The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-10
Many Amendments Offered.

Immediately after the reading of the
governors communication. the senate Dro-
ceeded to consider the senate substitute
| for prohibition Senator Hulaniski moved
| as an amendment that the provisions of
| the bill do not apply TO cities Of over L. go
| inha Ditants. tEat such cities be allowed
| to vote as a Unit on the prohibition ques-
/ ton. Senators Hula1Iskk Euchler and
| Stookey spoke in favor OF the amend
ment and Senators Badger and Wilson
| against it.
On a vote the amendment was lost the
only ones voting for it being Senators
kuchler. Hulaniski, Stookey. Seely and
Bsnner y. Smith, These five senators
voted as a unit for all the amendments
and for some Of them they also secured
| the votes of Senators Miller, Brinkerhoff
and Marks.
Senator Miller introduced as an amend
.nent the substitution of the entire new
Cannon bill. now in the house for the
entire bill. but this was promptly voted
down. The new Cannon bill provides for
submitting the prohibition question TO the
people with the state as q unit in the
election.
The only important amendment that
was passed was the one striking out SEE.
ton 50. the section providing for a special
election throughout the state 20 adops
statewide prohibition. This smendm7u
vas introduced by Senator Kuchler and
finally acceded to by the supporters of
the bill.
Other amendments voted down were
tl-Uc0 BlOf iuitlE lDI lt EllEllliln ZION OF the
anti-treating clause, for q provision per
hitting the sale of liquor in public din
ing rooms and clubs defining Intoxicating
liquors as containing ~ instead Of / per
cent alcohol. repaying losses caused to
stock and property by the enactment OF
prohibition law. changing the hour OF
closing from in the evening to midnight
making the state board of examiners the
state licensing board.
During the argument Senator Wilson
said that If the governor had announced
his position IN his message at the begin
ming of the session the passage Of a local
option and regulation law would have
been simplified. He said that he differed
from the governor out that he was will
ing TO strain point and give him what
he wanted.
Kindergarten Methods.
Senator Badger said the bin before the
senate was a com promise measure and
that in having it drawn as it was the
purpose was that ii might pass the house
He said that the house should be con-
sidered in the matter. Senator Benner y
Smith said that was kindergarten tactics
He said that Il they were going TO submit
what they intended doing 10 the house
before taking any action il would be a
wise thing TO abolish the senate as q part
of the legislative body and leave all Of the
lswmaking to the house.
In a short talk Sena eOr Benuer Y Smith
explained that his reason for fighting
the enactment of the senate substitute
was not because ne opposed prob ibitior,
as principle. but because he was unaI-
terably opposed to any enactment that
would abr!dge The tight of local self
government.
IF all the liquor in the wored were
piled up here. he said, and / had the
assurance that there would be 10 more
manufactured I would be the first TO set
lire to it And If the supporters of this
bill will allow of an amendment making
the municipality the unit in local option
elections l will vote for the bill and fight
for it.
II do not think that the people Of Wa
satch county should tell US how we should
govern our affairs in salt Lake county.
neither do J believe that the town of
Bingham should tell Us in Salt LAX,
City whether or not We should have sa-
icons am opposed 10 the measure and |
will vote against it as it now stands"
Senator Badger asked the indulgence Of |
the house while he explained his attitude ]
or prohibition Then he began his roast |
Of the Deseret News and officials of the
Mormon church. saying in part:
The Badger spsech.
"Mr- President, ! a iohibitionist |
and have always been nrohibitionfsf in I,
the sense that / have felt that prehibi- |
ton was right aim and an ultimate |
goal. But It has seemed to me that there
were questions of the right time and right /!
means for the establishment of prob!Di-
tor that should BE carefully considered |
bT wise friends of this great reform And /
il is because it has seemed TO me q at we |
were gong too hastily about the matter |
and because / have felt that the means |
used in forcing the law through the leg
stature were reprehens ibIe and were sub /
and the rights of citizenship, J nave re-
sisted an effort to do what 7 nave al |
ways hoped would DC accomplished il q |
timely and self-respecting manner. So |