| Show SENATE PUSSES PASSES NARCOTIC BILL ILL MEASURE PLACES RIGID RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTIONS RE RE- UPON SALE OF DRUGS IN UTAH Governor Announces Opposition to Any Prohibition Bill Which Creates a Commissioner of I Prohibition Salt Lake Debate City Debate as to whether the money to purchase transportation transportation trans trans- to Logan where tho the members members mem mem- bers of the state senate are going on Friday February 2 2 to inspect the State Agricultural college should come out of the educational funds the contingent fund of the senate or out of DC the senators' senators own pockets enlivened limed ened the proceedings of the senate senate on cn January 22 Senate bill No 9 Introduced by S Sen Senator n- n atm ator Archibald Bevan and providing that narcotics shall shan not be sold in in Utah except upon prescription was finally passed and ordered transmitted transmit transmit- ted to the house for Its consideration I Tales rales of the extent to which the drug I peyote has enslaved ved the Indians of the Uintah basin and reservations elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where added interest to its discus discus- lion Prohibition relegated routine matters matters matters mat mat- In the house to the background on January 22 and even placed a dimmer dimmer dimmer dim dim- mer on the public utilities bill which was Introduced in the house by McKay McKay McKay Mc Mc- Kay of V Weber The house had a big bigday bigday bigday day over matters of party pledges and party concern The presentation of ofa a 5 gavel to Speaker Tolton Talton by the membership was a pleasing Incident In the afternoon of turmoil The legislative reference committee commit commIt- tee also got In work on a number of bills but the standing committees of the tho house with one ana exception did littie little lit tle tie work The crowd attending the session was the largest of at the session ses ses- sion ilon in the galleries Governor Bamberger on January 22 announced his opposition to any any prohibition prohibition pro pro- bill which creates a commis of prohibition and indicates he would return such a bill to legislature The house refused to amend the bill to exclude sacramental wines from rom the state as moved by Bevan of Tooele and seconded by Mrs Grace Airey Stratton of Salt Lake Salt Lake City Prohibition Prohibition was wag again the feature at the capitol on January 19 Heber J. J Grant president of the Betterment le league gue and John Henry Evans vans secretary give endorsement of the league to the Young wide state-wide prohibition bill Much opposition was expressed at state house to the commissioner of prohibition feature on ground of ex ex- pense Those favoring favorin the bill claim that 1000 would cover the appropriation while those opposed claim that would be required Many leaders in the Democratic party in the senate and the house are favorable to the 2 per cent alcohol clause of at the Boyden bill A delegation of retail liquor dealers called on Governor Bamberger and urged an extension of time for He said eaid he would veto any bill which did not make August 1 the date for the law to become effective The session of the state senate on January 19 broke the record of the present legislative term in the number number number num num- ber of bills introduced for consideration tion and in point of brevity Fifteen measures varying greatly in importance importance importance import import- ance and character were presented and referred to the committee commit commit- tee within twenty minutes' minutes time Ume Some of the most important measures measures measures meas meas- ures proposed in tho thi senate were prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared at tho the instigation and under the supervision of the League of ot Municipalities Municipalities l of Utah Among many things of perhaps lesser importance they called for the creation of a park commission commissIon commission com com- mission a widening of the tho appropriation tion powers of the city commission the fixing of the city treasurers treasurer's bond the apportionment of the expenses of and collecting taxes giving the municipality jurisdiction over land laud etc to the source of Its water supply the rendering of ot tho the board cf education education education tion liable Hable to special taxation and specIal special special cial assessments and the making of the water tax ta or rental a lien upon the property The house passed the bill amending the garnishment law so that the same set of facts are required to garnishee as to attach The house declined to adjourn over Saturday deciding to meet at 2 Z o'clock on en Saturday The chiropractic bill was Introduced introduced introduced intro Intro- January 19 by Argyle of or Utah and B Bywater water of Salt Lake introduced the bill he be had prepared abolishing capital punishment in this state Other bills and resolutions were introduced in introduced in- in traduced including those extending the terms of or sheriffs and the preventing preventing prevent prevent- ing hg of combinations in dairy and egg business Leading tg in tho the house and senate expect to to prepare a abIll abill abill bill to create a board boud of control to take charge of at all of the social institutions institutions I in the tile state and that part of the I states state's educational institutions which relates to buildings repairs and sup sup- I I plies Under the provisions of at the initiative and referendum bill drawn by the tho I Democratic caucus it will wUl require widespread widespread wide wide- Wide Wide-I spread agitation before elections can be called The bill Is practically the I same as that introduced by Dan B B. B j Shields at the last session J |
