| Show many folks Including folks Including politic politic- newspapermen and run of who who predicted that wenty enty Utah Legislature i provide the most interesting and Ively lively of all Beehive state law- law 1 gatherings were able to chortle you so be before ore the first week 1935 session had ended political were also black with their figuring that n n. n liquor control and social seI se- se I legislation would take the spot- spot jearly any arly in session a activities The preponderance of tax bills i introduction of liquor measures measure appearance on the legislative of Industrial compensation labor ibor and other social legisla oved ved their pre session pre be right speaking of right the right the legisla- legisla Ith southpaw tendencies wern were Sn n the fore with measures tend- tend I carry out leftist ideas in social Ion and taxation in particular conservative senators and Ives yes ves accepted the challenge and ed to do battle against leftist liat at they believed would go far wrecking business and Industry hout hoot the state I to ral raise e taxes taxes bills bills to lower bills ills to take care of tax monies sd poured into the legislative during the initial week A doz- doz more will be up for early conIon conlon con con- Ion lon with no one one apparently ig g just how the proposed meas- meas ill equalize In the matter ol f venue evenue needed to carry on gov- gov tal functions during during the theto theo to o 0 years Senators will obtain obtains I as s of the state tax commission his lis us line in an early meeting be- be commissioners and the state tee on revenue and taxation s shown quickly that a battle i in the offing between the taxes taxes tax- tax fres es and the tax em pere Perie Per- Per ie e bills enacted into laws will the Income and o outgo That eases in some lines of business made are practically certain here ere will be reductions in others a. a certainty Ish lines were thrown out early eary session on the liquor control ont nt at with the introduction of positional monal measures measures measures' to toe tote to- to te e solution of the how to buy problem In Utah of repeal seemed set set- favor of some sort of liquor ore the legislators had taken I Its ats ts is for the opening of the ses ses- j had resolved itself into theof the i of how hard liquor in uld be conveyed to the thirst thirsty came a bill bUI purported purport to have bin of the Committee of If I Dinted anted by governor Henry H. H H and nd hence chief executive ap ap- is was followed by the Salt amber of Commerce bill The provided for the sale stuff in state operated and andi i stor stores only The chamber the sale in private stores I f e Warwick C. C Lamor- Lamor Salt Lake county threw a wrench into the state sales ry by deleting sections author 1 author I I e dale ale Ie of liquor in hotels its is and eating places places places-it if all allis I Its its ts is arent aren't eating places He ough other drastic changes as I rs of the state sales to won won- in ter all his bill but won won-I was a come com- com r e of the measure to caus' caus ministration measure I I moreaux clarified this by declaring that the theand theand and changes were his and The result may be that anU an- an 11 U sponsored directly by the may be offered with the Salt Sal labor lator left hanging onto thon the tho wn n n limb legislators from beyond the tine Salt Lake county profess to w wred red concerning the local op op- in to the Chamber of Com Com- 11 They see in it the of Salt Lake City as a bass basa basay y for hard liquor in case many per then her counties vote dry by pe pe- pe d election They al' al also hold holde e dry counties will be over over- bootleggers of much hard m the big city But nut say the theof the ts is of the state stores bill mains a local option clause g of Mr h he dy won for 1 himself the nick- nick j i name of Perpetual Motion because o of f I his pronounced activities in the makIng mak mak- ing of motions Hes He's done more in tin tha I moving business thus far than practically practically prat all the rest of the house members mem menu bers rolled into one The Salt Lake legislator has also proved himself prolific in the introduction Intro intro- of Important bills He spans spans- rood reed an old age pension measure raising rats rais lag ing the maximum pensions to 30 In I addition to the all Important all liquor r control bill He is also preparing a one unicameral one house measure house measure fo for r early introduction It would f. f fillow llo v almost Identically lines laid down 1 in I Nebraska in the system sponsored b by y Senator Norris M Most st active of the upper house hous e solons in the Introduction of bills bUls is Senator Ward C. C Holbrook of Davis Davi s county He has already introduced introduce d four tax bills one increasing income e taxes and another the levies against corporations and banking institution j I The smoking non senator is s also re responsible responsible re- re for a bill taxing cigars smokIng smoking amok ing tug and chewing tobaccos and snuff H He says it Is for reve revenue raising ue purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses only Other activities of of- the D Davis vis county senator include the introduction of three bills bUls changing party machinery in conventions and elections He also lead in efforts to extend the period of redemption from tax sales for taxes s of the years 1928 1929 and suc 1930 1930 suc Another Holbrook bill pers permits permits per per- mits null s the federal government to buy lands fo flood and erosion control But although they have Introduced introduce d no bills bUls and made no motions th the e really reany busy legislators are President Herbert B. B Maw of the senate an and Speaker Walter K Granger Oranger of th the e House Between sessions it is one conference after another with them Both welcomed the week end diversion diversion diver diver- sion slon of or a few hours away from talk- talk resting The rigid economists watchdogs economists watchdogs o othe of f the treasury and rugged savers of th the e I peoples people's money money lost lost their first battle e for far economy In state expenditures expenditure s when both house housa and senate enate defeated motions to reduce the set committee salaries of legislative employees In la the senate Mr Holbrook moved to cut the salaries of or the secretary and chief clerk cleric twenty per cent Representative Representative Representative Represent Represent- Grant Macfarlane made a similar similar sim sim- ilar effort In the lower house The Davis county solon wanted solon wanted to establish I establish lish a policy polley of economy right at the start but found only four senators willing to save about by cutting salaries It was v.-as really only a and must not oot be taken as an Indication Indies Indica tion of open-hearted open spending by either either either eith eith- er house Anent economy Senator economy Senator John M. M Wallace of Salt Lake county in addressing ad addressing addressing ad- ad dressing the upper house had a few words to say against continuing g toI to heap burdens upon the citizenry In n norder I order to satisfy demands for public acI acs ac- ac I s that do not represent actual imperative present necessities i I Senator Wallace after a week end week end analysis of bills already offered warn warn-f warn warn- I ed against possible overloading a willing wil uil ling horse by adding unbearable burdens burd- burd I ens to business and property within the state He held the legislation now in the two house hoppers might ad add burdens exceeding many times over the most optimistic view of ot years ears to come Although he referred to no particular particular particular par par- bills It was believed that the the Salt Laker referred more particularly to such measures as the house bill ball amending the state industrial law an anti and to increased taxation on Industry business and banking I I sol sol-e The women expect t to be pat par 1 active in the furtherance of or social security legislation The seven seven- two two In the senate and five in even I the house house are are likely to form a coalition to push such measures as have to do dol with the betterment of living condi condl- All of the women legislators were ere assigned to good committee memberships member- member ships ships showing showing that the senate and j house leaders recognize their importance importance Importance import import- i ithe ance among the lawmaking body of the state They will be especially well I represented in committees having to do da with public health universities and colleges state training taming school and the I like I |
