Show legislature of the state of utah aop special dal session 1930 state capitol the special session of the utah legislature la Is to he be adjourned on feb mth and a great deal ot of tux tax measure work warl Is 19 necessary of completion before adjournment time the senate tins has been rapid in its progress having passed S 3 R 3 creating the lie tax commission S J R 2 providing classification of 0 property a lull appropriating for the capitol grounds another providing gas tax money to bo be used to pave the roads around the capitol the ili bank ban resolution Is on third reading the ryan plan to drop the multiple im system of mine taxation has been defeated the senate Is considering consider lag the mccarthy proposal to let the tax commission handle mines as the utilities comin ision handles utilities should the house committee plans carry in the house the senate and bouse will differ on some points the principal difference being in the matter of mine taxation after much discussion the senate finally filially wrote a provision into S J R no 2 that the mine multiple of three could not be changed for six years members of the house bouse have declared deo lared that the mine problem will be kept out of the house bill and if it gets before the people at till it will be its as a separate amendment and must stand or drop on its merits rep critchlow introduced a proposal to tack mine taxation onto 11 J R no 1 the measure as a rider but lost it Is likely that the subject will be brought up again As a last resort the multiple adherents may endeavor to get the six year delay clause written in the house bill A strong onslaught on the offset provision is to be looked for in the house tho the senate has declared that the legislature must provide offsets or deductions this means that a part of the property tax will be applied on the income tax in cases whore where the taxpayer has to pay both the amount of offset is left up to the legislature the tax commission and its expert dr lutz has asserted that offsets will kill the income tax plan in actual operation the sponsors of the offset plan declare it will prevent double taxation tho the senate Is sure it wants offsets and the house has not yet acted upon the question the seab senate te has evaded the matter 0 of limits on income taxes The teahouse Th ahouse bouse mm co committee t t ee wants the limit on personal income taxes placed at 6 per cent and the business excise at 4 per cent this Is a question on which an agreement between the house and senate will have to be reached I 1 the senate killed the two thirds plan which would have meant that a two thirds vote of the legislature would ho be needed to change tax rates the house bouse and senate will have to agree cn the wording of the amendments to the state constitution on one amendment that proposing to create a teate tax comm commission ishlon with strong powers louers of control over local budgets and tax levies the two houses are largely in agreement and little difficulty Is foreseen in working out tho the small difference that does exist this amendment as proposed in S J R 3 has been passed by the senate and with only one small amendment ato to clarify it the house has practically complo completed ted its consideration of this plan and is ready to vote on the proposal agreement Is yet to be reached on the classification of property properly amendment the leg legislature mature also has b before c f or it the following questions amendment of the state bulini building program to allow the lie use of inmate labor on building projects at state institutions to provide an additional tor for a building at the mental hospital hospit I 1 to authorize a separate building at the mental hospital instead of an addition to the main building to authorize a gymnasium at the industrial school instead of an additional dit ional building and hospital the memorial urging congress to amend the federal bank tax act the memorial urging congress to provide federal aid for old age pensions the proposals for classification of property and creation of the state tax commission are tho the only two fundamental changes in the organic law recommended by the tax commission and elwir passage was the purpose for calling the special session the noar near future will have to see the passage of these measures and it if the senate refuses to accept the amendments made in the boue bou e on ti alie e property classification the working out of a basis of agreement will haie hae to tb be arranged considerable interest Is s centered on n J it no 7 by rep chas redd of san juan county which proposes to amend the constitution to read all mines milies or mining claims both placer and rock shall he be assessed at full value by commission as provided by law all ali other mines mince or mining claims and other valuable mineral deposits including lands containing coal or hydrocarbons ahall be assessed at their full value all machinery used in mining and all property or surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines or mining claims and the value of an any y surface ubo ube made of mining claims or mining property for other than mining purposes shall be assessed nt at full value the state tax commission shall assess all property herein enumerated |