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Show BpT jj NO EXTRA SESSION OF THE i LEGISLATURE I There is talk of an extra session of j the Utah legislature for the purpose I 61 considering revenue measures. D. H. Morris, the Democratic leader or j the house presents the following com j ment on that subject "It Is useless to try to arrive at a 1 solution or this all-important problem I in the waj we have been trying to solve it. V. e have had these bills up In special joint committee, but it has become wholly evident that It will require much time and patience to give Utah a revenue system that win meet its growing needs No sort of committee work. I think, can avail to arrive at a satisfactory solution Those who have been on that Joint committee have worked night and day, but it is impossible to deal with this all-impcrtant problem fairly when we have the ruBh of the work of a regular legislative session with us. "I cannot bring mself to believe that the special commission which I studied the revenue question for two i whole years brought in a report that was absolutely useless I know some I of the men on that commission and I I cannot belies e that their painstaking efforts were all in vain. "At any rate, it seems to me that the question of putting this state's revenues on a basis commensurate with the demand:i on the treasury is the bluest question that the state has to deal with today, and moreover. more-over. I do not believe It can be dealt with unless every representative and every senator gives it his undlvlde I attention for several days. We are making appropriations here almost every clay, whu It there is no possibility in the world of meeiins out of the estimated revenues I say frankly that the state has never been in so tight a box as it Is right now. and there is no reason for it except that our revenue laws are n;nlriu;' and our revenue system antiquated." The legislators heve been appropriating appropri-ating the state funds with prodigality; they have authorized n.llllons for a state capltol; spent thousands on Midland trails; distributed extra compensation com-pensation to favorites in the state service, and. finally, they have clis covered that the great sums drawn from the people at tax time and through the inheritance la are noi sufficient to meet their extravagances. No state in which the legislators spend the peoples money with the freedom of a spendthrift can make the revenues equal the expenditures. A state's revenues should be treai-ed treai-ed with the same careful regard for j economy as would be given to those revenues were they the private in come of an Individual No man of I sound business training would spend ! millions Tor luxuries, thereby squan j dering his fortune and placing him 6elf in danger of falling far short of meeting his necessary obligations But Utah is doing that very thing. ! and then, as though money grew on hushes, those responsible for thes reckless expenditures, are asking for a richer bars est. We are astounded that a deman ! should come from the legislature for greater taxation -greater burdens on the people. The state of Utah Is sorely in need of a revision of the tax laws, but not In the direction of making those laws yield more revenue. The crying no-cessity no-cessity is a fairer equalization of the burdens now inflicted at lax time, and any revenue measure that falls to respond to that demand for a square deal will fall short of pleasing the great majority of the taxpayers |