Show STATE STORE BILL DRAWS ATTACK i LIQUOR PLAN CALLED NEW PROHIBITION Ti 0 N Holmes Fights Strenuously Against Measure Barring Sale by Drink B By oral vote vole the house Saturday afternoon Imposed a ar ag rule on debate on the state tore store liquor bill The la sac of five fhe minutes for each speaker applies only to some forty amendments offered b by the Judi cia flary clary ry committee chief of which would eliminate sale of drinks A motion to strike the thc enacting clause lost Jost by a close oral vote yote While charges the state stat store bill would be just prohibition under another another another an an- other name and kec keep the in b business s ness echoed in the he chamber state representatives Saturday quietly quietly quiet quiet- ly listened ned to the page 80 measure re read d as to battle When the reading was finished the thelong thelong thelong long awaited fight over ovel- legal drinkIng drinking drink drink- Ing was expected to break forth with Jt a a scheduled m ion for adoption f amendments to the bill prohibiting sales by drinks and arid allowing only 1 package e sales by state stores I IThe The reading began in Sri a n morning I session after arter Represent Representative tie Will wm R. R nl Holmes D. D Box Elder coauthor of 01 the common sense mense plan of private licensing attacked the state stat store tore bill V Meanwhile two other developments comma commanded ded le legislative islat ve atte attention tion Petition Circulated In the house housa a petition was being circulated submitting the following request to Olof R. Michelson Michelson n. n Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state chairman man OlIn Irv the interest of good government government govern govern- ment it is our opinion pir lon a party caucus should be called by you as chairman of 01 the dominant party to discuss s the merits of 01 certain state departments That was all aU the petition sai said said By B- Continued on Pare Fare Two LIQUOR BATTLE OPENS IN HOUSE Continued from Pate Pare One noon It had 26 signatures led by that I of oC Representative Bent R. R Bryan D. D Juab upon whose stationery it was writt written n. n Representative Bryan said it would be mailed during the day to Mr I None of or the signers would state stale to what certain state departments it referred Recall Audit However legislators recalled the curren current audit of ot the secretary of oC states state's office and past audits resulting resulting resulting result result- ing in criminal complaints being filed Wed against two former Th They y also recalled the Lamoreaux measure that caused a a house investigation invest invest- gation being ing conducted by bj a special committee of or asserted ne negligence on the part of ot the public utilities com corn mission In the senate enate a charge was made during the Hie morning session by Senator Sena tor Hugh Hush M. M Woodward D. D Utah that that- unless business and industry pull phIl with the common people to share the tax burden two years from now DOW will see the sc second ond stage of ot a peasant revolt 1 t. t Now No In First Stage stare We are now in the first stage ola ofa ol ot ota a peasant revolt he declared In urging passage of ot the Royle bill limiting him lim lUng legal interest rates to 6 per cent and handling charges to 2 per Jr cent Both houses recessed about noon Until 2 p. p m. m voting for tor another session session ses ses- sion Sian in an nn effort to speed their work At Aft After r the reading of or house bill 41 41 the state slate store measure drafted by bythe bythe the governors governor's committee of or nine Chairman Marion G. G Romney CD D D. Salt Lake of the judiciary committee was as to move for adoption of oC the com corn committee committee majority report favoring the bill and offering amendments which among other things would prohibit sales of ot drinks at hotels clubs and restaurants as originally provided Madame Madame- Representative Reva Beck Bosone D. D Salt Lake and Edward F. F Richards D. D Salt Lake authors of or two minority reports the one b by bythe bythe the latter in support support- of a bill repeal repeal- in ing state prohibition outright were expected to move for a separate vote on oil each amendment Throw Open Issue hsue That would throw open the issue to the battle lon long in the offing 3 as be be- tween state control and state slate licensing licens in ing I Meanwhile Representative C. C W. W Spence CD D. D Salt SaIl Lake said he again would attempt to have the bill tabled I and sidetracked in favor of social tax farm and labor legislation He failed in such a move Thursday Representative Holmes arising beCore before before be be- fore Core reading of ot house bill 41 began In the morning session said the measure measure mea mea- sure was just another form of prohibition pro and would place the schools in the liquor business I The common sense plan advocate advocate cate cater who wants a private licensing system of ot private dealers who would obtain retail stocks from state stale warehouses warehouses ware ware- houses made the assertions lS in asking unanimous house consent to withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- draw as one of the sponsors of ot the state store b bill ll drafted by the governors governor's governors governor's governors governor's gov gov- committee of oC 49 Explains