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Show PROHIBITION BILL KILLEDBY SENATE Twelve Members of Upper Houe of Utah Legislature Decide State Is Not Ready for Prohibition. Tho Cannon prohibition bill, which had smooth sailing In tho house, met disaster In tho senate, being killed Saturdny afternoon, February 20, after tho most exciting day of tho session, by the adoption of tho adverse report of tho commltteo on manufactures nnd commerce, to which It wbb referred upon Its receipt nttcr passage by tho houso of representatives. Following nro tho members of tho commltteo on mnnufneturcs and commerce, com-merce, whoso ndvorso report was adopted b tho senate, killing tho bill: Chairman Kuchler, Senators John Y. Smith, Uullcn, Hyde, and IJadgcr. Following is tho Vote, as cast by the senate, adopting tho report of the commltteo: com-mltteo: Senators Hadger, Hulanlskl, Hydo, Kuchler, Mnrks, Seel'y, Sovy, Bonner X. Smith, Stookcy and President Presi-dent Gardner. Those voting agnlnBt the adoption of tho report .woro: Senators Urlnkor-hofr, Urlnkor-hofr, Burton, Horsley, Miller, Williams and Wilson. Uut thlu Is not tho end of ngttntlon In favor of moro rigid control of tho liquor traffic In Utah, A substitute measure for- tho Cannon bill hnB been Introduced In tho sennto. Briefly stated, tho bill la a local option op-tion nnd high llccnso measure, providing pro-viding very exhaustively for every )03f,llilo regulation of tho liquor traffic, traf-fic, without killing It outright. A short session was held by the house of representatives, when t communication wns received from tno governor, unnounclng tho approval of houso bill No. 28, relating to stato am ,for public schools whoro tho revenues were Insufficient, ns woll as senate bill No. C3, relating to tho dutlcB of Judges of elections, nnd sennto bill !No. 31, relating to tho punishment of convicts foi issault, both of which were passed by tho houso Wednesday, Sennto bill No. 17, which had been ndopted, providing for tho furnishing of tho offloeu of tho governor nnd tho secrctnry ot state, was transmitted to tho houso and received tho slgnaturo of Speaker E. W. lloblnson. After tho discussion on -the bill to punish convicts guilty of assault, tho onlyvono of tho nftornoon, Representative Represen-tative C. Y. nussell offcrod a motion that houso bill No. 08, from tho commltteo com-mltteo on State Mental hospital, relating relat-ing to the state caring for feeble minded nnd nnn-lnsano epileptic children chil-dren at tho state hospital, Bhould be made, a special order for Tuesday. This was carried. One of tho bills approved by the House Dill No. 122, an net relating to levy ot tnxes for tho cstnbllshment and maintenance of freo public libraries li-braries and" gymnasiums In cities of tho third class and towns. This mens uro wa slntroduced by Representative George A. Fuller, and was designed to aid In tho betterment of educational educa-tional conditions in tho smaller towns. Four other bllls of minor importance, im-portance, woro passed, whllo fourteen four-teen new bills wero Introduced. Tho scnato passed tho houso bill defining pawnbrokers nnd secondhand dealers and compelling pawnbrokers to make roport to shorlff each evenlns In counties coun-ties of tho first and second class. Five now bills wero Introduced, ono ot which, by Senator Brlnkerhoff, will do awny with tho Stato Board of Hhccp Commissioners It it becomes a law. Wednesday, February 17, was a vory busy day for the members of the present session ot tho stato legislature legis-lature of Utah. Whllo a vorltablo flood of now measures wero Intro-nuccd Intro-nuccd In both tho houso nnd senate, tho houso set its seal of approval upon eight bills, while thrco bills woro passed by tho senate, as follows: fol-lows: Relating to the building ot county school houses; providing far tholr oroctlon under tho superintend-ency superintend-ency of .nn architect, and providing the manner of tho Bnmoj appropriating appropriat-ing ?35,O00 for tho entertalnmont ot tho G. A. R. during its national cn-eampmont cn-eampmont In Snlt Lake City; appropriating appro-priating $2,000, to bo paid to William Forsbcrg for Injuries sustained whllo in tho dlschnrgo.of his duty as a stato employee Dills passed by tho ncnso: Amending Amend-ing laws rolatlvo to tho assessment of property; to punish certain convicts con-victs for committing nssaulU upon others by means of forco or otherwise; other-wise; amending the laws rolatlnc to tho dutlos of Judges of election; amending tho laws relating to tho requirements re-quirements of certificates of teachors; ,rclntlvo to tho competency of hus-,Lnnd hus-,Lnnd or wlfQ to testify In cortaln cases; amondlng Compiled Laws of Utah relating to tho nnnlo of tho Stato Normal school, its relation to the state university, courses ot study, normal scholarships, certificates nnd diplomas; amending Section 1891-X20, Compiled Laws of Utah, 1907, relati Ing to tho powers ot the board ot education; ed-ucation; amending Section 3414, Com-riled Com-riled Law ot Utah, 1007, relating