The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-20
Badgers Compliments to spry.

/ not think the senator Is right IN saying
/ that the house is holding this bill as a
club over the senate
Badgers Compliments to Spry.
4 agree with everything the senator
4 from Salt Lake has said about this bill
creating a state machine. 1t VIII. IL
/ passed, undoubtedly create a powerful
political machine. And ] further agree
with what Senator Smith has said with
I reference to the apparent contradictory
attitude of the governor with reference to
[ the Des Moines bills and the fire and Po--
l lice bills Mr.. President, the governor of
1 the state of Utah should be the last per-
/ son on earth to object to bill that would
/ create a political machine, yet such IS
apparently his attitude.
At this point Senator Benner y. Smith
/ interrupted with a question:
Don't you think that the fire and po-
/ lice bill creates a state machne?'
II agree entirely with the senator Inc
/ fire and police bill creates political ma
+, chine-a state political machine. II was
| a bad measure"
Senator Kuchler started to ask Senator
/ Badger why he voted for the fire and
police bill, but was laughing so that he
could not Continuing, Senator Badger
! said:
| But I am willing to take this bill as it
stands with all its Objectionable features,
all of its brewery features, and pass it be-
| cause of the saving grace of local option.
/ I will vote to pass it because | know that
/ it is a step in the right direction. because
/ / know that at the first election it VIII
| make twenty-five out of tventy-seven
| counties in this state prohibition counties
| at the first election.
| Senator Hyde then said:
I would like to ask Senator Smith
/ whether or not the sitting COMMITTEE has
| considered this bill"
/ TT has not" said Senator Smith land
/ I will say frankly that If the committee
had had the time, do not think the bill
/ h1nr cd
| for myself, I wish to say I had no inten-
/ ton of considering the bill
| That certainly is frankness ITSELF said
/ Badger.
'WiH the remaining member of the COM
/ mittee be as frank" asked Hyde.
! Il thought my position was well under
| stood" said Senator Hulaniski. the re
naming member. Il have repeatedly
| stated that will never consider one way
or the other house bill 24O. while the
house declines to consider senate bill 14S.
Committee Is Sustained.
81 submit said Senator Hyde. that we
/ have expressions from the majority Of the
| committee to the effect that they will de-
| cline to consider the bill. and that being
/ so the senate should take it from their
| hands and put it to q vote"
| There were calls for the question.
| II take it the motion would require
vote of two-thirds of the members pres
t ent to prevail" said President Gardner
/ calmly.
| Badger was on his feet in moment
/ protesting. He was Gained somewhat by
| Senator kuchler. who read to him SEN
ate rule which REQUIRED a two-thirds vote
| to suspend any rule of procedure.
On a viva voce vote the chair was in
doubt. Senator Badger insisted on roll
| call. which was agreed to BY the senate
I The roll call showed this vote:
! To take the bill from the hands of the
/ committee ard bring it before the senate
] On, rTrsI-n -l11f
Horslev. Hyde- Marks. Seely, Sevy, VII
/ Gams-1e
| Against this actiou-Hulauiski. Kuchler,
/ Miller. Benner Y. Smith, John Y. Smith
| Stookey. Wilson. President Gardner-S.
| The president announced that the motion
was lost and that the bill would remain in
the hands of the sitting committee.
| Senator Miller then moved that the SEN
| ate go into executive session TO consider
! the appointments of the governor. Sen
ator Badger in opposition to the motion
| said
II call the attention Of the senate to the
fact that the passage Of the appropriation
/ bill and the confirmation of the COVER
nor's appointments brings us just that
| much nearer to adjournment without
passing any prohibition or temperance leg
| islatioD."
rs there to he any contest on the ap-
pointments Of the governor" asked Ben
ner \. Smith.
i''I am Informed that there will be-" re-
Piled Badger.
put we don't have TO confirm the ap-
pointments" insisted Smith.
| Does the senator know" asked Bad
| ger. that there is a strong movement on
foot to adjourn this evening sine die?
Badgers Change of Heart.
81 didn't. but I'd like to get in with such
a movement
II have no doubt but that the senator
| would Fellow senators, the legislature is
I in hour nnODlP have
been clamorinE for temperance legislation
and it IS within cur power to give It to
| them. We are not doing what We should
| for our constituents If we do not give
| them some legislation on this subject"
| Senator Wilson. who had been trying to
| catch the presidents eye for some mo-
/ ments, was recognized:
| There seems to have been q change of
! heart since morning" he said. The very
Individual VINO is now trying to force this
! measure upon US came to me this morning
and asked me to help smother this bill.
l told him that I would and ] am going
TO try to smother it. / will help in every
way I can to kill it.
"The individual TO whom Senator Will
son refers Is undoubtedly Senator Bad
ger" said Senator Miller. He had the
Opportunity early in this session TO give
the people of this state. to his constitu-
ency exactly what they were asking for
statewide prohibition. He voted against
prohibition and now at the last gasp of
J the Legislature ne GOIleS dskfie uS W iitlp
him get right with his constituents. He
wants to wash his skirts now, but he can
not do it
"The senator from Washington" retort-
ed Badger. hotly. voted for prohibition
early in the session and ever since that
time ne has consistently opposed every
form of Temperance legislation. He want
ed prohibition or nothing. He was asking
for no other form of legislation.
lie was asking for temperance legisa-
ton. not Badger dope" shouted Miller as
the president pounded the gavel for order,
declaring both senators to be out OF or
der.
on the motion TO go into executive ses-
sion the vote was for and against the
question Senator Kuchler then moved
that the senate "saunter' until O'Clock
tbIs morning. and this motion prevailed.
leaving the ripper brewery bill still IN the
hands of the sitting committee.
Senate bill No. Q, by Kuchler, was
passed hv the house yesterday after con-
siderable discussion of its merits. The
bill. amended provides for the compen-
sation and payment of expenses of ref
erees and payment of stenographers en-
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