Show UTAH legislature URE IS ALL SET FOR A FINISH tenth district lawmakers introduce several bills in fit last rush kusti service roam dented by liquor and water bield tho the center of thelow the making stage during the sixth week pt of the twenty first utah stati legislature the first beverages 16 of hard and semi hard liard varlet varieties teo hold held the spot light in the house of representatives during practically the entire three fqy session of last week net results was passage by a substantial majority 11 41 to 19 of the state stores liquor control bill with all semblance of private sales banished tile the second aqua pura was vas in the forefront bit but t a brier brief half hour this was waa long enough however to pass the lung talked of metropolitan water district measure thereby enabling governor hemy H blood to advise the federal reclamation burr bur pau au of the favorable action tit in time to save millions in ili governmental appropriations for the pr proposed obea peer doer creek project mie alie measure empowers cities to participate in water corporations attonis and irrigation projects a companion bill to two still pending pon ding most moat impotent Impo tant among senate activities tivi tivit ties les of the week was passage of id a bill permitting ahe th state estate to carry out governor bloods bond refund ing plan pan under which tho tha legislature can call raise in revenue during the biennium 1 levying additional dit ional taxes the chlof chief executive suggested that tile the bond issue floated in 1933 be refunded so that the initial payment be not due until 1940 such action would release three quarters of a million dollars earmarked for bond redemption and interest pa payments to io the general fund fluid of major import in speeding up legislation was the appointment in house and senate of so called sifting ing committees senator E eldred M royle of utah ufah county bounty and mrs rova beek beck of salt lake democratic senate find lo 10 oscr c branch braidt fi committee respectively respects ely the committees will fix dally calendars and be responsible in large measure for further legislation A concerted and statewide movement 0 to confine further tax legislation to general taxation measures with junking of many special tax proposals gained decided maman turn tum on capitol hill last week ns its of business and industry big and little demanded abolition of tax measures favoring special groups to the detriment of others income corporation franchise sales salea and gasoline taxes were classed argeneral as general in scope ind and productive of equalization for all groups dozens of proposed laws touching practically every subject capable ablott of legislative action will probably never see the light of day again asfar as far as final act action lonis la cou con corned they moy will die in sifting eom coin rust rusi in the legislative archives included will be many tax bills and resolutions proposing state constitutional changes four senate bills one house bill and ana one senate joint mo resolution lution were passed in tho the upper house last week they aerol enabling the legislature to carry out gover governor bloods bond ye refunding funding plan nor 17 reducing the legal rate on interest on loans from 8 to 6 per cent and on contracts from 10 to 7 per cent 5 revising the state statutes relative to political conventions and primaries 6 prohibiting public officers or em aloyes qualifying for any elective public office until ills position Is relinquished and barring baing them from serving as convention delegates tho the lower house passed only throe three bills last week they were IL II 11 13 fixing the of trains to 70 cars ara c and passenger trains to 14 cars cara on oil hauls within utah ir 13 41 the state stores liquor bill alil with all private sales bales deleted and 11 II 13 the metro oltan water district measure m mt senator 0 C bowman of kanab voted yes on all raca measures passed in the senate last week excepting S B 6 lie ho voted no on oil this bill representative E elliot mot larsen voted no on the train length bill II 11 B 63 po on tho the state stores liquor measure and yes yea ou on the witter water district bill mr larson larsen introduced 11 B amending the revised statutes of utah relating to individual income tax oB lie also in ili association with representatives eg lukl luke Twite twitchell fiell and low lov 11 0 SI 6 niem faem orial izing the national congress to use its ite facilities and to appropriate sufficient monies with which to dete rinno the most economical a continued Coni aued on raga pst your vow UTAH legislature IS ALL SET F FOK oft A FINISH continued from rate race one moans for treating alunite ores orea silton miton Twi voted yea on olt the state stores liquor bill ha was absent and not voting on 11 II it 11 63 03 and 11 II 11 ile was absent and wit riot voting on II 11 IS as 9 above representative ephraem r P of wayne co county in III association clation with representative sirs mrs albert jensen or of salt sall lake county as co author introduced eight bills altering control of the university of 0 utah and utah state agricultural college as well as n state supported junior colleges the measures provide vide that ilic governor with consent of the senate shall appoint presidents of to two major colleges colleg ca and fix their duties and salaries not to exceed that paid the chief executive ralso quorums of tho the eions board of regents from five to nine and fix terms fo group mcm bers at two years each mr ir also introduced 11 II 0 ai M 5 tile nat catlon lonal il alver 4 and harbors congress con gresa to to assist in preventing pro venting flood croshon upon tributaries tributa ries of tile the colorado river located in utah representative william J T voted no on oil the file train length inea sure yea at 4 on oil the state liquor bill and yes yea on the water district measure lie ile introduced two balsi bills bl 11 B countr com iniss Joners to certain delan quent and provides for their payi payment nent in fit yearly 11 II 1 IL ropo of it tile tho laws relating to lo predatory animal bounties representative william J 1 luke of ilnyo county voted on tile bills in n tile house iio introduced 11 II 11 II relating to lond hond olec tons |