Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-29

er peDitenflary anu reform scnoOi-
:, The enrolment committee re
AZ ported that II. +. %, n bill TO pro
D. vide for the payment Of the contin
gent expenses OF the assembly, has
h, been forwarded to the governor 10
executive action.
&c Bennion presented II. r. =; q
% prevent snow biOckades on punh'
IS highways.
4, Reid presented II. +. 20, a bill L
;. prevent the heniing Of sheet
n within two mikes Of towns and VII
= lagrs! -.
. Pierce presented II. +. 50, a bill
: 10 provide that the term heirs OF
: other words Of Inheritance shall
a not be Necessary to convey estates IN
: fee simple.
II. +. o, Hammond,s liquor bill,
was taken up ON It's seeond reading,
when the author Of the lill moved
that the substitute presented by the
, minority report be adopted in lieu
thereof. The substitute presented
made the minimum license $500 and
the maximum =, 900.
Allen was opposed to the suhsti-
tute. IL had been said that we have
solves" here, but he had seen none.
This city. be thought, was as free
from dives rs any other on the lace
OF the earth. He thought the liquor
traffic was under good control. The
people OF Utah were n temperate,
honest and frugal people, but he did
not believe that they were prohibit
tionists-that they were teetotalers.
He was in favor Of leaving the mat
I ter just where II was.
Thurman thought there was but
one point Of difference after all, and
that was the amount TO he charged
for Licenses. He was opposed to en- |
perimenting with laws, when those |
existing at the present time Isere |
working very well. The argument /
pfthe gentleman that the higher the
license the more good VIII result |
was hardly logical. IL 1t were, then
the 5000 proposed to be charged was
not high enough. Let US double up
on it-treble on Is. II the dive keep
ers are struggling now 10 keep up n
living, let us not pull down TO their
level the respectable dealers in the |
community. There can't any OF us
afford to experiment with the ques-
ton on a proposition that We know
nothing about. IL is a question OF
grave importance, and there is no
general complaint in the Territory
today because of the extrerDe low
license, and we havegone far enough
until a further demand be made
upon us. There are some liquor men
who would Ike n higher license
some who would like lower, but
they are not the criterion. They
generally speak for self-intefest.
BenniOn was opposed TO the origi-
nal bill because il raised the minim-
lm license. Now, however, he was
in favor Of the substitute, because il
gave greater latitude.
Greer thought both political pattie- !
were in favor OF high license. Under :
.he present law saloons had grown
and multiplied. In Provo there was :
me saloon TO every 1000 inhabitants. !
Ind in Nephi about the sans ratio. :
u both parties are in favor of high
license he did not think there would 2
le any danger OF an experiment.
There was n wail-a wall came up !
rom the people two years ago. Ii Is
merely n matter Of judgment at best,
md he did not believe that all the
wisdom Of the Territory was concern 2
rated within these walls.
Ferry ohjected. For fifteen years 4
&c had lived under a so-eaIIed pro- "
libition law, where there was ffio-e !.
,ack door and drug store drinking :
han there was in other places.
When he had gone back to Michi- 4
an, he had pointed with pride TO :
he good results following a moder- a,
tely high license in Utah. The 6,
:, OOO-a-year license had proved a g
allure in Michigan and other 81
laces. Let well enough alone.
Stewart was in favor Of the sub &
ltute. He did not believe Il was x
'ell TO let well enough alone. Every Al
.ep that had been taken in favor Of y
Ugh license had brought about a n,
etter condition OF affairs. The m
neutrality-suspicious. policy was =
opposed 70 any Improvement IN any on
.rection. He was heartily in favor =
giving each town or ely in the
erritory a chance TO put on a high 4,
,eilse " she Inhabitants should -
el inclined to do 80. These should
given more freedom. Let every
wn and county decide for them-
Ives whether or not they desire
experiment in this matter. ,
Russell did not believe that the
P Of the tree had been reached.
ar experience. so far, in the mat
T OF high license was decidedly =
usfectOry. This was an age Of
Of progress, Of expert 4
ent, and so far as he was con-
rned he represented the ideas Of
constituents when he raised his !
nee In support Of the substitute. ri.
Hammond-AH the speakers on
e subject have pointed with pride To
the excellent control that We have W
er the liquor interests, but when
cay that we have gone far
ough, that we should let well
ough alone, we might as well saw
at we Will stop all progress. The
Iffic makes beasts Of men and fills
7 JailS with criminals; rohs the
I'D Of its father and the mother of NJ
husband, and entails expense HI
on the territory and the cities po'
sreof. do not believe that we have lG
'gressed far enough on this mat
As 10 the liquor men combin-
TO defeat the law, this is the very oce
son why some action should be -
EN-. In some States in the Union N A
liquor dealers have become SO NJ
ing as to control the politics Of
fr States. This should never he
WED to become the fact in Utah. III
ere Is no question as to the senti-
Mt OF the people % Utah on this
suon. The only change made in Y 3
existing question was changing
maximum license to 5000.
n rising vote the substitute was ny
pied. -
imball then moved to amend by p,
king out the $1,000 and making il
", but this was also lost.
was then filed for its third read =
iessrs. Pierce and Hatch were sp- III
tied n committee of conference I I'm
he part Of the House on c. F. 4 wal
he chair laid before the House
report OF the chancellor OF the
yersity Of Deseret, but before II AND
d be considered motion to nd Prose
II was carried.
COUNCIL. -
r Jan. g, . pm. a an9T +
Z: Riehards introduced a bill 'A" !
luing section lGlCompiled Laws nv,