Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-03
SHOW OF COLOR
ON PROHIBITION
Senate Session Yesterday Brings
Out Some Interesting
Information.
PERTINENT QUESTION ASKED
"By Whose Request Did President
Gardner Introduce the Cullen Hotel
Bill2"--Reciprocal Obligation.

by whose request did President Hem
~ Gardner introduce in the state sem
ate "by request" the Cullen hotel bill?
Recalling tho South Carolina dispen-
Fary scandals, member Of the senate
asked OF another member yesterday
afternoon whether this bin was any
thing more or less than an effort To
"Tnlmanize" Utah.
Nobody. however, had the hardihood
to inquire Of President Gardner "by
. whose request he acted" in bringing i'm
the Cullen measure nor yet by whose
request ne admitted his lack OF faith
i'm the committee on commerce and
manufactures, after seeing this COM
mittee on the firing line for three long
weeks.
The Cullen measure is not in the
hands of the committee considering AN
other temperance legislation, nor is 20
in the hands of the committee which
viii consider the temperance legislation
yet 70 be brought in BY the special
request of the president Of the senate
when he put his bill upon the table of
Ben Bachman, it goes to joint com
mittee composed OF the judiciary COM
mittee and the committee on manufac-
lures and commerce.
DEVELOPS A FIGHT.
This request Of President Gardner.
made while he was I'm the chair as
presiding officer and when special
weight attaches to any request upon the
courtesy of senate members. stirred
lLe senate TO a pitch OF fighting heat.
THE request is made clearly for a
purpose" was the way that Senator
Hyde peered through the move behind
its outer covering. Il am willing To
accede TO a personal request of tho
president that his own bill go where
inc wishes IL to go" he continued, "but
J am not willing 20 concur in amy
movement to have all other similar
legislation follow the course OF this
bil 1t is not an opportune time 90
De changing committees"
senator Miller colored visibly as Do
arose TO declare his opposition. even TO
The wish of the president unless Tao
were willing strictly to limit his re-
quest TO this one bill.
Rudolph Kuchler visiby showed the
strain of the fight when he arose as
chairman of the committee it was az
one time hoped would "bury-her-
deep" by declaring in an agitated voice
that he wanted tho entire senate to
sit as a committee of the whole on
these bills, let every man show forth
exactly where he stood.
Who's afraid 20 show where he
stands?" was the immediate retort Of
Miller and Kuchlor FASTENED TO ex-
plain that he meant no reflection on
any member Of the senate.
FINALLY SUCCEEDS.
In spite of the almost unanimous
opposition to allowing President Gard
uer to switch the bin into a large COM
mittee, a majority Of whose members
would be dependable" the president
insisted on forcing his request. When
voted on that all temperance
measures go to a joint committee. only
one vote stood with the president.
Then insisting still on his right out
of Senatorial courtesy to have his
own bill (by request) go whore he
wished, he succeeded In having the
Joint committee named to consider
1T.
When asked after the session why
ne had declared the seeking for
Joint COMMITTEE by the president was
done for a purpose" Senator Hyde
said; Look at the makeup OF the
committee" and he would not discuss
tho matter further.
The members of the manufactures
and commerce committee are kuchler,
John Y. Smith, Bullen Hyde, and
Badger Since public attention has
been centered upon finding out
whether this committe were being de-
pended upon 10 make a graveyard for
prohibition legislation. John Y. smith
Badger. and hyde. a voting majority,
have so expressed themselves that
hope of diverting their votes t.
"smothering" moment has been
abandoned.
RETURNS OBLIGATION.
lust so the hope Of having a senate
member introduce the Cullen bill was
similarly abandoned out OF force, and
The man whom Col. Ed Loose had
Imported for senate president was
brought forward TO fulfill a return
obligation. To realign the forces so
badly shattered in the developed at
utudes OF members OF the manutac-
turers and commerce committee, tho
only hope was 10 recruit from the
Judiciary committee OF which Senator
Bonne X smith Is chairman, ana
senator Hulanisk Miller, Badger,
Wilson, HYDE and Marks are members.
Benncr y. Smith and Hulanisld OF
the committee are counted against
prohibition, Senator Hulaniski having
declared Yesterday that no power on
earth could ever force him 10 vote FOR
a prohibition bill
AS tho matter now stands. the Cul-
lon bill is In the hands OF the special
Joint committee while the prohibition
petitions are Ia tho hands OF inc
committee on manufactures and COM
IIrrpa NNhaf will n8uUan 10 NuIure