Show a en COX Spotlights Senate Story By Y SENATOR R. R LaV LaVAUN AUN COX 3 During the past week the Sento SenS Sen- Sen te to was honored with a visit by S l group of 1 Manti High School 9 under the direction of plair lair Erickson They spent the ay in the city visiting both uses louses oases of the Legislature I JUVENILE DELINQUENTS 9 i Senator Steen introduced a bill n make it legal for year olds carry cigarettes and to use useI I them if they so sol j He err eri ared ar- ar c r i sued ed that man many Y 1 f folks that age J Jt IB 1 use e tobacco and that policing the t d t z 9 practice ce would be t e much m more 0 r 1 practical practical if thee the J age limit were were- r t J tSen lower lowered e d. d The Sen Sell Cox 9 present present law states that any Person persing perusing per per- son using sing or having aying in his i p pos pos- s- s J session any tobacco shall be guilt Y of a misdemeanor and shall hall be termed a juvenile de- de nt We Ve tried to amend off the juvenile delinquent phrase but failed It is interesting to note says Senator Steen that a major pot por- por 1 tion of the servicemen now serving serving 9 ing in Utah could legally be brought In and charged with a misdemeanor and labeled juvenile juvenile juvenile juve juve- nile delinquents This bill failed 11 to 14 on final reading It was interesting to note how eight Senators were suddenly absent when this bill i came ClUne before u us s the first time SALT FLAT BILL BILLA A bill was introduced to make it legal for state equipment to tomake make preparations on the salt flats fiats for lor the various races held there The proponents said it was wasa a minor job ob for state road equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and had gone on for 28 years bringing untold publicity to the state This bill failed on first consideration but was revived revived re revived re- re and passed with a limit Umit on the work to be allowed i i ABOUT THOSE LABELS I I Bills dealing with the labeling of beer and butter came to us usand usand usand and proved interesting The beer labeling bill simpy called for the removal of the 32 on the canor canor can canor or bottle as mentioned before It was revived by a shrewd maneuver maneuver maneuver man man- euver on the part of Sen Wendell Wendell Wen Wen- Vendell dell Grover while I was conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting the Senate and kept us usall usall usall all hopping Senator Lloyd said Senator Grover was out of line but I ruled in favor of Senator Grover on the basis of a Senate rule and the bill passed We Ve heard some real pro and con testimony on the labeling of butter It seems one enterprising ing creamery operator discovered discover discover- ed he could make butter out of the whey from his cheese and has been selling it as sweet cream butter His opponents refused refused re refused re- re fused to say it actually wasn't sweet cream butter since the I cream never did sour in the cheese process and the bill passed over to the House SCHOOL BILLS The Senate has spent four big controversial days on the school bills At present we have cut the teacher retirement in half hal and have cut the state support level back to per classroom classroom classroom class class- room for the basic program This is far below the figure of the House and will no doubt require a conference committee The totally different problems of the various districts became apparent when we had several superintendents speak before us I was pleased to have Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Barnett of the South Sanpete District as one of the speakers During the course of the hearings hearings hearings hear hear- ings it turned up the sharp contrast contrast contrast con con- between Salt Lake and Granite Districts They have about the same number of students students students stu stu- dents with Salt Lake losing 50 to each year and Granite gaining a like number And Salt Sall Lake can raise more ona on ona ona a one mill levy than can the Granite district APPROPRIATIONS The Appropriations Committee set up a Hatchet Committee over the weekend and they cut some from the recommendations recommendations recommendations of the sub commit commit- tees I was pleased to note that my committee was asked to cut just one per cent from o our r recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- although this required required re required re- re trimming over from the budgets of the colleges and universities On the matters of fina finance ce the Democrats continue to stand against any increase in the property property property prop prop- erty tax as suggested Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Clyde and the Republicans cans stand with him It has been rather natured good-natured bantering to date but should soon cometo come cometo cometo to a showdown fV 1 COLLEAGUES r Senator Charles Steen represents Emery Grand Granel and San Juan Counties and and lives in Moab Senator Steen our multimillionaire multimillionaire multimillionaire multi multi- millionaire is much more sociable sociable so sociable so- so this session and is constantly constantly constantly con con- making his presence felt felton felton felton on controversial issues and a quick tongue Senator Frank M. M Browning Democrat of Ogden is one of two Senators from Weber Coun Coun- ty lie He is also a millionaire being be being be- be being ing a descendent of the Browning Browning Browning Brown Brown- ing fire arms people I have differed differed differed dif dif- with Senator Browning more often than any other senator senator senator sen sen- ator but we remain good friends and sit on the Ole same row Senator Charles R. R Hunter Republican Re Republican Republican Re- Re publican of Cedar City represents represents represents Iron County This controversial controversial controversial contro contro- character has started more brush fires and sounded more alarms than any member of the Senate His bills to outlaw outlaw outlaw out out- law bow and arrow hunting I trading stamps to require public credit reporting etc have proved proved proved ed to be virtual bombs |