Action Representative Holmes reiterated previous explanations he had introduced introduced introduced intro intro- the committee of ot 49 bill only to place it before the house members for Cor stud study Consent was granted himI himI him I I read every word of the committee commit commit- tee of ot 49 bill a duty every representative owed to the administration he declared I was disappointed in inthe inthe inthe the bill I 1 found it just another prohibition prohibition pro pro- measure and impossible of or enforcement in ip Utah Drafts Own Plan PIm I then drafted the common sense sense plan which could easily be enforced and keep leep the state out of or the liquor business I was unaided by the chamber of ot commerce or any other organization but consented to consolidate consolidate con con- the plan with the Murdoch bill creating a pr ate ate licensing system system tem tern in the interests of or time and economy Meanwhile a great grent array arraj of ot forces is at work to defeat the private licensing s system stem and force the state store plan on the state stale His charge that the store bill would place schools in the liquor business included included d discussion ion of or an editorial in ina a local afternoon newspaper espousing es pausing the state store plan Written by Professor An editorial charged the common commonsense commonsense commonsense sense plan would make the state a wholesaler r o of liquor and would not end cnn bootlegging I called at the editorial edi- edi tonal onal office oUke of f this paper and asked to see the writer He could not be found Finally It was admitted a professor at the University of Utah wrote it Here Herc in the store plan have ha we a system proposing that the university president be a member of ot a liquor commission We find tind the plan supported supported sup sup- ported by a university professor It appears to to me that the plan not only will put the state stat but the schools in the liquor business I 1 have gr great at respect for tor this ad ministration but if it you saddle the governor o with this prohibition bill you ou will be explaining your our action for Cor years ears to come Reading Begins After Arter Representative Holmes' Holmes remarks re rc- re- re marks reading of or house bill 41 41 the state store measure began The house has agreed alreed that unless the liquor issue i u disposed of ot before the lawmakers leave Thursday for tor southern Utah the bills will vIll go to the bottom of ot the len lengthy thy calendar Thus if the issue is to be ended debate must be short and it was thought a gag rule might be imposed The senate morning session was consumed entirely with debate on the Royle bill bill during which Senator V Woodward made his assertions S Senator mator Julian M. M Bamberger D D. D Sell Lake attacked the bill on grounds it would prevent the credit system from functioning and would force buyers to purchase elsewhere Senator Woodward Wood then said Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Bamberger always ar argues ues the same sam way about running our business busi busil ness During this debate I have twi twice e been called out by bankers and told L they will not suffer by th the bill bill he LS S declared But they oppose it H on or I grounds ground it will wilt hurt business ss especially espe espe- especially automobile dealers dealers- Yet despite what the they sa say there I Is a most persistent attempt on the part of or them and others to get me to vote against the bill Represent tnt People Various interests have representatives tives but we are the anI only representatives enta- enta tives of ot the people and I fear some same sometimes sometimes times we forget It Why do you oppose op pose this bill The bankers say it Jt is radical If It this le legislature Is Js radical I want to ask what will it be two years from rom now if it business and industry do not pull to together ether with the common common cammon com cam mon people to share the tax burden We are in the first stage of oC a peasant I revolt It Is up to industry and business business busi busi- ness to pull with the people or two years from now we will be in the second stage Senator Bamberger when the senale senate sen- sen enate ate ale reconvened at 2 p. p m. m took the floor noor to reply to Senator Woodward Ever Every time lime the word business is mentioned there is an effort on the part of or Senator Woodward to expound expound ex ex- pound his tax theories as though he were trying to teach a class in economics eco ceo Senator Bamberger said Nor am I pleased at having the red flag lag of ot anarchy and revolution constantly waved on the senate floor by the senator from U Utah h county Suspend Rules The house late Friday afternoon suspended rules to pass a bill enabling enabling en en- abling sibling Utah building and loan companies companies com corn panIcs to function unction under the federal housing administration Companies could make F H A loans and purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase mortgages under terms term of oC the national housing act The house also passed the Edman bill changing duties of ol some st te mental hospital officials and permitting permitting per per- permitting boarding out of oC some patients pa pa- The bill placing tourist camps under under under un un- der hotel regulations also was passed |