Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
MUCH ACTIVITY BUT LITTLE REAL
WORK FINISHED BY LEGISLATURE

United Press stan Correspondent
5ACRAAihNIt3, April 2o.--Activ-
tiles were varied piit major accom-
plishments few in the legislature
during the past week despite evi.
dence that the law makers had hit
fast pace and would move more
swiftly through important revenue,
taxation, budget and unemploy-
ment measures.
When the assembly, after long
fight, approved the Chatters in
come tax bill, there was general
opinion that 1t would Immediately
consider other tax proposals which
had received committee action, and
advance toward solution of the
financial problems.
But the effort OF arguing income
taxes apparently exhaused assem-
blymen, because no further attempt
was made to debate bills designed
to tax real estate transactions and
increase the rate of bank and cor
poration franchise taxes-two other
measures which were on file.
During seven weeks of the spring
session legislators failed to take de-
cisive action on any of the many
major problems confronting them.
They move into their eighth week
Monday with the knowledge that
they have only four weeks in which
to accomplish nearly all the work
which faced them March 4.
Committees continued to furnish
most of the developments during
the seventh week, with both houses
devoting their time to long argu-
ments which delayed action on
routine bills.
Outstanding accomplishments in
the assembly included:
l. Passage of a bill creating an
eight-hour day for women workers
except nurses.
2. Approval of a bill creating a
dog racing commission and legal
izing pari-mutuel betting for the
canine events.
3. Defeat of a 30-hour week
measure.
4. Appointment of a special COM
mittee to investigate reports of ex-
ploitation of state owned oil and
gas lands.
5. Decision to consider two bills
proposing exemption of foodstuffs
from sales tax.
6. Creation of a state planning
commission to cooperate with the
federal government in arranging
public works projects.
7. Defeat of a bill to provide al
location of federal highway funds
on the basis of unemployment.
8. Threat of Assemblyman Ford
A. Chatters, Lindsay publisher, to
subpoena Publisher William Ran
dolph Hearst and Novelists Charles
G.. Norris and Kathleen Norris to
appear before the assembly and ex-
plain their attacks on the proposed
income tax.
9. Introduction of bill by As
Semblyman j. E. Frazier to provide
for a 5000, 0,000, 900 bond issue to fin
ance home building in California.
| 4AAC pCIldtC.
1. Rejected Governor Merriam ,.
appointment of John c. Porter, for.
mer Los Angeles mayor, as a mem.
ber of the state personnel board.
2. Defeated a bill designed to
make all state offices except that
of governor non-partisan.
3. Defeated a bill which would
prohibit candidate from running
on any ticket other than that OF his
own party.
Both houses approved a resolu-
ton for appointment of a joint
committee to study revenue plans
and submit recommendation for q
general program.
One Bill Vetoed
The governor:
/. Vetoed the short train bill, q
pet Of organized labor and drew
threats of recall election.
2. Signed the first revenue meas
ure to come out of the legislature
bill placing a tax of 10 cents 9