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Show hide license funds, now allotted to counties and municipalities for road and street work, to the proposed pro-posed state publicity and industrial indus-trial development department continued con-tinued to be heard, while the governor gov-ernor defendad his position. S.B. 93. taxing all services, similar sim-ilar to sales tax, was reported out of committee unfavorably. It is expected to be acted on this week. Under The Capitol Dome Senator James A. McMurrin of Logan last week introduced S. B. 144, increasing the compensation of county school district members from $150 to ?200 per annum. He voted no on S. J. R. 2, proposing propos-ing a state constitutional amendment amend-ment limiting over-all property i tax of 2 per cent of the asssesed valuation in insorporated towns and to 1 per cent in unincorporated unincorpor-ated areas. The measure was defeated. de-feated. j Representative William C. England Eng-land of Logan co-sponsored H. B. 105, requiring the state to place in the teachers' retirement fund an amount equa Ito 6 per cent of j the compensation paid to membsrs of the retirement system and to provide additional benefits to those receiving' retirement pensions. pen-sions. He voted yes on H. B. 61, permitting counties to ley a tax for participation in noxious weed ! eradication programs. He voted no on H. B. 33, authorizing Salt Lake City and Ogden to levy a tax for municipal band or orchestra. Representative John C. Schenk of Logan co-authored H. B. 106, increasing taxes on barrel and bottled beers. He voted yes on H. B. 61 and no on H. B. 33. Representative George S. Noble No-ble - of Smithfield voted yes on H. B. 61 and no on H. B. 33. He was appointed a member of the house committee to study Governor Herbert B. Maw's state reorganization bill and report back to the lower branch on the measure. meas-ure. Utah's twenty-fourth biennial legislative session reached the halfway mark Saturday with ths great bulk of important legislation held in abeyance pending consideration consid-eration of Governor Herbert B. Maw's far-reaching state government govern-ment reorganization bill. During the past week both senate sen-ate and house took steps to study the governor's bill. The upper branch, with approval of the chief executive, decided to consider the measure piecemeal by diiding it into a series of bills. In the lower branch a committee of 17 was appointed ap-pointed to study the proposals and report back to the representatives. represen-tatives. In the meantime the lawmakers have by no means been inactive. Last week the senate passed 24 measures, making a total of 40 thus far acted upon by the solons among a total of 179 bills and resolutions introduced. The house disposed of 20 by favorable action, for a total of 36 among the 136 introduced. Eighteen measures have passed both legislative branches bran-ches and have been sent to the goernor for approal- or disapproval. disapprov-al. Thurs far the senate has killed j seven measures and the " house j four, making 11 defeated among the 315 introduced. Twenty-four bills and resolutions passed by the house are awaiting senatorial action. ac-tion. Twenty-seven approved in the senate are before the lower house for final action. Among the more important measures which passed both houses hous-es last week are S.B. 51, 52, 53 and 54, removing stockholders' double liability In state banks; S. B. 33, providing industrial compensation com-pensation coverage to employes hired by Utah employers but injured in-jured in accidents arising out of such employment in another state; 3. B. 23, eliminating compulsory earmarking of livestock under the state branding law and creating an estray fund; H. B. 6, permitting permit-ting payment of personal property proper-ty taxes on the basis of the assessment as-sessment valuation of the prior year; H. B. 5, enabling county treasurers to dlstrulbute auto license li-cense plates; H. B. 9, providing more state control of benevolent and mutual life insurance companies; com-panies; H. B. 26, eliminating the $2 annual license fee now paid by those collecting sales tax; H. B. 24, placing special assessment liens on a parity with general tax liens, and H. B. 31, permitting the state land board to sell state lands by sealed bid. H.C.R. 1, approving President Roosevelt's forerrm policy and aid to Great Britain has passed both branches as has H.J.R. 1. urging congress and the president to safeguard Utah rights in the proposed pro-posed Escalante national monument. monu-ment. Measures defeated last week in-j elude S. J. R. 2. proposing an ( amendment to the state constitution constitu-tion linr.'r.T f.:e over-all property proper-ty t,ix levy. It was Y.'S.cA in seiiate. Tito hous? deflated H.B. 33. authorizing Salt Lake City and Oe-cen to ley a tax for a municipal band or orchestra. It passed H.B. 61. permitting counties to levy a tax for participation in noxious weed eradication prcerams Public hearings cn the Maw re-1 Monday nicht. Opposition to the' transfer of SS0O.OOO of motor ve- |