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Show 00 COMMITTEE PROVES' A FAILURE Tho liquor committee, formed of members of tho house and senate, died of complications this morning and its unfinished task will doubtless be taken up by a second joint committee com-mittee which has not yet been named. The dismissal of the committee, which for two weeks has been formulating for-mulating and tearing to pieces prohibitory pro-hibitory liquor measures, was brought about by a motion of Senator Badger. Tho Salt Lake senator moved, that "the joint committee report to the senate and the house that, In their judgment, It Is unwise that the com-raitteo com-raitteo further consider the matter of temperance legislature, and that the committee recommend that the president of the senate and the speaker speak-er of the house appoint two members from each body and that these four members select a fifth, and that this committeo draft a measure to be submitted sub-mitted to the two houses." In support of his motion, Senator Badger stated that the committee had already spent two weeks In doing nothing and that sixteen different and contradictory Ideas had boon presented present-ed and discussed and things had become be-come so mixed up and muddled that nothing could be accomplished and that a dlsbandment of the committee commit-tee would be tho most practical thing that could bo done. Speaker Robinson of tho House, In talking on the Badger motion said that the Republican party, before the election of last fall, had promised the people of the state that they would give them liquor legislation, with prohibitory pro-hibitory measures, and yet nothing has been done. He demanded that something should be done. Representative Funk wanted to submit sub-mit the matter to a Republican caucus cau-cus This suggestion brought Representative Rep-resentative Morris, a Democrat, to his feet and Ife bitterly opposed such action and said that It was a matter mat-ter for all the people and not a Republican Re-publican caucus. He opposed taking tho hill from tho hands of the present pres-ent committee. Badger's motion for the dlsbandment dlsband-ment of the committeo was carried by a vote ch 10 to 2, two membors of the committee not being present. The following bills were presented: present-ed: Bill No. 13G, by Horsloy, from the Colorado laws: To allow a stockholder stock-holder in mining corporations tho right to visit and examine the mines In which he holds an Interest and to take with him a mining expert of his own choosing. The bill provides the duties of the superintendent of the mines in such cases and for his punishment should he refuse to allow such investigation. Bill 137, Horsley, provides for hto exchange of water for irrigation and culinary purposes. Bill 138, Kuchler, (by request) requires re-quires all railroads in the stale to have frogs, switches and guards to bo so protected that tho danger to employes from them may bo lessened. Bill 139, Kuchler, (by request) regulates regu-lates the distance from the track at which railroads in the stato may place any kind of obstructions. Bill 110, Olson, relates to election of certain city officers. Bill 1-11. Kelly, rogulates express companies and proidcs for tho fixing of a tax on such companies audi for tho collection of such a las.. |