Show q fu ah e a tol the twenty first utah legislature and its doings are now history its all over all but the shouts and murmurs congratulatory and critical ot of an electorate now analyzing results of the 64 day sees session on ended monday to many citizens the 1936 1935 conclave ot of lawmakers will be entitled to recording in legislative annals as a 3 one which accomplished much in the way ot of constructive legislation but more in the way ot of preventing destructive truc tive lawmaking to others not so many the session will doubtless be classed as a do nothing gathering these not so many will be composed ot of disgruntled exponents of so called class legislation including special groups who are dissatisfied with the failure ot of lawmakers to enact statutes favoring them as against other groups A compilation ot of general sentiment seemed to have it that the tw enty had failed in large degree to carry out governor henry H bloods plea to not raise taxes and to encourage economy in governmental affairs the tax measures enacted into law weigh largely toward imposing increased burdens upon the taxpayers while those looking toward relief of the much har bar based taxpayers are few and tar far between that too great a measure of relief was afforded special groups seemed to be the consensus of opinion excessive appropriations have also been made in many instances saymany they point to the tha relief afforded agriculturists largely at the expense of the small business men feeling that the farmer Is no more entitled io to this relief than the struggling little fellow in business the industrialist or the white collar brigade political experts profess to see in the legislative largess bestowed upon the farmer and the lack of jike like largess to labor a disruption of the much talked ot of farm labo coalition labor leaders are now declaring that the bloc movement worked exceeding well tor for agriculture but left labor empty handed at the close of the session labor even talks of a third political party in retraction abortive efforts to reduce some appropriations tell fell by the wayside As a result a possible deficit may have to be faced within the next two years the representatives tailed failed to heed the governors economy pleas by appropriating perhaps more than is in sight from anticipated revenues the twenty assuredly imposed greater tax burdens upon the people of utah through the raise in income taxes increasing insurance premium and inheritance taxes and imposing additional city levies they dd pave the way for exemption from taxation of homesteads up to 2000 in value but this Is two years away with the tha necessity tor for raising added revenues yet to be faced it if the electors vote to amend the constitution to permit the exemptions 4 0 0 the highly controversial liquor control problem as anticipated provoked more fervid oratory and III feeling than all other measures combined excepting perhaps the income tax bills As it stood atter after hours of battling between the for the bythe by the drink senate and the state store sale only house utah will have liquor control along practically the asme lines as the state of washington sales will be restricted to state operated stores only with no sales by the drink one will be permitted to drink only at home state stores may bo be operated in any city or town or r community inasmuch as the local option clause was deleted dele tod persons buying hard liquor from a state store will do so by securing a permit lasting one year sales will bo be kept secret liquor will be available in bottles only A commission of three appointed by the governor will be in com mand ot of liquor control the commission may borrow up to to buy liquor supplies profits from operation of stores will go to the general fund with borrowed from rora that fund tor for immediate operations boer beer will bo be sold at the state stores in bottles ot of 64 ounces advertising in newspapers ot of light beer Is permitted the senate originally strongly in favor of licensing hotels restaurants and clubs to sell by the drink was forced to recede from its position atter after the house had shown clearly that there would be no liquor control bill enacted unless it had its way concerning a straight state store plan every vote showed the lower branch adamant in its stand tor for the committee of 49 measures as amended by it to exclude all private sales proponents of private sales declared passage of the straight state store plan meant continuation of ol 01 bootlegging and placing of the state in the liquor business opponents held the plan as adopted represented the sentiments of 0 a major portion of ol 01 the state and people and that it if found unworkable could be changed by the next legislature that the failure of the federal government through the national congress to set up a program ol of social welfare was largely responsible tor for the failure of the legislature to enact a more diversified and efficient program of social relief was in evidence more and more as the session ii aie eare ar fats edIts close cios e but the lawmakers did accomplish much in the establishment of a state department of public welfare with wide powers to administer relief and cooperate with any federal program that may be adopted by the current congress the department will be administered by a supervising board of six members to be appointed by the governor other social welfare measures enacted enable the cities and towns of the state to quality qualify tor for funds to participate in any national