Show I 1 f f I 1 y W yB Ns attall smaill ST AIll 1 j C 1 t tf I I 1 I 1 flate heieie B js two SH presa r G a abitol 0 bebie Bei 0 ie jl SALT LAKE CITY special to tho news the problem of granting relief relict to the needy and aged of tile the state of utah during tile next biennium la Is likely to place governor Clo vernor herbert B maw lit in one of tho the worst legal laments of jils jila political career alid possibly may require a special session of the legislature to straighten out the muddled financial tat affairs of the state in ili drawing up tile the biennial appropriations bill tile the joint legislative isla tive committee provided provid pd that a state t it t a welfare institutions tho the state mental A hospital state training school tuberculosis sanatorium All allmers ners hospital and juvenile court were to be financed from funda front from tile the emergency relief fund before adopting this plan tile the committee sought the opinion ot of attorney general grover A giles in ills his official opinion giles told the committee that such a plan was feasible but that present laws would have to bo be amended tho committee then amended it a bill which subsequently was passed by both houses but which was waa vetoed by maw to allow diversion of at part of tho the sales tax revenues toi for the operation of these institutions for the biennium blenn lum when this measure had successfully cess coss fully negotiated both houses the appropriations committee proceeded to draw up the money bill basing their entire framework on the theory that funds to run these departments bo a forthcoming from the emergency rollet relief fund and all moneys in the e general fund could be used to finance the other dopart departments part ments of state and to grant salary increases amounting to over to school employees and teachers tor for the next two years it the attorney generals opinion on the use of these funds Is correct and the fiscal officers cirs of tile the state refuse to release sales tax funds for tho support of tho the institutions it mans me anathan ana thai that they will have no money on oil which to operates operate during the lie biennium blenn lum however maw maintains tin hi has sufficient authority to authorize the of sales tax funds regardless a of ills his veto a of t sn despite the fact that the law says saya all funds in tile the emergency relief fund oro are to bo used for the direct relief of and to cooperate with tho the national government in a social and work relief program for fol the aid of the boedy and destitute tho the aged tile orp orphans lians and d dependent a tit ell children I 1 ot of this state usually maw followay the advice of his attorney general genera I 1 when that advice conforms to tho the chief executives views but when till tho governors views differ with those of tho the attorney general then the governor lo vernor follows his own beliefs ballets ma ala vetoed the master welfare bill because as lie he put it the bill 1111 eliminates all controls over the expenditure ot of money tor for public relief by the continued on page four i under r T the capitol capil tol dome ome continued from page ono one welfare department such a 11 nic nicastro asuro lie ho said la is danger ous oua and could easily result it in a tremendous waste of public 1110 noy 11 maw also objected to the measure because ho said it took away front from tho old pe ople of the ho beato all guarantees of the 30 minli tn 11 I 1 in nuin u in grant brant for in the in and because it accomplished nothing that could coul 1 not bo be dono done under the alio pro present sint laws SD ad was vas nil ail old age assist unco inco bill containing n arant limit of 15 45 and pro provided viled that nil all grants bo be on oil it 11 budgetary nood need basis regardless of nil all old por parsons sons income the welfare do part mont ment under it if nn ail in proved it to bo be necessary could provide additional income lit in any amount up to 45 46 to that old person following ills vetoes of tho the two welfare measures meas urea maw ordered the welfare department to increase grants granta to tho the aged to 40 it a month in ili all cases where tho the dep department artmont found additional funds were needed to provide the aged person a reason reasonable ablo subs subsistence istance compatibly with decency and health it was understood that tho the dopart department part ment ot of welfare has been doing this for some boino lime amo without gubernatorial order in fact in some bome cases it was learned some of 0 the recipients were receiving na as much a month tho the governor ordered this increase on the theory that it could legally bo be accomplished under section 10 chapter 88 laws 0 of ruthh 1937 which reads nothing ahall prohibit tho the state district or county boards front from giving add lional assistance in excess of 30 a month for doctor bills hospitalization or a spec lal fill hot diet or ine dicillo prescribed by a i physician to illy any needy por son bon over GG years ut of age lit in CUB cas tho benefits lluis heroin I 1 atit I 1 0 not sufficient to bov ido it reason reasonably ablo subsist unco cotil campat pat ablo with and health it la Is interesting to note that while the governor vetoed a man maim tur welfare hilll III based on oil a bud back kotary need buela lie ho foil back on oil it utah law based on oil budgetary needs lit in order to increase Inc grunts to tho the ngod aged fo four it I 1 blind bills recently passed by tho the legislature also havo been signed by maw mav these laws permit blind por per afons under 21 years of ago to aid from tho the state por per inet tho blind to vote in election olec tlona with tho the aid of any qualified voter peril permit lit tho the blind to earn 20 a 11 month th without having it deducted from froin state grants granta and provide that only the financial status of blind persons bo be considered tit in determining their state gr grants ailts As provided for in the recent legislature a joint legislative budget committee litis lins been appointed by senate president orant grant altic macparland farlaine Far laile D salt lake and house speaker W it II white walto D ogden members of tho the senate com coin are ira A huggins D ogdon ogden alonzo F D woodruff mitchell Ml Moli cli it II and james A kelly holly II 11 moab committee mein moin bora bors from tho the house aro are white grant alid gloy gley D salt lako lake arlan M 1 hatch D logan G A staples loa 11 Alou roo and quayle cannon jr it salt bait lalie |