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Show PROHIBITION BILL KILLED By SENATE Twelve Members of Upper House of Utah Legislature Decide State Is Not Ready for Prohibition. The Cannon prohibition bill, which had smooth sailing in the house, met disaster ir. the senate, being killed Saturday afternoon. February 20, after the most exciting day of the session, by the adoption of the adverse report of the committee on manufactures and commerce, to which it was referred upon its receipt after passage by the house of representatives. Following are the members of the committee on manufactures and eorn-nerce, eorn-nerce, whose adverse report was adopted by the senate, killing the bill: Chairman Kuchler, Senators John Y. Smith. Bullen, Hyde, and Badger. Following is the vote, as cast by the senate, adopting the report of the committee: com-mittee: Senators Badger, Hulaniski, Hyde, Kuchler, Marks, Seely, Sevy, Benner X. Smith, Stookey and President Presi-dent Gardner. Those voting against the adoption .of the report were: Senators Brink'er-hoff, Brink'er-hoff, Burton, Horsley, Miller, Williams and Wilson. But this is not the end of agitation in favor of more rigid control of the liquor traffic in Utah. A substitute measure for the Cannon-bill has been introduced in the senate. Briefly stated, the bill is a local option op-tion and high license measure, providing pro-viding very exhaustively for every possible regulation of the liquor traffic, traf-fic, without killing it outright. A short session was held by the house of representatives, when k communication was received from the governor, announcing the approval of Louse bill No. 28, relating to state alo. jfor public schools where the revenues Were insufficient, as well as senate bill No. 53, relating to the duties of judges of elections, and senate bill No. 34, relating to the ptfnishment of convicts foi issault, both of which were passed by the house Wednesday. Senate bill No. 17, which had been adopted, providing for the furnishing of the offices of the governor and the secretary of state, was transmitted to the house and received the signature of Speaker E. W. Robinson. After the discussion on the bill to punish convicts guilty of assault, the only one of the afternoon, Representative Represen-tative C. Y. Russell offered a motion that house bill No. 98, from the committee com-mittee on State Mental hospital, relating relat-ing to the state caring for feebleminded feeble-minded and non-insane epileptic children chil-dren at the state hospital, should be made a special order for Tuesday. 'Ibis was carried. One of the bills approved by the House Bill No. 122, an act relating to levy of taxes for the establishment and maintenance of free public libraries li-braries and gymnasiums in cities of the third class and towns. This measure meas-ure wa sintroduced by Representative George A. Fuller, and was designed to aid in the betterment of educational educa-tional conditions in the smaller towns. Four other bills, of minor importance, im-portance, were passed, while four-iteen four-iteen new bills were introduced. The senate passed the house bill defining pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers and compelling pawnbrokers to make -report to sheriff each evening in counties coun-ties of the first and second class. Five new bills were introduced, one of which, by Senator Briukerhoff, will do away with the State Board of Bheep Commissioners if it. becomes a law. Wednesday, -'February 17, was a very busy day for the members of the present session of the state legislature legis-lature of Utah. While a veritable flood of new measures were introduced intro-duced in both the bouse and senate, the house set its seal of approval upon eight bills, while three bills were passed by the senate, as follows: fol-lows: Relating to the building of county school houses; providing for their erection under the superintend-ency superintend-ency of an architect, and providing the manner of the same; appropriating appropriat-ing $35,000 for the entertainment of the G. A. R. during its national encampment en-campment in Salt Lake City; appropriating appro-priating $2,000, to be paid to William Forsberg for injuries sustained while in the discharge of his duty as a state employee. Bills passed by the nouse: Amending Amend-ing laws relative to the assessment of property; to punish certain convicts con-victs for committing assaults upon others by means of force or otherwise; other-wise; amending the laws relating to the duties of judges of election; amending the laws relating to the requirements re-quirements of certificates of teachers; relative to the competency of hus-Land hus-Land or wife to testify in certain cases; amending Compiled Laws of Utah relating to the name of the State Normal school, its relation to Ihe state university, courses of study, normal scholarships, certificates and diplomas: amending Section 1891 X20, Compiled Laws of Utah. 1907, relating relat-ing to the powers of the board of education; ed-ucation; amending Section 3414, Corn-filed Corn-filed Laws of