Show House of Representative notes By REP VANCE AAGARD This year in the states state's his historIc historic historic his his- first budget session things seem very strange in in- in deed Theres There's a quiet businesslike business business- like almost grim atmosphere as the legislators work at their task of putting together an appropriations ap appropriations appropriations ap- ap bill Each member member member mem mem- ber Is keenly aware that he Is appropriating hard earned money paid Into the state tres- tres ury by every everyone one of you and believe me it is a heavy re re- re We have reorganized ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves into nine standing committees committees committees com com- and nine appropriation sub committees with every member being on one of the latter committees The very few proposed laws that will be allowed to be Introduced willbe will willbe be acted upon by the appropriate approprIate appropriate standing committee andall and andall andall all the state agencies will be divided up between the appropriations appropriations appropriations sub-committees sub for investigation into their proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed budgets The only debates that willbe will willbe willbe be heard this year will take place In the committee rooms and party caucuses The House Chamber Is silent most of the day and deserted except for representatives making their way between their desks and committee meetings Even the lobbyists are absent and this is really a change As a political fact of life the policy of each legislature Is determined In a caucus a closed meeting of the majority party This year a rather conservative conservative conservative con con- minded Republican majority came out of caucus with a firm determination to cut six million dollars from the Governors Governor's proposed budget With a possible slow-down slow inthe In Inthe inthe the economy It seems prudent neither to accept the most op optimistic optimistic optimistic op- op revenue estimate nor to spend all the money available under even a more modest revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue estimate Simply because the money Is there doesn't mean we have to spend it all Inthis In Inthis Inthis this uncertain time a cushion of ot six million dollars would be a wonderful thing for the state to have When the ap appropriations appropriations appropriations ap- ap sub-committees sub come In with their reports the cuts may not amount to this much but tills this Is the goal weare we weare weare are shooting for On the lighter side the House Democrats this year have made a big to-do to about the Republicans' Republicans new and only lady representative The There re replacement replacement replacement re- re placement for a Salt Salt L Lake ke representative representative representative rep rep- who resigned during the year Mrs Georgia Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son a young former employee of the House will make a capable capable capable cap cap- able Legislator The Democrats tell us that we have finally been converted to woman suf suf- frage |