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Show LIQUOR BILL PASSES TIE SENATE Tho liquor bill, framed by tho joint liquor committee of the state legislature, legis-lature, after much mutilation, passed tho senate this morning by a vote of 17 to 1. Tho negative vote was cast by Senator Olson, who characterized tie bill as a "changling," which he said In his native country was tho most loathsome of all things. Senator Funk, who also opposed the bill in his speech, aBked that it be tabled and Senato Bill No. 48 be substituted. This bill Is known as a prohibition measure and was framed by tho Democratic members of the senate. "While the senator denounced tho Joint committee bill, ho was moro mild In his denunciation than was Senator Olson Senator Olson stated that while the Salt Lake Republican-Herald could uso tho choicest of billingsgate, tho newspaper news-paper had yet failed to U6e a term vllo enough to fully express Just what tho amended bill is. He explained that In his native country the worst term In uso was that of "changling" and that was tho term which he would usejn referring to the bill. The bill as passed excludes the "right of appeal" clause and throws out tho clause pertaining to the rreht of suing saloonlsts for damages. The saloons In wet districts will be allowed to use blinds and screens. The closing clos-ing hours shall bo from 10 p. m. to C a. m. Railroad lobbyists were given a roast by Senator Carl A. Badger in the senate yesterday afternoon, when house bill No. 122, by Holman, limiting limit-ing tho statute of limitations in personal per-sonal Injury cases from four years to ono year, was called for reconsideration. reconsidera-tion. Tho bill was killed sovcral days ago by a vote of 9 to 7, but Senator Smith changed his vote and asked for a reconsideration. When tho hill was called Senator Wilson secured the floor and stated his position as being against tho bill and hoped that It would not be again reconsidered. Lobbyist Has Busy Time. "We had a delightful spectacle hero the other day," declared Senator Badger Bad-ger on securing the floor, "when one of the railroad lobbyists, after the bill was killed, began calling the va-llous va-llous senators out until ho believed ho had enough votes to pass tho measure meas-ure on a reconsideration. I would like to see how far a labor organization would get in using such tactics. I know what kind of sentiment such actions ac-tions by them would arouse. "There would be no grave Injustice In allowing the statute of limitations for the filing of a personal injury action ac-tion at four years as It is now. The largo corporations, the railroads, insurance in-surance companies, manufactures and the like want this bill because thoy havo special interests. It is the common com-mon peoplo who are having the rights cut down by this measure. t Refuse to Reconsider the Bill. "If the time were cut down to two I I years I would not seo as much cause for complaint. To cut the time down from four to one year 1b an outrage. I want a roll-call on this." The seuato voted not to reconsider the bill The liquor bill was again taken up by the senato yesterday and tho usual sparring contests for amendments took place AH the sections relative to an appeal from the city councils, board of trustees or county commissioners was stricken out and the search and seizure clause The sonate was kept busy until long after 5 o'clock finishing finish-ing up tho bill so that It can again be pilnted, making tho third time a liquor measure has been printed for tho senate at a cost of over $2,300. It is probable that the bill will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 beforo It Is completed. Lively Tlrne in tho House. There was a warm time In the house yesterday morning, when the measure calling for tho certificating of meters for electrical energy came up before the house. As soon aa the bill was called Representative Russell moved that tho enacting clause be stricken out He was seconded by Representative Tobias When the roll call came Tobias, in explaining his vote, declared that the measuro was tho only one the public utilities had been advised to 'pass by Abel John Evans. He declared that the railroad lobby had succeeded In killing all the railroad measures This brought out a storm of protest from the members of the committee. Representative Allison declared that It was nn Insult to tho commttteo and that ho as one objected to such Insults on the floor of the house. Representative Rep-resentative Pope asserted that the house should consider tho source of tho remarks and pay no attention to 1L Ho declared that such remnrks should not be allowed on tho floor of the house Representative Russell explained his voto In the same manner as did Tobias and asserted that ho was against the measuro for the samo reason. rea-son. Tho measuro passed by a vote of 29 to 7. nine members being absent and not voting. I New Bills In Senate. Tho following bills wero introduced in the senate yesterday. Senate bill No. 244, by committee on public health, substitute for senate sen-ate bill No. 79, by Smith, relating to medicine and surgery. Senate bill No. 245, by Iverson. An act to provide for the holding of biennial bien-nial conventions for tho purpose of securing the adoption of the best methods meth-ods of assessment and collection of uiaco, uiLiiuiui sybieiu ciuu muuiuus 01 accounting and reporting, and the dis-cuBslon dis-cuBslon of subjects generally, that pertain per-tain to the duties of county officials. Committee on wavs and means Senate bill No". 