Show aler e to U S P A service salt sail lake city march 2 apparently with scant attention to governor henry 11 bloods warning against legislation that would materially disturb the states revenue and taxation setup and necessitate I 1 increased taxation a majority in it bott both houses of the utah legislature is s pressing forward a 2 unlimited old age pension bill and a 0 homestead exemption measure that ns as it stands will reduce tax revenues an estimated in it the meantime some 67 revenue in aart taxation bills many of which are 01 it if the pension and exempt exemption iou measures are arc to be made possible of operation rest in committees awalt await ing final action so many of these measures have been sidetracked that the joint appropriation I 1 committee early last week sent communications to bol houses notifying the members that the appropriations bill the greats hurdle which the legislature has to clear cannot be framed until action Is taken on oil the delayed measures the joint committee urged that thai these measures be called forth and considered the committee made it clear that it was impossible to coin ply with the rule which requires the appropriation bill shall be presented by the day of the session and asked lor for ten days more time this was granted which means that tills this all important bill will not reach the fotia journ ment time As result ot of this cart before thu the horse method of procedure which has called forth frequent protests on oil the floors of both houses by such leaders as representative granger and holbrook ot of the house and senators holbrook and huggins ot of tho the senate the legislature entered tin home stretch ot of the twenty second session tills this week facing what threatens to bo be a record jam ot of unfinished legislation in its closing days mot moc 0 than 5 00 measures have been presented to the two houses of these aj lills and 8 resolutions have been finally acted upon and signed by the governor twenty measures have live been killed and the balance are halling tire ire in tho the two branches noun nono of 0 the major issues including revenue and taxation welfare and relict ilef direct primary liquor control and revenue has been finall finally y acted upon so persistently has a majority moJo rity 0 of the lite legislature adhered to the so called cart before the horse method of procedure that the legisla legislative tivo committee of the state democratic organization in alarin has flashed a warning to the lawmakers in the form ot of a written placed on oil the desk of 0 every representative enta tive tivo and senator at the close of 0 the week reiterating the plea for sate safe and sane caution voiced by governor blood and adding a warning that the legislature stop look arld and listen before trying to beat the tran train to the crossing ot of legislative prudence and extravagant expenditure pensions home exemption and liquor were the chiet chief issues before the legislature during the past weel week the senate dumped its old ag age e pen sion bill and the administration welfare measures into the lap of 0 the house together they went to the house judiciary committee which re ported the pension bill out without recommendation and the administration bills favorably ordinarily a bill lion bills favorably ordinarily a bill without recommendation takes position on the calendar following bills on the same subject which are arc favorably reported but in the case of the pension bill and the welfare measures this custom was upset the order of business for the day was made up to show allow the pension bill following to allow the welfare measures but through some hook or crook which aroused the ire of representative granger chairman of the judiciary committee and brought from him a vigorous but bat unavailing protest when the committee reports wert read the doport on oil S B 2 2 the ser sen ate pension bill was read read first an am tills this bill was ordered to the calenda ahead ot of the administration meas urea rep hep granger made a deter mined effort to have all the bill considered together before any was passed but the speaker ruled that S B 2 was at the head of the calendar and was the only measure before the house tor for consideration he apparently was supported by a majority of the house so ao the administration bills were sidetracked and S B 2 was opened tor for consideration representative granger warned tha S B 2 did not comply with edera requirements and federal aid might be jeopardized but ills his warning felt upon deaf ears tor for after a halt half day of debate the measure was passed by a vote of 53 to 4 with 3 absent the administration welfare bits were let left on oil the calendar while the house proceeded with other matters however the house did inject some minor amendments into the pension bill which required confirmation by the senate and passage re of the bill as amended by the upper body tills this came near being the death of the measure tor for the vote showed that it did not have tho the constitutional majority to repass re pass it however the author the senate president saw the impending fate voted no on his own bill and gave notice of reconsideration monday the measure was brought up tor for reconsideration when three sup ter r who were absent t when i n t the h e v vote 0 te w wn I 1 i taken saturday were present the house made some radical changes in senator holbrooks liquor control bill by providing for a three man full time commission placing a ban on oil all public drinking providing a 2 per cent revenue allotment for temperate tem tom propaganda and requiring a complete report on liquor purchased and through whom it s purchased the senate rejected these amendments and the bill went to conference A co ference terence committee has agreed to leave the thre man comm commission assion but to change the ban on drinking to cover buildings to strike out the 2 per cent tor for temperance and to retain the provision on reports presentation ot of this compromise however has haa been held up by request ot of the joint investigating committee which intimated it might have some data that would necessitate further a to the liquor bill an effort was made by the investigating committee to have the house reconsider its action in passing the tha liquor bill and have it held on the table but this move failed bya by a vote ot of 28 to 26 when rep granger led a vigorous fight against such a mogu contending that the committee had offered no valid reason tor for such to ic lion and intimating a tear that the lite move was just one to bring about A reopening ot of the entire issue with a view to again insert a sales by drink amendment which had been twice defeated on the floor of 0 the houss during original consideration of tio tie holbrook measure the bill carrying the bemp lion of 0 2000 was passed by a vote of 51 to 6 with 3 absent in the houe the bill was sent to the senate where it now awaits consideration the direct primary bill drew rather listless attention from the house representative selvin got an amendment through reducing tiling filing ten fes te n tor for candidates and the measure wa finally anally lett left on the calendar pending pend ilig further consideration in the light of expected recommendations commendations re from lite legislative committee of the stat organization 8 B which changes the personnel ot of the state stale board of es and supplies and makes the see sec of the board who Is in char ot of purchases subject to senate con cm formation fir mation was passed by the senate the auditor is substituted tor for the atlo attorney aney general on the prop propose osei new board HOW THEY VOTED SENATE S U B changing personnel of 0 state board of 0 purchases passed with all senators natora se voting yes except billings griffin holbrook hofmei who were absent S B 58 royle compensation c cr occupational diseases was def defeated ested with baker farr fair grover I 1 bolmes hopkin nelson royle royla snow tanner voting yes billings griffin holbrook Holbro tok huggins lamoreaux lindstrom alei terson stevens Stev eus stewart St thornton i al maw aw voting no and lund absent S B 55 nelson repealing ton toil mile tax was passed with all senators voting yes except farr who voted no ao and hopkin lund tp who were absent S B 18 huggins and royle limiting train length tailed failed of passade passage with all senators va voting ling no excell excel t farr grover hopkin huggins 9 1 lu wo moreaux reaux nelson royle hoyle who voted yes and griffin and lindstrom who were absent HOUSE S B 2 old age pension passed ith all members voting yes except granger hummer T W jensen winder and burton holbrook I 1 whiting whiling who were absent H B al 5 Alart bakis asking congress to passa bill appropriate K g tor for noxious weed eradication passed with all members voting yes except allen alien calder chamberlain ber lain granger meador pack poulson taylor r whiting winder winget who were absent 11 B 19 bennion and others lovestead lom Iome estead stead exemption passed with all members voting yes except ablett boyden burton mason alason matan pett pelt who voted no and bryan hale bale meador who were abal absent int S B 71 holbrook liquor control passed with all members voting yes except bonacci hummer mitchell moody page P pett pelt tidwell and wood who voted no and hale love less low ramey kamey So reason spence who were absent |