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Show GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE READ I BEFORE JOINT SESSION I OF THE LEGISLATURE I Salt Lake, Jan At noon today : the members of the t wo houses or ; the legislature in joint session Us-1 tened to the reading of the governor's gover-nor's message. At 11 a m., when the House met, D. D. McKay of Weber, made a motion that a committee of seven, to Include ! the speaker, be appointed a con tees, relieving the speaking of the re-sponslbility re-sponslbility of naming committeemen. The motion carried and the commit tee as selected was Tolton, Hammond. Cardon, McKay, Page, Bevan and H oung. On motion of Bevan a committee! of three on rules was named m.n posed of Boyden. Young and Bevan. In the Joint session Senator Punk I presided Prayer was by O W Hunt Inston. Joseph Chez of Weber w;n one of six named to escort the governor gov-ernor to tho senate chamber. At 12 15 Governor Bamberger began; the reading of his message The governor congratulates legislature legisla-ture on opportunity for service Urges fulfillment of platform promises Says radical legislation and freak meas I ures are not expected. Says legislature legisla-ture intends by progressive, helpful! legislation to foster and i tend pres-1 ent prosperiiy Deficit In State Funds. Tails attention to deficit of nearly-half nearly-half a million dollars, as estimated bv retiring state auditor. T,efrislatur. of 1915 charged with responsibility for this condition State institutions and departments asking for inor,. mum i million dollars in excess of esti- Br mated revenues. Need of Economy. Eh' Suggests curtailing building pro gramme. Governor is ready to meet with members of legislature frequent. R ly to aid in economy programm iBSp Suggests that legislature practice M pconomy In its own business. Ac-knowledges Ac-knowledges courteous aid of outgoing rJ state officials. Prohibition. I Recommends enactment of state-wide state-wide prohibition law to become effec-tive effec-tive August 1, 1917. Recommends submission of constitutional amend-menl amend-menl to provide for prohibition. Says . there is no need of delay in this im-portant im-portant matter. Public Utilities Commission. mt- Favors the creation of a public util-ities util-ities commission empowered to super- Ifl vise, regulate and determine tho quality of service and all rates and charces to be made ny telephone, tele- Wis. graph, gas, power, light, heat, trans-portation trans-portation and other public service cor-porations cor-porations of every kind doing business ( Continued on Page 3 ) GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE READ BEFORE JOINT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE I ( Continued from Page 5 ) within the stale. Recommends right anti-pass law. Taxation and Revenue. I'oinis din three ways to equalize burden of taxalion and increase the revenue first, by bonrlinc to cover the deficit; second by reducing esti. mated requirements to the absolute minimum; and third by equalizing taxation through a repeal of the pies ent tax law and the re-enactment of the old law which would tend to distribute dis-tribute more evenly the burden ol tav ation, and at the same time add to the revenue of the slate Recommends submission of constitutional amendment amend-ment to fix valuation of mines and mining property at an amount HOl to exceed three nines the net proceeds and the submission of nn amendment permitting the legislature to exempt homes and homesteads from taxation in a reasonable amount. Recommends fixing the valuation of public servica corporations on their earning power rather thnn on their physical assets. Efficiency and Economy. Urges consolidation or abolishment Ol several departments and board- n the Interest of efficiency and econ-. omy. Suggests that a closer cooper. tlon of the state goy eminent and the- j Iniversitv and the Agricultural College Col-lege of I iah be maintained. Board of Control. Crges legislature lo investigate the feasibility nf creating a board of control con-trol to have full charge of the statft prison, the state capitol, the state I school for the deaf and blind, the state mental hospital, the state in dust rial school and the finances of the University of T'tah and the Agricultural Agri-cultural College of I'tah. Suggests' that this board have charge of the purchasing for all stale departments and institutions u uu y c t gsicm. Recommends the adoption of an executive budget to be made up by the governor and submitted to the I legislature for its approval, instead of rthe usual appropriation bill. Recommends Recom-mends that practice of making continuing con-tinuing special appropriations be i stopped. Health Department. Recommends the enlargement of the . health department to Include food and dairy department, 6late chemist, , bureau of weights and measures, ho I tel. barber shop and theatre inspec-lion inspec-lion Suggests the districting of the state with an inspector in charge of each district for the board of health. Department of Agriculture. Recommends the creation of a de-partment de-partment of agriculture under which 1 Would come present departments of1 livestock inspection, sheep inspection, board of veterinary method examiners, I board of horticulture and all such cor-1 related departments Water Rights. Recommends appointments of com ! mittee to draft a new irrigation law. Education. Suggests that teachers be better paid and boards of education be prohibited pro-hibited from having the option of shortening the school year at will. Good Roads. Crges increased road construction. Suggests bond issue for road construction, construc-tion, inteiest and sinking fund to be i paid out of the returns from the motor vehicle tax. Recommends that the state engineer be placed in charge of road construction Labor Laws. Recommends passage of just and equitable workingmen's compensation act Favors passage of law securing to u orkingmen Ihe rights to volun- j tary association for their protection and welfare, protecting their rights! against unwarranted writs of injunc j tiOD and guaranteeing them the right ol trial bj jury in cases of contempt committed outside the presence of the court. Says requests from employes em-ployes for legislation should be as carefully considered as requests from employers. High Cost of Living. Suggests in estigation of high cost of livinp Recommends the passage I Of a ln.' nnniehin" Ann , , . ..... j. , . , . , luiinjjimi jes iu charge exorbitant prices for necessaries neces-saries of life. Crges investigation of coal shortage situation. Initiative and Referendum. Recommends passage of a law making mak-ing initiative and referendum provi sion of the constitution effective. Nonpartisan Elections. Recommends passage of a law tak-t tak-t ing the judiciary out of politics and I providing for election of judges at the same time as school officers ire elected. Corrupt Practices Act. Receomends passage of a law prohibiting pro-hibiting use of automobiles and other vehicles by political organizations, limiting lim-iting expenditures in political cam ' paigns restricting the number of paid political workers on election day and providing for publication of all cam paign contributions and expenditures. Juvenile Courts. Recommends that juvenile courts as now constituted be restricted to counties containing cities of the firjt and second (lasses and that in other counties ihe authority of the juvenile court judge be vested in a county or district superintendent of schools. Recommends Rec-ommends that probation officers be maintained by the counties instead of by the state Compilation of Laws. Recommends that the governor he authorized to appoint . , compilation commission to compile the laws of the state National Guard. Congratulates the state on showing made by the guard at the border ' Recommends that guardsmen be per-mltted per-mltted to vote at post of duty, either1 within or without the state. Rerom mends that citizens be reimbursed for aid extended to families of guardsmen guards-men and that relief work be continued Recommends new military law to con form io federal national defense ad oo |