Utah. 1907, relating to privileged communications and the rights of witnesses. To provide a permanent fund for the general maintenance of the University Uni-versity of Utah, including the branch normal school and the Agricultural college of Utah. Senator Stookey has introduced a bil! in the senate. Senator Carl Badger submitted a resolution providing for the submission submis-sion of a constitutional amendment to the people at the next general election declaring for state-wide prohibition. pro-hibition. The proposed amendment provides that the manufacture, sale or gift of any intoxicating liquor in the state, except for medicinal, scientific and mechanical purposes, shall be forever prohibited, and for the enactment of laws by the legislature carrying out this provision. The resolution to pass must receive a two-thirds vote of each house of the legislature. If passed the prohibition ciuestion will be vo'.ed on by the people peo-ple of the state at the general election elec-tion of 1910, and if passed will become be-come a part of the state constitution on January 1, 1911. When McMillin's bill providing for a commission to revise the laws pertaining per-taining to revenue and taxation, and appropriated $10,000 for the purpose came up in the house for final action on Thursday, February 18, it met with a hostile reception, being finally killed by striking out the enacting clause, the vote being an overwhelming overwhelm-ing one. Bills were passed providing for the furnishing of the governor's office and making appropriation therefor. Forbidding For-bidding the sale of pools on horse races and providing a penalty therefor. there-for. Amending Section 1891-X3. Compiled Com-piled Laws of Utah, 1897, relating to the election of the members of the board of education. Amending Section Sec-tion 2050, Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907, and fixing the salary of the. clerk of the supreme court, the reporter re-porter of the decisions of the supreme cocrt, the adjutant-general, the assistant assist-ant adjutant-general, and the state bank examiner. And an amendment to. the laws relating to the incorporating incorporat-ing of towns. Fourteen new measures meas-ures were introduced, the last bill 1 resented being numbered 187. The senate was not so liberal in proposing new laws or approving the large batch of the pet measures of different members of the legislature already introduced, and Senate Bill No. 60, relating. to transient stock, was passed. The rumor is being freely circulated, in the senate chamber cham-ber and on the streets, that at least twelve senators have decided that the Cannon prohibition bill should not become be-come a law, and that when the measure meas-ure is taken from the committee it will be slaughtered. A bill made its appearance in the house Thursday, upon the introduction of Representative Hansen, which provides pro-vides for local county insurance associations. asso-ciations. The proposed measure provides pro-vides that such associations, who shall insure against loss by fire, shall be formed by not less than twenty-five members, who shall own an aggregate aggre-gate of property to the value of $50,-000, $50,-000, and further provides the terms under which they may incorporate and carry on business. The house on Tuesday, February 16, finally approved of four bills: H. B. 48, by Pope, relating to irrigating districts; dis-tricts; H. B. 85, a substitute measure providing for the exercise of the right of eminent domain by the addition of a new section; H. B. 51, by Thompson, providing for the holding of farmers' and domestic science institutes and schools in the counties of the state; and H. B. 92. by Wootton, amending the law relating to the requirements for the certificates of teachers. New bills were Introduced amending amend-ing the laws relating to the keeping of ditches in repair, by adding thereto a new section providing a penalty for iolation thereof; and creating a state bounty fund, providing for a tax on certain livestock; providing for the destruction of certain wild animals and repealing chapter 1, title 9, Compiled Com-piled Laws of Utah, 1907. Under the terms of a bill introduced in the senate Tuesday by Senator Benner X. Smith, it will become a misdemeanor to cut down or carry away any growing thing from the property of another, to dig a ditch or hole in the ground on property be yond what the digger himself owns or to post bills or other signs upon the premises of the city, any company or individual, without the proper consent con-sent of the owner. Senator Smith also introduced measurer relating to the state board of pharmacy, regulating regulat-ing sale of poisons; and an amend ment relating to certain agreements declared to be void unless in writing. Two bills were passed by the senate: sen-ate: S. B. 13, by Miller, providing that certain members of each board of health In municipal and county corporations cor-porations shall be members of the state health officers' convention; and S. B. 65. by Badger, accepting federal land and irrigation regulations within the state. |
