Show fa Under The C Capitol pitol Dome With the business of organizing barely behind it Utah's Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture already is faced with battles over overlabor overlabor overlabor i labor water and political problems resulting from appearance of 95 bills a record number for the two houses during their first week of action Most of the major legislation was 1 introduced d in the senate where or organization organization or- or was completed quickly while the house carrying its first Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican majority in 16 years spent most of the week looking for and setting up committees Two labor bills were tossed into the senate hopper by interests s seeking king the advantage of early consideration Both would tag labor with as many as six unfair labor practices in an attempt to make and unions responsible responsible I sible under labor relations laws ac according according ac- ac r cording to sponsors First of the measures to appe appear 1 was authorized by Sen Warnick C. C Lamoreaux Lamoreaux Lam- Lam D Salt Lake and would re repeal repeal re- re peal Utah's Little W Wagner gner Act and andset andset andset set up a new set of labor relations K laws in its place The second was sponsored by Sens Rue L. L Clegg R- R Salt Lake and H H. Grant Vest D- D Uintah and carried the endorsement of the Utah Citizens for Sound Legislation Legis Legis- lation Lynn S. S Richards counsel for forthe forthe forthe the endorsing organization and a former former former for for- mer member of the Senate from Salt Lake said the latter measure does not go so far as the Lamoreaux bill but that they are aie similar in equalizing re responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities' re- re of labor with those already al already already al- al ready borne by industry Battle Over Water Vater Program s Of particular interest on a statewide basis was the forming of battle lines over the control of the states state's water development program Controversial measures neither of of- which was introduced intro intro- I but t both of which received e i as I much discussion on the Senate floor as did any of the 59 measures introduced introduced introduced intro intro- in the upper house Sen Mitchell R-Grand R a member of the interim committee to study Colorado River problems problem as they apply to Utah prepared one of ot the measures while the other is fathered by William R. R Wallace president of the Utah Water Users' Users Association I The former seeks appointment of a State Water Board of 15 members including in including including in- in the state engineer and two directors from each of seven water districts with the board to handle survey and development of small streams and small reservoirs within the state The bill would make the water board a state agency responsible ble jle for development of all intrastate waters and would leave the Colorado River compact duties with the state engineer Board members would be appointed by the governor with ap approval approval approval ap- ap of the senate The Wall Wallace ce bill sets up the board of directors of the Utah Water Vater Users' Users Association in an advisory capacity to the state eng engineer eer In in the development of intrastate waters and leaves interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state waters entirely with the state engineer It would also provide a aboard aboard board hoard of five experts to be appointed by the governor with approval of the I senate to put a final check and set setup setup setup up priorities in water projects Proponents of the two bills attempted attempt attempt- ed to get together and iron out difficulties difficulties difficulties without success They did agree however to turn the bills over overto overto overto to a compromise committee of 11 including in including including in- in four senators four representatives representatives representatives represent represent- and three Salt Lake and Ogden attorneys In a single meeting the compromise committee agreed that a single bill could be drawn to set up a state water board as proposed by Gov Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert B B. B Maw in his message of 15 men to be given authority as a state agency to administer all w water ter development devel- devel nt affairs both interstate and I r n n. n intrastate either as an independent body or in conjunction with the state engineer and his office Working out the compromise measure measure meas- meas I ure are Sen J. J Welton Velton Ward Vard D-Box- D elder chairman of the senate agriculture agriculture agri agri- I culture committee Rep Horace L. L Allred R-Duchesne R chairman of the house irrigation committee Alonzo W. W I Watson Vatson secretary of the Utah Water I I Users Users' Association and representing proponents of the Wallace bill and a representative of bill supporters support support- ers Expect Election Bill Differences Extensive debate is also expected over two election bills one seeking elimination of the runoff and changing changing changing chang chang- ing the primary election date to the second Tuesday in September as in introduced introduced introduced in- in by Sen Ward C. C Holbrook Davis D-Davis and one providing a ahead head headless less ballot through removal of party emblems and designating a candidates candidate's party affiliation under his name as introduced by Sens Holbrook and |