program of unemployment insurance and to establish self help cooperative associations tor for assistance of the nu amp employed loyed old age pensions were much talked about but little of real value accomplished along this line although utah will be in a position to cooperate with federal plans in this direction while advocates of 0 this or that in liquor control how bow to buy hard stuff and how to drink it later were much distressed according to their views proponents of better water supplies had their way in every piece of legislation anent aqua pura proposed thanks to governor henry 11 blood and the acquiescence of lawmakers water problem may be well on the way toward solution with the doer deer creek utah lake project among others practically assured through the enactment of water measures in rapid tiro fire and comparatively easy fashion and this say state authorities Is of even greater and more widespread import than liquor it may save ave the state from future droutha and thereby result in more tar far reach ing good than any liquor control solution but water Is a prosaic subject only to the forefront during the hot summer mon months while liquor la Is debatable anyplace and anywhere other matters matter w which h tell have needed clarifying tor for many months are those having to do with banking and fill finance including boulding and loan associations and benevolent societies likewise judicial procedure especially with reference ret orenco to criminal trials has been a thorn in the legal side the current legislature went far in doing a good job of clarifying with reference to these questions they passed 18 bills clarifying banking practice and permitting financial institutions to participate in tod fod continued on page three UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME continued from page one oral eral banking programs and regulating the building and loan tat lations ions As a result banking and general financing operations will be on a io under baiss in the beehive state than heretofore liquidations will be expedited advantages of participation in the federal housing act gained and monopolies in auto financing 1 I prevented along the line of 0 finances and important to many Is the reduction in interest rates from 8 to 6 per cent with a 4 per cent charge on auto and like contracts 4 0 0 the threatened regulation of public utilities simmered down to the passage of but three of the lamoreaux bills and one senate measure the former alive to do with support of the public service commission forbidding merger ot of public utilities without the commissions approval and okaying of dividends by the commission the senate bill divested of its sharper teeth provides that public utilities be taxed on the basis of tangible property on oa which they are entitled to earn a fair return another senate bill reorganizes the present commission on a three man basis but legislators refused to adopt any widespread curtailment ot of present utility activities largely on the theory that objective regulation would result in heavy losses to utah stockholders in utilities 0 0 0 nine measures favoring farmers and agriculture left the soil tillers in good humor as the session closed farm bureau leaders expressed themselves as well pleased with lawmaking results pointing to new laws favorable to agriculturists us as enact ing practically everything at least in large degree that they favored in pre session demands the tarm farm leaders also declared themselves satisfied with the new income tax measures in this they were unlike the major portion of 0 the populace as evidenced in legislative corridor gossip 0 a 0 GRIST GIUST PROM legislative HOPPERS the farmers nearly lost their pet measure H B 24 licensing and bonding produce dealers through standing out to a near last ditch tor for permission tor for cooperatives to deal with non members deleted by the senate they eventually had to surrender to save the bill 0 0 0 not a single freak measure got to first base during the session they including tax on bachelors died in committee it was time tor for the more serious ot of lawmaking affairs no fiddling around with tunny funny stuff permitted 0 0 quite a battle over raising salaries of 0 the new public service commissioners the house held out for or per year and the senate for or they compromised on 0 0 the national congress will receive several memorials from the current legislature whether or not they pay any attention attento on to them Is quite another matter there will be no more advertising by dentists in utah S B 9 prevents it but the advertisers plan to remain in business just the same under new names 0 0 0 newspapers of the state came in tor for high praise for their handling of legislative news they had their hands tull full reporters were more wearied than I 1 the tired legislators several important measures requested by the state attorney general and other departments part ments tailed failed of passage at the last moment because the lawmakers wanted to go home and attend to the milking and other chores they listen to lifting a single bill from tables or sitting sifting committees 0 0 beware the highway patrolman he Is vested with police powers under a now new law especially as regards liquor law enforcement 0 0 a conscientious objectors expect to be able to buy their drinks sitting down or standing up just the same under the now liquor control law they may be chag chagrined TIned 0 0 taxpayers got bits ot of relief hero here and there but they will be relieved of more money |