Show UL mier C ill U. U S. S P. P A. A Service ISalt r I 11 Isalt Salt Lake Fake City Presentation City Presentation to e senate Monday by Governor I nry my H. H Blood of the name of I IW iw 1 w w. Thornton of Provo to fill fillah ah county's vacant senate sea sead seat d id gracious acceptance of the vernor's appointee by unanimous sent lent on the part of the upper buse use membership marked the thening V t ning of the second week of the thet t second session of the le- le lature slature The new senator who himself at the same time at the he governors governor's proclamation tn In the upper house was orn orn in without hint of opposition om oft any quarter and he was 1 with verbal flowers of elcome rather than previously lulled rated brickbats of dissent Appointment of Senator Thorns Thorn- Thorn s Ln n brought to a happy close a that had existed since sincee tie Ie e legislature opened in the flare na- na ire re of a deadlock between the organization 1 of Utah and the governors governor's office lie le he committee had called for the of A. A O. O Ellett The vernor had In turn submitted the committee a list of three Imes mes es of men he had considered ith th request that it ft express pre- pre rence renee for one of them The com- com declined to do this When h 1 agreement appeared ble the governor forwarded the Jame ame of or Senator Thornton When the latter appeared In the nate enate as his appointment was presented resented President Maw observed lat at J if there was no objection the he appointee would come forward id nd be sworn There was no whisper whis whis- per er of objection and the senate senat ader administer the oath senator ornton hornton briefly expressed the theIre theIre there Ire re that the Situation sur sur- his appointment be for- for and asked that the senators operate Aerate with him In endeavoring give the best possible service tl to tops tos ps s county President Maw speak- speak fig g in behalf of or the senate assured he e new senator of a a. hearty wel- wel me ome Into the senate group and that he was certain every I present would accord him very and risible sible In the exercise of ot his dules dules dulies du du- du- du lies les as a representative of Utah founty It was vas notable that the new senN sentor sen- sen N tor made his maiden speech on In the form fonn of a a. strong nd ad convincing plea for the pass- pass tee ge of Senator Maws Maw's old age penIon penion pen- pen plon Ion bill as written taking a stand against a proposed amendment by Conrad of With Senator Thornton official official- y seated and named to the various previously assigned Imply pimply to Utah count county both Bouses lOUSes houses were completely organized ad d lost no time in getting the the tier alter of or legislation under wa way in arnest barnest Outstanding among the flood o of ills that continued to pour into he senate with the opening of the second w week ek were a a. number o of bills incorporating various phases of or the committee of or nine program I for Cor some tax exemption and Its j accompanying changes and shifts in revenue setup to offset the 2 2 loss to general school and I other funds that would be stoned through enactment of the proposed constitutional exemption of 2000 in valuation on homes home owned and occupied by the owners owner and in valuation in personal Property similar lar bills bUts were re presented pre pre- I In the house The estimate of finances to bera be beu u ra raised raked through medium of th the rd j and changes provided In th the exemption revenue measures Is that tha ne they will produce something over ove Sr et and it Is of interest t tW to the W outlying counties that provie provi provi- le e slon Is made In m the committee o of m nine program that portions of this ly SUrplus shall be used by the state stat highway department for the maine maintenance main main- e e- e nance and improvement of roads road re ti towns tout and cities and other por por- h s in n building up the old ag age tension pension fund rUM provided in pena ena- ena I- I tor Or Maws Maw's bilL bUI n atThe The e senate pressed its early bills bUts g at along with Aith th record speed even io yc 0 the extent of referring them t to I It t ary committees before th the s 1 g committees were name named M th Ward the e result C that Senator Ward War i Holbrooks Holbrook's S S. 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B No 10 l pas pasA IlS A j i t I passed pasS passed db by by the senate Tuesday on I second reading and now is up for 1 final passage This bill Is of importance Importance importance im im- Im- Im to every taxpayer In the state and particularly to those Inthe in inthe inthe the outside counties because it changes the delinquent date for taxes from November 30 to December December December Decem Decem- ber 20 the date to which some county commissions have been ex extending extending extending ex- ex tending the delinquency date Inthe Inthe in inthe the past The new bill makes the delinquency date uniform throughout through through- out the state and eliminates need for extensions practiced haphazardly haphazardly ardly heretofore Senate bill bUl No 1 by Mr Maw a party arty platform measure providing for or a direct primary to replace the theold theold old Id party convention system cf cr nominating candidates for pu lc office has reached the stage ol of public hearings before the committee commit commit- tee ee on state and municipal affairs Business in hi the outside counties bUU throughout the state is ai m by an unfair trade practices practices tices Ices act Introduced in the senate This bill bUt embodies what are re regarded regarded retarded re- re as 81 some of the best features features fea- fea tures ures of the N. 