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Show Legislature Passes State Store Plan On Liquor berta vigorously and ably urged passage by the upper house of his bill fixing legal interest rates. The Royle measure proposes to amend the law which fixes the legal rate of interest in Utah at 8 per cent, and to reduce the rate to 6 per cent, with interest charges in written writ-ten contracts permitted as high as 12 per cent, including carrying to Senator Royle the statutory rate of 12 per cent is often of-ten raised to 28 and 30 per cent. He declared that his bill would curb these violations of the usury law and curb the capacity of people peo-ple to get into heavy debt. He held it would not curb any legitimate legiti-mate business in any manner. Senators Sen-ators considered the measure, including in-cluding objections of automobile dealers, but postponed voting on it until this week. The Elberta Solon voted no on the final balloting on amendments providing for the crediting of property prop-erty tax offsets or exemptions in payment of individual income and corporation franchise taxes and yes on final passage of the two measures meas-ures raising income taxes- He voted yes on all other bills passed by the senate last week- He also introduced intro-duced S. B- 166, by request- It places conditional sales and title retaining re-taining notes under the small claims court. Senator Dr. Hugh W. Woodward of Provo voted no on inclusion of property tax offsets in the income tax measures, and yes on all other senate ballots last week. He brought on a heated debate among senators in discussing the Royle, declaring the state to be in the first stages of a peasant revolt because of the failure of the legislature to work out a program desired by the people. peo-ple. "It is up to business and industry indus-try and all the forces of this state to pull together." We, as representatives represen-tatives of the people and business should be willing to adjust some of these things-" Representative Frank M- Edman of Salem voted yes on all bills passed by the house last week excepting ex-cepting H. B. 81. He was absent and not voting on H. B. 67 and 80-His 80-His measure relative to the duties of the steward of the Utah State Hospital and providing for the boarding out of patients passed and is now before the senate-Representative senate-Representative Mrs- Emily D. Aird voted yes on all bills passed in the house. So did Representative Hy-rum Hy-rum Anderson of Lehi and Representative Repre-sentative Elmer Holdaway of Vineyard. Vine-yard. Representative Jess Hall of Payson Voted yes on all bills excepting ex-cepting H. B- 10. He was absent and not voting on H. B- 12 and 170-Mr- Anderson introduced H. B. 159, providing for tax exemption on homesteads up to $250 and on personal per-sonal property up to $100. Representatives Repre-sentatives Hall and Bryan were coauthors co-authors with him of this measure- Senators Woodward and Royle Vote Against Property Tax Offsets In Income Bill By U. S- P. A. Service Passage by the senate of bills in-X in-X greasing individual income and ii jorpora-tion franchise taxes and I'jibass-f ". the liquor control legislation legis-lation in the lower house proved ll)utstanding activities of lawmakers l luring the fifth week of the twenty-" twenty-" irst Utah Legislature- j The income tax measure as it : a. 'rent to the house for consideration included a $50 property tax offset lllr exemption, with $1,000 exemption llir a married person; $500 exempli? exemp-li? ion for a single person, and $200 ifxemption for each dependent- II tates are fixed at 2 per cent on line first $1,000 of net taxable in-ill in-ill ome; 3 per cent on the next $1,000; III per cent on the next; 5 per cent llln the next, and 6 percent on all lllicome in excess of $4,000. 11? The corporation income tax was llliised from 3 to 4 pef cent, with property tax effect of 20 per cent lowed- Collections start in 1936. itter fights between proponents id opponents of the offset provi-ons provi-ons ended in compromise being fected on both bills. Another hard ,ttle is expected in the lower use, with amendments to the sen-s sen-s adopted measures deemed like-followed like-followed by appointment of con-rence con-rence committees and some anges in both bills-The bills-The house Saturday adopted 41 lendments to the committee ap-3ved ap-3ved bill providing for liquor con-vl con-vl under a state stores plan, but led to pass on the most contro-rsial contro-rsial phase permitting sales by 3 drink. All amendment-voting rmarks pointed to passage by the use of a state stores bill, with a ong, but probably losing fight, ng made for private sales in cer-n cer-n licensed places, including ho-3 ho-3 and restaurants. venty-eight bills were introduced the senate last week, making a .nd total of 171' bills sponsored senators up to Monday. Mem-s Mem-s of the lower house introduced bills last week, making a grand "3jl of 195 house bills. About a 3.n resolutions and memorials ..e also offered for consideration both branches. FOLlen bills were passed by the sen-during sen-during the past week- They e: S. B. 88,the income tax in-ising in-ising measure; S. B- 1, the corp-Uon corp-Uon income tax increase bill; S- 57, decreasing cigaret dealers' li-illl li-illl se and reducing oleomargarine use; S. B- 23, enlarging the OCles of the state road commission "us to permit cooperation with ;s and towns and giving state lway patrolmen certain police es; S- B. 16, changing the classi- lOOV'lon insurance compan-under compan-under the state insurance law; I. 9, prohibiting advertising den- ; S- B. 55, providing for the T CI education of children who at-XV at-XV i3 schools in districts other than . in which they reside; S- B. J,bollshing discounts for prepay- ts of taxes after January 1, Manage DUt providing for payment of J in .installments; S- B. 4, re- g to the distribution of prepaid verybods collected by county treasur-Largest treasur-Largest S. B- 59, decreasing the fees 3rowd. ty treasurers for certificates of sale from $2 to 50 cents, and i. 73, rewriting the driver's 11- ) law to conform with the unl-Sorosis unl-Sorosis act devised by the national his aftcc11 n highway safety, with pro-ensen pro-ensen a driver's license fee fixed at nts- e house passed 11 bills as fol-OsfiOK' fol-OsfiOK' H' S' fixing the minimum atlon of towns desiring to be porated at 100; H. B- 81, de-g de-g a five and one-half day '-'ing board of correction to ap-parole ap-parole officers and case work-ERY work-ERY ' lok after parolees and ob-in ob-in formation on prisoners or r BREils convicted of crimes shortly i or after passing of sentence; 84. pertaining to municipal direct Ins and terms of office in seethe see-the li1ass cities; H- B- 10, enabling l- ,nt ta i'fense all kinds of busi-md busi-md salesmen; H. B- 12, en-:iakery en-:iakery s cities to do likewise; H. B. ade T viking it mandatory for gas er j eotric corjxirations to show a le of rates and rate deter-on deter-on on monthly consumers' 'HE WEcnts; H- B. 80, making it a mar to use slugs in slot ma-ipple ma-ipple oi1 telephones or other coin Chocolate? machines; H. B- 29, pro- -25c for tlle boardm llt of pat-f pat-f the Utah State Hospital lome B3::ertaln ntions; H- B- 170, , -,i'lnB institutions under super-Bread super-Bread the bank commissioners to idvantage of the Federal ? Act provisions, and H. B. fenating tourist camps, com- -""with limitations, as hotels. XfeOfiRjor Eldred M- Royle of El- |
