Show 6 fJ Washington Scene c Sen Frank E. E Moss DUlan D D. Utah Ulan announced this week that he has again cosponsored the Clean Elections Bill It II was introduced b by Sen Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward V. V Long D D 1 Mo with bipartisan support THE TILE BILL would raise present present present pres pres- ent expenditure ceilings on presidential and congressional elections require reporting on primaries and conventions aswell aswell as aswell well as general elections and place a limit of oC on them the amount m could contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute to political campaigns in any year Sen Moss pointed out that the bill also contains a provision provision provi sion allowing a taxpayer to claim 50 percent 0 of his political political cal contributions as a tax credit on federal income tax i with a maximum credit of or 10 THIS MEANS that a clUZen citi citi- zen can contribute 20 to the candidate or party of his choice and deduct half haIr of oC it or 10 from his income tax payment he said There is no doubt that the public interest will be better served through g e ement e- e went ment of larger numbers of small contributors SEN MOSS 1 noted that Clean Elections Bills have passed the Senate in 1960 aid ad in 1961 but were not acted on in the louse House Rep Hep Sherman P. P Lloyd Llod R R- Utah disclosed this week that he lie has written to Sec of or Interior Interior In In- tenor Stewart L. L Udall to state his support of private efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to build and maintain the microwave n s system of the Upper Colorado River Project He asked the Secretary i ir if there were any federal federal federal fed fed- compelling reasons for eral ownership of or the s system stem and stated In the absence of s such ch reasons I would strongly favor the acceptance and use of the private ate facilities TilE THE FEDERAL government govern govern- ment nent should not encroach into an area of legitimate business activity when private enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise is willing and capable o of providing the necessary service Rep Lloyd Llo-d said He pointed out that the proposed proposed pro pro- posed federal system would parallel a private system many p segments of which are already in operation contemplated contemplated plated by the Mountain States Slates Telephone and a p h Company Compan The Utah Congressman Congress Congress- i man reminded Secret a r y y Udall that in a somewhat similar similar sim sim- ilar situation regarding the construction of or power lines f from om the Glen Canyon Dam the Uie decision was made in faor favor favor fa or of pr private prate ate rather than public public pub pub- lic lie lines I am hopeful that the same principle will apply in this case even though the Ule particulars particulars ulars ma may be different Mr 11 Llo Lloyd d stated Sen Wallace F. F Bennett R- R Utah disclosed this week that he has asked the thc Senate Interior Interior Interior Inter Inter- Committee to hold hearings hearings hearings hear hear- ings in Utah as soon as possible possible possible pos pos- sible on grazing disputes involving involving in in- the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service He asked that these hearings be held before Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary of oC Interior Stewart Udall imposes th the drastic changes promised in his Las Vegas speech this week IN A LETTER to the chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Senate Interior Committee Sen Clinton P. P Anderson New D-New Mexico Sen Bennett said As ClAs you know Secretary Udall made a rather strong speech to the American National Cattlemen at their meeting in Las Vegas this week and generated an insistent request that Congressional Congressional Congressional hearings be held in each of the western public lands states whose cattle producers would be very drastically affected affected affected af af- af- af by the changes the Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- proposes to make bothin both bothin in the number of cattle that can be grazed on the public lands and in the scale of fees to be charged I understand one such field hearing was held recently in Nevada and brought out more than a thousand thousand thou thou sand cattlemen and that another another another an an- other meeting is scheduled for Feb 7 in Washington Sen Bennett also asked that the hearing healing be broadened to cover Forest Service grazing disputes throughout the state of Utah including Hobble Creek Diamond Fork and the ManU LaSalle ManU LaSalle area The Utah Senator Indicated that he had received numerous requests requests requests re re- quests for Congressional hearings hearings hearon hear hear- ings on both Forest Service and grazing cuts I Sen Frank E. E Moss DUtah DUtah DUtah D- D Utah this week introduced a abi abill abill bi bill l to provide for full recognition recognition recognition of the use multiple-use principle principle prin prin- ciple on those federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 1 nt MY BILL will assure continuation continuation continuation con con- of the policy of multiple multiple mul mule tiple use in the management of the million acres of landin landin land landin in Utah under the jurisdiction of or the the Senator said Th There re is a need to fully identify the management policies policies pol pol- that will be followed on the public lands which are to tobe tobe tobe be retained in federal man man- MOSS 1 STATED that regardless regardless regardless regard regard- less of the position of the Department Department Department De De- of the Interior he will press for passage of or the bill He said he will urge Sen Alan Bible Nevada D-Nevada chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of or the Interior Public Lands Subcommittee on which Moss serves to hold earl early public hearings Sen Moss said the legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion lion provides pro also for management manage manage- I ment to lo maintain sustained yield of the several products and services of the land liE HE NOTED that passage of or orthe the bill would establish a legal legal leg leg- al requirement for multiple multiple- use on Oil a total of acres of federal lands in Utah I Except for military and reclamation reclamation rec- rec rec-l rec I use there are about I acres now devoted devote 1 to I single uses Moss said including including ing the primitive area of or the I High and are areis und under r the jurisdiction of oC the Ule National Park Service and the Ule Fish and Wildlife Service Sen Sen Frank E E. E Moss DUtah DUtah DUtah D- D Utah this week announced of the Save Streams Our bill which is designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to protect fish wildlife and recreation resources from damage due clue to construction of federal aid highways lIE HE SAID THE legislation I provides that plans for highways highways high high- ways to be built buill with federal federal- aid funds must be approved ed by the Secretary of oC the Inter Inter- And it provides that the secretary must consult with wilh the appropriate state stale agency In making his determination as to whether the proposed highway construction would damage recreation or wildlife resources A specific example of the trend came to public attention in Utah when the Forest Service Service Sen ice resisted improvement of the highway in Logan Canyon he pointed out MANY belies belie e d that desirable as a better highway was it should not be allowed to impair either the famous beauty of Logan Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon or the fine trout f fishing which we have enjoyed there for so long he said I And Moss said Similar situations exist all over o the West Farsighted ci citizens zens recognize recognize recognize rec rec- that more careful planning planning planning plan plan- ning is necessary if we arc are areto to save one of oC our most precious precious pre pre- cious recreation assets our mountain streams Sen Moss pointed out that the Streams Our bill has the support of oC nearly every every every ev ev- ery major national conservation conserva conserva- conservation tion organization |