Show wilder ah ti IM 14 01 apparently with scant attention to governor blood a warning against legislation that would materially disturb the state states a revenue and tax aaion set up and necessitate increase ed taxation a majority in both hous es of the legislature is pressing tor for ward a 2 unlimited old age pension bill and a homestead hom esteal exempt ion ton measure that aa as it stands will reduce tax revenue an estimated 2 in the meantime some 67 revenue and tax taxation atlon bills many of which are essential it if the pension and exemption measures are to be made possible of operation rest in committees awaiting final action so many of 0 these measures have been sidetracked that the joint ap committee early last week sent communications to both houses notifying the members that the appropriations bill the greatest hurdle which the legislature has to clear cannot be framed until action Is taken on the delayed measures the joint committees urged that the measure be called forth and consid ered the committee made it eh clear that it was impossible to comply with the rule which requires the ap aaion tio bill shall be presented by the day of the session and asked for ten days more tine this was granted which means that this all bill will not reach the legislature until five days before ad journ ment time As the result of this cart before the hoise method of procedure which has called forth frequent protests on the floors of both houses by such leaders as representatives granger and holbrook of the house an and sen sn acors holbrook and huggins of the senate the legisla legislative tule entered home stretch of the ad session this week facing what threat threatens ensi to be a record jam 0 of unfinished business in its closing days more afore than meas urea ures have been presented to the two houses of these 24 bills and 8 res solutions have been finally acted up on and signed by the governor 20 measures have been killed and the balance aie ale hanging tira fire in he two branches none of the major issues including relief and taxation wel tare fare and relief direct primary it 11 quor control and revenue has been been finally acted upon pension home exemption and it 11 quor were ere the chief issues before the legislature during the past week the senate dumped its old ag pension bill and welfare measures into the lap of the house they went to the house without recommendation the house ahde some radical changes la irl the liquor bill putting a ban on all pub lie lic drinkin and i ro viding a 2 per cent allotment for temperance propaganda and the senate rejected the amendments in part agreeing to the three man control but keeping in the 2 per cent for temperance and the provision tor for reports on all es A 2 exemption bill passed by 61 to 6 in the house and is now before the senate pett of juab beclar ed we are acting like a lot ot of hop heads dreaming pleasant dreams int nilve cultivation of the tour si trade bv by provision of of the highway funds is oft off the 1937 8 tourist crop will have to thrive without any state irrigation bills carrying appropriations tor for junior livestock shows are not popular |