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Show PROHIBITION BILL IS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE Statewide prohibition was submitted submit-ted to the Utah senate yesterday in a drastic bill drawn by the Utah Federation Fed-eration of Prohibition and Betterment leagues and the .Municipal League of Utah Senator John If Wootton of Utah county introduced it at the request of these organizations, and 110 sooner had he- done so than there ensued an exciting skirmish over the measure, in which Senator Wootton and his allies were victorious by a j vole of ten to eight The tilt came over the. question of I to whic h committee the bill should I be referred, and was marked by a misunderstanding between Senator Wootton and President W. Mont Ferry Fer-ry Senator Wootton wanted the bijl referred to the committee on agriculture and irrigation, and won his point. Roll rail was insisted upon up-on and Senator Wootton's motion carried. car-ried. The prohibition hill, forbidding forever for-ever the manufacture and sale of liquors in Utah, was the last to be Introduced in the senate yesterday. When the secretary had read the title ti-tle of the bill Senator Wootton rose to his feet. "If there is no objection and It is not out of order, I would like to have this bill referred to the oommittee on agriculture." he said, addressing the chair. The chair was evidently somewhat taken back. "Ordinarily a bill of that character should go either to the judiciary' ju-diciary' committee or the committee on manufactures and commerce," said President Ferry. "I suggest that It bo referred to the committee on manufactures and commerce ' said Senator Charles Cot-trell Cot-trell of Salt Lake. "It Is so ordered," stated the president presi-dent Senator Wootton was on his feet again instantly T would like n explanation of that ruling," h said coldly "1 made- a motion that the bill be referred to the commltic on agriculture ami irrigation, and I heard two seconds to it." "The chair did not understand that Senator Wootton made a motion " retorted re-torted President Ferry, 'and he heard no seconds However, if tnat is the case, the motion is before the house " The president called for ayes and nays, but immediately a division was asked Roll call on Wootton s motion mo-tion to refer the bill to the agriculture agricul-ture committee resulted as follows: Affirmative Bradley, Chez. Colton. (Sckersley, Punk. Hansen. Reynolds. Hideout, Secgniiller and Wootton Negative Cottrell. Craig, Hern. Edg-helll Edg-helll Evans, Thornley. Wight ;tml Ferry. Committee Personnel So it was that the prohibition bill is In the hands of the committee on agriculture .ind Irrigation instead of the committee on manufactures and commerce Senator Seegmiller i chairman of the agriculture committee commit-tee and the other members are Ride-out, Ride-out, Thornley. Woolton K kersley. Evans and Cher. Personnel of the committee on manufactures and com inerce is as follows: Eclgheill. chair man Wight. Thornley Craig. Rideout, Colton and Dern The bill was sent to the senate Bterday afternoon w ith a letter to Senator Wootton signed by J. M Whitaker president of the Federation of Prohibition and Betterment leagues and Thomas II Burton chairman of the laws and legislation committee of the Municipal League of Utah. The letter stated that the prohibition prohibi-tion forces "representing a vast ma jority of the electors of the state had united on this one bill. Mr Whit-aker Whit-aker said later that the bill was a composite one, made up of various parts of other prohibition measures drafted by different Individuals and organi?ations, to be submitted to this legislature. The prohibition measure Is senate bill No 50. Tt provide? for stralght-1 stralght-1 away state-wide prohibition without I any reference of the matter to the vote or tho people, such as has been talked of previously. If It is passed by both houses and signed by the governor it will go into effect on the first Monday in June, 1916. It repeals re-peals all other laws on the statutes ! relating to the sale of liquor Terms of Measure. The act would prohibit the manufacture, manu-facture, sale and drinking in public places of all beverages containing I 1 1-2 per cent alcohol or more. It would wipe out the breweries, sa 1 loons and buffets It prohibits the sale of liquor for any purposes whatsoever what-soever except for medical, mechanical and scientific purposes and for use as a sacrament by religious bodies. There are no property rights in liquor , under the terms of the bill; officers j of the law may search anywhere to j find it and seize It when they find i anv The bill prohibits liquor in clUbfl It even makes the advertising advertis-ing of liquor unlawful And If Utah goes "drj" under this act a person who takes a wee drop on the sly is liable to a fine of $250, six months in jail or both. Section one describes what the word "liquors" means under the terms of the hill Jt means, according to the wording an beverage or mixture patented or not. which contains so much as 1 1-2 per rent alcohol Section Sec-tion two prohibits, with certain exceptions ex-ceptions noted, the manufacture, sale, storing;, keeping, distributing, giving away or serving of liquor Torever in the state of Utah Penaltien for violation of any part of the proposed law run from $50 fines to $:'! fines, or Imprisonment from ten days to six months or both. Violation of the act Is classed as a misdemeanor County, town, eitv and district attorneys are ceiled upon to prosecute rII violations. 