Show maer me e to finis has been written to the twenty third session of the utah state legislature and as an aftermath to its lawmaking activities since january 9 approximately new and amended statutes will be inscribed in law books general opinion is that only about a score of toe me measures asu es enacted by the legislators who called it a day latt last saturday will make any appreciable dent in iii the dally lives of utahna as a whole the other will effect t only segregated groups minor classifications and scattered catt ered sections or individuals on toe whole so say leaders of varied divergent elements the 23 legislature may be regarded as having assumed a middle of the road attitude in their deliberations business and industry suffered no body blows on the other hand they benefited through the general inclination toward confidence restoring action labor while getting a little of what it sought lost none of the round ground gained two years ago agriculture recognized as of widespread importance to the state received much consideration although it failed to procure property tax reductions in a general trend toward preserving the tax structure status quo education achieved but partial success in setting getting greater fund allotments but suffered no important losses unless it was in reduction of the states contribution to the teachers retirement fund social welfare legislation spotlighted light ed last minute proceedings when the legislators finally approved administration sought action that places old age assistance on a basis of need thus eliminating many undeserving recipients of Verie benefits fits from the rolls in favor of those who really need assistance proponents cited danger of losing federal funds as their chief argument for ci hanges where pocketbooks of the people at large are affected passage of the largest appropriation bill in history means in the opinion of many that the 24 mills general fund tax leyy levy will again be imposed for the pre present ent blei alum after having been eliminated during the past two years legislators throughout the session held to a general trend to maintain the pre present ent tax structure intact as tar far as pos possible able this was evidenced in failure of the homestead tax exemption bill and the rebuffing of all efforts to increase taxes such as raising the income tax levels and mine occupation levy and refusals to impose natural gas and chain store taxes removal of the tax on oleomargarine also lost in the house enactment of bills enabling cities counties and towns to undertake low cost housing and slum clearance projects is listed as one of the few reform accomplishments accomplishment passage of a group medical and dental care bill may also be included include din li the reform category it permits establishment lish ment of cooperatives amendments mend ments to the state unemployment compensation act extending the eight hour act requiring that all sales tax revenues be used for welfare and relief and a bill providing for the care of disabled miners at toe the state tuberculosis hospital may be listed as progressive measures en isted little change was made in the tates states political setup set up one measure does away with defects in he h primary election law and re ures secret balloting in political conventions some coun counties councle tle will benefit in limitation of their share shara of public welfare costs cost to proceeds a 5 mill lew A nonpartisan non partisan ludl clary bill failed of passage e ti through brough repeal of the much maligned averlee n antory nt ory law and strengthening of he fhe fair trade practices act under mea measures inventories will lie IR assessed on their year end value anstead on average e monthly value while a jc ix n ant rent u ov now be included as a part of the act tt below which merchandise se must not be sold under the fair trade act no new taxes or restrictive me measures which might injure business or industry were imposed labor lost its two most sought for bits of le legislation isolation when bills setting up intrastate int tte wase and hour standards itan dards and providing for payment ment of compensation to 0 occupational cupa disease victims failed of enactment it did however receive rocc elve some assurance of future action when lihen was appropriated tor for a study of occupational diseases and partial compensation in the miners s hospital treatment measure A checkup check up of enacted legislation legh tation shows that measures of varied classification were pasted parsed ba b both legislative branches six hundred were introduced governor henry H blood ha sl signed ened 46 ne ri five resolutions and memorials up to 2 saturday night he had in hs 1 office awaiting awalt ln approval or disapproval he had vetoed one measure not re passed and approved eight resolutions require r no gubernatorial action I 1 the legislature asked aked the national congress for federal assistance in n preventing further erosion on colorado river tributaries tributa ries in utan and enactment of farm credit liber alisa tion laws it indorsed endorsed Indor sed national bills for federal aid to education stabilization of silver at 1 per ounce the pittman silver purchase act and tibe rearmament pro program ram and opposed reduction in tariffs on cuban sugar |