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Show Bfli ' AGAINST THE GOVERNOR. : H I Cacho County's Senator Hon. Jnmea B ' V. Funk took another crack at tlio B Governor Saturday. During tho debate B ' on the liquor bill, which had been re- B called ho said In part: " H "1 don't think that thlH legislating B should bo forced to swallow this thing B ; that comes entirely from outsldo of H! this body. 1 don' t think that tho leg- B lslaturo should bo forced to uuhmlt B to tho InMueuco hnd dictation that B comes from without this body, which !; guides tho members of this body am! i forces them to retract their former lie-', lie-', tlons, withdraw their objections and k j do tho very thing that a row days BBf before thoy voted not to do." B ' It will be remembered that tho gov BBl '. ernor took somewhat of a hand in H behalf of certain amendments U ifco B bill. Ono was to ldaco tho licensing B poivcr In cities or tho first and sec- B ond class In tho hands of, tho dlsliict BB i courts. Tlio Governor favored It, miiI BBl -10 scnato has now gono on record B favoring it with tho votes or Funk BBY i niid Olecn opposed to it. This ncli'u, BBB ,' if approved by tho house, will tako BBB ' no 1'uwer out of tho hands of tho H v American Party at Salt Lako City4 BBV and placo It In -tho hands of tho dts- B tilct court. This is tho Republican BBV Idea, and was very Btrongly endorsed BBh . by tho Desert News in nn editorial last Hf Saturday evening. Funk and Olseu, tho H' , Democratic members of tho jjonato H are opposed to this method or hand- BBV ling the saloons, thoy preferring to B'l' s'vo tl)0 Anlellc,lu Party a clmnc. Hl In comparison to Funk's statement BBW , lead tho dignified stateinent ot Scni- H tor llenncr X. Smith concerning tlio BBH!'' Governor's attitude, and tho llcons- BBHJ ' i:ig power: Ho said: "So fur ns the H charge or any coercion in tlio udop- BBB foil of these amendments, I do not H ' U'colU'Ct that any was used. It Is tiue H : tliu i.uvornoi", to uso tlio expression, BB ' l0CK u ll;uul- "u frankly and, ns I be- BBS i, llcvo, falily, stated his position. He BBVi us'el no coercion or any kind. Ho Mat- BBV cd the reasons why ho favored the BBBj amr ndinuiit placing tho licensing pow BBBj . tr with the ; ulgcs, why liquor WiuiiM t i be jerved In (lining rooms, an.t why BBbJ e no wished the other ainendnuna. BBbJ I When n voto was taken on tho amend- BBbJ- I ) tr ts , most or them were udoptvi BBBt unanimously, while the others carried BBBi ! with row dissenting votes. B ,'f "1 regret that the licensing power H If has to go to the district courts, but t B) submit that It doesn't have to remain B there always. 1 don't know but that it BBBt' may bo n good tiling for tho licensing BBBK '4 power to go to the Judges for a short BBBJ time. It it doesn't work satisfactorily B. t wa can repeal tho provision." B!i Tho amendment passed tho senate Bt i Just the same, and tho 1)111 ns amend- B ed also passed, with a solid Hepubll- H can vote, tho two prohibitionists (O B' voting against It. 1 :o |
