Show I By Uarda McCarty Utah's twenty-fourth twenty legislative E e session opened Its third week Monday Monday Mon ton day faced with intricate task of ot drastically the states state's go up set and solving the problem of postponing biennial appropriations ap ap- pending the p proposed calling alling of a special session later this year ear Governor Go Herbert B. B Maw followed follow follow- ed presentation of his proposed re reorganization reorganization reorganization re- re organization program earlier in the eased week with a recommendation Saturday that the legislature postpone postpone post post- pone making appropriations to existing existing existing exist exist- ing state agencies until the revamping revamp revamp- revamping ing bill had been acted upon and time allowed to complete accurate estimates of ot new departmental needs He Ho will then he said call a special session to arrange details of reorganization make appropriations and confirm appointments He further recommended that inthe in inthe inthe the meantime general funds be appropriated appropriated ap ap- appropriated and monthly allocations bo ho made the several se state agencies during the he period between the end ena of the current biennium and the time the reorganization or departments departments departments depart depart- ments is completed He estimated that the Ithe total otal amount available for forthe forthe forthe the general fund in the next bien- bien nl be Revenue from f all l sources excluding federal grants brants Is estimated at for th the biennium Department requests requests re re- quests quests amount amount to H. H B 82 the Maw organization measure measure consolidates all existing boards and commissions into eleven cleven major divisions These with the tho executive state and attorney general gen gen- general eral departments would conduct gen I all allsta sta state te affairs The dh divisions are fin fin- fin 1 lance ante lance public welfare engineering I business regulation education agriculture agri- agri j culture health fish and und game and anti II publicity and industrial development development develop develop- ment departments and the tax and industrial commissions Both senate and house continued I during the thc past week to introduce and act upon various measures A total of bills had been introduced introduced introduced intro intro- in the upper house up to Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night Of these a dozen had to do with taxation Eleven created creat creat- ed new boards or commissions Sixteen Sixteen Six Six- teen leen concerned existing departments department ru i n ode n changes Representatives had introduced introduced in in- introduced 99 bills Twelve refer to taxation Five establish new board or commissions Ten have haye to do wit with existing departments Six senate senah and house bills bUls carry appropriations The senate passed by one vote the controversial bill prohibiting legislators legislators' holding public office within one year rear after expiration of legislative terms terms' The controversial bill providing local option elections for cities towns and counties on sale of ot intoxicating liquors passe passed 1 e house Thus far the senate has passed 16 bills bill and killed three The lower house has approved 16 ana killed two Only two bills have 4 passed both branches |