Show Under the Capitol Dome I I Salt L Lake ke City Special to ChronI Chronicle Chron Chron- r I icle ide As the regular session of Utah's Twenty fifth filth Legislature draws to a close this week it becomes becomes becomes be be- comes more and more evident that the most important measure polItically politically poli poll speaking at least was a bill which failed to pass The measure was S. S B. B desIgned designed de de- designed de- de signed to reduce the dictatorial powers of Gordon Taylor Hyde and I his Finance Commission and in the bills bill's death especially death especially the manner manner man man- ner ncr of its demise lies demise lies a tale of political trading horse which will completely dominate the Utah gubernatorial gubernatorial gub gub- gubernatorial race next year For the death of or S. S B B. B at the hands of the House of Representatives has brought a Democratic split which I virtually will be impossible to heal next year while t the h e Republican forces forces forces-at at first disappointed when the measure failed to reach the Governors Governor's desk now desk now realize that the death of S. S B. B on the House floor has brought greatly increased hopes for a Republican victory in 1941 1944 Vi V i issues which thus far in inthe inthe inthe the session had made themselves felt only In legislative bills flared Into vitriolic and personal attacks on Maw led ed by Senator Lynn S. S Richards D. D Salt Lake in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate and Reps Frank and Quayle Cannon Jr Salt Lake Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans in the House started oft off the fireworks when he arose on the floor of the house immediately after the defeat of the finance bill and sarcastically sarcastically sarcastically sarcastic sarcastic- ally moved that the house thank Maw for his personal lobb lobby against the b referring bill ll to a Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- caucus at which the Governor Gover Gover- nor appeared and opposed the bill bUl during the noon recess just prior to the house action on the measure The following day In the senate all started calmly enough until Richards rose on personal privilege after Sen Alonzo F. F Hopkins D. D Wasatch said he was glad that the Governor had taken a public stand when he used his constitutional veto power to disapprove S. S B. B 5 5 the alien property r bill Instead bill instead of or killing the measure as he did the finance bill Richards then verbally attacked Maw calling him a Dr Jekyll and a usurper of power He said that constitutional government in Utah had flown out the window that state departments were constantly fighting among themselves and that the legislature had legislated away its constitutional powers when it passed the reorganization measures requested by the Governor Gover Gover- nor in 1941 Following Richards Richard's attack on the Governor Rep Erastus S. S Gardner Gardner Gard Card ner ncr D. D Washington took the house floor to defend Maw terming Richards Richard's charge that Governor Maw had maneuvered the defeat of S. S B. B one of the blackest lies ever told Gardner said that all three members of the board of examiners Governor Attorney General and Secretary of State State- State State- had been invited to the caucus to give their views on the bill which proposed to incorporate the members members members mem mem- bers of the board of examiners in into into into in- in to a six-man six finance commission The governor however was the only one of the three to accept the invitation During his talk Gardner Grdner attempted attempt attempt- ed to spike other Maw anti-Maw rumors and he charged Cannon with spreading false stories about the governors governor's having spent state funds to Influence elections in various counties Cannon accepted the challenge and took the floor to accuse the Governor of misspending in state funds Cannon charged the chief executive with transferring transferring transferring transfer transfer- ring money from the motor vehicle registration fund surplus to foster political work make-work projects in Beaver Washington Millard Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin- Uin tah Iron Duchesne and Emery counties The Salt Lake Republican can declared the Governor had personally personally personally per per- directed the spending of the money with the aid of the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- county committees in the seven counties S. S B. B is dead but Its ghost will haunt Utah politics during the next 20 months with both Republicans Republicans Republicans and Maw anti-Maw Democrats at attacking attacking attacking at- at tacking the governor for his alleged alleg alleg- ed attempts to influence legislative votes rather than as put it to face the responsibility of a veto |