The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24
PROHIBITION IS
FEATURE OF WEEK
important Temperance Meas
ure Is Now Officially Be-
fore Legislature.
REELECTION OF Mr.. SM0OT
INAUGURAL BALL WILL BE So
CiAL EVENT OF SESSION.

The prohibition bill introduced in the
house yesterday overshadowed all other
legislative events OF the week. Its intro
ductiOn marks che initial step on the party
Of the temperance advocates in a hard
Struggle ior prohibition Whether or not
the bill passes II will be remembered as
q notable event Of the present legislative
assembly
Another bill was introduced in the house
last week bearing on prohibition, but the
measure introduced yesterday is the Off
cial bill Of the Anti-salOon league, en-
doTsed by the leaders Of the movement
IL will be the bill which will bear the
brunt Of the fight. II was introduced yes
to-day by Representative Joseph j. Can
non, who shortly after his election iden-
titled himself with the Prohibitionists-
The reelection Of Reed Smoot to the
United States senate is an important pO-
liticsl event No serious opposition 10
Smoot developed until the lost mo-
ment, when the prohibition ques-
ton question was injected into the
fight Many Of the legislators who were
for prohibition endeavored to force Smoot
10 go on record in support of prohibition.
and that they might DO so, suggested the
name OF Heber n. Wells, former COVER
nor OF Utah, as possible opponent TO
SmOot-
The action of these insurgents really
frightened the Smoot followers and eau
Gus was hurriedly called on Monday even
ing that the members might be pledged
knowing their weakness. attempted to ad-
iourn the caucus and TO make the fight
on the floor OF the legislature. The effort
failed tby a vote Of % TO =, winch was
All indication that the opposition to Smoot
was surprisingly strong. The fight for
an adjournment was, however. the final
effort Of the insurgents, and they there
upon fell o-er themselves to get in line
for Smoot. who was the unanimous choice
of the Republicans who attended the eau
Gus.
on Tuesday the senate voted unanimous
~ for Shoots reelection. Forty-three
Republican members Of the house voted
for Smoot. while the Democratic menu
bers-Morris Of Washington and Ham
mond OF GTand-gave their votes 10 Judge
William II. King. On Wednesday both
houses canvassed the vote in joint as
sembly and declared the election OF Reed
smoot by a vote Of 81 to =
of especial Importance is senate Joint
memorial No. I. introduced in the senate
Friday by Senator James y. OLSON The
memorial petitions congress Tor grant
of 3.O090.o acres OF arid land, to be sold
10 provide funds to be equally divided
between the erection of a capitol for Utah
and the Improvement Of the reads
throughout the state II is esti-
mated that the sale Of this land would
bring s. an acre. or 100000. which
would 90 a long way toward the erection
Of new capitol and toward improving
the roads of the state.
The land asked for is a portion OF 81
10000 acres OF mountain and desert land
in the state owned By the government and
open to homestead entry Because of the
fact that IL i impractical Die To 1rTlgate this
land there has been but little Of IL taken
up under homestead entry. tt is capable
Of cultivation. however. by dry farming
methods and may be disposed of to large
companies.
In the house yesterday a similar me
mortal was introduced in order that by
the time the senate memorial reaches the
house the matter will have been gone
into fully by the committees of the house
and no delay viii be necessitated.
The visit OF the members of both houses
to the University of Utah on Thursday
viii undoubtedly result IN much needed
legislation favorable TO that institution
The legislators were surprised and I'M
pressed with the extensive work of the
institution and a large majority Of them
favored legislation that would encourage
the faculty and regents. as well as the
students, to greater attachments
At least two measures we're introduced
during the week which, IL passed will
prove Of great helm TO the university. One
was a resolution introduced In the house
by Cannon. approving Of the application
of the University of Utah to be among
the universities of the country to be bene-
fitted by the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching. The other was
a house bill by Thompson of Willard, pro-
viding for the esta blishment of an expert
ment station in connection with the state
School OF mines at the univeT sity- Both
measures follow ont recommendations
made by Governor Spry in his message
TO the legislature.
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The passage of house memorial No. ]
bv the senate on Tuesday insur6s the
piacin of an important matter befOg
sengress The memorial asks the annex
alton to Utah of the strip of Arizona ly-
ing north of the Colorado river. The in
terests Of the people living on this strip
are Identical with those Of the people OF
. Utah On account OF its geographical To-
cation. separated from the rest of Ari-
IONA by practically impossible gorge