Show al w II uH er lite ft 1 i i G o tot I By UARDA McCARTY I Business as usual and plenty of it has been the rule in both branches of I Ithe the current Utah state legislature de de- despite despite despite spite failure of Governor Herbert B. B Maws Maw's governmental reorganization bill to reach the solons last week as ex ex- ex petted i In fact tact the tho legislators kept noses to tho the lawmaking grindstone by Introducing introducIng introducing I ing many and sundry bills during Ing the past two weeks nine Eighty-nine saw tho the light of day in the senate The house lSe was not far behind with 69 Only one measure has hM passed both upper and lower low low- lower lower er branches H H. B. B 3 permitting Ogden to continue with one city Judge Many of the intro Introduced bills seek establishment of ot new ne commissions Others ask e litif g departments CJ r to toa assume a ume adder adde duties or take make depart depart- departmental departmental mental l changes Some carry appropriations while a few require additional tax levies All AU in all the legislators are preceding along familiar lines and In so 50 doing giving little heed to the sweeping department commission changes and a n d eliminations proposed in Governor Maws Maw's reorganization program program Among tho the more important measures seeking departmental changes are five bills replacing the present public wel wel- welfare wel-I wel welfare fare department with a member 3 full full- time public welfare commission abolish abolish- abolishing abolishing I ing county administrative boards transferring transferring trans trans- ferring the tho division of old age assistance to the new commission and giving it Jurisdiction over state schools hospitals I prison and self-help self associations chil dill children I dren in custody of tho the Juvenile court and all other welfare activities The bills bUls follow recommendations made in the governors governor's reorganization message Other measures introduced during the first two weeks of ot the session would create a state course of study committee I to recommend school text-books text and changes In courses of or study housing authorities to undertake slum clearances I state board of forestry and lire fire control state meat inspection service state board of pharmacy state barber board I state apprentice council zoning commis commis- commission commission commission sion and board of ot adjustment and a legislative reference bureau Creation of ot these bodies may mayor or may not lit nt In Governor Maws Maw's reorganization plans but their introduction shows that the legislators are not awaiting submission sion of ot the tho reorganization program be be- before before fore tore airing their individual legislative desires There Ther was every ery Indication too the that lawmakers lawm kere sought to clear the way for tor speedy of ol the chief chiet executives executive proposals P po l a as a. embodied mb in the tho measures to be presented early ea IY week The Tiller Miller bill repealing allocation of annually to cities and coun coup counties counties ties for streets and roads was withdrawn with th understanding that a substitute will be bo considered after alter the reorganization tion program has been placed before the legislature Bills Introduced provide for tor uniform traffic laws abolish primary run off elections ask osk local option on sale salo of liquors by the drink adopt wage and hour regulations for Intrastate busi busl- business business ness exempt all house furnishings from personal property taxes provide Indus Indus- Industrial Industrial industrial trial compensation for victims of oc occupational oc- oc occupational occupational diseases fix a tax for noxious noxious noxious ous weed set up life lIe Insurance insurance insurance ance cooperatives and reserve to the state minerals in state lands and in navigable waters Senator Alonzo F. F Hopkin of Croyden last week Introduced S. S B. B B 82 making it ita Ita ita a misdemeanor for hunters trappers and fishermen to trespass on posted pro pro- perty Representative L. L B. B Johnson of or Ran Ran- Randolph Randolph Randolph dolph was assigned to membership on six house committees appropriations education traffic safety public lands public service and state training school He co-authored co H. H B. B 19 19 eliminating primary run off elections Tho The following committee assignments were given Floyd D. D Williams of ot Coal- Coal vile Public lands chairman banking fish and game gome livestock military D affairs and Utah state sanatorium Representative Represent Don Clyde of or Heber lieber was made chairman of the tho house live live- livestock livestock livestock stock committee and assigned to mem mem- membership membership membership on the public lands fish lIsh and game same revenue and taxation and public buildings and grounds committees He also co-authored co the bill bUl abolishing primary primary primary mary run off elections Representative Heber Bennion Jr of ot Manila received the tho chairmanship of the fish lIsh and game committee of the lower house bouse He Ho was also assigned to the com com- committees committees committees on agriculture appropriations education highways and aeronautics tt and state prison He Introduced H. H B. B 60 60 establishing a course on police pollee science at the University of ot Utah and appropriating appropriating appropriating for it Representative Joseph E. E Rees of Mor Mor- Morgan Morgan Morgan committees commit commit- committees committees gan will serve O on the following tees Banking highways and aeronautics aeronautics tics livestock public health agriculture and salaries lees foes and contingent ex ex- cx- cx He co-authored co H. H B. B 31 31 relating to the sale of public lands and H. H B B. 60 and 61 authorizing an on annual tax levy of ot mills for weed eradication with cooperation of or cO coun tics and land land- owne owners J- J l t I I II I I |