Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-26
PEOPLE MAY VOTE
FOR PROHIBITION
Representative Thompson Sub.
mits Plan to Senate
This Afternoon.
ELECTION OCCURS IN JUNE.
SAYS Majority OF Member Would be
Willing a. Pass Bin With This
End in View.

Representative Orviue Thompson
spent considerable time this afternoon
in the senate chamber discussing with
senators % new means OF considering
the demand for Temperance reform.
His proposition is % introduce "a new
bin on prohibition and have 10 special
ly submitted 90 the people at the dime
when Gov. Spry's state capitol building
proposition is voted upon. This e.eCtol
viii De held i'm June and DC prohibition
is passed 4t that time il can become
effective Jan. T. 1910. Thompson SAYS
that Dee believes majority of the soma
ATE VIII stand for such "a proposition.
and that This affords practical way ID.
disposing of the question.
A fun calendar oI bills is giving the
senate long grind this afternoon.
fllteen measures are ready for pass
age, tU ut routine nature and this
means that The final grind BE- ON and
mat IL VIII NOT stop until The lcgIs-
lature ends.
At The head of the calendar is Hrin-
kerh'ff senate bin. $50. l22.
dpp OPERATING money for th. Green
river bridge The amount asked
for Is S1l 900 The largest
amount heretofore appropriated fol.
similar purposes is $4,000
new bin was brought iu thIs af-
ternouu by Brlukprh1n. creating th.
office of state bee Inspector county
bee Inspector and "a state bee commits
sion. This creates new state CONE
mission, against which much sentiment
exists.
a large number of house members
when asked their opinions ou the prop
uSltnn Co submit the matter OF urlhI-
bituu 90 the people at The june spec
ial election. declared this afternoon
that they highly favored such action
This means, they say that the l3n
might go into efioct just ass soon as
% passed at this time by both houses
of che legislature and that tno~. would
De- no argument as e. whether or uut
the people want prohibition which.
however 10 hardly 90 be disputed from
the showing made by petition and at
the wednesday night mass meeting
inc committee on labor this after
noon reported unfayorably Cauuou'a
hill, lss, relating tu the class OF work.
men who might toll ON udag.
The senate this afternoon passed
b. S. by William. conforming the
military code OF Utah 90 recent enc
actmeuts by Congress Both the
armory bOaIG hiH ana the bin passed
this Afternoon are now ou their way
70 consideration by the house.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house committee ON military ar
fairs 20 which was referred the mat
ter Of creating a board for the COM
pilation of Indian war records and APP
prOpriating $1,000 for carrying out is
provisions, reported favorably Nth
the recommendation that the appropri-
alton be cut in two. making 10 s. 600.
The same committee reported favor
ably on II. b. 1886. by Clegg, appro RI
auns $500 To pay the firm ut Ware
g. Treganza. architects. for drawing
plans and making detailed estimates
and specifications for a state Hrmory
The committee on clims and pa De-
accounts recommended that $4,000 ha
appropriated 20 William Forsborg for
injuries sustained while employed bv
the State of Utah.
The committee on education reported
fsvorably on S b. O., by J. T. SIN Oh.
establishing state llbraIy-pym-
utslum commission.