The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21

Statewide prohibition is killed. Its
the senate chamber when the senate,
by a vote of twelve to six, voted to
adopt the unanimous report of the COM
mittee on manufactures and commerce
adverse to the bill. Before the vote was
announced, Senator Burton changed his
vote from the negative to the affirma-
tive in order that he might move for
a reconsideration of the vote when the
senate convenes on Tuesday. This re-
consideration, however. will not affect
the bill, because of the fact that the
twelve who voted against prohibition
yesterday will stand by their guns and
vote down any attempt to reconsider,
The supporters of the bill have entirely
abandoned the fight, and several of
them will vote against a reconsidera-
ton.
The report of the committee adopted
yesterday afternoon eliminates the POS
sibility of passing any statewide pro-
hibition measure at this session of the
legislature. The prohibitionists pinned
their hopes to the Cannon bill, and de-
chared they would have no other meas
ure.
With the report of the committee on
manufactures and commerce was sub
mitted a bill for county local option, as
sort of apology for the actions Of four
of the committee in opposing the Can
non bill. Senator Rudolph Kuehlcr de-
clined to agree with the majority report
of his committee, and submitted a MI
nority report opposing the substitute
bill. Both committee reports bearing
on the county local option bill and the
bill itself were referred back to the
committee by the action of the senate.
Time Limit Fixed.
When the committee report killing
the Cannon bill was submitted to the
senate yesterday morning, the prOhi-
bitionists attempted a flibuster, but the
opposition to the Cannon bill had no
trouble in breaking the combination for
delay by a ruling of President Gardner,
who declared that Senator wilsons who
was leading the minority in its diatory
tactics. was out of order. The ruling
took the prohibition leader off his feet,
and gave the majority the opportunity
to put a time limit on the speakers.
The hope of the opponents of prohibit
ton to defeat the bill before the Repub-
lican mass convention met in Salt
Lake on next Wednesday was achieved
by the hurried execution of the meas
Ure- The convention was called for the
purpose of forcing the Republican
members of the senate to vote for pro-
hibition, which meant for the Cannon
bill, since that measure had already
passed the house. Lest there might be
some hitch i'm the arrangements as the
result of this convention. the Republi-
can party leaders decided to force the
issue and to have the senate kill the
bill before the convention.
The only reason a session of the SEN
ate was held yesterday was to force ac-
ton on the bill. The senate heretofore
has always adjourned from Friday I'M
til Monday. but on Friday afternoon an
adjournment was taken only until the
next morning at 10 o'clock. The wore on
the question of adtourning until that
time showed the probable lineup On the
prohibition bill, all of the opponents
voting for an adjournment Gully until
yesterday morning, while the members
favoring the prohibition bill voted for
an adjournment until Tuesday after
noon.
Secret Caucuses Held.
The committee on manufactures and
commerce met Friday afternoon ut the
adjournment OF the senate. and again
yesterday morning before the session of
the senate. 1t was conceded that the