24C, by Williams, an act for the protection of vendors and lessors of personal property, and making It unlawful for a purchaser or lessee to sell, mortgage, pledge, lease, destroy, conceal, romovo or otherwise dlsposo of any personal property of which possession Is obtained under any conditional sale,' contract or lease, before such purchaser or lessee has become the owner under such conditional condi-tional sale or lease, and providing penalties pen-alties for the violation thereof Committee Com-mittee on Judiciary. Senate bill No. 247, by Stookoy, by request, an act making it a misdemeanor misde-meanor to abandon or wilfully neg-lect neg-lect to provide for tho support and maintenance, by any person, of his wife, or his or her minor child or children, chil-dren, In destitute or necessitous circumstances, cir-cumstances, providing the penalties for the violation thereof, prescribing the competency and sufficiency of evidence, evi-dence, designating tho manner In which the penalties may be Imposed, and.' repealing section -1224, compiled laws, 1907. Cpmmltteo on judiciary. One Bill tn Houso. The following1 bill was Introduced in the house yesterday; H, B. 5fo. 235, by committee on salaries sal-aries and fees, being a substitute for H. B. No, 23, regulating the salaries of county officers. Passed by Sonate. S B. No. G3, uy Badger, relating to warehouso receipts, as recommended by tho committee on uniform legislation. legisla-tion. Vote, 11; absent, 7. S. B. No. C7, by Badger, defining food, extracts and the like and raising tne salary ot the state food and dairy j commissioner to $2,000 a year. Vote, I 10; absent, 8. I Passed by House. I H. B. No. US. by Thornloyy relating I to vagrancy, as amended by the seu- I ate. H. B. No. 191, by Hayes, an act I placing tho powers of the library and I gymnasium commission In the state I board of education. S. B. No. 81, by Stookey, establishing I a p6rmaneut maintenance fund for I the state educational Institutions. I Passed as reconsidered and amended. II. B. No. 213, by Zelmer, simpllfy- I ing the work In tho offices of the I county recordor and treasurer. I H. B. No. 109, by Funk, an act re- I quiring electric meters to bo certlfl- I catcd. I II. B. No. 227, by Pope, an act relat- I ing to bonding Irrigation districts and I duties of boards of directors. I II. B. No. 224, by commltteo on pub- I He health, nn act extending tho quar- I nntlno laws and making other pro- I visions for public hoalth. I H. B. No. 225, by committee on I public health, an act requiring Imme- I dlnto report on infants born with In- I flamatlon of tho eyes. I H. B.-No, 223, by commltteo on art, an act rolating to the Utah Art Institute. Insti-tute. H. B. No. 229, by special committee, an act providing for the working of convicts on state and public roads. l B. No. 217, by Andorson, an act relating to tho acquiring of proporty of cities, towns and counties by ad-verso ad-verso possession. Senate Committee Reports. H. B. No. 105, by house committee on mining and smelting, rolating to the appointment of mine Inspector and clerk. Mines and minerals; favorable. S. B. No. 131, by Smith, allowing mining corporations to purchase or otherwiso exchange Its own ahnres for I shares of other mining corporations. Mines and minerals; referred to judiciary judi-ciary committee. S. B No. 136, by Horsley, allowing stockholders of mines to Inspect property, prop-erty, accompanied by their Own expert. ex-pert. Minos and minerals; unfavorable. unfavor-able. House Committee Reports. H. B. No. 78, by Miller, an act appropriating appro-priating $45,000 for a bridge over the Grand river. Highways and bridges; favorable. H. B. No. 23, by judiciary committee, commit-tee, an act fixing the salaries of county coun-ty officers. Placed on calendar. . H. B. No. 128. by Eardley, an -act fixing the maximum rates that may be charged for the transportation of coal by railroads. Public utilities; ma-Jorlty ma-Jorlty report unfavorable; minority report favorable. Killed In House. H. B No. 191, by Ilarahberger, bv request, an act relating to tho gathering gather-ing of historical material. H. B. No. 73, by Russoll, an act fixing fix-ing maximum rates that may be charg- , ed by telephone companies. II. B. No. 20, by Stack, an act providing pro-viding a code of bell signals In mines. H. B. No. 202, by Sanderson, an act relating to Illegnl marriages. Harms Defends Bill. i Herman Harms, Btate chcmlsf, and Willard Hansen, the state food and dairy commissioner, appeared before the benato yosterday morning In de-fenso de-fenso of senate bill No. 07, by Badger, which deals with qualities of certain food products. The point raised, which called for an explanation by the state officials was a clauso In the f measuro, which