Show unda qed tha ei omm salt lake lak 0 city special to standard dard prospects for economy in state government grow dimmer anat immer dimmer as tho the of the utah leit legislature latu re passed its Is halfway mark dark this week measures ea proposing alary salary I 1 increases to io the the state auditor treasurer court reporters and a resolution j urging the Goyer governor noria to raise salaries 0 all state employees have reci re cleved eved approval of the lower i house which atthe athe same time exhibited a ion tendency dency of opposition to any attempt to reduce the heavy tax load on the great mass mias of the citizens of the state legislation granting a annual increase to court reporters was passed bythe by the hou bouse so as aa an em am measurer measure and will restore the reporters to thear thear old salary of ct 2400 in ili 1945 the attitude odthe of tile mouse bouse members can best beat be ll illustrated lustrate by the remark of rep hep james L nielson R te who said al 11 1 I oppose appos this bill to increase court report ert erst a salaries because I 1 thought economy was wag to be the keynote of this legislature but I 1 am rapidly being forced to change my mind two income tax measures ve re pummeled meled by the legislators the first by rep S W Elo eldwood Elsw wood owl D weber to repeal tile entire state individual income bax tax I 1 law awl w was killed and tho the second measure to raise personnel pers onnal exemptions by republicans quayle cannon jr and frank both of salt lake was defeated but brought back before the house on can 11 ilbna alls motion t to 0 reconsider this bill now lies on thadiouse the house table while its sponsors a wait await a more opportune time to bring it before tho body for consideration during debate on the Inco income cne tax tinei sin ah hindi noia mate was sounded by rep J W reed lead D I 1 salt lake member of the agloro committee who said the committee already was waa searching for additional sources of revenue to meet state needa roll call on ih file income tay tax measure to increase exemptions showed the following representatives i voting in ili the ne negative ga tiye anderson D utah brinker lie bioff ff R wayne christeneen Chris en R I 1 j 5 it i t t san peto durham D salt lake duvall D salt lake elliot D utah frost it kine kane gardnor D washington grotegut egut D V utah hale D silt salt lake holt D salt sale lake lake ingleby D satt salt lake jenkins joi D weber jensen D emery jones jone R n san ban juan loveridge Loverl dge D utah marsell R idon D salt lake D juab guib miar murdock jean Z D davis myers R garfield noble D cache penrose Pen roae D salt lake rasmus seii eai D summit reed D salt lake J B arees ER reea ees R morgan 31 organ T INI roes D salt lake blake roberts roberta D utah robinson D rich D cache staples R sevier stay p ns R wasatch Wasat cb and ward D box elder absent and not voting greenwood D silt lake nielson R sanpete Ban San pete paxton R millard and R n uintah excused rop rep cannon changed chis his vote to NO to enable him to move mota for a of 0 the bill members of the house farm bloc were joshed several days later during debate on their measure to relieve farmers of s salea W taxi tax on agricultural products 7 1 which bave been processed andi and returned to the producer following their earlier stand on the bill to Inc increase income ta exemptions in which they that it should be a privilege to vay pay taxes it II D B 66 10 to grant owners of homes hames and homesteads a 1000 exemption where the said home bome pr or Is occupied by tho the owner wan waa introduced in the alouse during tile tho week with bills offering both property and income tax relief in the house gristmill th arft probably will bo be plenty of ce bick back of tile the scenes horsa trading belfore bufore abe the housa members bers vote on either measure again and speaking of horses 88 98 to legalize horse racing pari mu tuel in utah was reported back backon on the ahe floor of the senate by the agriculture ri committee without recommendation andias chances chance faor for final passage were practically nil however senator june Xen kendall dall D juab guib professes to tb see a b right bright future fa for r his bill continued an last page st capitol dome continued from page one but blit one suspects that while ho he la is wholeheartedly backing tile the measure lie ho has hag confuo in cheek when predicting succors suc cois lie ho 9 1 I think this would bo be a rood good thing for or t the be state it would agricultural interests intel eats and as for or the ft provision of 0 betting well I 1 think it Is better tor for people to wager money on a fine sport like horse racing than to a squander it in pinball pin ball Rua ana chinea chines arid add on other racket concessions at our caral carnivals an and 4 fairs we in may ay not like people gambling hut but we know going to KID it vivo rive bills billi vitally the tha states mining industry were acted alyo ummi n or introduced in tho the son sen ao afe luring during tile the past week three I 1 of af the measures measures b senat senators hrs lyn lynn 8 Ria bards ur D lit salt lake an and Alft eliell its kellch lich n R grand would en bourage mine leasing in utah rutn h whilo ahlo tho oter two als by richards and kellch would permit domon to 0 o work alve ground Ini in minel and shelters smelters arn sm elters and would tho the collar to aillar mine low law the first imbt three bills have at roady the senate anil alitt are intha house bouso those these measured meas mea urea surce would relieve pine mine leai sors 0 tile the lurden burden of paying charges assessed laa essed for am social jai security benefits work man mans I 1 a compensation and occupy ti jimial abnal mial debease disability insurance I 1 |