Show under me to bosn sli ass legislature IS MAKING MUCH VISIBLE PROGRESS hird bird district solons hold different views on child labor legislation y U S P A service anee weeks of legislative r t tu mem ilic iii members GL 01 toe ine 40 utan ui an eg are i lawman aay ab m nicci td in approximately sj air auy measures me meL up on oil tangible results ul ui meir activities during the arat la workdays work days of the session the law giai a lound bound that visible progress aa aaa been made in cc consideration of me ane three subjects of greatest in lerest to the public at large taxation liquor control and social re lations iati ons the current week Is ex cx to show much more in the way of actual accomplishment results as measured in tuii tini shea dust ness concrete Lon crete dawni lawmaking aking matters actually closed up to last saturday was vas represented in final passage or adoption by both house and senate of three bills and one senate joint resolution and the killing of one bill in the upper branch two house bouse concurrent resolutions were also jointly adopted one of condolence to a bereaved fellow legislator and the other congratulating president roosevelt on his birthday riv bills were withdrawn the most far reaching tax action was seen ili hi the adoption by the sen senate a te of a joint resolution paving the way tor for exemption from taxation of homesteads up to 2000 in value ten new tax bills were introduced tro trod dued the most important of these Is the administration measure increasing individual income taxes it substitutes tor for S B 2 the only material dif difference f arence being in the setting up of a system of deductions duct ions against taxes paid tax rates remain the same exemptions axe are increased liquor control had lis iia innings in public hearings at which both state and private licensing systems were strongly advocated A move to hold joint sessions of house and senate to consider liquor will likely result in such conc conclaves lavas this week the holmes amendments as set up provide for state control of wholesale distribution through the state warehouses and retail sales licensed by local governments they are proving popular social relations were in the tore fore front with the adoption by the house after an initial deleat defeat of a resolution providing for ratification by y utah of the proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution the second reconsideration vote was 39 32 to 0 28 23 the senate having previously ad opted the resolution by a 19 to 4 vote utah becomes sec ond state to ratify passage in the senate of the bamberger traffic safety bill was a senatorial legislative high light of the past week k it 1 provides that the legal rl speed r d 1 limit provides t for autos in utah will fl b be e 50 miles 1 es per hour makes a hit and run driver liable to days imprisonment re restores stives the old three way hd hand and arm signals holds drivers of livestock on roads liable in case of accident makes it legal to turn right on a red light at intersections and limits the length overall of trucks to to 35 feet and height of load to iza 1212 feet measures put through in the senate last jast week were S B 28 enabling the state fish and game gaine corn com mission to borrow ma money ney from the state land board for public works projects S B 18 permitting the I 1 federal government to buy lands land for flood and erosion control 8 B 15 the traffic safety blu bill and S J R 2 the horn homestead eStead tax exemption measure S B 22 diverting 10 per cent of gasoline tax funds to city streets was defeated by a 8 6 to 18 15 vote rural communities and d small towns opposed it measures passed and adopted in the house were S B 8 clarifying the law with reference to the time in which a creditor may bring an action in court par parsed used previously by the senate H B D 3 enabling county commissioners to low for cash or goods lands acquired thru auditors tax deeds H B 11 increasing by one mill the annual tax levy of cities tor for contingent con it expenses and providing for tour four additional civic administration tax leviel 1 ri ki 13 17 increasing the legal con limer weights ox 01 small frubis H ts B a and ti ri ri 23 regulating arid and uc lic calsing trading stamps too to the ex ol of practically putting them out oui of business Dos mess ii B 26 providing iw statements of ingredients used in cuI cuicci Mci cial is S J R 1 me lne enild labor resolution H U C M Memorial memorializing izing con coneless gless to establish a navajo national park ili san juan county and ana H C M 2 doing the sam hajne e lor a national park pans in wayne county AH the measures passed senator alonzo F hopkin ot of croydon voted no on tile the wl bill to divert gas gaa tax funds to tad city streets and yes on 5 J R 2 S 5 B 13 15 and S 13 28 ile ha wa absent and not voting on S B 18 representative clarence cook ot of rich county mark thackeray ol of morgan and wayne C whiting ot of wasatch voted no on the chud child labor resolution while representative paul pata M peterson of summit grid and heber bennion jr fr of daggett voted yes the third district solons solon voted the way on both initial and reconsideration balloting an on the mc re mr cook voted yes yea on all other house measures reaching a vote last week except H B 22 and H B 23 he was absent and not voting on these mr whiting and mr thackeray voted Y aft an on all the measures mr peterson did likewise except on H C M 1 he was absent and not voting on on this memo ilal mr ben rilan voted yes on all measures except H C M 1 and H C M 2 ile he was absent and not vot voting I 1 ng on th these e se republican senators voted 1 last week with thair bourbon colleagues they even promised hearty support lor at least one constitutional amendment if it came before the people the homestead tax exi 1 emption resolution representatives will R holmes and daniel mitchell swung the pendulum in favor of utah ratification of the proposed child labor amendment by changing their nay votes to aye on the reconsideration balloting speaker walter K granger continues continues adding to his reputation of being the most popular speaker the house has had senatorial president maw is going great guns too house and senate galleries continue to be well filled folks are interested in what is going on at the capitol |