Show I. I 11 I oJ I I I I I 11 M I U I l 2 j. j j 1 n li H I J I X 11 11 I I I I I I I Ia i f Under I t r 1 Capitol D DT p i Lu t I I By ByI By JAMES CONRAD I Members of ot Utah's Legislature moved Into the tho business of ot lawmaking this week on Capitol Hill HUl while mulling over o In the tho back of ot their minds the broad legislative program outlined by Gov Go Herbert B. B Maw In his general generalI message I I Tho Republican party for tor the first I timo In nearly a a. decade and a n half is holding a major position In the Utah Legislature and Its Its overwhelming ma ma- majority majority in the House combined with n a Democratic majority of ot only one vote oto in inthe inthe inthe the Senate will determine the success or failure of ot the administrations administration's program Cognizant of or this fact tact Governor Maw Mawin MawIn Mawin in the opening paragraphs of ot his address declared The people through their votes have divided the Control of the two houses between their major political parties The responsibility for what Is accorn- accorn accomplished pUshed by this legislature therefore i must be equally borne by both groups This divided control can prove to be I highly beneficial if 11 the two houses will I f work harmoniously with each other ther for tor forthe forthe the general good and If 11 the tho legislature will permit the executive branch of or the government to cooperate with it In all Instances where cooperation will be helpful or beneficial I IOn On On the whole the Governors Governor's message i may be viewed as ns jin an 10 economic security program Major 1 proposals In his program included Agriculture lr First First Creation of a non- non nonpartisan nonpartisan partisan board financed by a a. revolving fund to facilitate construction 1 of ot small dams and reservoirs federal aid In construction of the Cen Cen- Central Central Central Utah water and power project and i ian an appropriation of ot to enable i ithe the tho to employ experts to study and to protect the states state's water rights on the thel Green and anel Colorado rivers This latter tatter be carried In connection program to out I with the division of ot these river waters r I Iby by Upper Basin States Compact Corn Com mission com I j Livestock Industry Industry Additional Additional man man- mancial cial support for tor livestock shows large i t scale research in poultry and livestock diseases control of at predatory animals agricultural research research into sup sup- supplementary supplementary range grasses fire Ire control and soil conservation plus studies Into the advisability Into the establishment of ot meat and wool processing plants In Inthe i ithe Ithe the state Mining and Manufacturing Amend Utah's taxation and regulatory laws to I encourage manufacturing enterprises to locate plants in Utah to process the states state's raw materials I Tourist Industry Retention Retention- jai p State Department of Publicity and In- In Industrial i Development for promotion of ofa a a. more than tourist Industry j jin in in Utah I 1 Roads oads Increase from 4 to 0 cents par gallon in tax on gasoline for tor a period I of ot five lve years to initiate a year 20 road program at a minimum rate of annually to Include 93 In federal funds funds' This program ram I outlined by federal and state engineers at the request cover only construction reconstruction and main main- maintenance maintenance maintenance of or the th state system I In additions addition the Governor urged amendment of ot present motor fuel tax tax I laws so as to place same samo tax liability on I Interstate truckers as is now borne by t Intrastate truckers I Welfare Repeal of ot county property taxes for tor welfare purposes to offset In Increased In- In Increased increased creased gasoline tax This would reduce assessments on homes farms and other 1 real property 5 mills In most counties and more than 3 mills In all Counties I Amendment of ot public welfare law where- where whereby whereby whereby and by a welfare clients client's home owned occupied by him and the lot on which It stands may be the only real prop prop- property property property erty disregarded In determining his pub pub- public lie lic assistance grant To allow the state I to take liens Hens on mortgaged property monthly Installments paid by the recipient are Included In state relief grants and are considered as capital ex expenditures ex- ex expenditures I by the welfare department Centennial Immediate appropriation of to cover Centennial Commis Commis- Commission Commission sion slon budget of ot this amount would be sot up in revolving fund and probably would be returnable from fees received at special Centennial events I I t Other recommendations by the tho Gover Cover of his State nor favored approval I ans Advisory Council report to bo be sub- sub sUbmitted submitted during the session urged great care be bo exercised In deciding d on ad advisability ad- ad advisability of purchasing Bushnell hospi- hospi i tal tel property requested study of ot the j I State Prison situation and suggested adoption of ot retirement plan for tor state county and anel city employees While tho the Governor agreed with the Utah Association of County Officials as asto asto asto to the need for eliminating county prop- prop property erty taxes for welfare purposes he failed to touch on the subject of ot city and county participation In state liquor pro pro- profits profits fits tits a proposal urged by both the county officials association as and the Utah Muni Muni- Municipal Municipal Municipal cipal League The Governor touched but briefly the State Tax Study Committees Committee's program which Is expected to receive a great deal of attention during the session This committee will recommend a tax reduction to bo be attained through a reduction in the property tax for tor roads and streets a reduction reduction reduction tion In property tax for tor welfare purposes as proposed by the Governor and a reduction In ln the unemployment unemployment ment meat compensation tax These reductions would be offset par par- partially by to be added through tax equalization for school purposes a a. shift of ot In automobile registration tion fees feea from the publicity department to the B Band and C road fund and additional to bo obtained through an Increased markup in liquor prices A lengthy Insurance code has been prepared for tor submission by an interim legislative Insurance study committee while other Interim committees expected to report are the tho Bushnell study com committee om- om ommittee set up by the special session 8 last August the Legislative Budget Commit Committee tee whose work was suspended D Dec c. c 8 1043 1945 through lack l c of funds the corn com committee com com- to study racial discrimination and the Colorado C n It It Is interesting In to note that th the therond broad rond and Tailed I legislative program will I I Ho H. be bo In the hands hanels of a a. group of lawmakers experienced in all nil phases of ot everyday Instance In the Senate are four tour I lawyers three educators four tour farmers two dairymen two power officials two businessmen b an Insurance man a mer mer- merchandise merchandise chandise broker a n municipal muni employee d druggist a a. banker and an publish ex ed erl er erstill Still more moro representative of ot the people are at the members of or the House Ho se where the membership is I composed of five lve farm farm- farmers farmers I ers seven lawyers two student veterans three educators two dairymen 14 busi- busi j i I four tour railroad men one former flave four housewives one real estate han J one ono plumbing contractor two gov gov- government government eminent employees one gardner one f eight livestock men one labor leader one coal mine operator one of ot- ot I flee fice Ico clerk and a mortician 1 |