| Show U i If the voters oters of or Utah dont don't have hate now laws to guide them at the I I Inett next nett election It wont won't bo be be because Ithe I 1 the current twenty sixth session ol of the state legislature isn't trying to frame legislation that will permit I Ithem them to know Just how to vole vote for whom Half Hal a dozen bills ranging from froman troman an extension of ot the county attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's ney's term to four years to a headless ballot are already in the I j hoppers of both houses and as the i third week of the session concluded ed Saturday assurances had been I 1 g gg given gl iven that additional bills will b be ba g submItted submitted to clarify the methods I of or both voting and counting the j I votes There will bo ho no more moro I Lee I I Maw Leo ballot difficulties or their theu I i life 0 say the lawmakers I I The legislature really got down downto I Ito to business this past week with all committees in both houses functioning tune tune- boning smoothly and turning out the new ones for consideration While the Joint appropriations com corn comI I were ere subdividing their chore of meeting new demands with what money there may be be 1 I the demands by no means ceased I I I looming corning In Among Amon last weeks week's new requests for instance instance Sena Senator Instance sena tor Alonzo Hopkin Woodruff D i would create a n new centennial j I committee to plan for 1947 and i would give that committee 27 5 to work with The agricultural al committee ee of the house would I create a new dairy department Inthe in inthe inthe the state department of or agriculture agriculture I ture and so on with minor appeals to the exchequer These and others others others oth oth- ers are not contemplated in tho the Governors Governor's b budget 1 I Nor are tho the requests for tor InI In In- I creased salaries from everybody In public service from town board members to Justice of the state supreme court Including all stute state elective and appointive officials aswell a as aswell well as all employees of ot tho the state Rt The Legislative promises to nize those lists rather minutely Other revenue taxing proposals include the provision for civil service serIce service ser ser- vice Ice and nud retirement benefits for teaching non-teaching employees of ot the schools and employees of the state I custodial Institutions There may not be harmony as I regards tell all of ot these but the past week did produce a n notable example example example exam exam- of what harmony can be when representatives of or tho the states state's major major major ma ma- jor Industries and of the principal unions of organized labor lubor got to together to- to ether gether and ironed out their dl differ differ- r- r on proposed broadening of of the scope and benefits of the tho state I workmen's compensation act and the occupational disease act f Quite a number er of ot the bills submitted 1 to toO the house and in the senate give teeth to existing statute 1 such as welfare provisions making parents and guardians financially financially fin fin- responsible for or custodial cases where possible and the house I agricultural committee measure centering responsibility for soil soU i and water conservation activities I in Utah with the state board of or ag ag- The rho old familiar homestead exemption ox- ox l j emption emptier bill emerged again I Ithe the authorship of Rep T. T EarlS Earl Footo D Provo The Tho financial troubles of the State Liquor Com Com- Com jj mission lon would bo given give legislative relief under the legislative ve propos propos- proPos proPos-I Continued On Last page Pago Under The Capitol CapitolI I Dome Domey y Continued led from page one a al of ot Reps Hops Selvoy J. J Boyer D- D Springville and Clifton G G. G M. M i Herr err Tremonton R-Tremonton Rep Fred J J. J D would expedite divorce proceedings for it Is said the benefit of or war hasty brides and grooms brooms while Senator Sol Selvin Sel Tooele D-Tooele and Rep flop Frank BonaccI D Helper have both Introduced a bill which would prevent racial discrimination In all public places The house gave Its Us approval to fourteen varied measures last week of which much debate deate none developed de- de bate bato ate or opposition They killed two proposals one for tor a constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment that would permit permit per per- mit 18 year olds aIds to vote rote the other calling for a certificate of or Inspection inspection tion of or motor vehicles before transfer trans fer tel of title can bo be made Bills tills they passed Included authority authority auth to tax federal property with the consent of authorities enabling counties to set up Ul reserve funds for tor post war planning and employment extending the permissIon permission permission per per- mission fot for women to work In mines extension of the soldier votIng voting vot vet ing lug law continued abbreviation of ot the school law to Jo provide farm labor and some others of I less consequence The senate disposed of thirteen measures among them authorization tion for pa pay Increases of 15 per percent ent cent in counties of ot the 1st and 2nd nd class and 25 per cent In all hers bers reducing tho the age of or girl attendants at theatres and oth other r places of ot amusement to 1 16 G providIng providing providing pro pro- viding for of members of ur county fire departments chan changing changing chang chang- ing the up make-up of the state board of ot health to permit the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of three lay members and various others making minor technical technical tech tech- amendments In existing laws The big controversial measures remain to reach the floors of or both houses bouses Thus far It has been a i remarkable calm and peaceful gathering with no broken heads or hurt feelings reported yet et But there are plenty of potential fireworks fireworks fire firt- works that may begin to explode before very much longer |
