Show t Under the Capitol C a pitol Dome Domen n By Win m T. T Iglehart for tor Utah Press Service If the voter of or Utah dont don't have new now laws to guide them at the next election it wont won't be bo because the current session of tho the state legislature e isn't trying tring to frame legislation that will permit permit per per- mit them to know Just how to vote for whom Half a dozen hills bills ranging from an extension of oC the Uie county count attorneys attorney's term to four tour years to toa toa toa a headless ballot are already Inthe in inthe the tho hoppers of or both houses and andas andas andas I as the third week of oC the session concluded Saturday assurances had been given that additional bills will be submitted to clarify clarity the methods of both voting yoUng and counting the votes otes Thero There will willbe willbe be no more Maw-Lee Maw ballot difficulties dif dif- difficulties or their like say the tho law lawmakers The Tho legislature really got down to business this past week with all committees In both hoth houses functioning smoothly and turning out the new ones for Cor consideration While the joint appropriations co committees were subdividing their chore of meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing new demands with what money there may be the demands de de- demands demands mands by no means ceased coating coming com coat ing In Among last weeks week's new now requests for Cor Instance Senator I Alonzo Hopkins Woodruff D would create a new now centennial committee ot of plan for Cor 1947 19 and would give o that committee to work with The ag- ag I ag-I committee of the house i I would create creato a new dairy department department de de- de- de in the state department department department depart depart- ment of agriculture and so on with minor appeals to tho the ex ex- chequer These and others are not contemplated In the Governors Governor's Gov Gor- budget Nor are aie the requests for Increased in increased increased In- In creased salaries from Crom everybody y yIn in public service from Crom town board members to justice of tho the state supreme court including all state elective and appointive e officials as well as all employees QC of tho tiro The Legislature promises to scrutinize those lists rather minute minutely Other revenue ro taking ta ta ing proposals propos propos- als Include the provision for civil service and benefits for Cor teaching non employees of ot tho the school and employees of or tho the states state's custodial institutions There may mar not nol bo be harmony as I regards all of these but the past week did ld produce a notable example example ex ex- ample of what harmony can be when representatives of oC the states state's major industries and of or orthe the principal unions of oC organIzed organized organized organ organ- labor got together and Ironed ironed Iron iron- ed cd out their differences on proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed broadening of the scope and benefits of the tho state workmen's workmen's work work- mens men's compensation act and the occupational disease act Quite a n number of ot the bills submitted to the house and andI I 3 in the senate give ghe teeth to existing statutes such as welfare provisions making parents an and guardians financially responsible for custodial cases where possible possible pos pos- sible and the house agricultural committee measure centering responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- for soil an and water conservation activities in Utah with the state board of oC ture The old familiar homestead exemption bill emerged again under the authorship of Rep T. T Earl Foote D Provo D-Provo Provo The fl fl- Continued on last page Under the Capitol Dome Continued from Crom page one troubles of the State Liquor Commission would be given legislative under the legislative proposal of Reps Heps Selvoy J. J Boyer Doyer D land had Clifton G G. G M. M Kerr Tre R-Tre- monton mon ton Rep Fred J. J Mammoth D would would expedite divorce proceedings for it Is said the benefit of war brides and grooms while Sen Sol Selvin Tooele D-Tooele and Rep Frank Helper D-Helper have both Introduced a bill which would prevent ent racial discrimination tion in public places The house gave its approval to fourteen varied measures last week none of which developed much deb debate te or opposition They Ther killed two proposals one for a n constitutional amendment that would permit IS 18 1 S year olds to tote vote ote the other calling for a certificate of Inspection of motor vehicles before transfer of title can be made Bills Dills they passed included authority authority au au- au- au to tax federal property with the consent of federal authorities au au- au- au I enabling counties to set et up reserve resene funds for post war planning and employment extending extending ex ex- ex- ex tending the permission for women women women wo wo- wo- wo men to work in mines extension of the soldier voting law continued continued con con- abbreviation of the school year to provide farm labor and some some others of less consequence The senate disposed of thirteen thirteen thirteen thir thir- teen measures among them authorization authorization authorization au au- au- au for pay increases of 15 per sent ent in counties of the 1st let and rind 2nd class and 25 per percent percent percent cent In all others reducing the age of girl attendants attendants attendants' at theatres theatres theatres thea thea- tres and other places of amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment to 16 providing for re retirement retirement re- re of members of county fire departments changing the up make-up of the state board or health to permit the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of three lay members and various others making minor technical amendments In existing existing exist exist- ing laws The big COil controversial measures measures measures meas meas- ures remain to r reach ach the floors of both houses Thus far It has been a remarkably calm and ana I peaceful gathering with no broken heads or hurt feelings reported yet But here are plenty of potential fireworks that may begin to explode before very much longer |