Show der ah C iff sa AW ol 01 by uarda mccafity twenty fourth biennial legislative session reached the halfway mark saturday with the great bulk of important legislation held in abeyance pending consideration of governor herbert B maws far reaching state government reorganization organization re bill during the past week both senate and house took steps to study the governors bill the upper branch with app approval approver of the chief executive decided to consider the measure piecemeal by dividing it into a series of bills in the lower branch a committee of 17 was appointed to study the pro and report back to the representatives in the meantime the lawmakers have by no means been inactive last week the senate passed 24 measures making a total of 40 thus far acted on by the solons among a total of bills and resolutions introduced T the h e house disposed of 20 by favorable action for a total of 36 among the introduced eighteen measures have passed both legislative branches and have been sent to the governor for approval or disapproval thus far the senate has killed seven measures and the house four making 11 defeated among the introduced twenty four bills and resolutions passed by the house are arc awaiting senatorial action twenty seven approved in the senate are before the lower house for final action I 1 among the more important measures which passed both of tho houses last week are S B 51 52 53 and 54 removing stockholders double liability in all state banks S B 33 providing industrial compensation coverage to employed emp loyes hired by utah em employers ploy I 1 but injured in accidents arising out of such employment in in another states B 23 eliminating compulsory earmarking of livestock under the state branding law and creating an fund H B 6 permitting payment of personal property taxes on the basis of the assessment valuation of the prior year H B 5 enabling county treasurers treasur ers to distribute auto license plates H B 9 providing more state control of benevolent and mutual life insurance companies H B 26 elim the 2 annual license fee now paid by those collecting sales tax H B 24 placing special assessment ses liens on a parity with general tax liens and II 11 B 31 permitting the state land board to sell state lands by sealed bid H C R 1 approving president Roosevel ts foreign policy and aid to great britain has passed both branches as has 11 J R 1 urging congre s ird rd tho ho resident president to safeguard altah rights in the proposed diante EI lante ante national ment measures defeated last week include S J R 2 proposing an amendment to the state conati constitution tu limiting the overall over all property tax levy I 1 was killed in the senate the house defeated H B 33 authorizing salt lake city and ogden to levy a tax for a municipal band or orchestra it passed H B 61 permitting counties to levy a tax for participation in noxious weed eradication programs public hearings on the maw reorganization proposals opened on monday night opposition to the transfer of of motor vehicle license funds now allotted to counties and municipalities for road and street work to the proposed state publicity and industrial development department continued to ta be heard while the governor defended his position S B 93 taxing all services similar to sales tax was reported out of committee unfavorably it is expected to be acted on this week 0 ovalue of utah farm lands and buildings has decreased f from rom the 1930 total of the value per farm has decreased from in 1930 to whilo the acreage has increased 81 acres per farm |