Show SENATE PASSES NARCOTIC BILL MEASURE PLACES RIGID RZ RE STRICT IONS UPON SALE OF DRUGS IN TAH ITAH governor announces opposition tl ti any amy prohibition bill which creates a commissioner of salt lake city debaca os as to whether tho the money to pur purchase chose trails Por tatLow to logan I ogan where tho the mom beri 0 of the state senate are going on friday 2 to inspect state agricultural college tomo come out ot of the education til funds thi contingent lund fund ot of the benato or out tit of the senators own pockets enlivened tho the proceedings ot of tho the senate on january 22 senate bill no 9 introduced by senator archibald devon and providing that narcotics shall not bo be sold eold in utah except upon pre prescription was ana finally passed and ordered transmit led to flip lip house for up ito consideration toles tales of the extent to which the drug peyote has haa enslaved the indians of the uintah basin and reservations elsewhere added interest Int prest to ats discussion relegated routine matters in hie house giouse to the ho bacU round on january 22 and even placed a dimmer on the public utilities bill which was introduced in ili the house by or of weber the house had a big day over matters of baity pledges and party concern the presentation ot at a gavel to speaker talton by the jenibel membership ship was a pleasing incident in the aati afternoon moon of turmoil the legislative reference committee also got in work on it a number of hills but the standing committees of the houge with ons ona exception did little litile work tho the crowd attending the session was wais the largest ot at the ses BOS slon in the galleries gover governor nor 13 amberger on january 22 announced his opposition to any prohibition hibi tion bill which creates a commissioner ot of prohibition find and indicates lie ho would return such a bill to legislature the house refused to amend the bill to exclude sacramental alnes from tie the state as moved by devan bevan ot of and seconded by mrs airs orace grace stratton alrey airey of salt lake salt lake city prohibition was gain again the feature at the capitol on 19 heber J grant president of tho the betterment league and john henry ayans secretary give of the league to the stalo wado do prohibition bill much opposition on was expressed at state house to the commissioner of prohibition feature on ground of ox pense those favo favoring rInK the bill clairn claim that would cover the appropriation walle wb lle those opposed claim tatt would be required many leaders in the democratic party in the ho senate and the house ore are favorable to the 2 per cent alcohol clause of the hoyden boyden bill A delegation of retail liquor dealers called on governor Dain banberger berger and urged an extension of time for or prohibition bit 1011 ile he said he would veto any bia which did not wake august 1 tho the date for the law to become effective tho the session of the state slate senate on january 19 broke the record of the present legislative term in the number of bills introduced for consideration and in point of brevity fifteen measures varying greatly in importance and character were presented and referred to the ro re frence committee within twenty nil minutes time some of the most important measures proposed in tho senate were prepared at the instigation and under the supervision of the league of municipalities pali ties of utah among many things of perhaps lesser importance they called for the creation of a park commission a widening of the von ton powers of the city commission the fixing ot of the city treasurers treasur ers bond the apportionment of the expenses of at assessing and collecting taxes giving the municipality jurisdiction over land etc to lo the source of its water supply the rendering ot of wa board cf education liable to taxation and special and the making of the water tax or rental a lien upon the property the house passed the bill amending the lie garnishment law so BO that the same set iset of facts are arc required to garnishes garnishee as aa to attach the house declined ned to adjourn over saturday deciding to at 2 0 on saturday on january 20 the house reconsidered e the action to make state wida prohibition a special order for monday alan and read the bill refused to suspend the rules anti and adopt the reso elution by mace alace of calling upon the governor to close schools on account of coal appointed permanent committee for the lie correcting of the journal 4 leading democrats in the house and senate expect to be able to prepare a bill to create a board of control to take charge of all of the social Ins titu eions tn in the state and that part of the staten educational institutions which relates to buildings repairs and supplies under the provisions athe initiative and referendum bill drawn by the democratic caucus it will widespread agitation before elections can bo cf called ailed the bill Is practically the same as aa that introduced by dan 13 shields shield at the last session A i |