to privileged conimuu'ratlons nnd tho rights of witnesses. To provide n permanent fund for tho general maintenance of the University Uni-versity of Utah, Including tho branch normal school and tho Agricultural college of Utah, Sonntor Stookcy has' Introduced a bill In tho senate. Senator Carl Badger submitted u resolution providing for tho submls slon of. a constitutional amendment to the people at the next general election declaring for atntc-wldo prohibition. pro-hibition. Tho proposed amendment provides thnt tho manufacture, salo or gift ot any intoxlcntlng liquor In tho fctntc, except for modiclnnl, scientific nnd mcchnnlcal purposes, shall bo forever prohibited, and for the enactment of Inws by tho legislature carrying out this provision. Tho resolution to pass must receive n two-thirds vote of each houso of tho legislature. If passed the prohibition question will be voted on by tho people peo-ple of the stato at tho general election elec-tion of 1910, and If passed will become be-come a part ot the stato constitution on January 1, 1011. When McMIUIn's hill providing for a commission to revise the lnws pertaining per-taining to revenue and taxation, and appropriated $10,000 for tho purposo came up In tho house for- final action on Thursday, February 18, It met with a hostile reception, being finally killed by striking out the enacting clause, the vote being an overwhelming overwhelm-ing one. Bills wero passed providing for tho furnishing of the governor's office nnd making appropriation therefor. For-buying For-buying tho salo of pools on horso races and providing a penalty therefor. there-for. Amending Section 1891-X3, Compiled Com-piled Laws of Utah," 1897, relating to tho election of tho members of tho bonrd of education. Amending Section Sec-tion 2060, Compiled 1-aws of Utah, 1907, and fixing tho salary ot tho elerk of tho supremo court, tho reporter re-porter ot the decisions ot the supreme conrt, tho adjutant-general, the assist ant adjutant-genernl, and tho stato bank examiner. And an amendment to tho laws relating to the Incorporating Incorporat-ing of towns. Fourteen now measures meas-ures were Introduced, tho Inst bill I resented being numbered 187. The scnato was not so liberal In proposing now lawn or approving tho Inrgo batch of tho pet measures of different members of tho legislature already Introduced, nnd Senate Bill No. CO, relating to transient stock, was passed. Tho rumor 1b being freely circulated, In tho sennto chnm-bor chnm-bor and on the streets, that nt least twelvo senators havo decided that tho Cannon prohibition bill should not bo-como bo-como i law, and that when tho meas-uro meas-uro Is taken from tho commltteo It will bo slaughtered. A bill' mado its nppcaranco in tho houso Thursday, upon the Introduction o Representative Hanson, which provides pro-vides for local county Insurance nsso-clnttons. nsso-clnttons. Tho proposed measure provides pro-vides that such associations, who shall Insure against loss by flro, shall bo formed by not less than twonty-ilvo members, who shall own nn nggre-gato nggre-gato of property to tho valno of ?50,-000, ?50,-000, nnd further provides tho terms under which thoy mny Incorporate and carry on business. Tho houso on Tuesday, February 10, finally approved of four bills: II. B. 48, by Popo, relating to Irrigating districts; dis-tricts; II. B. 85, a substitute measure providing for tho exercise of tho right ct eminent domain by tho addition ot u now section; II. B. 51, by Thompson, providing for tho holding of farmers' and domestic science Institutes and schools In tho counties of the stato; ond II. B. 92, by Wootton, amending tho law relating to tho requirements for tho certificates of teachers. Now bills, were Introduced amending amend-ing tho laws relating to tho keeping of ditches In repair, by nddlng thoreto n now section providing a penalty for Eolation thoreof; and creating a stato bounty fund, providing for a tax on cortaln livestock; providing for' tho destruction of certain wild animals and repealing chapter 1, title 9, Compiled Com-piled Laws of Utah, 1907. Under tho terms of a bill Introduced m tho sennto Tuesday by Senatot Ilennor X. Smith, It will becomo o misdemeanor to cut down or carry away any growing thing from the proporty of another, to dig a ditch or hole in tho ground on property beyond be-yond what tho dlggor himself owns or to post bills or other signs upon tho premises of tho city, any company or Individual, without tho proper consent con-sent ot thf! own or. Sonntor Smith also Introduced monsurer relating to tho stnto hoard of pharmacy, regulating regulat-ing salo of poisons; nnd nn amendment amend-ment relating to cortaln ngrooments doclnrcd to bo void unless In writing. Two bills woro passed by tho sennto: sen-nto: S B. 13, by Mlllor, providing thnt cortnln mombors of each board of health In municipal and county corporations cor-porations shnll bo members at tho ntnto health officers' convention; nnd S. H. C5, by Badgenlaccoptlng ferternl land nnd Irrigation regulations within the stnto. |
