| Show za U S P A service iee the general accord existing b between I 1 members of 0 the twenty sec 1 ond end utah legislature and governor henry H blood was well exemplified last week when the joint senate and house appropriation committee cornin comin in atee and the thief chief executive reached a harmonious agreement on problems arising in connection with the budget proposed for the tha coming biennium blenn tum discussing the states fiscal policy to be adopted governor blood and committee members found them selves sitting on an the same side of the fence relative to expenditures recommended by the former the committee agreed that it would be the proper procedure tor for them to work in close harmony with the governor in achieving a balanced budget they extended him a vote of confidence and appreciation in accepting his prefer of cooperation governor blood explained in considerable sid erable detail why it had been found necessary to provide tor for some increases in state expenditures tho the committee then announced that a tentative appropriation bill already prepared might be revised after study of state institutional and departmental part mental needs the executives budget as submitted calls for expenditures of 6 during the two years beginning july tor for thesus port of 0 various state institutions and departments this Is less than the total requests for funds made by heads of institutions and departments increased costs of government due largely to restoration oration of 0 amounts cut from salaries during the depression and growing costs of 0 maintaining state institutions because of increased food costs are given as the thief chief leagons for the advance in budgeted items straws to ta show which way final legislative winds will likely blow in consideration of old age pensions and proposed changes in the utah liquor control setup set up appeared in the senate as solons showed evident preference for president herbert 13 B maws pension policy bill and tor for measures calling tor for alterations in the complexion ot of the present liquor commission the straws apparently bent toward the haw plan of paying 30 a month to every person 65 yeats old or over who ila has no income or enough to make this amount it the income Is less they veered in this direction when the senate voted to appropriate monthly from state liquor sale profits and apply it to an all old age pension fund the vote however showed a majority of only one the senatorial weather weathervane vane tilted toward changing the liquor control setup set up when the upper house favored administration of the act by one man to be paid per year yeal and two advisory commissioners each to receive 1000 per year all indications point to hectic verbal battles in fit both houses before the liquor control policy is finally fixed tor for at least another two years A lower house severance tax bill imposing a tax on all corporations severing natural resources from the soil sell or water proposes to raise revenue tor for educational purposes I 1 the measure would tax coal I 1 cent per ton petroleum 10 cents per barrell of 42 gallons natural gas 2 mills per 1000 cubic let fet and common salt 10 cents per ton oll all irrespective of market value vallie timber would be taxed 15 cents on each 1000 teet feet of lu lumber niber board scale and piling poles and posts 30 cents on each lineal feet with all logs measuring lo 10 inches or more at the small end classed as saw lumber natural gas brought into the state would be subject to the tax mined metals atter after 1941 w would be taxed on a basis of three times the average net proceeds for or the pr preceding e c e dl lg live five years only one preceding ced 1 Y year car Is now used as the basis tor for taxation now new taxes computed tor the years between 1938 and 1941 are provided for far in the bill 0 passage of 0 Ey eylona novis bill licensing wineries wintries win eries and distiller les lea in utah by tho house and consideration of old age pension and relief measures mea aures in the senate marked the opening ot of legislative procedure this week when both houses launched morning sessions the house passed the distilleries bill by a vote ot of 37 to IS with thre absent representative granger of 0 iron changed his vote from no to yes apparently intending to give notice of reconsideration but representative resen dative Mart marthakis bakis of salt lake beat him to it by civi giving ng g P prompt notice that he would seek reconsideration of the house action later representatives mason of box bos elder and granger of iron opposed the bill on the ground it did not provide proper regulation and supervision erv er almost halt the members explained their votes hose chose voting for saying they did so in the belief it would dev develop elop a utah industry and thus benefit agriculture and the people generally the negative 1 voters oters feared it might tend to increase drinking of wines and liquors sufficient regulation of the business was not provided malor major grist from the legislative mill during the week included a decisive victory for the maw old age pension block in the senate when it succeeded in earmarking a month front