Show t. t UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME w A legIslative policy dormant during during during dur dur- in ing th the war years is expected to be revived by this session of the Utah legislature This policy is that of junk junkets ts to the various state In- In In in- b l where the lawmakers lawmaker can an see f for lor r themselves what 1 Is needed and what should be done don 1 the way of legislation fihe lh attitude of ot the legIslators legislator c was expressed during the pas past W Week Weck when they recessed both Monday afternoon spending illY all day Friday visiting state institutions in Ogden This was the first junket in four years Two vo years ago the Senators and representatives toured the Geneva Steel plant and during the special specia session last Aug August st they inspected Genera hospital at Brig Brig- h ham harn rn Cit City Other than these trips visits to tU me tile state state institutions institutions since 1943 have been limited to the membership of committees only I Meanwhile both houses have moved rather slowly and cautiously cautious cautious- ly with some senators expressing c concern concern over ove the Slow pace adopted adopt adopt- ed in the upper house It was wasp p pointed out during debate over Whether or notto make the Ogden junket that measures lug ing bills and 21 24 memorials and resolutions had been introduced inthe in inthe inthe the first three wee weeks third one-third of the session and that only 17 measures measures measures mea mea- had received action on the floor Between 40 and 50 bills were on the second reading list Legislation to pass both both- houses during the third week was headed by a bill by Senate Pres Alonzo F. F Hopkins Rich D-Rich to appropriate to the Utah Centennial Commission Only dissenting vote in the Senate was cast by Sen Mitchell Grand R-Grand who was turned down in an attempt to amend the bill so that the return on a a revolving fund in included included included in- in in the appropriation would go to a State Water Board fund Dissenting Votes cast in the House came from Reps Keith Browne R- R Salt Lake Merril K Davis R- R Salt Lake and S. S Wayne Clark Tooele R-Tooele Of 01 considerable interest was the House vote on two senate bills to repeal the governors governor's emergency powers in regard to state finances and the emergency relief fund The 21 Democrats demonstrated their power as a minority group by voting voting voting vot vot- ing as a unit against one of the measures consequently eliminatIng eliminating eliminating ing an emergency clause to make the act effective upon approval which requires a two-thirds two majority majority ma- ma Indicating that the House may nay not override the governors governor's I veto should he so act on the bills I Also passed by the two houses I during the week was the Boden Bill to clarify filling of vacancies on county commissions and memorials memorials memorials mem mem- urging Congress to extend the present Commodity Credit Cor Cor- t purchase program to cover cover cover cov cov- er the entire 1947 wool clip and to sell the town of Dragerton house by house rather than as an entire IWi Senate action also included the passage of a bill providing for headless ballot despite heavy opposition from Sen Dexter Farr Weber D-Weber and bills to allow banks to remain closed on Saturdays Saturdays Saturdays Satur Satur- days measures strongly opposed by Sen J. J Francis Frands Fowles DWeber Web D-Web- er In addition the upper house I passed and sent to the lower house measures to extend the retirement system principal to second second sec sec- ond and and third class cities and towns and a bill permitting the fish and game department to acquire additional game bird refuge lands in Box Elder county A resolution proposing a constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to set salaries of legislators legislators leg leg- failed to tb get a necessary two-thirds two majority and Sen Val il ti Coy Coupes Coupes' es' es tD Carbon ID-Carbon Carbon bill to re require re- re quire registration agents to canvass can can- aSS vass voters was killed 4 Public hearings scheduled this week might well wen decide the course of or some bills particularly labor measures introduced in the Senate and md House Labor leaders and their including Gov Herber B. B Maw continue to insist that there theres IS s no logic in attempting to curb labor abor in view of the labor-industry labor peace Utah has known Sens WarVick WarWick WarWick War- War Wick Vick C C. Lamoreaux Salt D-Salt Lake II H. I. I Grant Vest Uintah D-Uintah and Rue L. L Clegg Salt R-Salt Lake and supporters supporters supporters sup sup- porters of their bills insist howver how- how aver ver that now is the time to take steps against jurisdictional strikes secondary boycotts and other practices practices tices ices they should outlaw with their bills Senator Clegg followed up last ast week by introducing a resolution resolution tion ion proposing a constitutional a- a to outlaw the closed shop hop Also introduced last week was wasa a measure by Senator Lamoreaux and Sen Lorenzo E. E Elggren D- D Salt Lake to legalize mutual pari-mutual betting jetting at horse race meets but limiting the meets to five days except except ex- ex ept for a day 10 meet at the State Fair Senator offered a measure to move Davis County from rom Judicial District No 2 to No 3 and Sanpete County from No 7 I to o No 6 and nd cut one one judge each from rom Districts 2 3 and 7 while Senator Clegg and Sen Orrice C. C McShane R-Beaver R introduced a Senate enate resolution asking appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of a man four-man committee to Investigate the State Liquor Com- Com mission A year tour school at Weber College College Col- Col lege ege and for a new site and nd buildings for the college are sought ought in measures introduced by Sens Farr Fowles Holbrook and andI Ward I On the matter of appointments L. L B B. B Johnson of Rich County and Marden Broadbent of Heber City now a livestock specialist at the Utah State Agricultural College held the lead for the vacancy in inthe inthe inthe the State Agriculture Commis Commission ion occasioned by resignation of Don on E. E Kenny and Arthur McFarlane was prominently mentioned as a j replacement for Gordon T Taylor Hyde on the State Finance Com Com- mission Also likely to be replaced is is Justin E. E Hurst chairman of the State Liquor Control Commission who has asked the Governor that he not be re Tn Ta the House major legislative activity was lacking during the week Action on bills was of minor nature inasmuch as highly controversial controversial con con- con I measures such as the Clegg labor bill remained in com com- Principal bills introduced In the House would provide for reapportionment reapportionment reapportionment of the Le Legislature on the basis of the 1940 census eight or nine tax bills to remodel the real property tax program in conformity conform conform- ity with the new minimum school program all of which were previously previously previously introduced In the Senate a measure to appropriate to the State Department of Health which with federal matching funds would be used to construct operate and supervise hospitals a abill abill abill bill to appropriate for tor the control of Tuberculosis and bangs bang's disease among livestock and another another another an an- other measure to grant single veterans veterans veterans vet vet- erans a 2700 and married vets a personal income tax tion I Bills passed by the House Included Included ed those to increase levies of cities cities cities cit cit- ies and towns for library purposes t to empower cities and towns to raise money through bonds or otherwise otherwise otherwise oth oth- for financing the construction construction construction tion operation maintenance or re repair repair repair re- re pair of sewer and sanitation systems systems systems and to charge for the service in order to repay the cost to permit permit permit per per- mit merchants a 5 per cent but not to exceed annually deduction deduction deduction de de- from sales t tax collections as part reimbursement for the cost of collecting and remitting and to require a majority of the county commissioners' commissioners approval where consolidation of two or more county county county coun coun- ty welfare departments is propos propos- ed The f first measure to tobe tobe tobe be signed into law by Governor Maw during the session HB 2 by Rep Maurice Anderson Utah D-Utah will permit the Central Utah Vova- Vova School to use its dedicated credits for operating expenses |