The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-03
CULLEN HOTEL
BILL IN SENATE
President Gardner. by Re-
quest" introduces SubStl-
tute for Prohibition Bill.
WARM DISCUSSION STARTED
REFERENCE TO JOINT COMMIT
TEE ARoUsEs OPPOSITION.

The cullen hotel bill prepared oy the
federal bunch as q substitute measure
for the Cannon prohibition BILL vas
yesterday introduced IT. the senate
President Henry Gardner fatnered the
bin. by request" the by request pc
ing printed or the bill beneath the by
Ar. Gardner
The introduction Of the bill precipi-
tsted a lively and almost violent discus
sion of prohibition. and the reference
OF bills bearing OF the subject Presi-
dent Gardner on the introduction Of the
bill asked the unanimous consent OF the
senate 90 refer this bill and all bills
bearing on the subject 20 the commit
tees on manufacture and commerce
and judiciary. acting jointly. The real
reason for this request was SorneH hat
in the DARK II is understood. however.
that che composition Of the sommittee
on manufactures and commerce was
not exactly what the federal bunch
would wish for. and that for that reason
they wanted the consideration OF the
bill 20 come before the judiciary COM
mittee also
Where kuchler Stands
II was rumoreG yesterday afternoon
that Senator Rudolph KuchleT. chair
man Of the committee on manufac-
lures and commerce. was not the plant
tool Of the federal bunch that he had
been declared 20 be BY some Of the pro-
hi0itionis1s- Though il is understood
he is opposed to prohibition. it is also
understood that he is opposed to .
greater degree % the Cullen hotel sub
stitute- OF the others On the manufac-
lures and commerce committee. Sen
atoTs John !. Smith. Hyde and Bullen
are opposed to the substitute. and Sen
atOr Badger is Of the opinion that its
scope is not broad enough 10 answer the
purpose Were the bill referred TO this
committee alone. il is safe to predict
that the majority report, Il not the
unanimous report, would De against the
bill as presented
In asking that the judiciary commit
tee De included in the reference. Sen
atOr Gardner suggested that there was
some question as TO the constitutional
ity Of the proposed law. and that il was
within the province OF the judiciary
committee TO pass on Il.
A leBE argument was at once pre-
cipitated. The unanimous consent was
certainly lacking. Senator Hulaniski
suggested that the judiciary committee
act with the committee on nanufac-
lures and commerce There were others
On tHtlE rect III an instant IEe once
ton was not to the reference Of this
particular bill. but 70 the fact that the
presidents request included all bills Of
a similar nature. Senator Kuchler sa i'd
nothing for some time and finally arose
10 his feet and moved as an amendment
that all prohibition bills be acted on BY
the senate in committee Of the whole. in
order that each senator might 20 on
record on the subject.
On Last Peg.
In the debate. Senator Wilson. who is
an ardent prohibitionisr, said:
The liquor interests are on their last
peg Their hope TOW hinges on the
constitUtionslity Of the law presented
today"
Senator Kuchler asked Senator Wis
son il he knew the contents OF the bill
introduced by Senator Gardner Viii
son answered.
'Oh. I think I do
Finally, on vote. the presidents re-
quest 70 refer the particular bill to the
joint committee was granted but the
motion TO refer AL other bills on the
same subject 70 the joint committee
was lost b. a vote Of u to ?. Senator's
Benner Y. Smith and Wilson being the
only ones voting for such reference.