The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-11

measure introduced Dy inc committed
on commerce and manufacture passec
that body.
a liquor bill so stringent that 1t VII
almost reconcile the saloon men tC
prohibition, passed the state senate
unanimously yesterday. 1t gives to al
counties local option and to cities ol
10000 population or over. a separate
vote on the abolition OF saloons. The
question must be submitted when 2t
per cent of the voters so petition
Where prohibition is not adopted sa
looms arc TO be closed from p. m
TO n, nj. the bars are to be visible
from the street, chairs, tables, booths
music and free lunches are 10 be Ia,
booed, liquor is not to be sold to any
one who has been drunk within six
months. and the licenses of breweries
and distllle1es are to be increased
many fold
In Salt Lake and Weber counties
there are two units In the local op,
ton. One is the county exclusive OF
the city and the other the city ex.
elusive of the county. 1t provides for
such elections to be held In Septem-
Der of each year on petitions signed
by 25 per cent of the voting popula-
ton. The regulation features OF the
! bill are very drastic. Among other
things they provide for:
non-partisan licensing board to
be appointed by the mayors OF cities
OF the first and second class.
A state commission of three TO sup
| erintend the regulations Of saloons in
the different cities
Limiting the number of saloons to
one for every 1000 of population.
Treating Is prohibited.
Brewery-owned saloons are abolish
! ed.
License for retail dealers In cities
of the first and second class increas-
ed from $1,000 to S1,S00.
The bill is even more stringent than
tho recommendations In Governor
| Spry's special message on the subject,
| 1t is conceded that the measure Will
| pass the house and be signed by the
| governor. and the impression is that
all but three OF four counties of the
state will take advantage of the law
| to suppress the liquor traffic en-
| tlrely.
The bill has yet to come before the
| lower house, but the lower house Will
probably follow the lead of the senate
when local option in Ogden and Salt
Lake will be separately voted upon
by the people OF the two towns. The
precise significance of the bill is not
generally understood In Salt Lake. and
up to late hour last night there WAS
much discussion on the streets and
about the city as to the outcome OF
conditions under the prohibition re-
glme
The house passed number of mea-
sures yesterday. chief among which
were four capitol commission bills,
which passed the senate two days ago.
These measures went through with
very little opposition and with only
one or two minor amendments.
There is still good deal of work
to be done and it is not unlikely that
an effort will be made to have the
legislative period extended ten days
so as to give the two bodies a chance
TO clean up their work
The Des Momes bill passed the SEN
ate yesterday and will come up In the
house today with the Salt Lake dele
CATION pledged solidly to vote for the
measure.
Bills Passed.
Senate bill 92-Proyiding for an ar
chaeological and historical exploration
in connection with the University OF
Utah. S. ]. Stookey.
Senate bill 104-Creating a state
book commission and providing for
the manner Of selecting text books.
Hershel Bullen, Jr
Senate bill 107-Relating to special
taxes and amending certain laws. Carl
A. Badger
Senate bill-A bill relating to high
schools. Hershel BulIen. Jr.
Bills Killed.
House bill 225-Relating to a dairy
and food commission and creating the
office of deputy commissioners. Daniel
McRae.
FavorabIy Reported.
Providing for state board of land
commissioners. Hershel Bullen. Jr.;
committee on public lands.
House bill 133-Relating to the clas-
sification and taxation oil transient
stock. P. F. Dyreng; committee on
livestock.
BilI6 introduced
House bill 236-Relating TO the
safety OF coal and hydro carbon mines
Substitute for house bill AZ and house
Joint resolution 3, committee on
mines and smelling.
House Joint resolution 12,-Petition-
ing the legislature to enact certain
legislation with relation to land
grants.
Bills Passed.
Senate bill 161-Proylding for the
sale of bonds for the erection OF
state capitol. Chas. L. Marks.
Senate bill 162-Providing for the
refunding OF the territorial bonds OF
the issue of 1892 Chas E. Marks
Senate bill 163-Providing for
general election In June next to sub.
init to a vote OF the people whether
or not an extra tax of one mill be
levied for the purpose OF erecting
state capitol Chas. &C. Marks.
House bill 231-Creating a Utah
commission for the blind and making
an appropriation therefor Commit
tee on deaf and blind.
House bill S5-Relating to exercise
of rights Of eminent domain. Com
mittee on mines and smelling. over
governors veto,
House bill 184-Creating a state
board Of veterinary examiners Geo.