Show On Capitol Hill By fly Sam Sun Taylor March 6 The 1959 The two knottiest knottiest knot knot knot- t problems facing Utah's Utah Legislature Leg this session were being beinli r resolved this thU w Week ek With only a week of activity remaining the states state's course courso o on spending and taxation Is ls pow now beginning to crys crys- The Joint legislative appropriations at Ions committee finally brought their recommendations for spend Ing lag during the Ule biennium out for discussion Th The general appropriations appropriations bill calls calU for spending 88 86 6 million This figure Is 10 million mil mil- lion Ilon less than asked by Governor George Clyde at the beginning of the session but still stin more than anticipated d revenue under the present tax lax laws For that reason reason reas reas- on a number of new tax or tax Increase ase bills are now before the I two houses Broken down the appropriations bill lists spending as follows 1 million for departments departments depart depart- ments and Institutions 2 13 5 million for state building build build- ing 3 3 1 million n for state park sites 4 4 for pl planning state building 5 5 for miscellaneous bills requiring appropriations 6 6 82 62 million for emergency school building The appropriations bill was disappointing to man many who vho had I hoped hope for large larse appropriations this session to catch Up on deeded needed need deed ed building b but t was given a tentative tentative ten ten- nod of approval al from Governor Governor Gov Gov- Clyde who has urged caution caution coat ion and economy all during the session session- The Governor said Mid the bill was in the vicinity pf being realistic but expressed nis opinion that appropriations for forState forState forState State Parks Commission and for forState forState forState State Building were not enough There are still eight tax in increase increase In in- crease measures before the houses how however er and If approved could mean the raising of over 20 million during the biennium However as these bills bUIs wind their ways through legislative channels channel they are finding finding- t t. t the e sledding tough Motels and Hotels Late this week the House use of h 1 Pr 4 Representatives had not yet gotten gott got- got t ten n-af n u 1 ff Senate Senate passed passe bill to te tend d the state sales sales' tax to con material services garages motels motets hotels cleaning and la laundry etc This bill which w would uld bring an estimated estimates dur during urr d-urr ing lag the next hext two years years was was roc recommended rec at a th the beginning of ot the session season by Governor Clyde Not No Completely Forgotten The early I session Senate proposal propose pro pro- pose poal to bond the state f for r 37 31 million to finance state building and state parks park acquisition and development was backed up by bJ bythe bythe the taxation bill to pay for tor the obligation That bill bill SD would Increase the s sale le t tax x on one one- half per cent for six yearn year to amortize the issue The JT measure hILt las has been debated in n the tho Senate but final action J will undoubtedly await awalt other action to see If f the rev revenue nue Is needed However another bill HB JIB would simply Increase the sales tax one-half one per cent Without earmarking the the funds This bill blU had not yet been oythe oy Jy the he House when this was written Either of the tax sales-tax bills would bring In an estimated revenue of or 12 million during the biennium virtually enough to end worries S v I I as aa to where needed revenue from come A number of ot other bins bill to raise raiM taxeS In certain areas are en also facing a tough week Many of them lUre sure sura to die quick death in sifting committees the others ar are in Tor active debates debates- when debates when Introduced ed on the on the How Much uch For Schools The State Senate did dM not concur con cur with the House louse tC to Increase e the state school gu guaran- guaran r rete ete to The Senate very vers version ion of the bill cans calls for an Ii In Increase increase In- In crease creM from the present per classroom unit to to School officials had asked for at atthe atthe atthe the beginning of the session but bu Governor Clydes Clyde's budget message mes mee- sage called for or only an Increase of three or four hund hundred t per O unit L LEach Each Increase In classroom unit distribution means means about 1 million each year year yea In spending throughout hout th tha state state SUte Fund Lou Loss LouThe The Senate originated off high way gasoline tax refund for farmers farm ers era has passed the House louse and la le II awaiting action by the Governor The Bureau Dureau of ot Economic Research Research Re Re- search and Development at the University of Utah estimates a loss of of 18 million d during the next two years because of this bill |