| Show under capitol dome by special correspondent complete report and Ama analysis lysis of state legislature now in session I kicking into a cocked hat the balanced budget submitted to the legislature early in the session by governor henry H blood the joint appropriations committee ot of the twenty second session monday presented an appropriations bill calling for to cover general fund expenditures for the ensuing biennium this is the largest appropriations irions bill ever presented to the legislature in the history of the state the grand total of the submitted appropriations exceeds the governors estimated revenues for the next two years by and no appropriation is carri carried for old age pensions which are u be paid from special funds ane anc which will call for an estimate estimates esti matec expenditure of a year representative gordon of salt lake chairman of the house group of the joint appropriations coan committee attee in submitting the budget bill and the accompanying revenue act said we hope for a balanced budget the representative said that the hope for sufficient revenues to cover the proposed appropriations lay in natural increases in revenues from sales tax increased revenue from liquor control more funds from tax changes new tobacco tax new severance tax new use tax bank taxes and taxes on interest bear ing deposits besides a numbe cumbe I 1 other tax imposing measures the appropriations bill with its all time record high total precludes all possibility of waiver of I 1 the state tax on real property 1 this year or next it is said I 1 reorganization of the state laiq j bor control commission and the public service commission and a I 1 change of business methods by the state land board were of a report by the legislative joint investigating committee which has submitted to both houses of the I 1 legislature monday night investigators wish to oust liquor commission strongest criticism was leveled at the liquor commission which was charged with lack of organization and cooperation failure binl in efficient enforcement of the law aw and it was alleged in the report that some employees of the commission had at least laid themselves open to suspicion of questionable tio connection with ingalla tion of marble machines in beer halls and in conclusion recommended that the attorney general be called to rumors received ba b the committee where there i supporting evidence and that he be asked to make further investigation retainer fees and special fees paid liquor commission special attorneys came in for condemnation by the committee with recommendation ommen dation that the liquor enforcement work be taken from the commission and placed under the attorney general the public service commission was arraigned for alleged failure to operate in favor of the public rather than the utilities complete change in this board was recommended the purchase department was given a clean bill of health and the tax ta x department was praised for efficiency in executive session the senate failed to take action either way on interim appointments b the governor aftermath of the investigating body report may be summed up the expression heard in the caal tol toi tuesday to this effect the so called progressive gang wants some choice jobs for faithful workers land board policy under fire criticism of the land board was not directed at the personnel or officials of the board but rather at the system which has grown up over a period of many years and centered principally around the purchase sale and handling of bond issues of school and road districts of the state these matters were handled particularly in a supplemental report of the special auditor employed by the inquiry body criticism was lev cled at alleged practices of a bond broker who in some instances sold bonds to the land board and refunding bonds for the same issue to some other state board and delaying the surrender of the original issue for periods of time thereby fattening his own commission and adding costs to the state various bond details wore were cited by the committee as showing how unsuspecting municipalities may be imposed upon by such practices in connection with bond dealings as were laid at the door of the bond broker who was not named in the committee re report inquiry at the land board however brought brou glit information that the bond transactions complained of by the committee were handled by lauren W gibbs labor legislation unless all signs fail labor will be able to boast of more legislation procured during the current session than any other single branch of endeavor the strictly so called labor bills exceeding in number those of any other group at the close of saturdays session eleven labor bills had bee been n enacted into law by the legislature governor blood had signed eight of these three others were on the way for his approval or disapproval enacted measures sought by organized labor include the all important amendments to the work mens compensation law basing compensation on a minimum of days a year and addin adding five per cent to the compensation award for each minor child up tip to five children A bill to bring occupational cupat ional diseases under the act was defeated in the senate as an amendment to the he enacted meas ure amending the law but was held for reconsideration further action is deemed doubtful other enacted labor mease measures res now laws through being signed by the governor include those preventing the deputizing deput izing of striking employed emp loyes during a strike requiring workers accepting employment during a strike to register with the state slate industrial commission and giving the industrial commission power of subpoena in arbitration of labor disputes house and senate approved labor bills awaiting action by the governor include the S 8 hour collar to collar day for miners and legalizing peaceful picketing another prescribes the time and method of paying wages |
