Show From Says 7 T tt Who Will Have To Pay The Expenses Hi ft fj y SENATOR R. R LaVAUN COX r 97 Since writing a column last eek ek I have been under heavy from various groups to toa 1 1 69 nd ad a hand in restoring funds r their appropriations State dei de- de i institutions educators and others severely se severely severely se- se verely slashed inthe in inthe inthe the governors governor's budget are dismayed dismayed dis dis- moved and some say they simply cannot operate 8 1 t on the amounts suggested I AJI These p plans I an s h i for more funds 4 j Senator Cox arc are u usually s sua u a 11 y l r with good reasoning but rY Y question is always Who Vho will Jay ay the bill I have yet t to fi find d nany any folks who favor a raise in Axes ax Speaking of money problems re fe received our subcommittee Assignments in the Appropriate 5 l ions te Committee last weekend I chairman of the committee f 0 ealing with higher education 43 rith Representatives Carl Taylor pf Hof P Ogden and Sterling Evans of i palt alt Lake City as members The three of us will make the reci recommendations rec rec- j i as to funds for our 45 4 st state ate colleges and universities 1 i WHO WILL TAKE JUAB 4 The first reapportionment billJ bill J came came out of my committee 1 Monday Mon fon on- on J 9 day and we will ask that it be beheld j held eld for consideration with other such measures at a future date I V In n a an n attempt to keep the Senate Sen- Sen rate pate ate in in control of the rural areas areas' We have come up with many proposals pro pro- J with Juab county involved i 1 n most of them Juab is currently current- current ly joined with Tooele in an un- un end a couple of friends said they natural union The two counties have little in common and make makeI a a I large district both in square miles and population If Juab is joined to Millard 1 and Beaver for a county 3 district district district dis dis- it will be an district district dis- dis large in square miles but not equal to Tooele in population Juab and Sanpete is a constant suggestion both in the Senate and in the newspapers We Ve have certain things in common and would have a population total of almost still less than Tooele I am not urging such a union but Ut would not try to block it at atthe atthe atthe the expense of giving control of the Senate to urban counties What That do the folks at home ad ad- ad vIse I JUVENILE DETENTION A sided one-sided hearing was held heldon on Juvenile Detention Monday l with the Governors Governor's Board Room overflowing with interested par par- ties Almost all of those present urged adoption of a sup state ported plan for a series of detention de detention detention de- de homes offered by Sens Browning Grover and Jenkins This proposal would have the state build staff and maintain proper detention facilities Senators Lloyd Ashton and I have a proposal to offer state aid and leave the homes on a county or regional basis We feel our proposal would offer incentive to the counties without creating another bureau and we are not convinced the state should assume as assume assume as- as sume the full burden One reason I oppose the first proposal is that liquor profits now are arc going to the cities and counties would be used to build I the detention facilities 1 I have yet to have a city official or county official from Sanpete urge me to vote to remove this money from their grasp to build detention detention detention tion facilities mainly in the metropolitan areas HOW MUCH I PAY Senator Lloyd and I offered a bill to raise the pay of Legislators Legislators Legislators Legis Legis- and it created quite a storm Understand that we cannot cannot cannot can can- I not raise our pay but can only have it put on the ballot as a constitutional amendment for the people to decide The bill would pay Legislators 10 per day for expenses while an additional addi- addi we are in session plus allowance for mileage and u room for the Legislators Legislator who I come from great distances The bill also proposed a raise in salary salary salary sal sal- sal I ary although we do not feel strongly about this We Ve simply think Legislators should be paid a realistic expense allowance so they are not called on to spend or more of their own money to serve a session Senator Ashton offered a motion motion motion mo mo- tion that we amend the bill to give us a salary of per year plus an expense allowance It failed by a decisive vote I r feel that Legislators' Legislators pay should be realistic but not a I cause for candidacy Senator Jenkins Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- kins put it well when he said the per year and the per day while in session would lead to a legislature of the retired the rich and the subsidized The latter is our chief threat HOW HOV MANY I BILLS When I r was home last week- week I Ii 1 had observed my name on few bills lately Actually we have a third fewer bills than we had I last session at this time and I take pride in both facts Since most bills cost us money or regulate regulate regulate regu regu- late our lives I take no great pride in sponsoring a host of them I am sponsor or sponsor co-sponsor on about 10 per cent of the bills introduced in the first part of the session Watching over these serving as chairman of the committee committee committee com com- on Political Subdivisions chairman of the committee passing passing passing pass pass- ing on the Governors Governor's appointments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments subcommittee and my duties duties du duties du- du ties as Majority I Leader are just about all the challenges I can handle t. COLLEAGUES JL IV Senator Le Leland and of I Vernal represents nt's Uintah and Daggett counties and is a ranch ranch- er He is a freshman in the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate with a n term in the House behind him I serve with Senator Sen Sen- Senator Senator Sen ator on the Agriculture and Irrigation Committee and I find him a 1 fine addition to the Senate I Senator Haven J. J Barlow represents represents rep rep- I resents Davis County and i is s the youngest Republican in the Sen sen- ate Young in in years that is ashe as ashe ashe he has filled two terms in the House and is now starting his second term in the Ule Senate Avery A Avery Avery very capable young man Senator Harvard Hinton of Utah County heads our Education Education Education tion committee and the family S man of the Senate He has seven I i children plus an adopted Indian girl so certainly has an interest in education A lawyer and bishop bishop bishop bish bish- I op he makes a good contribution contribution contribution I tion to the Senate |