Show x Under The S SP P 1 l Capitol Dome oio z tM t. By J. J J. J CAHOON Utah State Press Association i it 1 t Salt Lake ke City City Special Special to The Park Despite Record Record Despite the possible Ot of their actions members of the Utah House of Representatives from 25 of the states state's 29 counties ha have successfully stopped an on effort by fn from om Weber utah Web r Davis and Salt Lake Lako L ike counties fI to enact act legislation providing g for f r. r a re apportionment of seats inthe h the House The Big Four counties had a population In excess of at 34 in 1940 1840 according to federal te eral census census figures while whilo the remaining 25 counties hart residents Representing this oeo D In td the low lower r ou 30 representatives while the remaining are represented by an ual 89 J mb r hou m. m r- r rth 4 th f's ere politics enters Mt I Iture ture Under the the present represent on the tho 25 counties standing st together ran oen In defeat any legislation leg desired by theother the theother other four counties If It the re apportion reapportionment I ment bill had passed the four counties j i would havo 35 votes against the 30 votes from the 25 outlying counties Statutory law provides that the people i of at the state shall be represented In the I lower house hou e on the basis of one representative representative representative for each Inhabitants or major fraction thereof but that each i county regardless of at population shall be entitled to at least one j I tive The Tho constitutionality of the law law- lawmakers lawmakers' lawmakers lawmakers' makers makers' actions was questioned because 1 of a mandatory section In the state con con- constitution constitution constitution which In effect says that the legislature shall provide for re reapportionment following each ea decennial U. U S S' census if it the census shows the need for for such re apportionment I Representative J. J Welton Ward D fl Box Elder states on the House floor that he was forced to vote in n favor In n Itha tha measure because he regarded a no I vote vot as a violation of ot his constitutional oath Other members from outlying counties who voted in favor of the bill Susan Alice Smith R. R Daggett and I I Amos B. B D Robinson D. D Rich Several days da later Inter Rep James L. L Nielson R. R Sanpete I stated on the House floor that he would v I favor the measure If It came nJ before ef re the e i j again as he had that constitutional oath made It mandatory for him l m to vote for the bill Defeat of oJ the measure can be partially blamed on three Salt Lake Lako and Weber county representatives who were absent at the time of the final vote With the result showing a 28 tie the additional ad ad- additional three votes would have meant instead of at failure for the pro pro- proposed proposed posed act During arguments on the measure proponents proponents- of the tho re apportionment pointed out that under the present set set- setup setup t- t tup up the counties of ot Daggett Grand Rich o. 0 platy Pitr with a n total population of ot oto only o il are ar represented by four mem mem- members members bers In the tho House while the tha resi resi- residents residents resi- resi residents dents of Utah county are arc allowed only five House Hous votes Even under the pro pro- proposed proposed proposed posed re apportionment Utah county would bo be allo d. dilly six members in intha inthe the tha lower house hous I Utah taxpayers already suffering Buffering from froma a badly b bruk d d and discolored tax Jaw su s blow on the chin when I the loh Huasi hU lp Killed a bill by Reps Grant Gram D D. Dalt Calt lt Like Lake and Fred J. J D.- D. to eliminate the theO two O p pec cent nt salt sal xon tai s ou food rood and food fetid pro pro- luct t S. S Sl U Ci I 1 crease lii in fIts tax revenues during the July Janu 1942 ary 1943 19 period Rep Hep A. A out out- outstanding outstanding outstanding standing welfare exponent In n the House arose are against aga st the measure and shed crocodile tears while saying that pass- pass ago of the measure would completely wipe out the reserve fund of the Welfare Department The vote on the tax reduction measure follows For Representatives For Bell D. D Salt Lake Duvall D D. Salt Lake Elliott D. D D Utah Grotegut D D. Utah Halladay D. D Tooele Hatch D. D D Cache Holt D. D Salt Lake Jenkins D. D Weber Larsen R. R Duchesne Meador D. D Grand Mid Mid- Midgley gley D. D D Salt Lake D. D Juab Noble D. D Ca fhe lle Pedersen D. D Weber We r Roberts D. D Utah Robinson D. D Rich D. D Box Elder Against Representatives Anderson D. D Utah Brinkerhoff R R. Wayne Can Can- Cannon non R R. R Salt Lake Christenson R. R San- San Sanpete Sanpete pete Durham D. D Salt Lake Elswood D. D Weber Frost R. R R. R Kane I ane Gardner D. D Washington Hale D. D fl Salt Lake Hintze R. R R Salt Lake Ingleby D D. Salt Lake Jack D. D Salt Lake Jensen D. D fl Emery Jones R R. San Juan Kerr R R. Box Elder Loveridge D. D Utah Mabey R. R Salt Lake Marsden Mars en R. R Iron Mer Mer- Merrill MerrUl Merrill rill rUl D. D Salt Lake Murdock R. R Beaver D. D Davis Myers R. R Garfield Nielson R R. Sanpete Penrose D. D I I Lake D D. Summit Reed Recd D. D I Salt Lake Rees R. R Morgan Rees Hees D D. Salt Lake Schenk D. D Cache Smith R R. I Daggett D. D Salt Lake Staples I R. R Sevier Stevens Steens R. R Wasatch String- String ham R. R Uintah Walker D. D Salt Lake Whittaker R. Flute R. R and White D. D fl Weber Absent and not voting Representatives tives Cowles D D. Carbon Greenwood D. D Salt Lake Jensen D. D Weber R. R R. R Salt Lake Paxton R. R Millard ana and Sabin D. D Carbon v Additional house action Included 7 Passed 40 41 and 42 to encourage mine leasing in Utah Ut h by relieving mine owners of or the cost of social security workmen's compensation and occupational disease disability insurance t f. f Passed HB 1 by Cowles D D. Carbon to o 4 f prevent legislators from accepting acc g re- re remuneration oj numeration Tor tor any office filled by by gubernatorial appointment Passed assel HB 96 by R R. Din Uin- and tab others to levy a tax of at 25 5 mills millson on all sheep sh p and 10 mills on all turkeys turleys tee t be paid paid Into the tho state bounty fund tobe to to be t pay jay ot 15 on I. I Nr mountain lion cougar grey black or r timber wolf 10 on bear and 6 6 on coyote lynx or bobcat 4 |