Show Hr M H t Under The Thet Ther t r- r Capitol Dome I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I IDy By Dy WILLIAM T T. IGLEHEART Utah State Press Association Tho The twenty-sixth twenty Legislature broke up Monday night In rather a a. haze of or mutt ally exchanged uncomplimentary ory ary remarks between the Governor and the Senate over the administration of the state liquor control commission That particular subject took the public lime lIme- limelight limelight light for tho the last week and prolonged 1 tho the session Into five sixtieth days tho sixtieth being the legal termination But meanwhile tho the boys and girls had dumped a appropriation on top of the taxpayers ers reviving the gen gen- general general general eral property tax levies grabbing a bond reserve fund of and giving the general fund rund an estimated above a legislated ceiling on public wel- wel faro funds all to meet the Santa I Claus spirit of the tho appropriations 1 They furthermore accomplished these worthy purposes without doing anything In particular to meet the anticipated i post war employment and construction I problems I Democrats will be arguing for quite a aspell 01 aspell spell as to whom came out first In the tho liquor controversy the Governor or the I Senate Tho The latter turned down a re- re reappointment reappoIntment reappointment appointment for James C. C Allen R I whoso whose term Is expiring but the former I refused to to the senate demand that he fire the other two members I Tho The Republicans will Just go on say- say sayIng saying saying Ing as they are arc now that both Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic cratic factions lost Only the voters Demo I an n. n eventually tell The evidence compiled Is being sent to the Salt Lake county and third district court attorneys for possible grand Jury action So what I The Tho legislature did re re-finance on still stilla a temporary basis that promises pretty well the state school system In eo so doing they permit city county and district boards of education to lift urt their levies for school purposes pur cs In varying degrees and gave the system a a. general fund f nd appropriation of wIth provision that the districts will have e to meet higher standards In teachers' teachers wages in order to participate as well as meet board curriculum and other require requIre- requirements requIrements requirements ments In order to more nearly equalize education opportunities In the state Tills This program was formulated by the Governors Governor's special school financing com com- committee committee committee which labored for the past two years under the tho chairmanship of the able speaker of the House Rulon White Ogden Democrat The Governor had trouble with the Joint appropriations committee which took away from him his contingent fund and gave to the state board of I examiners with which to meet emer emer- emergency gency needs of departments and Institutions I during the next biennIum They I likewise rode over his early recommendation recommendation recommendation dation that they appropriate to de de- departments departments de- de departments In lump sums by detailing their allotments to specific purposes Agriculture didn't fare so well Al Although Al- Al Although Although though they got a new dairy division In tho state department the other bills bUls passed for the specific benefit of farm farm- farmers farmers farmers ers and f didn't amount to much Bulls on the public domain were limited and Grand county got a peach mosaic control appropriation Other bills were like Uke those State county and municipal munI em em- employees employees employees received more than usual l con con- The boys on the hill decided since the tho th taxpayers last fall voted them Continued on Page Five I I Under the Capitol Dome i Continued from Page Pae One I Ian an Increase In pay through the adoption of a constitutional amendment they could hardly do Jess less than give their hard bard pressed fellow tellow employees of ot the I public certain increases increases' They also attempted at attempted at- at attempted tempted to get under way a move to have public employees brought under the provisions of the federal social se security se- se security act amendments now pending In I Congress se-I se The general welfare program as rep rep- represented represented I resented by the Welfare Commission and County agencies came In for tor some some- somewhat some some-j somewhat what less attention than In the last I few tew sessions but recipients of old age I I assistance had bad made legal the 40 a a I. I month ceiling they have been receiving I under gubernatorial edict efforts to release the counties from their 15 per percent percent I cent share in the programs program's cost failed I old folks were permitted to engage In InI j agricultural pursuits to relieve the they I I labor shortage without loss of or their j I grants I I II Sportsmen did win a point or two but by failure of or their various organizations I I to get together on a no uniform and ade ade- adequately adequately adequately i 1 prepared program they missed any real Deer season i I opening was set for tor October The i house conveniently buried burled In sifting sitting I II I committee the measure to permit open- open openIng I ling tog Ing of ot seasons on Sunday But the j house let a n lot of ot bills bUls a lot of ot people II wanted to die In that same came committee I ThU session completely dodged the I Issue presented them by last falls fall's elec elec- election election el tion calling for the partisan non elec elec- election election I tion Un of ot the tho Judiciary The senate considered con con- considered considered state bar association bills bUls lor Sor days and nd then never even gave tho the I house a crack at them So you'll go on onI electing judges in the same old fashion I ed et way which Is probably all right The Tho State Publicity and md Industrial I Development Commission will wUl go on onI I doing business at the same old standI stand j I despite the violent if it not valiant efforts i to kill it In the senate because of ot some I personal animosities against its Us person person- I nel net j I Other miscellany include the granting I of ot funds for tor a statue of ot Brigham Young In the tho national statuary hall In Wash Wash- ington tho construction of ot a long long- long long-I sought state hospital for children sut- sut 1 fering from crippling disease Mitchell I two major proposals for tor a con con- con I tinned study of ot the Colorado river treaty and asking Congress to rescind the I Antiquities Act Labor won the tho earliest major fight tight of tho the session In getting Industry to unite I with them on passage of ot amendments I extending and clarifying the benefits extended under the state Industrial com compensation coni- coni and occupational disease act This was the outstanding Instance of opposing forces getting together on legislation for tor the tho general benefit The Tho representatives of ot tho the people have pad iad their biennial opportunities to tomake tomako J mako make laws They've made a lot of ot them They got mad at one ono another They got mad at the Governor and his adminis- adminis administrators I I of ot state departments They got j mad at the lobbyists striving for tor special i I advantages But they did also accomplish many things that will benefit all the the people of the tho state Greatest criticism of their failures would probably bo be directed at their neglect of post war problems But the war situation Isn't t right now clear enough to tell what I really is best to do A session can be be- called on the morning after that great day of ot peace I |