Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-15
ADJOURNMENT IN
HOUSE THE PLAN
Movement Appears to Have
Gained Strength Since
Saturday.
THE ARMORY BILL is PASSED.
This Measure Assures Building OF
Quarters for the National Guard
or Utai--Committee Busy.

Tile joiut conference COMMITTEES on
liquor legislation win present to both
houses tomorrow morning in the form
OF joint committee bin an entirely
now liquor measure OF regulation along
the lines indicated in other columns.
relcgatiug an previous measures seek
ing prohibition. regulation or local op-
ton
This bin win be bought out stimuli
taueously on the floors Of both houses
no committee reference being necessary.
Current opinions among members OF
both houses indicate that this bin viii
be- passed without opposition. IL will
then 80 to- the governor for his action:
and expressed opinion on the point ia
20 the effect that the conference bill
win be such that it viii meet with his
approval.
The movement Co force an adjourn
ment of the legislature before the COM
pletion of the business before the ses-
sion, which had its iucipiency Satur-
day afternoon. seemed 10 gather re-
newcd strength iu the house this morn
Ing I'm fact. certain factions Of the
lower branch made no secret this
morning Of their intention to put a
motion 20 adjourn before the house
Immediately upon the submission by
the special committee named 10 con
slider and make recommendation on
the bills proposing the regulation OF
the liquor traffic, in case such report
was not TO their liking These fac
lions claim % have sufficient backing
I among the members TO carry the ado
loufuluCut and that in this way only
can those Of the members who DO not
approve of the action OF the commit
tee ana OF the legislature as "a whole
in regard 10 liquor legislation emphas-
I've such disapproyal The question OF
the legality of such action does not
seem TO trouble those advocating the
proposed move.
It is claimed by some that any
motion 70 adjourn by the house alone,
/ without the consent of the senate.
/ would be useless. as the constitution
/ provides that neither branch Of the
/ legislature shall adjourn more than
| three days at time without the con-
| sent " the coordinate branch. but
I
| the provision referred TO is only ap-
! plicable during the days Of the regular
! session and has no applicability after
! the sixtieth day has passed
Others claim that the sixtieth day
/ has not been passed until the contin-
! uous session has been terminated by
! regular adjournment; and claim that
such action as that proposed would be
/ extremely 'kindergartenish' and not
worthy Of serious consideration by
members or such "a dignihed body as
the state Legislature.
JOINT COMMITTEE BUSY.
Meanwhile the joint committee on
liquor legislation is busy trying TO
frame such a measure as IN their judg-
ment win be approved by the governor.
AT noon today the prospects were that
an agreement would be reached along
lines practically az stated in another
portion Of this paper, and that high
license, strict regulation, removal OF
screens. etc. from saloon entrances,
early closing and late opening. and the
excluding of the cities Of Ogden and
Salt Lake from the county unit pro-
position would be recommended by the
committee. II is highly probable this
report win get before the two houses
this afternoon. although a possibility
exists for delaying action Of the COM
mittee until the morning session to-
rnorrow.
The house this morning passed the
two measures designed TO place tho
National Guard of the state ON a firm
footing. and 10 authorize the erection Of
n state armory and arsenal building
The bills originated IN the senate, and
are known as $. y 49, and s. b. 81.
by Senator Williams. The measure
passed the senate several weeks ago.
but IN the shuttle did not come up for
consideration by the house until this
morning. The bills we're amended 10
some extent. and win go back 70 thu
senate for concurrence. when they VIII
60 % the governor for his approval
suFTERs REPORT.
Tho sitting committee reported an.
favorably upon "a number of measure.
including II 81 ll3. by Mr. Eardley.
providing for the estlbll shment OF "a
public service commission. The ad-
verse report Of the committee on this
measure was adopted without discus
sIon
The house passed S. b. 90. by Wilson,
creating a reservoir land grant fund.
and providing for the selection OF 500
GOO acres Of land for the benefit of such
fund Tho measure was supported by
Representative Pope of Wasatch. who
said that NJ was companion measure
10 m. %. ls passed some time ago. ana
was calculated to assist the settler
foo rcdrcm.ng the arid lands or the state
and bringing them under cultivation.
The house KILLED hY vote OF 2b nays
10 q ayes. 8 j. aG hy Badger. prohibit
Ing the making public OF treatments.
etc., Bon certain diseases
The house also killed s. ~ u.s. ut
HorsIeN relating 10 Jurisdiction of city