| Show News From The House Of Representatives Look for revenue bills to take the limelight in the legislature and be sure there will be a lot lotof lotof lotof of whittling to bring the bills in line with available revenues This opinion was expressed by Representative Reuel E. E Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris- Chris in a telephone conser- conser with the publisher Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day night He also said that all general fund revenues will not come from a single source property tax but will be de derived derived derived de- de rived from from several sources such as income tax oil uranium etc If there is a property tax in increase increase increase in- in crease it will be nominal he said Expressing himself on Governor Gover Gover- nor Lees Lee's talk in Chicago he said the Governor had a perfect right to make such a speech as lS' lS his person personal l opinion but he did I not reflect general Republican views As for reapportionment he said that matter is at present in a state of flux At times the opposing camps seem very near neara a solution but hours later they may be miles apart in their views It may be he said that no reapportionment bill will come out of this legislature Sends Letter Earlier Representative Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris- Chris had sent the following letter for publication More important issues have arisen on Capitol Hill the last few days One of them received favorable action from the House of Representatives today In an attempt to solve Utah's divorce problem which is one of the worst in the nation the H House o 0 u use s e of Representatives passed a bill to set up in conjunction with the courts a marital counseling service in the hope that many of the marriages headed for di divorce divorce divorce di- di vorce might be saved It is true that our social system system system tem bolstered by large expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures tu-res of welfare monies has in ina a sense invited couples who have dissolved their marriages to seek their material support f fro from r o m m public welfare The allowance for mothers with families has been more in many instances than the man has been able to provide The objective of this type of legislation is not only to try to solve a major social problem but also to save monies that are spent through the Welfare Department in taking care of the p people e o 0 p pIe l e in these broken homes It is true this is setting setting setting set set- ting up another state service which may not be good but the seriousness of the p pro problem r o b l 1 e m prompted the House of Representatives Representatives Representatives to make the choice they did Another bill to collect and earmark all monies from sale of ot liquor licenses has had its air- air ing ng ing To rehabilitate alcoholics is s most worth while and de deserves deserves de- de serves erves a lot of support but to set wt up a state board on alco- alco rehabilitation and to appropriate ap appropriate ap- ap for its operation operation oper oper- lUon met with a good deal of opposition It was suggested to raise aise the permit to one dollar so iO those who drink will help rehabilitate t tho those Ii o s e who have drunk runk too much much The setting up of another another commission and earmarking of funds to perpetuate it was enough to make some think that t the h e roper proper way to handle this legislation legislation legislation leg leg- was to us use the organization organization organization that is already in existence existence existence exist exist- ence and give it a The noble work of ofA ofA ofA A A groups might be n nullified by a large state organization The essence of the great success of A A is the free and loving service one man who has the disease of alcoholism and has conquered it can and does give to a fellow sufferer The Education Committee spent I a pleasant noon hour visiting at the Salt Lake Vocational School This school and t the theone theone h e eone one at Provo were not given any appropriation in the Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Gov Gov- budget message The I thinking back of this is that they should be absorbed by the Salt Lake and Provo S School e c Ii h o 0 o 0 1 Districts and their support come from the Uniform School Fund which is pretty well loaded now This school is a fine institution and fills a need in our educational educational educational up set-up and should not be abandoned although it grew up p during emergency times A plan similar to this was set up for forI I junior colleges The Senate just passed the right to work act This has been a areal areal areal real issue during this session It will become law if the Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- passes upon it The bill to get money from the state to buy the four lots lotson lotson lotson on the Snow College block passed the Senate last week andl just now passed the House The Governor has indicated he lie will sign the bill It carries an m ap appropriation appropriation appropriation ap- ap of AAA |
