Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-11
MINORITY LOSES
ON CANNON BILL
Famous Prohibition Measure
Reaches the House and
0ratory is UnCorked.
AMENDMENTS TO IT BOB UP
Prominent Politicians Arc Closctcd
with Governor Sprl la His pri-
yntc Omcc This Afternoon.

Bulletin 2.3O %. m.-Thc house Has
Killed the minority reports of both
Holman and Clcpg and adopted the
Thompson motion, making the major
ity report the report of the commit
tee on Cannon's Prohibition bill.
The bill b. now being debated ON
the floor.
Col. I'd Loose, who has returned
from Washington. where hc was in
conference with senator Reed ~moot,
accompanied by Postmaster Glove.
I'd CalIister and number OF Kcpub-
Hcan party leaders are closctcd la
Gov William spry's Office.
This afternoon Cannou's prohibition
bin came up as special order in the
house. and there is every indication
that a nood of oIatory win be- Boa order
as soon as the various motions schcd-
ulcd have been disposed Of Among
the motions on the urOgum d. that OF
Thompson. who moves to adopt the re-
port Of the majority OF the committee.
which rs 10 favor of the BILL Hol-
mans role viii be to Introduce a mo-
ton in favor OF the adoption OF the
minority report. which fayors the KILL
Ing of the bill without undue ceremony.
Clcgg also has a. minority report ~ IIcn
he win move be considered and adopt
ed. Clepgs amendments provide for
the manufacture and sale of liquor for
medicinal and sacramento purposes.
III the majority report De- adopted, and
Il D. generally conceded that nc VIII be.
POue has an amendment which provides
for the establishment OF dlspensarios.
one I'm each county 90 De- established at
the discretion Of the county commits
sioncrs OF each county for the dispens-
Ing OF liquor upon physicians prescrip-
tions. each order 20 be accompanied
by an affidavit from a physician MAX
ing out the prescription 10 the effect
that stimulauts are necessary for the
health " his patient who shall DE
named on the affidavit Under Pope's
amendment only one pint Of liquor can
BE- sold at a time ON each prescription
SENATE GETTING READY.
A key word has been found for advo-
Gates Of the administration liquor bin.
II Is: Don't boost for prohibition.
boost for high license, that's the
thing" The same people who former
~ raised the cry: Beat Thompson
with Lynch" and then at "a later date;
BEAT Bransford with Plummer' now
shout Beat prohibition with the Gull
len hotel bill" only the Cullen hotel
bin they masquerade under the name
of regulation
The belief that there are enough SEM
ators who can be lined up against pro-
dbition 10 prevent It's being passed by
the senate rs now growing While the
senators shun the subject as n u
were a loaded bomb 70 is known that
many quiet meetings are being held,
that 10 members OF the senate have
Joined a league on the matter. and that
new bills win be drawn up which are
calculated 20 make such serious con-
cessions 10 the prevailing sentiment
that the people viii accept these con-
rcssions as a sop, and viii not fight
for the ultimate concession OF state
wide prohibition.
PLOT THICKENs.
An effort this afternoon to find out
who were in the league of 10, developed
the fact that Senator hyde knew OF
meetings but would not discuss them
and that Senator Bullcn also knew uf
them as well as Senator Badger and
several others. AL however. refused
90 discuss them u detail except TO
urge that they were sure absolute pro-
hibition would not pass. and that they
favored the best possible bin that could
be drawn that falls short of this abso-
lutte hnality.
Several of the senators agree that
the clause making the saloons a part
Of the political assets of any party iu.
power viii not receive their Consldern-
Non any more than "a clause making the
prohibition absolute and statewide
~ THE SENATE
The senate session this afternoon
was brief and uuimportaut senator
Badger brought Boa bin 80. 100 relating
10 special taxes 100 cities
$ b l06 also by Badger. relates TO
the width of public highways.
81 H. los by Badger amends tho laws
concerning fees of public officials.
s. B l09. By Hunuish relates 10
railroads. and ls meant 10 protect rail-
road property from theft 10 provides
puniahmeuts for stealing brass julru-
al bearings. or other parts OF l0como-
lives Anyone receiving such stolen
property De- also 90 be- guilty OF "a felony
under the BIN
The special order for this afternoons
work was s. 10 30 by Badger relating
10 employment offices. m socks tO reg
ulate these offices go that the "shiator'
agencies win Dee eliminated Among its
provisions ls one that uo employment
agency can send "a girI t1 place of
bad rcputo non can 10 be- located Do "a
saloon
In the scnntr This afternoon none of
the standing committee Has ready t'
report and soon att.r the session was
called. there appearing to Dee nu buHI-
ness of pressing Importance to come
before inc house. senator Kuchler of-
fered motion Go the effect chat when