amends the present law, calling for baking powders to bo I labeled, where they contain alum, as I either alum or sodium alum. Senator Olson asked for fin explanation, de- I daring that he had received word that tho bill would compel the companies com-panies to mako statements which , were not true. Mr. Harms declared that there wero t. three classes of alum used In the man- 1 ufacturo of baking powdor. Originally only the potash alum was used, later i he said ammonia alum came and this A'. he said has been superceded by a less i; expensive alum, known under the com- I mon name of sodium alum. On the question of whethor sodium alum i should be classed as alum, he declar- F I ed that some of the baking powder f ! I companies had objected He asserted Ml that all the standard text books recognized rec-ognized it. that stato reports so rcc-ognlzed rcc-ognlzed It and that Dr W. W. Wylle. ; chemist of the agricultural department r r at Washington, had reported It as alum and that tho regulations of other states so recognized IL j Bill Pascss Senate. j Senator Hydo Informed the senato that the matter had been threshed out i before the committee on public health, r and that the chemical question had K been tested by them and there was no ft h doubt that it was an alum. T Tho bill further makes persona sell- t Ins butter put up In 10-oimcc packages ft and that a pound of butter bo contain- y y ed In a package. jj y Another amendment to the present M , J law. which the bill contains raises tho f , 7 salary of the commissioner from $1800 1 1 a vear to $2000. j S The bill passed by the unanimous M ,V voto of all the members present, be- 2!JV Ing Senators Badger, Burton. Funk. tflfj-Hyde, tflfj-Hyde, Iverson, Kuchler. Maries, Ol6on, jrlJIj Smith, Stookey and President Card- jju)j nor. Up Purchasing personal Property In Con- fc fltr tracts. jM For tho purpose of punishing per- i RSj sons who make purchases of personal t lj07 (Continued on Pago Sovcn ) .i M it I! I RANDOM I I REFERENCES l (Continued from P.tro Fivo ) It Storming West of Here All trains III' were reported oil time at the Union k depot this morning. Officials of the 1 W Southern Pacific state that It is snow- , ing heavily In the vicinity of Sparks j . hut so far traffic has not been intcr- i1 fered with. The tcinroraturo at the ' Union depot this morning was 22 de- t gree3 above zero. Tlu coldest point . on the Salt Lake division is at Weils, )! where tho mercury dropped to 12 dc- ) s gree above zero. j Quick repairing of glasses. Consult I I us when you need glasses. .7. T. P Rushmer, Optician, 2-1C1 Wash. Ave. - ii 3 Mexican Arrested Frank Gashca. 1 1 an unpatriotic Mexican, was arrested I last night on a charge of mendicancy, I but pleaded not guilty when arraigned f in police court this morn in ?. Gashea jj( states that he left Mexico before the I etart of the revolution and lias no in- tentlon of going back until it is sct- ; Kodak finishing. Tripp. 2-1C5 Wash.- Along the Conduit Mnnager .1. P. I O'Neill of the O'Neill Construction ' ; company, recently awarded the con- 1 ; ; tract for the construction, of tho Cold y Water Canyon conduit, passed over ( the Burvey yesterday afternoon to ex- fcmino tho ground Mr. O'Neill says I? Ihe ground over which the conduit ' ( pass is not deeply frozen and he II thinks It will be possible to begin ex- I j tavation work within a short time. r Answer to Complaint Answering 1 fj Ihe complaint of C. M. Beason, that ) J icrtain money js due him for servicer I lendcred, the Western Meat company tj lays there is nothing due the plain- ( j Hff, a settlement having been had and ' I ill salan and fees paid. I Illness of Judge Patton Judge A. B. Patton Is in n very serious condi- I j tion at his home. 1500 Twenty-fourth ! II street, as the result of blood poison- i ing. He has been unconscious for J the past twenty-four hours. I ! Collision of Freights A head-on I collision between two freight trains j occurred on the Denver Rio Grande railroad alout 8 o'clock this morning l, between American Fails and Lehi. 1 ' 1 "While no one was seriously Injured 1 j as a result of the wreck trafile was de- AE layed for several hours. One of tho ( firemen is reported to have sustained j1 Blight injuries by jumping. The trains , A I were slowed down before the crash I' came, thereby preventing a serious h wreck. ! ut Suit for divorce Anna A. Powell has ! commenced suit against Simon J. Po- A well for a divorce. She alleges that r ehe married the defendant in this !city Juno 1. 1903. and that sinco Oc- j ! tober of the same year he has failed ; to support her, and that he has de- 1 sorted her. She says she has been ' compelled lo work out for her own support, when her husband was peer- A E fectly able to support her. Sho asks i for divorce and restoration of her "i'Ix maiden name. Auna Anderson. I Nauman Estate In the district if court, in the matter of the estate of. Sarah A. Roof White Nauman, Alcna Roof Hastings has filed a petition for , letters of administration. The poti-i poti-i lion avers that the deceased died at Auburn, California, October 18, 1001, i leaving an estate in Weber county valued at $2,000 |