The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
LIQUOR BILL
I AGAIN PASSES
Both House and Senate Agree
Upon Terms of Liquor
Legislation.
PAGE AND WHITE TALK
RIGHT OUT IN MEETIN'
WeIling Expresses Surprise at
Ease With Which Amend
ments Are Swallowed.

The federal bunch" liquor measure.
otherwise known as senate bill NO 2oo'
rs<sed the house for the third time Tues
cav morning. The vote was 30 ior'
against, absent and not voting. Dur
ing the discussion of the bill the fed
raj bunch" was exercised by Represen-
natives PAGE and White. who charged
without hesitation. that the clause plac-
ing the issuance OF liquor licenses In the
hands OF the district judges In cities OF
The first and second class was a political
The bill was taken up for amendment.
third reading and final passage on mo-
Hon OF Pope. numerously seconded. ano
Chief Clerk Thompson read the report
of the conference committee of the sem
ate and house, agreeing to the amend.
nnents demanded by the federal bunch
HhIch have heretofore beeen fully dis
Welling of Box Elder then moved that
the amendments he considered one at
lime. but the motion was not seconded.
The conference committees report was
them adopted. after which Hayes moved
a technical amendment, which prevailed:
Morris raised the point OF order that
the conference committee report. having
been adopted. the hill was not open 10
amendment. but the speaker ruled
aEainst him.
Change OF Heart.
welling Of Box Elder was recognized
at this time and proceeded TO discuss
The change of heart with respect 10
The amendment. placing the issuance of
]jcens.s IN The hands OF the district
indges in cities of the first and second
class Attention was directed 10 the
fact that twenty-siX members or the
house voted against the amendment when
II was considered on March Z, and Well
ing wanted 10 know il the members pro-
6osed TO stultifv themselves by voting
Funk on Cache county objected to Well
sMr. Funk is eating crow: that is all
Mat ais him.. declared yelling. Il am
merely asking YOU men if you intend to
rescind your former action 1t is up 10
Funk then took the floor and said that
he had refused 10 be bound by the ac-
tbe amendments-that Is. as to the
amendment placing the Issuance OF Ii
censes in the hands OF the district judges:
Then. looking at Welling. he remarked
minds. while fools never do. and the
boiise smiled 81 the expense Of the gen
feman from Box Elder.
Reference was made 70 the sudden hop
Iof the Deseret Evening News. Funk de-
claring that he did not Ike the principle
.of the amendment, esnecially as the city
vas about 10 adopt the Des Mones plan
.o government" His contention was that
|cIty governments knew moro about the
|luuor business than the judges could
possIblv know.
Bill Again Passed.
Morris wanted to know II anybody not
D member Of the legislature YVES permit
Ted 10 vote upon the amendments at the
1caucus referred 10. but the speaker held
That the question was out OF order.
Tobias moved the previous question at
his time. and the motion prevailed. The
vote on the final passage of the hill fol-
Yeas-Allison. Biclernorc. Cole. crapo,
pahlqulsI. Day Eardley. Ekman. Farms
Eorth. Funk, Grow. HAYES. Iienrie.
Ailler: Packard Pope. Richardson, Rus
Eell. Sanderson. Seelv. Smith. Spencer,
stack, Thornley,. Tobias. White, Woolley,
Nays-Harshberger Jones. Morris,
Nebeker, Page. Peterson. Welling-7.
Absent and not voi'ne-Anderson,
LapEston. Msdsen-3.
Nebeker OF Uintah. explaining his neg
1--WE vote. said II appeared 10 him as
a sponge. saturated with distasteful
ascocton. and with a string tied TO il.
had been pulled back and forth through
NE house and the members had been
Eqrced 10 partske Of the decoction against
<neir VIII He did not like proceedings
thiF character. and therefore would
vote against the hill.
Page Talks Plainly.
Page Of Piute. explaining his vote. said
q part: Il voted for this bill the las,
'me u was in the house. ] am going
9 vote No this time. and don't know
: ~" VIII vote The next time it comes
= tr When ! voted on II the last time
considercd II good bill. Now l be
eve II to be one OF the worst / ever
: q believe that the people who are re.
ppnsIble for its passage don't mesr
1eI you people here in the house are
[SPonsioie Tor its passage. and ] am moi
: +.hg 10 lecture you. as YOU are merely
'e vehicle by which II is passed-havc
lade mistake. | am going 10 vot,
Y. because the district court is glVer