Show HAll HAIL 1 BlOOD MOVE i run I SESSION I Special Election Proposed I for Considering Both BothI State and U. U S. S Repeal I Bills Being Drafted on Ia 1 Matters Expected to Be Bo Placed on Agenda Favorable comment continued I Ito to reach Govenor Henry H. H Blood Saturday from various sources I both through the malls mails and orally as to the calling of a special session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion of the Utah legislature to meet Monday July 10 While hUe the session is called to permit the of taxes for forthe forthe forthe the state general fund and for forthe forthe forthe the high school fund the governor governor governor gover gover- nor has declared de he will consider placing the liquor issue before the session should the legislators ors ask that this be done In the mean time it is learned bills are being prepared with re regard regard regard re- re gard to such subjects as the govenor may present to the legIslature legislature legislature leg leg- as defined in the call Some appears to ex exist exist 1st In the minds of some as to the exact liquor question which the legislature might ask permission permission permission per per- mission to handle Already Authorized Apparently many persons do donot donot donot not recognize that the legislature in regular session made all necessary necessary necessary essary arrangements for an el election election election el- el for a constitutional convention convention convention con con- to act on the proposed twenty-first twenty amendment to the federal constitution which amendment amendment amendment am am- to to- the federal constitutIon constitution ion which amendment if ratified by the states in such conventions I will repeal the eighteenth amenI amen amen- dment The last session however I did enact a law setting up all the necessary machinery for such an election and the only thing I required to set it in motion is a proclamation from Govenor Blood Blood Blo BIo od fixing the date for the electon election election elect elect- I ion on of to this convent- convent Ion lone If the legislators in the special special special spec spec- ial session care to bring up the liquor issue it is probable that it will be on the proposal to submit submit submit sub sub- mit to the voters of Utah an amI amendment amendment am am- not to the United States I I constitution but to tho the constitution constitution ution of the state of Utah In 1918 the people voted into I the state constitution a section which forever r prohibits in this I state manufacture or possession of intoxicating liquors or beverI beverages bever- bever I I ages containing more than one- one I half of one per perr cent of alcohol State Law Only In the state sense resubmission ion means asking the voters to vote again on this section either by proposing its repeal or by proposing proposing proposing pro pro- posing some amendment to it The state constitution requires that amendments to it be submitted submitted submitted sub sub- I to th people a ua the next general election I Legal opinion in the state appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears to be divided on the question quest quest- ion whether it would be possible I for the govenor to fix an early date for the special election on the federal proposal and then submit at the same election a proposed amendment to the state constitution If the govenor does not proclaim proclaIm proclaim pro pro- claim a date for the election on the federal constitution it must also be held at the next general election but a separate ballot Is required to be used Some persons urge that it would be better to have the whole liquor question decided by bythe bythe bythe the people at an election at which which which ch no partisan issues were presen pres pres- en ted But in any event it is hardly possible that the proposed amendment amendment amendment am am- to the federal constitution constitution I ution will be considered in any legislative way at the coming special session |