Show oI I I 1 H I otI I I I I I I I I 10 I I I I I I I I I I I II I or- or ori i Under The H Capitol Dome i J I II SIll t t t till I t c t J r I C I J J foE I I I So i i nuJ By JAMES JA CONRAD The honeymoon Is over on Capitol Hill W Peace Pesco and tranquility that has marked relations between the Utah Legis Legis- Legislature Legislature lature and Gov Herbert B. B Maw have been replaced by the old feud over politics and appointments What will come out of the situation Is pure at this this stage but either the th governor gov or or the Senate must give give- ground during d the next two weeks If 1 the states state's official family is to be complete when the legislators adjourn sine die There appears little doubt in Capitol corridors that the Senate and especial especial- especially ly its Republican R p members Is holding up some of or the governors governor's Democratic Com Om Commission commission mission appointments In an effort to force reappointment of Otto A. A Republican to the Utah Industrial Commission Com COm- COmmission mission The governor already has submitted the name name- of H. H Fred Egan of Salt Lake for the position now held by Mr and he was one of five tive who failed to draw a commitment from the Senate following an executive session during the sessions session's sixth week Others submitted but neither con con- confirmed confirmed firmed nor refused were J. J Lambert Gib Gib- Gibson Gibson son Democratic chairman of at the State Tax Commission Dr Philo T. T Farnsworth Farns- Farns worth Democrat for the State Public Welfare Commission and Arthur L. L Crawford Republican and Rulon S. S Howells Democrat for the State Publicity PubU-j PubU city an Development De Com Com- Commission mission Gibson Crawford and Howells are com I all interim appointments and their names were submitted as early as January 21 while names of Egan and Farnsworth the latter appointed to the welfare com com- commission commission commission mission when the Senate refused to confirm the interim appointment of I Wendell Grover to fill the team of David of-David David were preferred I during the past two weeks Probably more disturbing to the ami amiable able relations between the governor and an legislature than the appointment Issue during the sixth week was wag action a lon on a headless ballot bill Governor Maw Ma Matook w took an five tive days to veto the measure measure and the Senate responded by overriding the veto eto on a a. 6 17 count The House however was not Inclined to override and the proponents of the measure were successful in putting the bill btU on the table by a eo 37 20 vote This gives the override advocates an opportunity to gather new strength but there appears little hope even in the most optimistic quarters of passing the bill btU over the veto Some Senate observers saw the the- override over over- override ride rl e more as an attempt to set a a. pre pre- precedent precedent precedent but the more popular opinion is that those In Jn favor of the measure see Eee considerable value to the headless ballot in building good government It was Introduced by Sens Ward C. C C Hol- Hol Holbrook Holbrook brook D Davis and Mitchell R- R Grand and would eliminate party emblems emblems' em em- emblems emblems emblems' and the straight vote listing the candidates by the office and a d placing party designation opposite each candi candi- candidates candidate's candidates candidate's dates date's name I i. i Voting the override in the I f Senate were Sens Bens Val H. H Cowles D- D Carbon Lorenzo E. E Elggren Salt D-Salt I I Lake Lake- Dexter Farr Weber D J. J Fran- Fran FranCis Franeis els eis Fowles Weber D Grant Midgley t Salt D-Salt Lake and Sol J. J Selvin Belvin D- D I D-I I Tooele Senator Fowles was the only member of ot the upper upper Cupper house to change his vote between original passage and j the override vote I I The one ono state department to grab a alion's alion's I lions lion's share of attention was the State I Department of Publicity and Industrial Development which was finally given I per year from motor vehicle registration funds to carry carryon on its op op- operations op- op Governor Maws Maw's action Is 15 still f awaited and It Is remembered he told tolda a press conference that the department I must have per year to carry carryout carryout carryout out its program Legislators point out however that the department has more than In funds to add to Its appropriation Tho The Senate also passed a measure to reduce the Publicity and Industrial Development Commission to one mem mem- member member member ber and its proponents are predicting tho the bill will gain approval of the House and the governor Opposing the measure In the Senate were Senators Cowles Elggren Fowles and Selvin while the appropriation measure for per year won approval Closest Closest- vote of the session In the Senate to date saw final passage of a measure to eliminate the dealers dealer's license fee Teo of 5 for selling oleomargarine on ona onI a count of ot 12 I Tho The question of taxes occupied most of the time of members of ot the House during the week Seven of a n series of eight measures sponsored by the Utah Tax Study Commission and designed to equalize property assessments through through- throughout The eighth I out the state were approved measure HB 04 to provide for removal from office of ot county assessors who fall fail to assess property as ns provided by law was defeated by a n favorable voice olce vote to strike the enacting clause The seven tax bills provide for assessment of property pro pro- property property perty on a n basis of 50 per cent fair reasonable cash value and provide for close supervision of the program by the theS state ate S ate Tax Commission Tax relief for a a. large number of people with estates of ot or less also appeared in the offing when tho the House placed its stamp of ot approval on an already passed Senate bill btU by Senators Alonzo F. F Hopkin D Rich and Claud Dexter I Farr Weber D I R This measure would eliminate inheritance taxes on estates of or less where the resi resi- residue residue residue due Is willed to the surviving spouse or children At the present time Utah law exempts only estates of ot or less I I I A third tax measure however would i increase by 50 per cent the gasoline tax motorists would have to pay Introduced ed edby by Reps Mrs C. C L. L Jack and Don C. C Hale Jalo Salt D-Salt Lake the gas tax bill would Increase the present four-cent- four per gallon tax on gasoline to six cents This increase would be limited to the years 1947 1948 1049 1949 1950 and 1951 To encourage Industrial expansion In inthe inthe the tho state MrS Jack Introduced HB which would grant corporations which process or manufacture finished goods from Utah raw materials certain exemptions exemptions on payment of corporation franchise fran fran- franchise franchise chise taxes This exemption would be determined by adopting a a. ratio ratio arrived at by Comparing the sales of or goods I finished in Utah to the sales of all aU products and other Income Already law is HB by Rep E. E K l Olson D This bill signed by Gov Maw will give veterans If It single an income tax exemption of 2700 and I If It married for the years 1946 through 1949 Another measure approved by both houses was 93 by Sen Sol J. J Selvin Tooele D-Tooele D. D which will wUl eliminate the burden of welfare which the various I counties of the state have borne The 15 per cent which the counties have been contributing through funds raised from property taxes henceforth will henceforth will be obtained from state sales tax collections colle Another major welfare bill waS was approved ap approved ap- ap approved proved by the House with surprising ease e se It was Rep William L L. Warners Warner's R Sevier HB lIB which would limit welfare payments to per month regardless of the size of the needy family In addition the state would have a pre pre- preferred preferred preferred claim on all estates which ex exceed ex- ex exceed exceed plus for funeral ex ex- ex j eX-j Tho The cost of ot fishing and hunting In Utah also took a Jump during the week when the House passed 43 which will Increase all resident fishing 1 The measure also ups the ante on all resident non fishing and hunting li licenses li- li licenses licenses censes as well as alien licenses |