Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-05
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FOR PROHIBITION
Favorable Report is Made to the
Members to Secure
Open Debate.
ENGINEERING STATION BILL
l. tp for Third Reading Today-tirc-
mems Fund Bnl il Considered m
Committee ON Corporations.

Ihe house judiciary committee this
afternoon reported favombly to tho
house 81. B. No. 81 the Cannon prohibit
ton bill. All members OF the commit
tee were ia favor Of passing the meas
ure up 70 the house for consideration.
although az least one member Is I'M
comprumislngly opposed TO prohibition
ana one or two others, while not op-
posed 10 aboIshinR "thc liquor evll'
are antagonistlc 20 what they term
"railroadng' tho bin through.
A minority report was presented by
Representative Holman of Bingham.
who, it viii be- remembered. was one of
three who voted against a proper OBJ
servancc OF the Sabbath by closing
places Of amusement
When the measure was taken up In
committee this morning, an informal
discussion was had upon what action
would be taken with regard to re-
porting IL back 10 the house, which
finally resulted In the adoption of q
formal motion to report IL favorably.
Two OF three members were not pres
emit al the time, but they acuuiesCed. lt
is understood. Ia the r"commendation
OF the majority and decided to join
with them In reporting the bill back
So that discussion could be had upon
the merits Of the measure upon the
floor OF the house. II Is understood
the bin viii be made a special order for
Monday afternoon.
UP TO THIRD READING.
The only measure up for third read
ing in the lower branch of the legis-
laturo today IS H. r. No. o. by Thomp-
son, which is an act providing for the
establishment of an engineering expert
ment station IN connection with the
state school OF mines. The measure
provides that the management OF the
station shall be under the control Of
the regents OF the University Of Utah.
who shall appoint a stan consisting Of
the director and heads OF the engineer
ing departments Of the state school OF
mines and such other persons as the
regents shall appoint. 10 direct the az.
fairs Of the station
The station Is authorized to carry on
experiments which would tend TO bene-
iit the industrial interests Of the state,
or wOurld be for the public good. or
add 20 the sum OF human knowledge
The sum of $1,000 Is appropriated by the
measure for the establishment OF the
proposed experiment station. the first
year of the Institution being designated
20 begin July J. 1909.
The house committee ON municipal
corporations this morning had up Tor
consideration n. b. 20, by Clegg. pro-
yiding for the establishment OF a fire.
mems fund Committees from the fire.
mems organizations of ogden and salt
Lake were at the meeting. giving tho
side Of the firemen and representing
their interests IN the matter. No action
was determined on until further consid-
Grafton can be given the measure.
REP. THOMPSON HEARD.
Representative Orville Thompson
from Willard county was the next
speaker. IN strong terms Mr. ThOmp-
M denounced the liquor interests. who
.ere busy circulating the report that
prohibition does not prohibit. PRO
hibition does prohibit" said Mr..
Thompson" ana that S. the main rea-
brewers are now 50 busy lighting
against It." The Speaker pointed out
how his own town OF Scipio, had been
cursed with a saloon until the people
decided that they no Longer had room
Tor IL and the saloon keeper was forced
10 move 10 some other location. As a
Republican whose interest was with
the party, MI Thompson urged upon
the members OF the legislature TO en-
act a prohibltory law, placing the ban
on liquor, and predicted that in such a
course only lay the salvation OF the
Republican party m Utah.
Representative John ~ Henry 81
PanEultch followed Mr.. Thompson. He
spoke OF the desire OF the people of his
section Tor prohibition. MI Henry
like Representative Thompson. served
in the legislature before, and HIS re-
marks bore evidence of the calm iudE
ment ana forethOught he had put in
10 the question. Il am for prohibition.
statewide prohibition" said Mr.. Henry
..N. F. 81
OF the people OF Utah want and will
insist upon having prohibition
Hon. William IT. King. eN-Congress-
man from Utah followed next
Alexander buchanan then introduced
the resolution which appears al the
head of the column. Seconding speeches
were made by HyTum N. smith. Dr
Fuller and Heber j Grant OF the Anti
saloon league Chairman j. N. S1odahl
closed the meeting with an earnest APP
peal 90 the citizens 10 arrange other
similar gathering lu the different
districts of the city Some OF the mem
beers OF the legislature are in doubt
as 10 the popularity or taiB nlsYe-
ment FOR prohibition" said AR Slo-
dahl, land such meetings AS these
where the people can have the privilege
/ OF demonstrating their interest .n such
am emphatic manner VII DO most cf-
D N'hNlNNrs
d. ~ No. 100. by McCracken by re-
quest relating Go The sale OF real estate
for taxes and the distribution of moulca
| from the same was introduced 900 the
/ house TODAY
Tho committee on salaries and fees
| today reported ftyouuly ON senate
| BIN 80. Toby Marksrelatiye Go the sal
aries of certain state officials The sched
/ ale aa ID appears Iu the new bin "a an
/ follows. Governor $4,000. Secretary
| of state. 5000. TraasurorSl BOO. Audit
/ or. $4,000. Attorney General, So 1000,
! superlntud0ut of Public Instruction.
l 81 900
"a. B so lUl hy Barnette. relating
I to annual corporation licenses, WAS iu-
I truduoCd loo the house today Tho hill
provides that section ldbH6 Compiled
/ Laws OF Iuh. 1901 be amended to pro-
I Flde that "HI corporations organized
| under. and lv N.rtIe of ihc laws ~
l thia state and under Che laws uf Tho
l Territory of Utah. ana also corpora
l tona doing business Oh this state. cN-
D rauf a. hereinafter urDVldfd. are here.