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J dJ I t f I il z I H HK K oM I IT r d A By JAMES JA IES CONRAD CONRADA A legislative policy dormant during the war years is expected to be revived j by this session of ot the Utah Legislature This policy is that of Junkets to the various state Institutions where the law law- lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers makers can see for tor themselves what is I needed and what should be done in the wa way of legislation on i iThe The attitude of the legislators g s a or was II expressed during the past week when they recessed both houses from Thursday Thurs Thurs- Thursday Thursday day afternoon until Monday afternoon spending all day Friday visiting state institutions in Ogden This was the first Junket in four tour years i I Two years ago the Senators and Re Re- Representatives Representatives Representatives toured the Geneva Steel plant and during the special session last August they Inspected Bushnell General hospital at Brigham City Other than tha these trips visits to state institutions since 1943 have been limited to the mem mem- membership membership membership of committees only Meanwhile both houses have moved rather lowly and cautiously with some senator senator senator expressing concern over the slow I pace adopted a opted in the upper house It was pointed pointe out during debate over whether or not to make the Ogden Junket that lor 1173 measures m including bills and j 24 mer and resolutions had been introduced ced in the first three weeks one- one I third dt of dl the session and that only 17 measures s had received action on the floor Between tween 40 and 50 bills bUls were on the seco d reading dreading list Legislation lon tion to pass both houses during tho the week was headed by a bill by byI Senate President Alonzo F. F Hopkin D- D I Rich to t appropriate to the Utah Centennial Ce tennial Commission Only dis dis- dissenting dissenting vote ate ote in the Senate was cast by I Sen Mitchell m ell R Grand who was wasI turned down in an attempt to amend the tho bill so so that the return on a a. I revolving fund Und Included in the appropriation approprIation Would would go to a State Water Board fun 1 Dissenting votes cast In the 1 House came ca e from Reps Keith Browne I Salt R-Salt Lake Merril K Davis Salt R-Salt I I Lake and S. and S. S Wayne Clark R Tooele I Of considerable consi considerable erable Interest was the House I vote on o senate bills to repeal tho the thoi i governors governor's emergency powers In regard to state finances nances and the emergency I I relief fund fund The 21 Democrats demon demon- demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated power as a minority group by voting eis a unit against one of the measures Consequently eliminating an ani i emergency lause to make the act effective effective I I tive upon approval which requires a two thirds majority indicating that the 1 House may not override the governors governor's I. I veto eto should he so act on the bills I Also passed paSS d by the two houses during the week was w is s the Boden Baden Bill to clarify filling I of vacancies w rV on county commis commis- commissions commissions I and memorials urging Congress to toI I extend th the I present Commodity Credit 1 T purchase program to cover coverI I l the entire 1947 wool clip Ip and to sell the town of ot D Dr gerton house by b house rather than as a an entire town Senate a tion also included the pass- pass passage ago age of a bill 11 providing for tor headless bal hal ballot hallot lot despite heavy opposition from Sen 3 i Dexter Fart Far Weber D-Weber and bills bUls to allow al- al allow allow low banks bank to remain closed on Saturn Satur- Satur Saturdays Saturdays n days mea ures strongly opposed by Sen p J. J Francis Fowles Weber D-Weber In add addi- addition tion the tho upper peer house passed and sent i 1 to the lo 10 loer lo er ler house measures to extend Y f the retire nent system for municipal em- em emd d 1 to second and third class cities a i and tow tOW fis is and a a. bill bUl permitting the state fis tI and game department to ac- ac acquire acquire 3 quire ad a game bird refuge lands in Box J I lder Ider county A res reS' lution proposing a n. constitutional amend i ent allowing the legislature to Set et series s ries of legislators failed to get geta a ne ry two-thirds two majority and Sen j I I Val H H. Cowles' Cowles D-Carbon D bill to re require re- re quire quiro registration agents to canvass vot vot- voters voters voters ers was killed 4 15 Public hearings scheduled this week might well decide the course of some bills particularly labor measures Intro Intro- Introduced Introduced