Show Casually Observing t with Cliff j j Day-By-Day Report From Your 1963 Legislator 1 THE LAST LAP As I make beginning with the Day on through the next the last week of the 1963 I find many issues are slated for by the 89 men women who began the grind on January who read will probably be scan-ling this report at about the ime we'll be in our final according to the calendar Uti March There is nothing guarantee we won't still be our posts of duty on the with the clock o complete the final items that be A GOOD WEEK FOR ME Several bills on which I was j. dilated ns a sponsor or eo- appeared on the third calendar this with many others I felt keen interest The I uni happy to passed by a unanimous Vote of the house present at roll tall and 8 as HB which will ex-tS the Vocational Education This is a. program Union has operated the past two school years and does much to help the drop-out problem as well as start many young people on a trade trail that sooner or Inter will guarantee them a job and a I the chief sponsor received complete sup- from other members of the HURDLE SENATE t Senator Gordon was carry-the ball in the where 63 might run into some along with everal others over Mk get it by and set up a law for the next two finances come from the Uni form School on the Senate's action SOME TAX RELIEF When the House passed HB this we did a great service to people who purchase equipment from automobile farm equipment dealers and other dealers who take in or various other types of equipment on What the law will do if it gets by the Senate and the will require the purchaser to pay a Utah Sales Tax on only the difference in the new price and the trade-in In other if you buy a car and your trade-in is valued at you pay only on you would pay on Remember this must get the Senate's and Governor's okay before it's HARD TO PREDICT when you a piece of it just plain doesn't mean a I'll illustrate by relating what happened on commonly known as Liberty which calls for outright repeal of the Amendment of the Federal When this hit the floor Tuesday it had two committee reports one the other The latter was a minority and the house quickly adopted the I which killed the House Joint AFTER lunch Cooper who voted to kill the moved for and with a solid brought the issue and with still an almost solid GOP aided by a couple of passed a See page 10 Casually continued from page 1 resolution that the U. 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Congress to repeal all federal income taxes and take the federal government out of all kinds of business that is competitive with private Space won't permit me to elaborate more on this but I hope to have a chance to explain more fully the Implications it can on the Uintah Basin and other parts of co REAPPORTION PASSES Wednesday we passed the Hafen Reapportionment without an and it now goes to the Governor for his signature The Senate had previously passed it and our vote was I supported this which leaves oM legislative set-up exactly as it is Duchesne County will keep its and Duchesne and Wasatch Counties will continue to be the Fifth Senatorial Five other bills had been introduced either of which could have us in our which was my reason for voting as I did TO STUDY WATER I was most happy to in i favor and to support 93 which provides for establishing a comprehensive of Utah and appropriates for the next The Utah Water and Power Board will carry on this study under the direction of Director Jay w ho is a very capable official and 8 real nice co BY PASSING we were able to put a few more teeth in the inspection of dairy such as milking It will be good for the and for the Department of Health as co A LONG WEEK PASSES As I indicated earlier the last three weeks of almost any legislative sessions become long ones we have to spend longer hours on the floor considering legislation The week saw sessions begin earlier and continue later in the with Saturday thrown in for extra measure It was a profitable week as I have indicated earlier in my report ONE SENATE No is a very important one for Duchesne County It will require the Fish and Game Commission to pay an lieu all land they have purchased since 1956 that was taken from the tax back to our county and makes it mandatory that any and all private land they acquire in the I future will receive the lieu I each As I this was a Senate and Gordon steered it through that and I acted as sponsor when it hit the House floor It received an almost solid vote bv my and will offer relief to any county that has had the experience as Duchesne County where land equaling over in tion or will be taken this j from the tax rolls by sale I to the co WE ALSO PASSED another Senate that will raise the non-resident tuition fees in our state colleges and universities on a percentage basis from 25 to I frankly don't feel we went high enough on this but those who thought as I were in the and so it goes back to the Senate to concur in a few amendments we tacked co ANOTHER SENATE which we would increase the age to 17 and when youngsters can get their i and learners' to It also sets up other regulations that could a few teeth in young driving autos on our As I the Senate must concur in our amendments before it goes to the Governor for the official OTHER MEASURES we act-j ed favorably upon included a package of Library Bills that that will up-grade county libraries and help in financing HB 1 will direct the State Board Health to make a more intensive study on the affect of bacco on the human and to use an appropriation of to advertise the harmful dangers of cigarette I was sorry the Senate refused to go along with the House on the measure that would have controlled Cigarette Vending They struck the enacting clause of the bill we passed with a heavy but have promised to give its sponsors a chance to be heard again early in the final week So maybe it might get new life i c-o THE LAST WORD Was most pleased to have a delegation of parents and teachers from Duchesne High School visit the House of Representatives on It's a great opportunity for students as well as adults to see the legislators in Hope they were repaid for the Have appreciated the phone calls and contacts from folks in the Basin concerning 30 |