Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-20

Blown back and forth by every wind
OF di,cgIng opinion. and with sup
pressed excitement bordering ou the
intense. the members of the house this
morning wandered about the mouse
chamber the corridor. halls and tn
senate room. awaiting some develop
ment which might uutangle tho prob
lem which has confronted the legjs-
lation for the greater part Of the pres-
emit session--thc liquor question.
with only one bin remaining ON tho
calendar. with the exception OF the
much mooted measure, the Badger
liquor bill. the house had need only Cor
final session lasting an hour. That
measure was senate bin tS1. validating
certain acts by the county commission
| ers OF Salt Lake county. and there was
little doubt that the bill would pass.
although opposed by some Of the most
/ influential men In the house. But the
item of an absorbing interest was the
| Badger bill. and the question was
/ should the house pass the measure. Ia
I view OF the fact that any liquor legls-
not be- looked for in view Of the fact
| that the sitting committee Of the ssn-
ate refused up tim 10 O'Clock 10 report
| ~ house bin 240. known as the Han
sen bin
CONSIDERATION SECURED.
Finally. at Has a. M. Speaker Rob
/ ius0u called the house 10 order and
/ the report Of tho house Sitting COM
/ mittee. reporting favorably with
! amendments senate bin No. 14S. by
/ Badger for the regulation OF the liquor
I traffic.
MI Thompson moved as a substitute
] 10 the regular order of the house..
/ adopting the committee report that che
/ house recall from the senate. the Han
I sen bill The motion was seconded by
! Representative Fuller. but was prompt-
/ ly voted down.
The reading of the bin had proceed
/ ed Co considerable length when Mr.
| Wooton made the same motion. 49,
| that offered Dos Mr. Thompson, when
J IL passed
/ Docket CLERK Woolley proceeded again
| with the reading OF the hin when Re
/ preventative Morris at 1890, moved
/ fOT a. "saunter.'
Representative Wooton arose TO "a
| question of personal privilege and said
| me- remained in the house al this time
| only because me felt "a great obligation
| 10 do SO. and felt that 90 "saunter'
| az midday meant the end OF the ses-
| sion
The motion 90 "saunter' was put and
! Overwhelmingly defeated The read
| ing OF the bin was then continued.
RESPONSIBILITY PLACED.
If the Badger bill passes the house,
| With the amendments offered by the
| Sitting committee OF that body, o.
| means that the bin will go back 90
the senate. which passed the bin sev-
] cral DAYS ago, for concurrence In tho
! amendments. u rs conceded that tho
/ senate sitting committee, 10 which the
/ measure will De referred on reaching
/ that body. will refuse 20 report th,
] bin back 10 the senate. and the reese
! possibility for failure OF the present
/ legislature Co pass any prohibiting De-
/ gIslatlon. viii Dee definitely placed with
I the senate. That body killed the ouIN
| measure that provided f0r state Wide
/ prohibition. namely the Cannon bIl
| which was passed almost unauimousN
Dos The house. today the senate come
mittec refused Goo report ". p. Zio
| thr Hansen bin up tO tho floor oi
/ the senate for action. and It- smother
ing tactics 20 De- anticipated viii Dol
again brought into play when ihc
| amended Badger Dim Is sent up With
the stamp of approval of the house.