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Show GOVERNOR VETOES BILLS THREE IMPORTANT MEASURES ARE TURNED DOWN. Chief Executive Expected to Give Detailed De-tailed Reasons For HI. Action Today. Before 12 o'clock last night. Governor Gover-nor William Spry made up his mind regarding his action toward the bills thnt bad been handed him by the late legislature, which bllln he was expected ex-pected to sign, veto or carry In his pocket ten days after the legislative period. March 11th. thus making them Into law. Ho concluded to not let the measures become law by vlrtuo ot his inactivity, and he accordingly vetoed the county option and liquor regulation bill, the bill providing for the Deg Moines system of government for Salt Lake, and the lire and police commission bill. These virtually are the only important bills passed by tho legislature before Its adjournment. While the Governor declined to explain ex-plain his action last night, it Is understood under-stood that he , desires to avoid a controversy con-troversy over the legality or measures meas-ures passed by the legislature after the constitutional date for adjournment. adjourn-ment. It seems that If such legislation legisla-tion were nullified the general appropriation appro-priation bill would be invalidated and a special session of the legislature would be Imperative. Governor Spry this morning issued a statement as to why he vetoed the liquor bill, known as senate bill Wo. 148. He takes the position that the measure was unconstitutional in that it attempted a classification of niu-' niu-' niclpal corporations to bo exempted from the local option feature or the bill at variance with the claBltlcatlon provided for in the constitution. The bill fixed a classification of cities or 12,000 or over, which is in conllict with the constitutional classification. The governor points out that local authorities in cities have the power to prohibit the sale of liquor. |
