Show PROHIBITION PRO BILLi BILL j i PASSES TUE DOUSE USI Thirty Nine Members Vote for foi forIt f fIt or It Four Are Against It r Two TVa T Va Absent c SHARP DEBATE PRECEDES THE FINAL VOTE VOTES S F oF 1 o Many Amendments Are Offered and Voted Down Personalities ties Are Indulged in Opponents of the Bill Accusing Some of Its Supporters of Cowardice i The hc bill wn 1 In tho IlOUS of afternoon durIn u a torm Ion Tile Tho ote stood 39 31 nus nu's 1 1 nb ent and not oUn 2 Nearly fourths of the lie of the e their votes otes T. T L. L who bitted bitterly the his vote otc from nn to anil notice that lie JIO that tho bill he lIu hugh h who io to the tue lII l e hint lit to o hI vote ote In cu cao wn Iro tl front from Tho The session was the warmest held hek since the present legislature con ened The House was filled with wit spectators and every even Inch of standIng stand stand- lug Ing room W was wa 8 occupied Members indulged IndUlged in indulged In- In In personalities and accusations accusation accusations tion were made at times Many o othe oi or ortho tho the members voting oUng for tor the measure declared that they voted against their theli convictions but said ayeS aye because ol of requests made by their constituents Petitions Arc Aro Attacked Members attacked the petitions that have been entered In the tho House for pro prohibition Some Somo declared that many of them were signed by school children children children chil chil- dren and Irresponsible persons They declared that tho fight Is not yet et over o Representatives CB Holman I Daniel McRae and C. C Y r. Russell who voted against the measure charged 11 some other members with cowardice In voting against their convictions alleging al alleging alleging al- al that they did so because the they were sere afraid to go on record Th They y declared that such members expected expect expect- ed the Senate to kill the measure A when It jt reached thero there or that If It did pass that body that It might lu be vetoed by Governor William Spry The rhe final vote ote on tho measure was Ayes Ayes N. x G G. Allen William Archibald E. E C. C Ashton L L. L L L. Baker Balter Braxton Barnett H H. H. H Dower Bower J. J 1 J. J Cannon C R. R T Dorlus JL IL L J-i J E E. T O 1 J. J Eardley Thomas Thom s England G G. A. A JuI Ful Ful- Fuller ler C. C L L. Funk F F. U. U Hammond Martin Martin Mar Mar- artin tin Jensen A F. F Haycock TV IV y L. L Hayes J. J X N. Henrie Joseph Hodges J. J M. M Holt AV W. V S. S Hansen V V. V M M. King J. J B. B McCracken William McMillan cl D. D H. H Morris J J. M M. Murdock furdock II IL A. A Nelson Francis Nielson T. T J. J J M. M Pope J. J n. n Porter II P. P C. C J. J Smith O. O L L. Thompson Thomp son JW JV J V Thorn Icy J. J J. J G G. Webster C. C II Will to J J. H Wootton and Speaker Speak f E i E W W. Tho The no nays were T. T L. L Holman H. H A A- Daniel McRae and Claud Y J. J 1 N. N Davis and P P. P P. Dyreng were wele absent The Cannon bill which Is known as aR House e Bill No o 37 was somewhat mutilated mutilated mutilated mu mu- before It was put nut on final 1 pas pas- Fa page e The committee on Judiciary which made three reports took a few slices out of the voluminous measure The Tho committee report that was adopted adopt adopt- ed cd cut out the clause permitting druggists druggists druggists drug drug- to sell liquor for medical or sacramental purposes They al also o knocked out Section G 6 which related to the power of tho the courts In causing the tho payment of fines and likewise In Inthe tho the confiscation of any liquor found foun to be The clause e prohibiting liquor advertised ad In the state was also cut cutout cutout cutout out and some changes were made as asto n nto asto to the penalty The committee also o cut out other parts t of the measure making It watertight and even en more maker had anticipated drastic than Its Gun l Fired fired Cd The Tho first gun gUll gunas as by Orvil L. L Thompson who made a n. motion mollon that the report of the tho committee on judiciary signed by himself William Archibald B D M. M t. t Pope rope D. D H. H Morris orrl H H. P. P Randall J J. J B D. D McCracken and J J. J H. H Wootton be adopted Representative Brigham who made u u. minority report Clegg asked for the adoption of or his report Tolman did Representative T T. L. L as whose report was to set aside tho the Cann Cannon Cannot Can- Can n not non Representative bill Thompson declared I was no use In spending there that time on the committee reports much was put to a 0 vote matter and the explained that Representative Is not Clegg Cles In favor or of or while hile he followed the w wishes of or his tion he and amended the tho bill so o constituents the sale of liquor for fr as to permit and sacramental purposes s. s medical adopt- adopt report leport was finally The 11 majority u ed cd by 11 acclaim or of reading petitions question The prohibition came up for tor and against Clegg suggested and be rend read by title that the petitions moved T. T L I. Holman to have havo the tho to the tho motion Holman alleged at- at clerk read ever every name of fact Mr 11 matter that a as little a 11 about the petitions knows the Clegg to and has only boon beon playing resented the LI- LI l grandstand Clegg accused Homan Holman Hol- Hol Thomp Thompson to on delay dela the bill attempting man of that safe amI sane sano Holman declared more liable Habl to result Is legislation deliberation than from from mm slow haste petitions Arc Aro n ml rend the peI pe- pe Clerk r Alex Buchanan petitioners petition petition- showed I which and lIld against ers for tor prohibition but for restriction strict prohibition In the House o and 11 I bill as the pope bill bUl provide provide- I r Gardner Senate Hugh A A. lc amendment which the first that Ho He requested caused a 0 laugh beverages be inserted In- In the words or other paragraph which In the first Sale of nn any kind would prohibit the tho e declared Then of bo JJ was representing himself He Tic said of he the Fourth ward the to pay any nn attention attention atten- atten but ut did not intend voting for the he