The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-25
FEDERAL BUNCH
TAKEN DOWN LINE
Senate Kills Cullen Hotel Meas
ure on Prohibition Question
Without Apologies.
THREE BILLS YET REMAIN
TWO IN SENATE AND ONE IN
HOUSE.

The Cullen hotel bin, for saloon regula-
ton, by Gardner. "by request" yesterday
met the fate of its fellows and was
promptly killed The Cullen hotel bill.
called such because t was drawn at that
hotel by the federal bunch, was prepared
and submitted when the prohibition agi-
tation was at its height.
Fearful lest prohibition should pass the
legislature If some regulation measure
were not substituted. the federal bunch
decided TO prepare such a substitute to
divert public attention from prohibition.
IN TINS they were only partially success
Iu'. IL did, how ever have the effect of
StetnnlinS the agitation for prohibition to
such an extent that the senators who hdd
a large number of constituents clamoriug
Tor legislation had the opportunity to give
tn people at home an excuse. however
lame for voting against prohibition
The Real Legislature.
The federal office holders appointed a
committee Of three, composed of Hiam
T. Booth, United States district attorney:
James H. Anderson, deputy collector If
internal revenue, and J. L. EldTedge, as
SaNeT-in-charge OF the government ASSAY
office to draft a bill providing for strin-
gent regulations 4 bill was prepared and
the inner circle met to consider it. Only
one or two members of the state legisla-
ture were at the meeting, hut there was a
fun representation OF the political leaders
The meeting 10 consider the proposed
measure was held in the Cullen hotel at
the call Of {. e Loose. state chairman.
ana national committee man of the Re
publican party. Governor SpTy and a full
delegation Of federal office holders at
tended the gathering The biN was ap-
proved and at the request of tine bunch
Introduced in the senate by President
Gardner
Making Good With Breweries.
The cullen hotel bill took the licensing
power from he cities and counties of the
state aud placed It in the hands of a conf
mission comp Jsed of the governor, the
secretary of state AMI the attorney gen
cral- 1t apparently provided very strict
regulation for the saloons. but placed no
restrictions on brewaTy-0W ned saloons.
The purpose Of the federal bunch I'm in
trouuctnS the Cullen hotel bill was too
apparent to avail them much and another
bill was necessary. u the second substi-
tute prepared the hand of the federal
bunch was not so apparent. Ostensibly the
committee on manufactures and COM
rerce is IA altering the second substitute,
which provides for county local option and
regulation
When the cullen hotel bill was intro
duced it was referred to the committees
on manufactures and commerce and iu-
dietary. It is safe to say that this joint
committee gave TO the bill little OF no at
tentiOn. No formal meetings ii the joint
committee were held Before the senate
met yesterday poll of the members OF
member expressed himself as opposed 20
the measure. Then the report was drawn
and submitted to the senate at yesterdays
session There were no dissenting votes
og the adoption of che committee report
killing the bill.
Result of the Slaughter.
The senate mas now killed three bills
resulting from the prohibition agitation.
and the house has killed two The other
bills killed IN the senate were one by HUI
laniski. for saloon regulation. and the
Cannon prohibition bill. The house killed
the Porter prohibition bill and fhe Pope
anti-tTeatinS bill
The senate coT1mittec or manufactures
and commerce has under consideration tn.
BaCger substitute, providing for county
local option and regulation, and resolu-
ton by Badger providing for submitting
L. the people at the next general election
a proposed constitutional amendment for
statewide prohibition. Before the house
judiciary committee is the Mcmillan coun-
tx local option and restriction bill, No. 126.