The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
LIQUOR BILLS
TO BE REVISED
BY COMMITTEES
Six Members of Senate, Six of
House and Governor Will
Try to Reach Agreement.
PROPOSE A MODIFICATION
OF THE BADGER PLAN
EARLY CLOSING WILL BE Elk.
OPTION
FEATURES RETAINED.

The liquor question is in process Of
undergoing reconstruction. Six MEM
bers from the senate and six members
from the house and the governor are
1aboring with rolled-up sleeves on
brand new bill that is designed to bear
the balm of Gilead to all concerned.
The liquor question had pretty tough
shedding in the legislative body yester-
day. A big fight was due on the floor
of the house at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. Then the matter was put over
until 2. Meanwhile the governor got
busy, with the result that Speaker Rob
inson. when the special order was
called, delivered speech much after
this fashion:
Must Do Something.
Gentlemen of the House: The special
order for this hour is what is known as
the liquor bills. In view that for lack
Of time from now on II will be useless to
pass any measures that are not satisfac-
tory to the governor. While the governor
is the executive, he is likewise a part
of the legislature; indeed, he is a big fic-
tor in legislation. Hence, as I have said,
it will be useless for the house or senate
to pass legislation that will not meet Eith
executive approval. In view of this. in
view that matters should not be balled
up, have TO suggest that in order to
facilitate the business of the session the
four bills relating to the liquor question
be referred to a special committee Of six,
who. with a like committee of the senate
shall confer with the governor. and that
/ from these several bills new biil-one
that viii be satisfactory to house and
senate-be formulated and that the same
may be presented to this house on Mon
day. Therefore, / request that authority
to name this committee be given me. We
must not adjourn without having enacted
some good Law on the liquor question.
Committees Are Named.
Following Mr.. Robinson's remarks,
motion prevailed for the appointment
of a conference committee of six, to act
Eyith a like committee from the senate
and the governor. The speaker first
named this committee: Davis. Clegg,
Hansen, White, Barnett, Robinson.
There was objection to the personnel
of the committee by Mr.. Thompson,
who said the selections were not fair
to the prohibitionists
Isn't it true, Mr.. Thompson" asked
MIR. Holman. that the same rule ap-
plies to the other extreme?"
Il do not think it does.'' said Mr..
Thompson. after long hesitation.
Not for Either Side.
Mr.. Robinson said that he had made
naming members who were not radical
either way.
Later in the day White asked TO be
excused from acting on the committee.
and Wootton was appointed in his
place. Inasmuch as the house held a
night session, Speaker Robinson re-
tired from the committee and named
Pope I'm his place.
In the senate this was the member
ship named: Williams, Marks. Stookey.
Bullen, Horsley, Benner y. Smith.
Amendments Decided Upon.
This joint committee met with the
governor last night in the executives
office. The session lasted about three
hours, but the governor was not present
all Of the time, being called away for
another appointment.
The two committees practically agreed
upon two of the main features of the
proposed new bill: County local option.
except in Salt Lake and Ogden; the eff
fort to include within the exemption
from county local option Bingham Can
yon and Park City failed: hotels and
restaurants will be permitted to sell
liquor in public dining rooms which
contain no booths; changing hours of
closing saloons from o'clock in the
evening to 10 or lit is understood an
attempt will be made to extend this
houf to midnight In order that persons
coming from theatres may have a
"nighteap-"
Otherwise, it is said. the Badger bill
will be practically unaltered. Pope's
anti-treating bin is sure to be killed.
Some of the best features of McMillan's
county local option bill, house bill No.
l26, may be taken account of. Cannon's
county dispensary proposition will have
short shrift.
Altogether, the Badger bill be So
changed and modified as to make its
operation practicable
There will be another meeting of the
joint bodies today. when the hope of
those interested is that a satisfactory
measure will be agreed upon.
Senator Williams is the chairman Of
the joint committee