The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-02-03
GOVERNOR SUBMITS
BIENNIAL BUDGET
UTAH LAWMAKERS ASKED FOR
APPROPRIATIONS ToTALlNo
SUM OF S4,33o 035.1e.
Explained That Revenues Of State In
Next Two Years VIII BE lnsuffi-
Client Unless Expenses Of Gov
eminent Are Reduced.


which the state of Utah must carry
on the varied phases of its state gov
ernment for the coming two years,
reached the state legislature January
81. Il was introduced In the senate by
Joseph Quincy, Jr The lawmakers
are asked TO appropriate the total sum
of $4,330, 035,l6.
II is estimated that the revenues OF
the state in the next two years win be
$4.l20,O0O.
II the legislature wishes to pay Off
the Indebtedness OF the state of Utah
and TO place II on a cash basis during
the coming blennium It will either
have to cut the appropriation bin be-
low the amount determined by the
governor In the budget or II will have
70 Increase the revenues OF the state
In some manner.
The Utah senate completed the work
before II In about forty-flve minutes
on January 81. Three new bills were
placed on the calendar during the day.
The governors budget was received
I'm the house on MOndns and given TO
the appropriations committee. but the
chairman OF this committee failed to
introduce 1t during the period when
introduction of bills was In order, So
It had TO 20 over until Tuesday.
Seven new bills and one memorial
were introduced In the house on Janu-
ary 81, five OF the new bills relating
to the Juvenile court, one 10 alrplnne
landing fields and one an nppropri-
alton bill for relief for Abinadl Olson,
who was injured In road construc-
tloh camp and who cannot secure re-
lief by court action. The memorial
provides for request TO congress 10
Withdraw certain Indian grazing lands
ms such and open them TO homestead
entry.
The reapportlonment bin introduced
by Senator Peters now iias a chance
OF becoming law. This measure Is
TO again come before the senate. In
the form in which tho bin win reach
the SENATE, II r. proposed that the
state senate OF 1923 and thereafter
shall consist OF twenty members, In
stead OF the present eighteen, and the
horre OF flfty-fve representatives, In
stead Of the present sorty-seyen.
At the close of the twenty-first day
OF the present session there had been
presented In the senate flfty-one bills
and six resolutions or memorials, max
ing total OF fIfty-seyen measures TO
be presented by senate members or
committees. The house had sent over
In the three weeks OF the session nine
teen bills and four resolutions, which
brought the total number OF measures
10 be formally before the senate up to
eighty.
While the house had passed twenty
one house bills and three house resolu-
tions, Il had also passed three senate
bills and two senate resolutions, or a
total Of twenty-nlne measures IN all
The senate had, In the same three
weeks. passed total of six senate bills
and four senate resolutions, but treat
ed house measures about as well as
those introduced In the senate, having
returned TO the house seven bills and
two resolutions.
There Is nt leas'. one member OF the
Utah legislature who believes the law
maker is worthy Of his hire. Senator
Den on January % introduced a pro-
posed constitutional amendment rails
Ing the wage Of the legislators from 81
TO SO per day, or just double their
present salary. The amendment would
not, II II were ratified by the people
In November, 1922, affect the salaries
received by any Of the present mem
beers OF the legislature for the terms
for which they were elected
Perhaps the feature Of the senate
session OF January 2S was the unanl-
nous decision 10 send back TO the
senate agricultural committee House
bill No. 10, by Day, which provides
that the state board OF health shalt
be the state dairy and food bureau,
and that the state health commissioned
shall be ex-offclo state dairy and food
commissioner.
! Senator Rufus Adams OF LRytoI
says that the cost OF living is comlnl
J down, and for that reason he believe
that the state bank examiner cal
manage to get along now on $1,000
. year. He introduced bin In tn
$ senate TO fix the salary OF the offlc
? at $4,000 a year instead OF $500
n The bin Of Representative Thorne
Is 10 authorize the state engineer to des
e lgnate roads for the movement OF live
stock to and from winter ranges wal
defeated.
OF the seven new measures miro
II duced IN the house on January 2s
" seeemller's measure providing Tor a
Z REORGANIZATION OF mo state road com
e mission and dividing the twenty-nlne
j, counties Of the state into five road
districts Is expected to become one
OF the most important bills on the
subject OF roaes which will be brought
= up at the present sesslon