In hes wl wishes to their conscience tion his vote ote as bill but would J. J J. J Cannon Cannon Can Can- directed Representative To lc straying to non objected got back bacle from his BU subject nd declared that a an as again and at into line lino are Injurious and Ice the sale or of thoe times and to many be prohibited lIt He should he hc heby be paregoric that Jare also SUg added interruPted again b by a ahas ar It He was wat was 38 stray stray- Mc member who said McMillin declared do- do r subject the thc In lug from within his rights dared he wa was declared That I is right he has J LI D MorI Mor- Mor tentatIVe e Fourth war ward the tho from traveled I mons to paregoric A shout o of laughter followed tho the sail sally Then Representative Cannon of of- offered an amendment which would permit one drug store In each city or town to sell liquor for medical medica purposes The proposed amendment threw rigid rIgIl restrictions about the thc matter of handling it it and prevented the general sale of liquor In drug drub stores Representative Hugh A. A McMillin declared that It would be a shame to allow the opening of or a back door speakeasy and he lie was against It Ho attempted to tell telI a story of one John Malone but was wa Interrupted so frequently that he lie did not get the effect of or his stor story before the House You lou members should know that the Mormon church Is not back of oft t this Prohibition Question declared l Ic McMillIn It Is some seine of or the lesser lights who have Impregnated this House with the feeling that the tho church demands deman s prohibition I for forone forone forone one cannot be led in that manner Neither am I coward enough to vote for tor prohibition here and allow the Senate or the Governor to kill It It Representative William Archibald ude a n. stirring address for strict pro- pro Vo We do not need whiskey for tor med med- medical I cal ical purposes purpose h. h he declared clans tell me that other drugs drug s serve ne netho tho same samo purposes es that whiskey Is It used for by medical men I am urn a prohibitionist and I cannot vote for an amendment that will allow anybody to sell whisky No Xo church has told me how to vote I vote for tor strict prohibition because my conscience dictates It It Mr 11 Archibald grew grow oratorical oratorical or or- and held the tho floor for tor ten minutes He talked directly talked against tho the Cannon amendment Representative U e Holman took look the floor noor again He declared that unless ss the Cannon amendment was killed d dby by the vote Yote It would BI show ow inconsistency Inconsistency Inconsistency ency on the tho part of or a n. majority of or the Judiciary committee There Is a nig nig- ger In the woodpile declared Hol Hol- man n and I am Just beginning to see seo It It I do not wish t to become becom per nor but the vote on tho the amendment will show just how consistent some persons are In this matter Ca Cannon nikon Speaks for Amendment Representative Cannon then spoke In favor of or his amendment and de- de declared declared de de- dared that while white there Is a doubt ex exIsting existing ex- ex among medical men as to the necessity of whisky whisk as a n. medicine that some place should be provided pro where here It might be purchased Clerk Buchanan read the proposed I amendment and a vote voto was vas taken on onIt onI it The amendment was voted down by a vociferous no and was forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten In the business that followed Representative Brigham Cle Clegg J moved to s strike out s section 12 or of the c proposed bill The section merely provided provided provided pro pro- vided punishment for policemen ex- ex ex executive executive or others for acceptIng accepting accepting accept accept- ing bribes to protect violators of the bill The Tho amendment failed H H. H A. A McMillin moved to strike out section No 11 11 which provided that thata a violation of the act would be a nuisance and punishable under the act Tho The amen amendment ment was lost Then Representative Holman asked the House to amend section 1 In a manner manner man man- ner ncr that would stop toll prosecution under under un un- un- un der the act He Re said he lie did not wish to encumber the statutes The motion motion motion mo mo- tion was likewise voted down Representative Cannon offered an amendment that would prohibit the sale of or denatured alcohol for mechanical mechanIcal ical teal purposes The amen amendment ment carried car car- ried ned H H. A A. Me Ullin declared that a bill he presented on the liquor question known n as ni No o 1 4 had hod not h been con con- tir and and for that reason ho moved move that House bill No 37 b bo sent ent back Jack to the Judiciary committee The motion was killed Then McMIllIn lc moved that the en entire entire on- on tire title of or the Cannon bill and the bill Itself bo ho stricken out and that tiit th t tHou Hou House e bill No o. o 62 b by Rock flock M. M Pope restricting the sale of or liquor be substituted sub sub- McMillin Mc spoke of or the taxes raised In the state and said Mid that Salt Lal Lake e furnishes 40 cents of every dollar Ho lie declared that the prohibition question was wat a blow aimed directly at Salt Lake He also spoke of or the peculiar conditions In Utah and declared that thousands who have peti peU- the 1 I 1 n A lions tor mor pr p Know Y U not no UL t as much about Salt Lake conditions than docs does the speaker of or Jerusalem Inthe In Inthe Inthe the vote the motion was lost and the attempt to swing the House toward a n substitute mt measure failed Representative C. C gg attempted to tomake tomake make an amendment that would permit permit permit per per- mit druggists to sell liquor for tor medical med med- medIcal ical teal or sa sacramental purposes Tb amendment was lost Representative Thompson then moved that the bill be he put on final Onal passage which was done dono In spite of the objections of ot Holman of or tho the ml mi non ty The session ended at C G o'clock and was adjourned until 2 30 o'clock Monday Mon ton day afternoon |