'I here am few exceptions in iIr-bill iIr-bill If it passes, citizens may get Intoxicants for medicinal purposes ( they get 1 prescription, "written in the English language" by a reputable physician who shears that the citizen is ill and actually nepds It. Even then he cannot get more than a quart A prescription must be dated and is good only on ihe day it is issued or the following day After that it Is void. Fffect on Churches Religious bodies using wlU6 for sacrament sac-rament get it from the druggist bv supplying proper affidavits 'hat 1t is to bo used for religious services only Under the act, druggists may administer admin-ister oaths that the applicants for liquor, under the exceptions, are acting act-ing in good faith. U'holesalo and retail druggists must file bonds In the sum of $1000 against their violation of tho ar.t. Druggists must keep registers and make records of all tho prescriptions for liquor they fill For violations of the act they are as are physicians, liable to revocation of their license. Not even by the celebrated "lrw k- r system ' can clubs evade tho Wootton Woot-ton bill. There mny not be In any clubhouse anv place where liquor Is "received stored or kept for the purpose pur-pose of use. ' The old fashioned plan of mooring a "Jag boat in tho middle mid-dle of some hody of water will not avail, either No liquor can be had on boats, says tho bill The bill gives officers of the law the right to search premises for liquor li-quor upon issuance of a warrant by a judge or justice, and if they find any it is to be seized and held May Search homes The bill has this to say about searching of private dwellings: "If the place to bo searched be a dwelling house in which any family resides, nnd in which no tavern, eating eat-ing house, grocerv or other place of puhlic resort is kept, such warrant shall not be issued unless such complainant com-plainant shall, on oath or affirmation, declare before said judge or justice that he has reason to believe and docs believe that within one month next before the making of said information liquors have been, in violation of law, sold or otherwise furnished in said house, or in some place appurtenant thereto, by the person accused In said information or by his consent or permission. per-mission. Another clause of the bill provides that officers of the law may make arrests ar-rests without warrants for violations of the law they witness, and if they have reason to suspect that anyone harbors liquor on his person they shall have the privilege of investigation investiga-tion If the investigation discloses liquor, it will be prima facie evidence that such liquor was kept for an unlawful un-lawful purpose. Drinking Is prohibited in all publie places, streets and alleys, hotel parlors par-lors and lobbies, depots and trains Passenger trains must be "dry " while they trae through the state, accord ing to the term of the bill Railroads are also prohibited from bringing any liquors whatsoever into the state except ex-cept to authentic persons or firms for disposition under the restrictions of the act. Thirsty ones would be hard put to secure Importation of liquors for the home by freight, or express Exception Set Out. The bill does not prohibit liquor for the use "by adults in the home of individuals for family or private use," and It would not he unlawful to give an injured man a drink in case of emergency Si 1 tion 10 of tho bll placing liquor advertisements under the ban is as follows : "Any person who shall take or solicit so-licit orders for the purchase or sale of any liquors, either In person or by sign, circular, letter, posters, hand bill, card, prir-e list, advertisement or notice, naming, representing, describing de-scribing or referring to the quality or quantity of any liquors, or giving the name or address of any person manufacturing or dealing In any liquors li-quors or stating whero any Mich liquors li-quors may be obtained, or shall permit per-mit any advertisement of liquors in any newspaper magazine or periodical periodi-cal or other printed papr under his control, or permit or suffer any such notice or advertisement of liquors to be posted upon his premises or any premises under his control, or who shall distribute or cause to bo distributed dis-tributed any such advertisements, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. misde-meanor. " The prohibition forces have planned to have the question submitted to tho people of Utah under a referendum, made possible bv tho passage by this legislature of a referendum and initiative initi-ative law. However, they change.i their minds and the measure Introduced Intro-duced by Senator Wootton is a straight legislative bill, effective in June, 1916. provided that both houses of the legislature pass it and it Is duly signed by the governor. |