Show legislature COMPLETES WORK OF 1935 SESSION lawmakers of this district aid in putting many new laws on statute books by U S P A service taxation represented in 16 measures resulting in malor major degree to material increases in taxes social welfare embodied in 16 measures a majority of 0 which set up facilities for participation by utah in national nal social welfare por pore grama rama liquor control represented in a straight state store plan tor for liquor control with no private sales the twenty first utah legislature a adjourned monday with those thee results paramount in connection with the ahr three ee malor major issues that have hav 0 held the attention of lawmakers to a large extent during the past two months came only after hectic hours of embittered battling be between tween house and senate education water projects banking and financial matters public utilities ili ties traffic and highways departments i n ants and institutions of the state and court procedure were affected by 86 85 varied measures enacted into law nine bills had bad to do with agriculture farm relief relict another six pertained ertl led to department and institutional affairs and six to appropriations tor for their maintenance and other state expenditure 8 five had to do with the state land board and two to regulation of professions twenty nine were of a miscellaneous nature all told bills resolutions and memorials were passed by both legislative isla tive houses thirty nine were killed in both branches and in conference committees forty were withdrawn and 17 tabled A total of measures were left in sitting sifting committees not acted upon the grand total of measures measures introduced ads was new laws raising taxes will include individual and corporation income taxes additional city levies insurance premium and inheritance taxes those affording some small measure of relief from tax burdens were in the nature of time extensions tor for redemptions ons included in the relief category comes the resolution proposing that the state constitution be changed to permit exemption from taxation of homesteads up to 2000 in value this cannot become operative until 1937 depending upon approval by the electors in 1936 to meet its requirements huge sums must be raised elsewhere to make up revenue deficits embattled legi legislators seators in last ditch tactics finally adopted a liquor control plan it provides tor for straight state store operation under commission control without any provision for by the drink sales anywhere anytime or anyplace the senate was forced after many hours of bickering to recede from its stand for by the drblik arl hk sales social welfare legislation was represented in passage of the senate resolution enabling utah to ratify the proposed child labor law amendment to the federal constitution extension of the state recovery act two years extension and betterment of the teachers retirement system creation of an unemployment insurance reserve fund department establishment of self help cooperative board and provisions to enable the state to participate in any federal social welfare program finally adopted by congress water projects pr elects fared well in the passage of measures that will enable tho the state to cooperate with the national government in proposed reclamation cla mation projects and in the clarifying of the underground water situation and the like traffic measures increase the auto speed limit to 60 miles per hour fix fix the auto license tee fee at 6 5 tor for all cars under pounds in weight and drivers license at 26 cents fix a ton mile tax tor for common contract and private carriers and regulate them A highway act adds miles to the states road system eighteen measures clarity clarify the states banking building and loan and benevolent association systems the new laws will aid banking practices and help the general public in many ways nineteen now new laws will help remove red tape in criminal procedure education was given attention in measures having to do with appointment instead of election ot of the state superintendent of bf public instruction election of a state board of education manner of deleting district trustees text books and other measures of more or less importance public utilities are to be regulated in greater degree than heretofore but not to the extent proposed by several lawmakers tho the appropriations bill carrying expenditures of tor for the next biennium blenn lum passed without change it exceeds by more than anticipated revenues but funds derived from liquor control operations and other sources are expected to make up the difference other appropriations especially provided tor for include for legislative expenses and tor for carbon county in voting on controversial measures in the senate last week senator daniel stevens voted yes tor for inclusion of 0 sales by the drink in the liquor control bill and on final passage on the straight state stores plan he also yes on H B permitting cities and towns to acquire own and operate electric light and power plants ile he voted no on including the state warehouse plan in the liquor bill and on H B 77 the measure taxing and regulating truck carriers H B 4 the bill increasing work mens compensation benefits and H B 86 establishing an unemployment insurance reserve fund representative frank D low voted yes on H J R 19 increasing the pay ot of legislators from 4 to 8 per lay day 11 B imposing a tax ot of I 1 per cent on gross sales ot of corporations firms etc H B the appropriations bill H B 41 the saral saral glit state stores liquor bill and ad s D 72 eliminating discounts on prepaid taxes he was absent and not vot ing on S B 17 decreasing interest continued on page six legislature ENDS continued from page four on loans and contracts ile he voted yes on 11 II R 2 providing for or the impeachment peach ment of secretary ot of state welling representative evan B D theobald voted yes yea on all the above enumerated measures excepting 11 J R 19 and 11 II B lie ile was absent and not voting on the appropriations bill ile he voted no on H R 2 providing tor for wellings Wel linea impeachment |