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Show Under Capitol Dome With the current session of the Utah state legislature but one-fourth one-fourth completed and approximately approxi-mately 160 bills already introduced, introduc-ed, Senate President Herbert B. Maw has this early sounded an urge for "more action and less irrelevant ir-relevant talk" by senators if even those measures now before the upper up-per and lower houses are to receive proper consideration. A recapitulation of bills thus far introduced shows more important impor-tant and controversial matters now before the legislature than at any comparable period during prior se-sions. These include a multi-rude multi-rude of measures affecting the . !am-'. A-oks of citizens via the taxation tax-ation route and dozens of others thai directly affect the welfare of t..e people and property. luxation leads the procession j with approximately 40 bills having to do wit:i the collection or disposition dispo-sition of revenues. Many of these are certain to bring prolonged discussion dis-cussion in the legislative halls. Bills in the interest of labor are i.ext in number with 20. Court and legal procedures are touched on in l'J. A dozen bear upon state departments, de-partments, their creation and con- ! trol. Eleven carry appropriations and eieht relate to banking and in- ' surance. j Three liquor bills introduced in ': the senate are surcharged with i controversial elements. Bills affecting af-fecting trade, food standards, high-j high-j ways, public utilities, motor vehicles, ve-hicles, and agriculture are due for j much pro and con debating. So, ! all in all, it looks as though the ! lawmakers have their hands full ! to dispose 0i even the already proposed pro-posed legislation. And more much more is yet to come. The surface has only been scratched. Standards for the grading of cheese, ice cream and other dairy products are provided for in a bill introduced by -Representative T. W. Jensen of Sanpete county. Under it the state agriculture board would have power to prevent shipment ship-ment or sale of products not labeled label-ed as meeting board requirements. |