introduced in the Senate and House Labor leaders and their friends including Gov H rt B. B Maw continue to Insist that there Is no logic in attempting to curb labor In Inlew view lew of ot the labor-industry labor peace Utah has known Sens Warwick C. C Lamoreaux Salt D-Salt Lake H. H Grant Vest D Uintah and Rue flue L. L Clegg Salt R-Salt Lake and supporters of ot their bills insist in insist In- In Insist however that now is 15 the time to take steps against Jurisdictional strikes secondary boycotts and other practices they would outlaw with their bills Sena Sena- Senator Senator Senator tor Clegg followed up last week by in introducing in- in introducing introducing a resolution proposing a con con- constitutional constitutional constitutional amendment to outlaw the closed shop hop Also introduced last Week was a mea mea- measure measure measure sure by Senator Lamoreaux and Sen Lorenzo E. E Elggren Salt D-Salt Lake to toI legalize mutual pari-mutual betting at horse race meets but limiting the meets to five five days except ex ept for a day 10 meet at atthe atthe atthe the State Fair Senator offered a measure to move Davis county from Continued on Page Five Fives Under Capitol Dome Continued from rage raga One Judicial District No 2 to No 3 and Sanpete county from No 7 to 00 No 6 and cut one Judge from District 2 3 tt r 7 while Senator Clegg and Sen Orrice C. C McShane R-Beaver R introduced a Sen- Sen Senate Senate ate ato resolution asking appointment of a four man four man committee to Investigate the State Liquor Commission A year four school at Weber College and for a n new site and build build- buildings buildIngs buildings ings for tor the college are sought In mea mea- measures measures measures Introduced by Sens Farr F rr Fowles Holbrook and Ward On the matter of ot appointments L. L B. B Johnson of Rich county and Marden Broadbent of Heber City now a live Uve- livestock livestock stock specialist at the Utah State Agri Agri- Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural cultural College held the lead for the Com Com- Commission Commission vacancy In the State Agriculture mission occasioned by resignation of Don E. E Kenney and Arthur McFarlane was prominently mentioned as a replace replace- replacement replacement ment nent for tor Gordon Taylor Hyde on the State Finance Commission Also likely to o be replaced Is Justin E. E Hurst chair chair- r- r Commission f man of ot the State Liquor who has asked the governor that he not not- 5 be reappointed In the House major legislative activity T was lacking during the week Action on bills was of minor nature nat natu lf E Inasmuch In as as- highly controversial measures such as asI 3 the Clegg labor bill remained In com corn 4 I i I I Principal bills bUls Introduced In the House Rousa would provide for reappointment of the Legislature on the basis of or tha 1940 1040 cen cen- census census census I sus eight or nine tax bills to remodel the real property tax program In con con- conformity conI conformity I with the new minimum school i program all of or which were previously In in- in introduced I In the Senate a measure to toI I appropriate to 00 the State Department De De- Department DeI of Health which with federal I and local matching funds would be used to construct operate and supervise hos hos- hospitals hospitals hospitals I a n bill to appropriate forthe for forthe the control of or Tuberculosis and bangs bang's disease among livestock and another I f fand measure to grant single veterans a 2700 27 t In Income in- in income income and married vets a personal come tax exemption t Bills passed by the House Included these to increase levies of ot cities and towns for tor library purposes to empower cities and towns to 00 raise money through bonds or otherwise for tor financing the construction operation maintenance or r repair of or sewer and sanitation s systems and to charge for tor the service in order tc IC repay the c st to permit merchants aS a a. 5 S per cent but not to exceed an annually an- an annually n- n deduction from sales So tax collee- collee collections collections as part reimbursement re for the cost costor of or f collecting and remitting and to re require re- re quire luiro a majority of ot the county commis commis- commissioners commissioners' comm commissioners commissioners' approval where consolidation of two Iwo or more county welfare elfare departments p is s proposed The first legislative measure to be signed into law by Governor Maw during the he session was HB 2 try fay Rep Maurice Anderson Utah D-Utah will permit the Cen Cen- Central Central ral Utah Vocational School to use uso its dedicated credits for operating expenses l 1 |