was the Southwick Southwick Southwick South- South wick cigarette anti-cigarette bill which is now DOW in committee Of the three senate meas meas- measures measures ures passed by the house one one was th tug emergency ncy appropriation bl bill l one the measure by Senator Dern Derv extending c time for pa payments ments on state lands hands and the t third ird that of Senator Knight mak mak- inn Inc it unlawful to w wear ear the insignia of ot military a and d fraternal orders when one is not a member of said order The Utah senate on Thursday February February Feb Feb- rual 3 passed the cigarette anti-cigarette bill b by a vote of 14 to 3 with one senator Mrs Antoinette B. B KInney of Salt Lake absent i The opposing senators were Senators Harrison E E. E Jenkins George H. H Dern and Henry N. N Standish Standish Standish Stan- Stan dish dish- all of Salt Lake county The bill had been debated during parts of If three sessions on second reading The vote on third reading was under sus sus- suspension p pension of ot the rules and without de de- bate The bill Is now in the house and itis ItIs it itIs Is predicted that the house will ratify the action of the senate Senator Henry C. C Tebbs of PanI Panguitch Pan- Pan I gultch announces that he or some other senator will in all probability bring In a bill during the prese present t session session session ses ses- sion calling for a constitutional convention convention con con- convention In Utah to give the state a anew anew anew new basic law A bill designed to regulate the practice practice prat- prat tice and license all drugless all healers I is is- proposed in in n a ho house se bill introduces introducer February 3 The Tile measure measure re It is und under understood understood r stood provides for a n board that w out J take In ever every form of healing including ing lag chiropractic and otter other methods method wherein drugs are not used Senator Jenkins was hopelessly out outnumbered outnumbered numbered on his resolution calling lot foi appointment by the governor of an examining examining ex ex- ex board of or three to present recommendations rec rec- to tie the legislature to assist as as- in dealing with the problem of ot higher education in fn the state This measure caused a brief debate In the senate on February 2 before r It was downed with o only lly the thc supporting vote of its author who refused the suggestion suggestion tion that no record be taken The first income tax bill hill to be presented pre pre- rented to the thc le legislature slature of the state 0 of of Utah during the present session was brought into the tine senate on February Feb Feb- 4 b by Senator Edward Southwick of U Utah tah county The bill is thirty- thirty seven pages long and purports to be a careful adaptation to Utah conditions of the federal income tax taz law and the model Income tax tae legislation proposed by the model tax committee of the National National Na Na- Tax association Six new bills were Introduced In the house February 4 the two most Important important im Im- being that providing pro for tor the creation of a state sheep commission and th that t fixing the license annual ilse fees felS rale rate of speed and maximum wheel I load of or n motor driven eu vehicles and pres lu ing r r relations for traffic on state roads and bridges The committee named b by byS S Saturday both i houses made of the the e Utah Ic legIslature sl ture on trip to Antelope land is island is- is to investigate IU the reported slaughter o of buffalo from the lit privately lv iv owner owned herd there Three bills were passed by the house on February I 2 seven new bills and one memorial tt were ere Introduced thi latter the passing under rules rues and two house SuspensIon bills of the t e killed were practically The allen alien land bill blU was out ont ot of committee com com- mitten wIth nn an Unfavorable report but before the report could be introduced I |