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A for the Ule purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of safeguarding the the public against monopolies and to foster and encourage competition by prohibiting prohibiting prohibiting pro pro- unfair and discriminatory discriminatory discriminatory tory Representative Bennion of Dagget Dagget Dag- Dag get fathered a house bill designed to o place a a stamp tax on all aU forms of or tobacco in addition to now covered by the stamp tax law lawand lawand lawand and a tax also upon The he bill leaves the amount of the tax tax blank this to be determined determine and filled in under later consider consider- atlon Mr Bennion also fathered a abill abill abill bill imposing a tax equivalent to 2 per cent ent on all aU forms of advertising advertising adver- adver and a tax of 2 per cent on the he amount paid for professional services the act to become effective ef- ef after arter July 1 1937 Another but bill by Bennion provides for distribution dis dis- of the sales saias tax revenues revenues reve rele to various state funds The fate of or revenue expending measures to be advocated in the current session of the Utah state legislature e ap apparently rests with the final up make-up of the committee committee com of or nine tax program bill introduced by Senator Ward C C. Holbrook of Davis county The Holbrook bill bUl proposes th the e levying of new taxes and shirting g of revenue allocations totaling I to offset an estimated estimated estimate loss in state revenues revenues' of due to expected enactment of a I measure allowing exemption o of 2000 on homesteads and on on personal property and to take care of proposed additional governmental services Already a dozen or more measures measures mea mea- auras calling for fund expenditures expenditure have been Introduced Those callIng calling calling call call- Ing for the spending of considerable considerable consider consider- I able sums by the state Include bills creating an old age pension system tern tem Carbon county branch of th the University of Utah state police department and state publicity fund Several other bills propose propos reduction of revenues by byi decreasing decreasing decreasing ing certain fees etc The Is to be raised In 20 bills prepared by the committee of or nine Among the revenue producing producing pro pro- measures are a tobacco ta tax and mill 2 tax on each dollar o of Interest drawing bank accounts account estimated to raise sales taxes on adverting and professional professional services figured to raise and a use-sales use tax o on articles bought outside the state If an an n appreciable number o of these revenue bills fall by he wayside wayside wayside way way- side the same fate Is certain t to befall berall those measures requiring expenditure of state monies I In brief there must be money raised before money can be spent Th This may have a considerable bearing on the votes of or some legislators I Imay It may also result In all action on or spending fund-spending bills eing delayed delay d until final of the Holbrook Holbrook Hol- Hol brook measure has been taken The important all-important engrossing all liquor question confronting the last las legislative session has already bobbed bobbed bobbed bob bob- bed up In the current legislature But the bobbing Is ts not so pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- as in the hectic days o of 35 when the legislators were de de- siding Just how they would geoff getoff getoff get ge off the water wagon Taxation and social legislation seem to have stolen the 37 31 show up to date Nevertheless a lively skirmish sh may be waged by proponents proponents proponents pro pro- of a measure taking licensing li- li 11 censing and control of beer from the state liquor commission and placing It under the Jurisdiction of the tax commission counties and cities and another calling for unlimited unlimited un- un limited licensing of retail beer establishments u un under n d de e r exclusive state c control nt ol Sale by drink curbs are retained in both bills but an even more liberalized measure permitting such sales may be Introduced The major point of or difference in the two already proposed Is relative to control lIQuor control liquor commission or elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where Both however liberalize the existing methods of issuing be beer r licenses as far as numbers are concerned and both give counties and more revenue from the traffic A decided Inclination on the part of both senate and house to carry out for legislation made by Governor Blood In his message is seen in the introduction already of or several bills along this lne The desire for tor cooperation with the executive branch pt pf the Ule state government go is evident on every hand and it is deemed likely likely likely like like- ly that the governors governor's suggestions will be enacted Into law before the thel close dooe of or the session |