Show v tr Casually Observing with Cliff X Report of the M JB By Cliff WEEK saw the pick up on Capitol Hill the Utah Legislature the day of the f-day session on Several important bills have one of the two some have been given the of both the Senate and and are due for the signature of Governor JUREE JOINT Resolutions sed both houses last could have a great effect the people of the which passed the House vote of with 4 jUs for a Constitutional in Utah for the purpose re-writing our State If passed by the Senate e resolution then would a constitutional proposition the people of will vote on in the If approved by then machinery be set up to call the to examine and change V constitution where it is cj Another resolution approval of both was which auth-I the Legislature to K a message of condolence to of Winston Churchill w if his ITHE THIRD I Mas one Introduced in the J which the U.S. Congress to an amendment to the constitution allowing the right to apportion ne chamber of state on factors other than The house Friday f this one by a ote nth 8 It now goes to So governor for signature ltd transmittal to Washing-pi for Thin same pro-esal has been passed by most now holding legislative TIMES I have commented on Utah's reapportionment A house has been introduced and at present is in the House Political Subdivisions committee for This bill will conform to the court's directive that both houses must be apportioned on I'm very much against having the courts tell Utah how it is to be apportioned I also recognize we have no other choice except to pass HB and then hope Congress will initiate action to give states the right to run its own I predict the bill will pass both primarily because none of the legislators or those they represent want three federal judges doing the apportioning job for They possibly would not be as fair to Rural Utah as the present law makers will I also predict this will be issue when it comes to the floor- for STATE BONDING is the big issue occupying the present It is HB and I am the chief We tried to get everything ready for debate last but the who are mostly wanted extra time to study the Even though this is considered the key to the financing of state government the next or more the proponents were agreeable to more time for Friday the house spent two hours in a committee of the whole hearing the director and chairman of the State Building explain why Utah needs to bond to take care of capital improvements in our state institutions that have been neglected for several THE LEADERSHIP of both sides of the aisle went into u huddle Friday afternoon and agreed to wait until to bring the bill up for An adill- See page 8 Casually Day-by-Day Report of Thirty-sixth Legislature from page hearing was held Monday in the Revenue and Taxation committee on this As the chief sponsor of HB and the Majority I have made it very clear to all legislators that we don't want to the even though we feel we have the voles to pass It Is too vital to Utah and to the program outlined by Governor Rampton not to take as much time as OVER IN THE Senate there have cropped up a couple of bills that also call for a lot of study and thinking by Governmental Immunity and Changing the Juvenile Court have taken a lot of time by The first bill has passed the Senate and is now in the The second is on their third reading Both of these bills were prepared by the Legislative Council after thorough study the past two and are not new Chief sponsor of both bills is Senator Charles vice-chairman of the last legislative and also chairman of the committee making the THERE IS SOME concern by small school that if the Tort Claims which is now in the House Judiciary Is enacted into a hardship might be incurred by these political sub-divisions of our I'm sure proper amendments will make the bill palatable to all It should reach the House Calendar some time this To remove the juvenile courts from the Welfare Department is tire prime purpose of which is still in the The law will also provide the method by which judges will be selected for the juvenile THURSDAY WE HAD a special privilege when one of the world's great music Andre Kostelanetz of New York and his charming wife appeared le-fore the House to speak He was In to act as guest conductor for the Utah Symphony Orchestra In a concert last Saturday He loud praise for Utah and the CAPITOL BRIEFS Was very pleased to have two of our county Porter L. and George visit the house chamber They came for a hearing on HB 9 On Alva Snow spent a few minutes in the House and the Senate Leo Brady hal also been a This interesting bit of information was furnished by our minute Up to Friday noon junior high and high school students had visited the This is a way to create a greater interest in the legislative phase of If any of our readers are in drop up for a visit And don't hesitate to send me your opinions or various Bills or |