Show I BIG BIGI I ii BA BATTLE MONDAY MONDA Y I Reconsideration in Senate House Is Very Active Prohibition has formed the tho most Important Im tin- portent question before the thc Utah lawmakers law law- makers during tho ho past week It continues continues con con- to bo be uppermost in tho minds of 1 the legislators As Aa ea D. D result it seems certain that this question will wUl form the most Important feature of tho coming we week elk k of oC tho the eleventh assembly embly During the week tho the senate passed the Wootton bill providing for tor state sUte te wJ wide e pro pro- I H However weYer there is te a m motion Uon to i I. I reconsider pending in tho upper house It comes comee up tip for tor con consideration Monday so o that th the th liquor question will wil enter into I I the we weeks week's kB business to no small extent l In the tho lower lo house the Initiative and referendum Is 15 scheduled for as ns a a. order of ot business at I o'clock Monday The Tm question L la Ia closely I related to the prohibition Question from I more than one angle anite I I AA Ag a a. result con consideration of the Intia- Intia I five and referendum most likely Wilt will 1 work I I I i from the tho basic bask point of Its probable ef effect ef- ef wide prohibition meas 1 z on ou tho state ure It has already rea y caused the members of the lower house houM considerable worry I and the final yote vote on the question is problematical I At any n Tate ra the final result will no rio I doubt arr affect t tho future of oC the prohibition I. I bill I I Aside from the prohibition discussions and speculations two events have marked the proceedings of oC the Utah legislature 1 during tho the last week eek One of oC th these o was wasI I th the move to the new quarters in the state t capitol State wide Ido prohibition was provided for Jor JorIn i In Uie Ule nut first bill passed by th the senate sen The other event was tho the final voto volo on the contest st over th the tho seats scale of or C. C I L L. Warnick Warnick Warnick War War- nick representative from Utah count county i q The representative was as given his seat bYI by bya y I a 11 voto vote of ot 23 3 3 to 22 2 Two members of ot the tho wing of tho hou house hourc e T T. T W. W Peterson Peter peter- son Ron fl and J. J Tom Fitch switched s their 4 affiliations making the seating of ot tho the j. j Utah county representative possible For their action thO they thoy were practically lIy road read out of ot their party at a Progressive o banI banquet ban ban- I ruet last Jut night The effect of ot ten teh Initiative and 1011 referendum dum bill on the liquor question In tn Utah I Is hi tho the center of oC Interest In th pending I 1 consideration of the initiative and ani reC referendum ren- ren I turn dum um In tho the lower hOUSe Both the thc faction fac tac- fac- fac Jon tion opposed to prohibition and tho faction favoring state wide lIdo prohibition foresee danger daner in tho defeat of ot the referendum measure 11 The nus' fa fatton favoring state wide l in In the defeat of ot tho the Initiative and referendum sees Bees Utah left v without prohibition I bitton local option or regulation Their fears are based on the probable action of ot the go governor emor wh when i the prohibition hill bill is submitted to to him Here Bare Ii is their supposition The Tho state wide prohibition bill has al already already al- al rea ready y posted d the senate Tho The Initiative and referendum is pending in the house hOUS and Md will be he considered ahead of t the prohibition prohibition pro pro- question Suppose the initiative and referendum bill bUS I La ie killed in tho the lower Jower house The Th prohibition then comes comte up for tor con con- in the lower house hous It Is supposed supposed sup sup- posed that it pa passes s th the house bouse and goes gOts to the tho governor The governor vetoes ItCan ItCan ItCan It Can tho the senate and tho the house get et sufficient suf suf- votes Ote to pass it over bin hud bead It If ItI I th they they- y cant can't prohibition cm is lost loot Local option op OD- op- op t. t ion tion is Js under B scrutiny ru tI ny In pending in the thet t f supreme court Suppose the court holds hold that th the tho l legislature slat re could not refer del this question to tho the people as BI was done two tw-o l years ago Then local option is th lost I If It local option cannot b bo referred under y iJ th the present laws lawn neither can state stafe wide tI prohibition If It both are lost under a governors governor's goy gov ov- ov timers timer's veto regulation la Is al also l lost The initiative and referendum then of offers of- of l' l fens fers th the only means of oC checking a probable 1 t able result of this kind It offers otters the only onry t means meng of ot giving th the people desiring pro pro- prohibition a n. chance to vote on the question if It the governor vetoes tho the prohibition bill billand an and tho the legislature falls fails to pass it over oyer hl his head bead Here is I. the way tho those opposed fd to prohibition pro pro- Uon see sec danger in the tho der defeat of the initiative arid and rete referendum We contend that the prohibition question question ques ques- tion is one that should bould be submitted to the people The Tho prohibition bill has hag nl- nl ready passed the senate There is III a po possibility pos of it the tho house Suppose the thel l O approves I the tho bill hilt after both houses have passed E d it Unless s wo we have the Initiative arid and referendum to fall tall back on wo we have havo no means of oC referring this question question ques ques- tion to the people a question which they are entitled to vote on Hence the pas pall Rage sage of ot the initiative and referendum is II the tIlo only means by hy which a vote oto of tho people can be had |