Show I r PONE N T 5 0 OF r PROHIBITION HEARING I Committee Will Meet in in Senate Chamber Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow To To- morrow Night PUBLIC HEARING Opponents of tho the Wootton pro pro- bill including those who favor favor favor fa fa- vor the Cottrell resolution for a constitutional constitutional con con- amendment and those who want a no referendum on tho liquor question will be given a hearing in ill inthe inthe the sonata senate te chamber at 7 i 0 o'clock clock tomorrow to to- morrow mOlTOW evening by on agriculture and irrigation Senator WillIam W. W chairman of tho the committee has made mado a Ie request that proposed amendments be submitted submitted sub sub- mUted at that time Ume In writing Despite plans mado made b by Senator William William Wil Wil- liam limn w w. argument at atthe atthe the prohibition hearing before the ecu ecu- ate committee on agriculture and irrigation irrigation irrigation tion in the tho senate chambor chamber last night Too The qu question tion of referendum arose nrose and was argued from both sides Bide tho supporters sup sup- supporters porters of the Wootton bill declaring that referendum would not be bo attached to tho the bill on account of tho the probability of referendum be being D illegal Attorney Hornc General A A. A K n Barnes s appeared ap ap- before tho the committed and said ald that while ho did not want ant to bo be understood understood under under- stood as speaking for or against th the measure mea mea mea- sure be he did want to state that he be- be 1 1 ved cd a referendum clause in the bill billJ J 1 probably 01 make It 11 Illegal J. J M. M L resident nt t of or th the State to Federa Federa- lion tion of ot Betterment Leagues also aleo mado made the tho fame came statement saying the l league had originally a a. referendum but ha had later Iatt r discovered d that such a clause would probably Invalidate ln the bill Geor George o A A A- Startup of ot Provo who has kM been ono one of oC tho strongest supporters of or prohibition in tho the state stood pat for tor fora a 11 referendum Ho Ile declared that ho believed bo- bo lIeM referendum would stand pointing to the decision of the Massachusetts su J I premo promo court which declared that that- thata a referendum referendum ref ref- vote was not the tho delegation of ot legislative powers by the legislature but was wan merely a 0 method of ot obtaining an expression of or tho the will of ot the tho people Opponents Opponents Opponents Op Op- of refer referendum base their opposItion opposition opposition tion on tho grounds that referendum um would be bo a delegation of or legislative c powers pow pow- ers pra by tho the sto state te legislature a a. a thing thin which Is expressly prohibited I In tn the con con- Stand Stancl of Stamp Starup It is reported that the stand of ot Startup Startup Start Start- up 11 for Cor referendum has lias cau caused ed a breach between hi ma m mand nd tho rho prohibition factions with which ho has been allied alliN A prominent promInent prom prom- meat prohibitionist declared that the thin Provo Pro mans man's stand for tor referendum was wae ridiculous and ond entirely against the judgment judgment judg judg- ment of the tho majority of ot tho the prohibition worl workers Criticism of the stand taken by Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor chairman of ot tho the committee commit commit- tee in refusing to permit debate of ot tho the prohibition question has been freely reel made mado b by some Senator r said the com committee mil tee would woud listen to any arguments argument arguments ments ment on either cither side at tho the proper meetings meetIngs meet- meet Ings but at neither would any debate on the bill LIU bw be permitted Senator Se said that it should bo be understood un that t the tho meeting tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row night was wan for all opponents of or the Wootton bill whether the opponents of ot the tho bill LIlli were opp opposed to prohibition or not The question for discussion he said Id was the tho Wootton bill bUl and that who opposed tho the bill hili even though the they favored fa or a d prohibition legislation in some Bom oth other r form should make known their objections objections ob ob- at sho tho mC meeting tomorrow night That prominent citizens ns of or Salt Lake an and Ogden Including somo some of the heaviest lest iest taxpayers In the tho state will twill oppose the Wootton bill II IK Is considered probable At a 3 dinner held in Ogden at the Weber cher club business m men n of this city and Ogden Ogden Og Og- den made plans to oppose the bill Those from rom Salt Lake e who attended the dinner were W. W S S. S McCornick W W. J J. J Hal omu Lawrence Greene F. F S S. S Murphy furphy C A. A Walker alker James In en Walker Valker Salla Sal Sal- la ul George Gc T T. Odell and Joseph A A- Sliver Silver Committee Named As a result of the meeting a l teo con consisting of or citizens of of oc both oth cities clUes was appointed to oppose the tho prohibition bit bill The members of ot the committee arof aro are M. M f II 11 Walker cr W W. S S. S F F. S S. S Murphy W W. J J. J Halloran an and W. W R R. Salisbury Salis bur bury of ot Salt Sail I Lake ike A. A P P. DI clow M. M r. r S S. S Browning George J. J Kelly Betty V. V C C. Eccles and aud R It E E. of ot Ogden It Is ex expected the committee will attend the tho meeting of ot the opposition tomorrow evening Th The resolution IntrO Introduced yesterday y calling for Cor a constitutional amendment on prohibition Iran has met with favor among amon man many of or tho the dr drys s 's who consider er the question of ot prohibition too important forthe for tor forthe the legislature lature to decide without reference refer refer- enco ence to the people The r resolution ids Introduced by Senator Cottrell and In proposes proposes pro pro- poses that the tile question bo be submitted to tho the people at the next nest general election and jf Jr pu passed se go into effect in January Januar 1917 |