Show 1 members of the utah state legislature near the halfway half way mark of the twenty third session this week with approximately proposed new laws amendments to existing ones and repeals awaiting action thus far covering three weeks ot of lawmaking activities 17 hills have received the approval of upper house members ten have passed the house of representatives bjur of which are approved senate measures the senate has killed three bills and the lower house has bas posed of one through adoption ot of an unfavorable committee report the house has tabled two bills one has been withdrawn in the senate senat e A summarizing of voting strength on measures backed by the so called I 1 I 1 ed liberal or progressive element I 1 indicates rough sledding ahead f for r legislation such as is embodied odielon b in bills aimed to set up wage and hour standards and for anything that smacks of increased expenditures tures or changes in the existing order of the states fiscal control and management sign posts along the voting way point to a fulfillment of governor henry H bloods expressed desire for an economical legislative program and one which will keep away from any drastic changes that might prevent a balanced state budget that little will be accomplished in the creation ot of new mon ey spending departments or commissions or in burdening business and industry with increased taxation or regulation loads Is the belief of legislative experts nevertheless there are many bills already introduced that call tor for a revamping ot of the taxation structure and more that would effect the dally daily lives of utahna both in cities and on the farms many of these are apparently due to di die e a speedy death some will be enacted into law but the consensus of opinion seems to be that the current legislature will leave things pret pretty ty much as they are excepting as to betterments that can be brought about without recourse to lavish expenditures or the favoring of one group to the detriment of another measures of statewide importance and interest that will absorb the attention of legislators within the next few days include homestead tax exemption payment of industrial compensation for victims of occupational diseases setting up of a wage and hour program tor for in lae ime commerce sale of liquor by the drink and local option several bills to safeguard motor vehicle traffic others to increase revenue tor for schools and civil service for state county and city employed emp loyes and appointees bills affecting taxation ed in the past week include exemption of metal producers with net bomes momes of less than from the occupation tax exemption ol of credit unions from taxation exemption from taxation of perso personal naJ property up to in valuation depriving the state tax commission of power to initiate equalization proceedings among classes of property within counties requirement that the co commissions statement to county auditors regarding assessment changes and its determination of the stats state levy be made on or before august 1 making special improvement P pro ro taxes a lien above any other excepting general property taxes and advancing by several days annual taxation proceedings of metropolitan water districts of interest to agriculturists and livestock growers are the following bills introduced last week providing that meat annais once inspected and found free of disease may be sold anywhere in the state without further inspection permitting the building of dams not more than 15 feet in height and not over acre feet in capacity without approval of the state engineer making death of livestock on a railroad right of way a prima fade facto case for recovery of damages appropriating for a i utah exhibit at the worlds poultry congress in cleveland 0 appropriating for suppression of poultry diseases creating a first lien in favor of producers upon farm products delivered to processors and to establish a utah state fruit tree improvement agency and appropriate prop to it for grading and certifying fruit nursery stock other important measures introduced last week affect the public health legal transactions finance cities and counties labor trade state departments and the general welfare of the people fourteen measures affect cities and counties ten have to do with health another ten affect legal procedures seven affect trade and industry tour four social welfare as embodied in old age assistance unemployment and civil liberties six touch upon operation of motor vehicles several others re late ate to state departmental attains affairs finance education labor and asti isn and game matters one health measure levies a 15 per cent tax on patent medici neb and apportions a part of the proceeds to subsidize public health nul nui sing A traffic safety bill that tour four warnings by peace officer shall be the equivalent of one conviction for traffic law violation another agricultural measure permits inspectors to destroy infected trees and plants bitterest fights or the session are expected to be waged over the occupational cupat ional disease and wage and hour standardization measures the friends of education will strive with might and main to procure more school funds the bill to permit sale of liquor by the drink will provide another battlefield whether the house appropriations committee i Is s to have full sway over appropriations is a current muddle measures that have attracted nationwide 1 attention include the senate joint resolution asking congress to lift the embargo on shipment of arms and munitions to the spanish loyalists supporters of the resolution point to the tact fact that a recent gallup poll showed that 75 per cent of the people favor such action A senate concurrent resolution indor ses the mccarren bill proposing 1 per ounce as the price to be paid for silver |