from liquor funds tor for pension purposes ep appointment of a joint committee to investigate state departments to determine where economy and efficiency may 13 improved whether irregularities exist defeat of the progressive labor bloc in the senate in an effort to force an amendment to representative senta tive Bona Bonacc ceis ls increased compensation pensa tion bill to include compensation for occupational diseases introduction tro into the house by representative sc senta tive william D wood of weber of a bill to provide for sale of wines ines and liquors by the drink in li hotels t 1 I restaurants and clubs and unfavorable action by the house committee on revenue and taxation upon it B 45 by representative lenry henry peterson of cache to relieve lations of city on owned utilities front from paying sales tax on oil services tendered rendered by these utilities liquor and labor played leading roles in bellicose scenes in the senate the liquor fight has developed into a three cornered affair between tween those supporting the control plan of sen ward C holbrook of tavis davis which would allow unlimited licensing ensing ic of beer sales but retain tho cho licensing power in the state commission followers of senators clerin blonn E r snow of iron mrs airs stewart and grover of salt lake who would divorce beer completely from state control and place it under local ideal authorities and hackers backers of bep wood of weber who would provide local control of beer and also legalize sale by drink of wines and hard liquor the tha liquor tight fight continued in the senate floor on senator Hol holbrooks brooka bill provi providing alding tor for reorganization ot of the liquor co commission which was amendeo to provide for one full I 1 time commissioner who will act as general manager vie the fireworks touched oft off when sen maw offered on an amendment to earmark a month from liquor revenues aes ues for old ago pensions including a provision for marking up tip retail prices 60 per cent abo aboe I 1 e cost and maintain prices high enough to provide the pension revenue maw said the issue was one of whether we were to have an old age pension and provide for it or not son sen holbrook led the tight fight against the appropriation amendment contending continued to tack back page pae under the capi capitol tol dome continued prom from page 1 I that all the revenues should go into fund and then let th the e general ns loners them out it if they could the vote on the amendment showed baker griffin grover hopkin lindstrom lund nelson lt tt tanner and slaw maw f for 0 r 1 it t farr I 1 Holbro lol b r oo 00 olt k snow stevens stewart thornton against w with ith rilling Billin gj lam areaux and royle absent tile the a mend mont carried and the bill we went nt to io the final reading calendar carrying the old age pension appropriation pria tion son sen lindstrom sought to bet annually from the liquor fund for enforcement work in cities towns and counties sen gen holbrook promptly sought bought to get the liquor funds turned to school purposes but both tailed failed in their efforts Ilo as a proposed offset to the he school fund loss the house received a series ot of bills from its education committee intended to increase school support among these bills is one imposing a severance sever anca tax on persons ard and companies extracting natural resources from the sall under a quiet but effective attack by speaker joseph W jensen of weber sen holbrooks resolution designed to cut oft off state aid to private agencies went to defeat in the he house for the first time during this his session speaker jensen took the he floor when the holbrook resola lion came up lip and proceeded preceded to i how the wall small state aid to the th cit rate nate association along i saved utah people some som 3 mn a year through I 1 lowered er rates after his talk the rl reso lutt was waa tabled an and the following follow was waa called up and killed 27 rep walter K granger Gr angers lal to congress to defeat efforts effort repeal the long short haul halil to 1 clan of df the 1 I C C act to protect i interests wa we wai i taken up under 0 ss pension of the rules and ana w without dissenting vote the dama pelt p i bill requiring product to hoase when the militia la is ym call ot out in strikes deve developed lold sni 0 1 position in the house but i I 1 t pa rep mathis of washington ab led 1 y ito opposition contending cont endine such u c hn kv i was unnecessary because U no toy it bornor had ever abused his hia any 1 in utah sen gen royle hoylo was successful stul in har ing the senate pass hla his bill for or tt checkoff system of paying mio tann farm organization and teacher 4 au dues while sen strom sarom got favorable action on 01 ka U bill tor for a junior college at new agricultural COOPer cooperative atile tm in was presented to the house ly by aft j at E boyden of summit sen L E nelson made a ballul effort to prevent unfavorable u 10 action on S B 90 by llopiz hot to require county commissioners n ports of their proceedings butta but ti ot of the committee committe coan ing of senators ors farr thornton IN were adamont ly voted the bill unfavorably |
