Show LEGAL LIQUOR SEEMS CERTAIN IN SENATE SENA IE POLL More Than Two-Thirds Two Voice Favo Favor for Utah Change By JENNI JENNINGS qS P PHILLIPS Passage by the state senate of a law giving Utah legal liquor e early next ye year r appeared certain Satur Satur- day Seventeen senators senators more more than the two-thirds two majority r required to make such a law effective at once once favor favor legalizing the sale and use of hard l liquor in Utah without delay providing providing provid provid- ing the method proposed to control the traffic is acceptable abl The 1935 legislature will convene on January 14 and it ii two-thirds two of the 60 GO lower house members me subscribe subscribe sub sub- scribe to liquor views expressed by DY bya DYa a majority of the senate legal sale SaJe and consumption of hard liquor in th the state early next year definitely is Ins Insight In Insight s sight sight- Other Senators Concur Senators George AMiller ArMiller of ot Price and P. P J. J Fennell of Eureka and Sen Serio elect W. W D. D Hammond of at Moab and Daniel Stevens ns of Fillmore all aJl Democrats Saturday concurred with the 13 senators interviewed previously previously pre pre- in advocating leg legalization and strict control as the best est solution solution tion of Utah's bootlegging and unrestricted unrestricted unrestricted drinking problem Senator Albert E. E Holmgren of ol Bear River City Republican upper house representative from Box Elder county declined to express his views view pending a study of at the report to be submitted to Governor Henry H H H. Blood this month b by his advisory committee on liquor control I The poll of or the senate on the liquor question now stands 17 for legalization legalization legalization legal legal- and strict control two noncommittal noncommittal non non- committal and one Senator one Senator William H. H Griffin of oC Logan a Republican Republican- undecided Would Aid Municipalities I favor avor le legalization n but I doubt whether the proposed state liquor store system of of- control will work said Senator Senat r Miller I want to see seethe seethe seethe the revenue from a liquor law aw go goto goto goto to the municipalities for enforcement and pro property erty tax relief Legalization with local option is the only answer answer declared Senator Fennell Reasonable revenue f lea fea tures would be provided but fees sh should be e h held ld low enough n u h to to make n ke bootlegging unprofitable Legalization is the best way ou out of a bad mess said Senator elect Hammond Strict control should be provided although I have not decided decided de de- de on a plan We certainly should legalize liquor and bring some revenue to the state said Senator elect Stevens There piere is considerable difference of oC opinion on the control plan best suited to Utah but I r I think the legislature can decide this question without much ment meat |