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Show LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER AT UTAH LEGISLATURE Listen for Hours to Discussion of Cannon Prohibition Bill Which Passed House by Vote of 37 to 4 Will Again Come Up for Action Monday.-Prohibitionists Voted Vot-ed Together as Solid Unit Junket for Benefit of Both Houses Today Over Lucin Cutoff . " : compiled laws of Utah. 1907, relating to blgam)'. House bill No. 150, by Randall, an act to amend section. 1288x13, title 38, chapter 2, compiled laws or Ulan, 1907, relating to tho time for beginning begin-ning or completing work on water appropriations. ap-propriations. House bill No. 151, an act to amend section 1018 of the compiled laws or Utah. 1907, relating to officers performing per-forming duties without fees and .providing .pro-viding that poor persons shall not be required to furnish certain bonds. House bill No.. 152, by Mansenr.an act appropriating $20,000 for an ejec-tric ejec-tric light and power plant at tho experimental ex-perimental station at the Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural college. House bill No. 153. by Morris, an act making an appropriation Tor the improvement im-provement of existing roads and bridges in Washington county. House bill No. 141, an act to amend section 2723, chapter 10. title 83, compiled com-piled laws of Utah, 1907, .relating to trademarks. House bill No. 155, an act to amend sections 1607, 1515, 1517, 1518 providing provid-ing for the appointment of a clerk to the state mine Inspector, and lor props, timbering, etc., in mines. House Joint memorial No. 3, by Morris, Mor-ris, memorallzing congress to grant to the State of Utah for the benefit of Indian war veterans of Utah, ono million acres of land. Senate Dills Introduced. Senate bill No. 105, by Carl A- Badger, Bad-ger, by request, an act amending section sec-tion 282x7 and repealing section 282X8 of chapter 16, compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to special tax funds in cities. Senate bill No. 108, by Carl A. Badger, Bad-ger, by request, an act amending section sec-tion 1117x, compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to the width of public and private highways. Senate bill No. 107, by Carl A. Badger, Bad-ger, an act amending sections 25(i, 257. 258, 259, 260. 261 and 277 and repealing re-pealing section 272 of chapter I t, compiled com-piled laws of Utah, 1907. relating to special taxc9. Senate bill No 108. by Carl A. badger, bad-ger, an act to amend section 1018, compiled laws of Utah, 1907, relating to officers performing duties without fees and providing that poor persons shall not be required to furnish cost bond. Senate blU 109, by E. T. Hulanlskl, an act providing for punishment for the removal, stealing or in any manner man-ner Interfering with journal bearings, brasses or other parts of locomotlvos, tenders or railroad cars and for buying buy-ing or recoiving such stolen property, knowing It to be stolen. Bills Passed by Senate. Senate bill No. 25, by Carl A. Badger, Bad-ger, providing for the conduct of cm- I ployment agencies. I House bill No. 28, by D. H. Morris, j relating to state aid ror schools I where Buch Is needed. In the presence of .the largest audience au-dience which has ever graced a legls-i legls-i lative gallery in tho State or Utah I with the possiblc&xceptlon of tho Mc-! Mc-! Cune senatorial tight in 1899, the Can-' Can-' non prohibition bill was yesterday i passed by the house by a vote ot 37 to 4, after a discussion lasting tor hours. Upon the conclusion of the vote no-I no-I tice of a leconsideration was given by , Representative Holman, and the matter mat-ter will again come up for action on ' Monday next. , ' j The discussion opened with the con-j con-j troversy over the majority and minority min-ority reports or the Judiciary commlt-! commlt-! tee, but It was finally decided to allow ! the measure to be read for the third time and then settle It in open house. ' Representative H. A. McMlllln had much to say on the matter. ""He began by announcing hl3 determination to fctick to his Mormon constituents ot the FiVirth ward and elaborated upon this at some length. He then proposed I an amendment which . would include Peruna and coffee in the list or prohibited pro-hibited beverages. At this point Representative Rep-resentative Holman offered an amendment amend-ment in the form of a resolution "to table tho bill, and a little later it was proposed to send it back to the committee com-mittee for reconsideration. Nono ot these moves had the slightest effect, however, the prohibitionists or the house voting together as a solid unit. Representative Cannon, rather ot tho bill, read an amendment which he proposed to his bill in effect that inasmuch as alcohol in certain torma was useful in the case of sickness and particularly pneumonia, dispensaries where it might be had by physicians should be permitted to exist purely in the causo ot suffering humanity, or that portion of it which was really sick. "Consistency thou art a Jewel," said H. A. McMlllln, who got tho lloor. "If wo are going- to have prohibition let U3 have it, but do not let us introduce intro-duce a clause which will defeat tho whole object and purpose of the bill." Others took a hand In tho dlscuBSlon, which for some minutes waxed warm on the subject of dispensaries or no dispensaries. Upon being put to a vote the dispensary clause" and its backers were Bnowed under and only the bill as It was received from the committee would satisfy the house. Representative Archibald made a strong address in favor of state wide prohibition He spoke of the will ot the people as indicated by tho tremendous tre-mendous number of petitions which had so far been received from nearly every section of the state, and announced an-nounced himself as squarely in ravor of a prohibition which will prohibit and against dispensaries and every place else which might seek to dodge the issue or interfere in the cause of temperance. Representative Holman created a mild sensation when he got to his feet, following Representative Archibald and announced that he had j thought for some time past that there j was a nigger in the woodpile, and that ! he. was finally beginning to got a trace of him. "When this bill was in the hands of the judiciary committee, " he said, "there was for a while a noticeable tendency in favor or the dispensary idea. This cooled oft about as quickly as it began, however, and now comes Representative Cannon Can-non and announces an amendment to his own bill, after it has been reported re-ported favorably upon in almOBt its J original form by the committee, bring- ing up this same question of dispensaries. dispen-saries. Gentlemen, what does it mean?" The gentleman from Bingham Bing-ham Canyon was evidently prepared to go still farther Into the question. I but the matter was disposed of by i being put, to a vote with the result that almost the entire house voted against i the amendment. j A movement was then started to ! have the bill of Rock Pope, number 52, substituted for the Cannon measure. This, too, went to a vote but Representative Repre-sentative (Holman was the only man who had the courage to vote tor tho change. BrSgham Clegg moved an amendment striking out the clause making a violation, of the law a misdemeanor, mis-demeanor, but the idea did not appeal to the house. Just before roll call on the bill commenced Representative Representa-tive Holman again got the lloor and made an earnest argument in favor of deferring action on the bill for the present. He referred to the alleged deal between tho brewers and the county politicians and announced that he would take up this subject fully at the next tesslon. To roll call then proceeded with the result that the entire en-tire house voted for the measure with the exception of Holman, II. A. McMlllln. Mc-Mlllln. McRae and Russell. All these gentlemen took occasion to explain their votes. McRae voting last by request. re-quest. Holman and McMlllln changed their votes to aye following the roll call and then moved a reconsideration. reconsidera-tion. When the result of the votes was announced the house adjourned and the spectators prepared to depart. The senate held a very quiet session, ses-sion, passing, only two unimportant bills. Friday being Lincoln's birthday, birth-day, no session of either house will be held Friday or Saturday, the next session being on Monday afernoon. A Junket for tho benefit or both houses will bo held on Friday over the Lucin cut-off. and a large-number from both the house and senate will attend. Those who do not take tho trip will for the most part mako a flying visit to their homes. . House bill No. 149, by Hugh A. Mc-, Mc-, Allllinan act amending section 4208 |