Show de r 9 i 47 tol the fate of revenue expending measures to be advocated in the current session of the utah state legislature apparently rests with the final makeup make up of the committee of nine tax program bill introduced by senator ward C holbrook of davis county the holbrook bill proposes the levying vying of new taxes and shifting of revenue allocations totaling 31 1 to offset an estimated loss in state revenues of due to expected enactment of a measure allowing exemption of 2000 on homesteads and on personal I 1 property and to take care of proposed additional governmental already a dozen or more measures calling for fund expenditures have been introduced those calling for the spending of 0 considerable sums by the state include bills creating an old age pension system carbon 7 county branch of the university I 1 of utah state police department part ment and state publicity fund several other bills propose reduction of revenues by decreasing certain fees etc the is to be raised in 20 bills prepared by the committee of nine among the revenue producing measures are a tobacco tax and 2 mill tax on each dollar of interest drawing bank accounts estimated to raise sales taxes on advertising ver and professional services figured to raise and a use sales tax on articles bought out side the state it if an appreciable number of these revenue raising bills fall by the wayside the ame same fate Is certain to befall those measures requiring expenditure I 1 pend iture of state monies in brief there must be money raised before money can be spent this may nave have a considerable bearing on the votes of some legislators it may also r result e in all action on fund spending bills being delayed until final d disposition is of the holbrook measure has been taken the all important all engrossing liquor question confronting the last legislature ha hag 1 already bobbed up in the current legislature but the bobbing is not so pronounced as in the hectic days of 35 when the legislators were deciding just how they would get off the water wa wagon taxation and social legislation seem to have stolen the 37 show up to date nevertheless a lively skirmish may be waged by kopon j ants of a measure ta king licensing and control of beer from the state liquor commission and it under the jurisdiction of if the tax commission counties and cities and another calling for unlimited licensing of retail beer establishments under exclusive s stale at control sai sale by drink curbs are retained in both bath bills but an even more lib erali zed measure permitting such sales may be introduced the majuri major point ol of difference in the tevi al ready proposed is relative re lAtil fa control liquor combias com mias iu ar w elsewhere both liberalize the existing ing methods of issuing Is ber beer licenses as 44 fir as numbers are concerned and both t give counties and municipalities pali ties more revenue from the traffic presentation to to fh tho senate mon day by gov henry ii blood of the alam name of J W thornton of provo to fill itah countes coun tys vacant senate seat and allo gracious acceptance of the governors appointee by unanimous assent on the part of the upper house membership marked the opening of the second week of the session of the legislature the new senator who presented himself at the same time that the governors proclamation appeared app earod in the upper houe hou W was sworn in without hint of opposition from an any quarter a and he was greeted I 1 with verbal zu r ba flowers of welcome rather than thard previously hinted r sent appointment and I 1 d beatin seating ot of senator brought to a happy a situation that had existed since the legislature opened in the nature of a deadlock between the organization of utah county and the governors office the committee had called for the appointment of A 0 ellett the governor had in turn submitted to the committee a list of oi three names jamesl of men he had considered with re that it express preference for fo Q one of them the corar cornita cor f niti nl alt dined to do this when aej an ment appeared aortal governor forwarded the n na senator thornton when the latter appeared senate as his appointment dented president maw if there was no objection 11 would come foldi be sworn in there was no of objection and the senat administered the oath C thornton briefly express ea sire that the situation s su ing his appointment be f fi 0 and asked that the senator erate with him sn in give the best possible county president maw aspea 6 behalf of the senate assur new senator of a hearty into the senate group afi and that h he e was certain every everi present would accord hirn him ev operation and assistance p poi the e exercise x arcise of his duties as aj of utah county it was notable that the ni e ator made his maiden speece in the form of a convincing plea for passage 0 ator maw s old age pension written taking a stand ag aga proposed amendment by E conrad of san sai senator holbrook Holo rook of the afif fj district is fast establishing 4 to the title of watchdog 6 treasury Treas tiry due largely toch opposition to expenditures 0 funds for any but absolutely sary purposes the solon from clearfield clearcie Cl Clear earfie fiela in the session sounded a against the spending of nio mo radio address he has since the senate floor and in com co meetings continued his stin st ainest expenditures at least is learned there are to b bi available for them through and reallocation of already I 1 ing revenues A decided inclination on t of both senate and house out suggestions for legislate legis lati by governor blood in his is seen in the introduction i of several bills along this desire for operation cooperation co w wit executive branch of the sta st eminent Is 13 evident on eve arid and it at is deemed likel likely v t I 1 t governors I 1 Over nors suggestions W will ili aub 1 acted into law before the s c the session sub zero weather is keep in the galleries at ebb or perhaps the lacko lack I 1 o keen interest rr manifested ani fest led dura dur last session in the liquor b bill something to do with the I 1 les gallery gatherings or pe there are not so many idle nowadays |