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Show ! Labor and Aged Measures Given Much Attention (U. S. P. A. Service) Passage of Representative Ey-non's Ey-non's bill licensing wineries and distilleries in Utah by the house and consideration of old age pension pen-sion and relief measures in the senate marked the opening of legislative procedure this week when both houses launched morning morn-ing sessions. The house passed the distilleries bill by a vote of 37 to 18, with three absent. Representative Granger Gran-ger of Iron changed his vote from no to yes, apparently intending to give notice of reconsideration but Representative Marthakis of Salt Lake beat him to it by giving prompt notice that he would seek reconsideration of the house action later. Representatives Mason of Box Elder and Granger of Iron opposed op-posed the bill on the ground it did not provide proper regulation and supervision. Almost half the members mem-bers explained their votes, those voting yes saying they did so in the belief it would develop a Utah industry and thus benefit agriculture agricul-ture and the people generally. The negative voters feared it might tend to increase drinking of wines and liquors and that sufficient regulation of the business was not provided. Major grist from the legislative mill during the week 'included a decisive victory for the Maw old-age old-age pension bloc in the senate when it succeeded in earmarking $50,000 a month from liquor funds for pension purposes and passage of the bill by that body on Tuesday, Tues-day, appointment of a joint com-j com-j mittee to investigate state depart-; depart-; ments to determine where economy I and efficiency may be improved and whether irregularities exist, ! defeat of the progressive labor ( bloc in the senate in an effort to force an amendment to Represen-! Represen-! tative B'bnacci's increased compen-I compen-I sation bill. |
