| Show legislative BOINGS scarcely had the echoes died away in the legislative halls halla front governor henry it bloods earnest pla pipa pl a tor for round economy and cautious conservatism in legislation than a deluge of bills burst in thi the senate this week some of which call tor for creation ot of new departments velh ithe added expense while others make radical changes in present setups the governor praised the spirit of amity which has been promoted between employer and em aloyes by present labor laws but on the heels beels of f this have appeared tit in the senate during the first weck k several labor measures ceasur that bear the lie earmarks car marka of departing radically from the conservative tenure of previous legislation many of the first flood of senate measures appear designed to pour water on the patronage tree with a v view few to making it bear a bumper crop of plums the left wing or maw cont igent of the democratic party parly seems to be holding a weather eye eve on tills this favorite tree and la Is li its bas baskets litts in readiness to gather the fruit the tight fight for patronage preference Is very patently present arc sent all and no where is it more jaP I 1 apparent Parent that the left wing is 13 out for all it can get than ln in the deadlock over utah countes coun tys vacant seit seat in tile lie senate the utah county party organization is persisting in its effort to tell the gover governor norr who he be shall appoint but governor rond has indicated an eual equal determination mi nation to exercise his hia own rights binl as governor of 0 the 1 j C 1 lat at tho first week of the ar ision ended with the flu senate seat I 1 still vac vacant atit J W thornton has sinco bm n seated under the he govern ois appointment however tho the outside county delegations havo baro precipitated an impasse in the lower house over appointment of house employed emp loyes claiming that salt anlie I ike county has haa been allotted an I 1 ii lust proportion of these emp employed loyes I 1 rr PI about 17 out of 32 As AB result nav the clerks hare been sworn tit in and all others are awaiting results results ac t tim hii iclal by outside whitside co un it es f for 0 r ahter ho ter re t a lill n which has hag been sent back to the committee on patronage complete completa organization organisation ration in the house awaits appoInt appointment appointee me nt of the balance of 0 the standing committees expected during the he present week in fit ru its flood of bills into alm to upper tipper house even before permanent c committees on 11 ll ittzes were named to receive them the senate where ill the maw cont igent is presumed to be holding the reins at pre present seni is seen as maneuvering into a position of vantage to press its wills into ill alie howe before house m measures C a 8 arcs reach the senate and thus leave the way open to exert influence tor for favorable house action on senate measures by if necessary adopting dilatory tactics in fit connection with house bills reaching rc the senate tho the first bill of import to the entire state to appear in ilie upper house bouse was S B 1 I by maw providing tor for a direct primary to replace the old system ot of party conventions convention tor for nominating candidates for public office mr maw blaw followed this with bills providing tor for the creation 1 of an all old age pension fund without property lien or reference it ID financial ability of relatives to support the pension applice applicant int a also ise so two other bills imposing aj an excise I 1 tax lax ou on liquor and diverting a po portion r of the sales tax to help bip blip port the old ago pension fund 2116 maw also presented a bill remodeling aitho alio state rodd to plo ildo ido for seven members to bo be chosen rum from districts and three at large jell senator lawrence E nelson ot of salt lake city introduced bills creating a state police department continued to page 5 aliff UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME continued from first page I 1 bising ol of care in our taxation program so BO as to not practice any commercial activity if actions are to be interpreted as louder than words it may be that the almost solid democratic senate tears fears more from the republican influence a lone solon might be expected the action Is seen in in the assignment arient of seats beats to the senators at the opening of the session nary a democrat spoke for the seat adjoining ithac that of william it II griffin jr the only G 0 P senator I 1 another political hin landmark dmark in utah I 1 the nominating convention so dear to the hearts of old politicians is doomed to oblivion senate bill no 1 first of the proposed 1 laws to be acted upon by I 1 tin twenty second legislature replaces the convention with the direct primary that it will be enacted into law is deemed certain its authors senate president maw and senator eldred al royle royl or of elberta pr predict edict its early approval by both 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