Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-02
OPEN SESSION
ON PROHIBITION
House Judiciary Committee viii
Listen to Arguments To-
morrow Night.
DISCUSS JUVENILE LAWS.
Busy Session Held This Morning
Many Petitions Arc Received
New Measure.

The cullen hotel Ilauor bill has
found H. place In the records ut the
senate. having been introduced in the
session this afternoon by President
Gardner. Whether from bushiulncse
or some other unknown cause. Prc~i-
dent Gardner was Ioath to have IL ap-
near that lac was the father OF
the bill In an that the term may mean.
aud this In spite OF the fact that it,
parcnthood has been traced ~ COM
plctcly.. The Utah county -olon dc
sired the record to show that the bin
was introduced by him "by request
which was done. Tie Cullen hotel
bill. the first of the measures framed
with the intention OF defeating the Of
ficinI bill drawn 10y the Auti- saloon
League of Utah. or al least Of flooding
the committee with confounding ideas
upon the subject ct liquor legislation.
has been numbered senate bill SO and
was this afternoon referred TO COM
mittce in formal manner.
The important bill Of this after
moons session was the ono Introduced
by senator Bcnncr n smith Of this
city. known a. thc insurance depart
mcnt bill. II Is intended to supplant
the Stookcy bill with the same end In
view and bears the endorsement Of the
life aud fire underwriters of this state
aud T. said 10 he modelled after the
most approved forms of similar lcgis-
Istlon ON the statute books of other
states.
Ten other bills were introduced this
afternoon. making today a record
breaker ia the senate in this respect.
The first surrender OF the liquor
forces occurred in the senate today,
when President Gardner. In introduce
ing the Cullen hotel bill, asked that
the senate committee on Judiciary be
associated with the committee on
manufactures and commerce In the
consideration OF the bill. The mcm-
bers OF the judiciary committee were
not willing 90 do 80 aud quite lengthy
debate was IN progress on the floor up
To the time OF going to press. Prcsi-
dent Gardner announced his purpose
in making this request to he in the
reason that certain points of constitu-
tlonalitY arc involved la the measure.
Another interesting session OF the ju-
dietary committee was hold again this
morning The committee had under
consideration tho juvenile court bills
introduced by Representative Ashton.
The committee held a meeting on the
subject yesterday morning, when con-
siderable discussion onsuod AS 10 the
ACCESSIBILITY Of establishing detention
homes IN the various counties under
the provisions Of the bill.
This morning the phase Of tho bin
pertaining Ia the curfew law came be-
fore the committee. Guardello Brown,
chief probation officer of the Salt Lake
county Juvenile court favoring the pro-
vision In he law making the age limit
Tor curfeW regulation rs years. Abel
John Evans OF Provo opposed the age
limit sd opposed q only in as FAR as
the bin should apply TO cities OF the
third class
came Up before the committee rose,
and that as 20 the right given to-Suv-
emile judges by the proposed measure,
10 order the release OF any boy or girl
committed 20 the state Industrial school
when In his Judgment conditions war
ranted This provision WIS warmly
defended by T.. C. Ashton. who faith
ers the bill and By Guardello Brown.
while IL was Just as warmly opposed
by Charles Hollingsworth, a member
OF the Industrial school board, and
Supt Thomas of the Industrial school.
The reason for the opposition was Civ
en- that such authority ON the pant OF
judges would destroy discipline at the
school
ROADS AND BRIDGES
The committee on roads and bridges
held session this morning, having
under consideration the seven good
rOods measures submitted by the good
roads convention recently held iu this
city. The provisions of the bin are
being carefully gone over and con-
siderable time will be required before
the committee ls ready 90 report them
back 90 the house.
State Food and Daily Inspector John
Peterson states that he win have his
proposed food and dairy act ready 90
introduce to the legislature hy Thurs
day 1.-The bill provides that every man
shall get what be- pays for in the line
Of food products said Mr. Peterson
this momiuE "Ouly that and nothing
more, and ] do mot see why any body
should oppose such "a law as that"
When IT, p. N was called uu as a
special order On tho house this after
noon. a substitute was offered for that
measure. as we'll ass FOR III, b. 50. the
substitute offered covering am the pro-
visions, iu better foIm than both the
other bills The FIRST named n. 3d. ~.
was introduced by Russell wuile II. -.
or was presented hy McCackcu. Both
measures contained provisions aimed ut
Tho social CIVIL and upon hcins heard