Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-15
PROHIBITION GUN
FIRED IN HOUSE
Bill by Porter Of Morgan Would
Put Legal Ban on
Liquor.
FOR UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Representative Clcue of salt Lake
Speaks strongly iii- Desire to See
The Legislature Act

Tho first gun Co bo fired from The
ranks OF tine prohibitlonists u the
house. in the form off proposed logIaia-
ton came this afternoon from Repre-
sentative Porter of Morgan county Tie
gained tho floor 90 Introduce h b o.
being au act to prohibit the manuiac-
turo and salc oft Intoxicating liquors
within the state except for mechanical
medicinal and sacramcutal purpose.
The bin. upon its Introduction, was
referred Co the house committee ON
judiciary of which Brigham llegg ni
salt Lake is chairman
n favor searching investigation in-
90 The management of tho pubic until-
ties of this city and state" said kc-
preventative Brigham ClCgg. this
morning Railroads are not tnc only
public convenience which should come
under The eye cot public utilities come
mission. such as is contemplated hy
tho house committee NAMED by the
speaker Electric light companies. tcle-
phone companies, street car companies
and others in my opinion have such
heavy hand upon the people ana The
people OF the state. through their OF
ficcrs. should Doc entitled Go regulate,
10 n consistent degree. the charges
made by such utility companies.
II might make special reference To-
one condition which obtains iu this city
at the present time think DO De-
robbery of the worst tyne and should
not bc countcnauccd by che citizens Of
tho city. ] refer to the telephone aitu-
alton Every business man iu town
SIS compelled 90 pay at least 50 % month
FOR the use OF his office telephone; and
III he desires TO put in another phone
be rs compelled 90 pay $3.50 for the
other phone. with. tn say the least, no
better service than he receives for the
81 phone
"Why should the telephone company
charge ESQ per month for business
office service. when the other company
can furnish equally aa good service.
perhaps as the higher priced phonc'
This sticks in Inc 'craw of the ordinary
business man, and the same condition
Is doubtless true with residence phones.
Tn my opinion, residence phones
should not cost more than $3.50 and Of
flee phones should not cost to exceed
81 per month. To phones cannot be-
furnished M "a profit at these figures.
then the public should know H. m the
higher price is necessary solely for
the purpose of paying high ratio of in-
terest on inordinaicly watercd stock.
then the people should know that too.
AN we want is square deal. and
INlHs pilce ioi the ieees7aile7 or IRE,
some of the companies by reason of
''''0 t,,n ,,,i,tii' ' ,u 70 nm,
amount to robbery. and nothing less
BY AN means lat as hnNc "a public utill-
ties commission
tlegg introduced this afternoon II. y.
g. In relation 10 Che manner OF begin
n'ns actions ai law
,or ~ ,et ,4,'io a. - - pto'ioi US
~ ,n",t,I1,, d.9.in,t Wv, s1,s,' '''i '''
Ashton introduced n n roiatip,- IN
HOLIDAYS ana making Eel ~ f5ncoip,q
birthday. "a legal holiday.
Speaker Robinson this afternoon am
nouneed his committee appointments
ihe committees winch are new this
year arc those on capitol and census
, o,sa uif ~ or ,5ne yoo" ,',Ie IN tne
s,,,.s,e .,i,.,,i,',r & p s,,i,,.f, ,u
I'M ,a.ses vboro fbe Lahore IN tto .cor,
mittees have been divided ths spoaker
h of ths oninion MAD mo vot,,n,e ~
business coming before the committees
will be too great for tho committees 10
handle under the CORNER rule. The
commute. memhets Follow.
kLtt Tons England, Pope, Bower,
''u..vi" ''"i''N
~ ol.LMl INT AND hNGhoSSlN9
haycock. Ashton, Nielsen, Hammond,
hay4.
FEDERAL RELATIONS AND ME
MORALS TO CONGRESS-Pa rmley.
Hays, Archibald, Ashton. Hunt
FISH AND GAME Russell Henric