Show Your Representative Reports By R. R CLAIR ANDERSON Representative from Sanpete Dist 1 Well U Uta Utah's t a h h s legislature swung into a 3 locked dead-locked action this week as the 30 House at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to select a speaker As one side held for the flip of a coin II hat the drawing drawing drawing draw draw- drawing out of a or ing of cuts the other held for a 3 secret ballot After roll call voting involved motions the quoting of scripture poetry a threat that pay would not start until organization was completes and various I pleas n a committee of five from each party met and agreed on a solution subject subject subject sub sub- to ratification by their their- re respective respective respective re- re party groups The Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans accepted this but the Democrats refused to do so probably probably probably pro pro- bably because it contained a provision provision provision pro pro- vision for a 3 secret ballot something something something some some- thing the Demos seem to fear for some reason The suggested agreement provided provid provid- ed that if no speaker were elected on one secret ballot there would be a split with the the- Democrats having ch choice ic regarding time There were some other provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions regarding committee appointments ap appointments appointments ap- ap etc Dilworth S S. S Woolley Woolley Wool Wool- ley was chairman of the Republican can committee At this writing it appears likely the deadlock will soon be broken also Ilso that most issues coming be before before before be- be fore this legislature will not be decided on a strict party The Thc Problem Problem- Officials of the Associated Civic clubs of Southern and Eastern Ut Utah Utah Ut- Ut ah lh through Secretary Tom Jensen have already had the members of the legislature together regarding t the their h e i r proposed reapportionment plan This is the best plan for Sanpete county Under it we would lose a representative but but- gain a i senator And although we would have as many senators as Salt SaIt Lake county the comparison would not be like comparing say Nevada with New York concerning population I am not checking with my history books but one of the speakers stated stated stated stat stat- ed that when the great Constitutional Constitutional Constitutional Convention was getting no nowhere nowhere nowhere no- no where Benjamin Franklin called for prayer and the solution came in the proposition for two houses of congress one based on population population population tion and the other stipulating two senators from each state This should be a basic basie principle in our state Civilian Defense I ISome Some kind of plan for a civilian defense organization is going to be presented by a committee Utah does not need any powered high-powered costly organization of this this kind but perhaps some precautions should be taken under a state head but with each community providing its own facilities Taxation The matter of taxation taxation- is to have havea a going over The Legislative Council has recommended a cent 2 increase on gasoline taxes but it will probably turn out to be not over one-cent one and some representatives representatives representatives will have to be shown even on that Tax reduction on non-highway non gasoline is sure to bet another trial with a modified bill The chairman of the tax commission commission commission commis commis- sion Pat Healy has suggested do doing doing doing do- do ing away with the state income tax the state inheritance tax and the sales tax on food and raising the sales tax on other items by byone byone byone one cent I reminded him that Ul the state capitol was built by the in inheritance inheritance inheritance in- in tax to which he replied that it would not happen again as people of means are adv advised sed by their attorneys to establish residence residence residence resi resi- dence elsewhere and thus escape Utah's inheritance tax In rider der to make these changes I Mr Healy stated appropriations would have to be kept at about their present level Dan Keller is Chaplain Sanpete county now has additional addition addition- al influence as Senator Tippetts w was s successful in getting Dan Keller of Manti young law student with a record of 35 mission over Germany as chaplain of the State Senate |