| Show Governor Blood Urges Retrenchment By State Solons The twenty-third twenty state legislature legisla ture tun convened Monday noon and after preliminary organization i election of officers and approve approving ing appointments heard the Gov Governors Governors Governor's message Wednesday afternoon after noon and Is now ready to plunge Into the mass of legislation that will face race It The House of representatives is composed of 45 Democrats and 15 Republicans while the Senate has only two Republican members and nineteen Democratic members Heber lIeber Benton Jr of Dagget was as elected Speaker of the House and Ira A. A Huggins of Ogden was named President of of- of the Senate Retrenchment seemed to be the note of the Governors Governor's message to the legislature lie He strongly urged the legislators not to add any new functions to the state government and to follow a policy of pay as you go lie He asked that they avoid creating new taxes or Increasing the present ones He lie opposed di diversion diversion dl di- version of state funds to local governments meaning that he opposes opposes op Ope poses a division of the liquor revenue rev rev- He lie also opposed any diversion diversion diversion diver diver- sion of or the gasoline tax fund and i Insisted that the sale tax money go where it was Intended to emergency relief Governor Blood also opposed homestead exemption legislation and the appropriation of unreasonable unreason able funds to the teachers' teachers retirement retirement retire retire- I ment fund He also opposed unnecessary unnecessary un un- un necessary building programs even though federal funds may be bea a available Careful study of the unemployment unemployment ment compensation act the wage and hour bill and traffic safety promotion programs was requested request request- ed and the Governor asked that no major changes be made in the liquor control act but asked that the essential features of the Ule proposed proposed pro pro- posed partisan non Judiciary law be adopted |
