Show legislature of the S state ate of utah special session sess on 1930 stale capitol the session of 0 the utah legislature is to bo be adjourned on feb aid a great deal of 0 tax measure work wark is necessary ot of con completion before lievore adjournment time the sena senate te has been rapid in its having passed S J it II 3 creating the tax eom commission milon S J II 11 2 providing classifies alon of property a bill appropriating for the cap can itol grounds cr pro providing riding 70 ars aps tax money to tie be used to pave pare the ho roads ar aromnd onni the capitol cn pitol the bank resolution is on third reading the ryan plan to drop the multiple system of mine taxation has been defeated the senate is considering the Me mccarthy Carthy proposal to let the tax commission handle min mines as the utilities comm slon handles utilities should the house committee plans carry in the house the senate and linuse will differ on some points the principal daffe rene being in the matter of mine taxation after ranch much discussion the senate finally wrote a provision into S J R no ko 2 that the mine multiple of three could not be changed for six years lif members embers of the house have dev devaree ared that the mine problem will be kept out of the house bouse bill and it if it sets gets before the people at all it will be as a separate amendment and must stand or drop on its iti merits rep critchlow introduced it proposal to tack mine taxation onto it II J it no 1 the ossification breasure ire asure as it a rider but lost it is likely that the subject will be brought up again As a last resort the multiple adherents may endeavor to get the six year delay clause written in bie alie house bill A strong onslaught on the offset provision is to be looked for in the house the senate has declared that the legislature must provide offsets or deductions this means that a part of the property tax will be applied on the income tax in cases whore the taxpayer tn has to pay both the of offset Is left up to the legislature the tax commission and its export expert dr lutz has asserted that offsets will kill the income tax plan in actual operation the sponsors of the offset plan declare it will prevent double taxation the senate is sure it wants offsets and the house has not yet acted upon the question the senate has evaded the matter of limits on income taxes the house housa committee wants the limit on personal income tales taxes placed at 6 per cent and the business excise at 4 per cent this Is a question on which an agreement between the house and senate will have to be reached the senate killed filed the two thirds plan which would have meant that a two thirds vote of the legislature would bo be needed to change tax rates the house and senate will have to agree in i n the wording of the amendments to the state constitution on one amendment that proposing to create a teate tax commission with strong powers of control over local budgets and tax levies the two houses are largely in agreement and little lettla difficulty Is foreseen in worked working out the small difference that does exist this amendment as proposed in S 3 it 3 basteen has bas been passed by the tha senate and with only one small mail amendment to clarify it the house has practically compo completed ted its consideration of this plan and is ready to vote on the proposal agreement Is yet to be reached on the clai of property amendment the legislature also has before it the following questions amendment of the state building program to allow the use ilse or of inmate labor on building a at L state ILI institutions to provide an additional 1 for a building at the mental hospital to authorize a separate building at the mental hospital instead of an addition to the main building to authorize a gymnasium at the industrial school instead of tin an additions dit ions building and ho hospital spital the memorial urging congress to amend the federal bank tax act the memorial urging congress to provide federal aid for old age pensions the proposals for classification of property and creation of the state tax commission are tho the only two fundamental changes in the or organic ahle law recommended by the tax commission and their passage wits was the purpose tor for calling the special se deslon slon the alie near future will have to see the passage of these inea measures and it if tile the senate refuses to accept the amendments mado made in the house on oil the property classification the working outlet a basis of agreement will have hae to be arranged considerable Jit interest terest Is centered on IL J R I 1 no 7 by rep chas redd of san juan county which proposes to amend the constitution to read all mine minest st or mining claims both placer and rock shall be ba necess ed cd at full value by commission as provided by law all other mines mince or mining claims and other valuable mineral deposits including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons mchall be assessed at full value all machinery used in mining and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims and the value balue of any surface use made of mining claims or mining property for other than mining purposes shall be assessed at full value the state tax co commission shall assess all property herein d |