The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-09
GOVERNOR TAKES
A HAND IN GAME
Of LEGISLATION
AvertS WrangIe in Senate by
Announcing Special Message
on the Liquor Question.
WILL URGE PASSAGE
OF REGULATION BILL
MACHINE CONFERENCE AT Gull
LEN TO FORMULATE COVER
NOR SPRY'S VIEWS.

preliminary to d communication to
be sent to each house of the 1egisIa-
ture this morning by the governor an
other Cullen hotel conference was held
last evening. At this conference there
were present. Governor William Sprv
Colonel G. f. Loose of Provo. chairman
of the Republican state committee and
national committeeman. and Postuas-
ter James Glove of Provo. 1t is under
stood that with some minor amend
ments the cOnfreres accepted the COM
munication. and with their approval it
VIII be sent to the legislature this
morning
The announcement that the governor
had decided TO send a communication
relative to the passage of some temper
ance legislation was made yesterday
afternoon in the senate and had the
erect of postponing consideration of
the senate substitute prohibition bill
until this morning. The anti-prohibf-
tiOnfsts accepted the announcement
with glee and declared their belief that
the postponement OF action would re-
suit only i'm the defeat of the bill.
The senate was to convene at 1880
o'clock yesterday forenoon. but was not
called to order for an hour later on
account of the fact that President
Gardeners train from Spanish Fork was
an hour late. The senate substitute
mad been made a special order for 1890
yesterday morning, and some little ex-
element had been anticipated When
the senate adjourned at noon the bill
had not been reached. and when it re-
convened consideration Of the bill was
postponed by the governors announce
ment.
Wires Are Being Worked.
The lobby was active while the SEN
ators were waiting for their presiding
officer yesterday morning. At the OUT
set it looked dark for the substitute and
the prospect did not improve. The pro-
hibitionists had been claiming twelve
votes for the substitute, but admitted
yesterday morning that the estimates
strength was high. At first they would
only concede that Kuchler, Benner. Y
Smith, Stookey, Marks. Gardner and
Huianiski would vote against the bill.
Then they reluctantly admitted that
Seely and Miller had gone over to the
other side. They stoutly maintained
that they had ten votes. however.
enough to pass the bill
Early in the day several who had
been counted on to support the substi-
tute bill showed signs of weakening.
Senator Brinkerhoff a sta1wart profi-
bitiOnist- showed signs of deserving the
substitute. Senator SeVy was opposed
to many features of the substitute. and
even Senators Bullen and John =.
Smith. who had recommended the bin
( for passage with its amendments
showed a disposition that might easily
lead to the acceptance of a compro-
mise.
Message AVerts a Tangle.
Rather a clever piece of maneuveriuc
was planned yesterday morning by
those opposed to the bill. It was pro-
posed to amend the substitute BIZ striiz-
ing out every bit of the bill EXCEPT the
enacting clause and to substitute in
lieu of the entire bill the Cannon state
wide prohibition bill killed in the SEN
ate two weeks ago. In this plan those
opposed to prohibition were counting
on the support of every senator who
voted for the Cannon bill and enough
others to adopt the amendment This
would put the Cannon bill once more
before the senate, with the result that
the alignment would again revert to
the way IN which it originally stood.
six for the bill and twelve against it.
thus accomplishing its defeat.
Several of the senators had long amend
pared to offer in order to delay matters
as long as possible if it appeared that
there was any real danger Of the bill pass
ing. The necessity Of this was Obviated
by the delay caused by the governor 5
communication.
Governor Has Views.
When President Gardner finally called
the senate to order there were enough
communications from the house to keen
the senate busy until nearly y o'clock.
Then Senator KuchlsT, leader Of the anti
prohibtionists. moved 2 recess until
clock. Before Senator Wilson Of the
prohibition wing could protest. although
he was on his feet to do so, the motion
was put and carried.
During the noon recess word came from
the governor that he would submit a spe-
cial communication on temperance Iegis-
latiOn this morning. President Gardner
made this announcement at the com
mencement of the afternoon session. and
on motion of Senator Badger iurlh her con-
sideration of the substitute wa. once more
deferred. this time until this morning.
Senator Hyde objected to the further de-
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