The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-09
Measure Submitted to Executive
for Signature Provides for
Midnight Closing.
SENATOR FUNK CHARGES
IMPROPER INFLUENCE
Amendment Changing Shutting
Up Time From 10 o'clock
ArOuses His Opposition.

The joint committee liquor bill. which
has occupied the attention of the legis-
lature for the greater part OF the present
session, will reach Governor Spry today.
The senate Wednesday by n vote of II
10 concurrcd in the house amendment
making the closing hour for saloons Il
O'Clock instead of 10. and as soon as the
bill has been engrosscd and signed by
the president of the senate and the speak
er OF the house it Will go TO the COVER
nor.
Governor Spry has not indicated his
attitude on the bill in Its present form.
but the best Information appears to be
that he Will sign II. The alternative is
with the request that further amend
ments be made. 1t was suggested that
there was a possibility OF his vetoing the
bin and calling a special session to draft
another liquor bill. Those close to the
governor declare that there is no posi-
billty of such a course.
One of the principal objections which
the governor rad 10 the bin was the fact
that ii provided for 10 o'clock closing,
With this changed 10 midnight it is nm
derstood that he is favorable 10 the
bill and that he will sign it,
Rural Members See Light.
When the bin came from The house
Wednesday morning II was apparent
vored early closing and who had opposed
with all the vigor of their unframed rural
cloquence the suggestion OF midnight
closing provision had seen great light.
One after another got up and spoke OF
the great merit of midnight closing. No
table among those who so suddenly
changed their position with reference TO
this portion OF the bill we're Booth and
Wilson
Senator Kuchler moved that the senate
concur in the midnight closing amend
inent of the house. the only change in
the bill as 1t passed the senate. Senator
Booth seconded the motion. Senator Eur
ton spoke against coneurring In the
amendment. Senator FunE and Senator
ate. twitted the majority members about
their inconsistency and laughed at the
sudden change OF front.
II voted for the bill when II passed
this body" said Senator Funk, because
thought that 1t was better law In
some respects than the present statute.
However. the point which influenced me
In this belief was the fact that the bill
provided 10 o'clock closing for saloons.
Now that this has been changed, l am
certainly opposed to concurrlng In the
amendment and | am opposed TO the
bill.
"Outside and improper methods havo
been used in getting this change made
in the bill. II did not come from mem,
bers of the house but inspired and
forced into tho bill by outside influences.
Senators Wilson. Booth and kuchler IA
vored concurring In the amendment. say
ing that the house showed the senate
great courtesy I'm amending the bill In
only one particular. Senator Olson fol-
lowed. He said;
when 1t comes TO considering the
Kindness and courtesy shown us by the
house / fear that l am an migrate. II
is unreasonable 20 suppose that the house
the senate at all In this con-
nection, II il did. IT is not doing its duty
as "A legislative hody. No action by any
legislative body is teutable on any ground
other than the best judgment OF the mem
bers of that body. I am not charging
that the house did not make this change
acting independently of any influence 9th
cr than It's own best Judgment. but II
there was any other influence used such
Il course is incXcusab!c.
II have always been opposed To this
biz and I am more than ever opposed
to II now / cannot understand how
you arc going back to your constituents
with this bin after what you promised
so faithfully To give them last fall. You
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