The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
HOUSE AGAIN PASSES
JOINT LIQUOR BILL
Adopts Amendment Making the
Closing Hour Midnight In
stead Of 10 O'clock.
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amendments and asking each house to
concur in them.
Time Called by Speaker.
1t was twelve minutes past o'clock
In the afternoon when Speaker Robin
son announced that the special order OF
the day was the proposed reconsideration
OF senate bin 200, the liquor measure
Pope was at once recognized and said
that while he had helped TO draft the
bin It was not ali that he could have lie
sired. He then said that Governor Spry
desired certain amendments made, and
exactly to his liking he realized t;;at the
governor was equal to about one-third OF
the Legislature and his wishes should be
respected Mr. Pope said nar furtheTmo5e
ments, to the bin and that II IT were
amended according to his desires he
would sign IT. In conclusion Pope said
that he had list of eleven senators who
had agreed to support the amendments
wanted by the governor. and no other;
For these reasons Pope was In favor OF
amendm ments are" remarked Funk
Pope replied that they Were first
IL o'clock at night. second, placing the
Issuance OF licenses in the hands Of the
district court; and third. making 1t nee
cSSary Tor the majority at a liquor cree
tion TO equal the majority of all votes
cast at the last preceding general cleo
ton.
Page Wanted Names.
will you give us the names of the
senators who have agreed to suppor:
these amendments?" inquired Page.
Pope arose to answer. but Speaker
Robinson quickly ruled that the question
was improper.
Wootton wanted to know how the
amendment proposed on the majority
vote would operate. and Pope replied
that 1t simply meant that the moving
to a majority OF all the votes cast a.
the last preceding election. and that 1t
was as fair TO the "wets" as 1t was TO
the "drys." he declared.
Funk Scores Bunch
Funk was then recognized and said
actiy where I stood last Saturday and
yesterday, There s something now 70
talk to. As I understand 1t, If this bill
is reeonsdered three amendments are
lates TO the closing hour and extends the
time from 10 o'clock to II o'clock, mid
night. The 10 o'clock closing. as l un-
derstand 1t. is most Objectionable TO
Salt Lake and Ogden as we'll as to res
taurants and hotels. So far as the 10
o'clock closing Is concerned. ! would like
to ask my fellow members how they
would Ike for their daughters TO go into
the places where wine is, served after 10
o'clock at might "A Anothsr the .,l amendment
from the city councils in cities OF the
first and second class and place 1t In the
district court.
Is TO stop grating, but II we change it,
wouldn't there be room for grating on
the other side. Just suppose. for eX-
ample. that we had political machine
here. the same as Tammany hall In New
York City. Couldn't It be used as club
Don't you think 1t is monstrous?
On Majority Amendment.
THE last and most Objectionable
amendment proposed-and don't believe
anyone ever did see anything like it-pro-
vides that Il majority at the election
must equal the majority OF the votes
cast at the last preceding general cleo
tlon. This is certainly ridiculous. We
are told however, that the governor
wants these amendments. Personally.
have the greatest respect for Governor
Spry. | believe him TO be as good
the same time, l claim the right to do
my own thinking. I propose to stand by
by constituents. | know what I prom
ised them last fall. what Senator Smoot
promised them and what Senator Badger
promised them and 1 propose TO give
them what they want. II can"
Hayes Defines Stand.
Hayes Of Utah county said that he
stood exactly where ne stood Saturday
and Monday. II think" he, said, that
very pertinent then and they apply eduaJ-
~ well TO the situation today ! enter
tain a very high regard for Governor
Spry and ! believe that IL the executive
had a message for this body he would be
too big to let single man be his mouth
piece but would send message to us
me while this bill was being considered
that he would sign II just as II was. l
say let the bill go 10 him and II he
has any suggestions TO make he Will
make them officially. So far the clos
Ing hour Is concerned the original bill
fixed the hour at IL o'clock and the SEN
have the senator's changed their minds.
"As Mr.. Funk said, a machine might
spring up. l would hate to think It. as it
might come around the house and lobby
and I would hate to see II do that The
measure passed by us is simply a comp
romise between the open saloon and the
Republican platform. I am in favor OF
letting the bill go to the governor in It's
present form
Allison OF Weber county thought il
would do no harm to reconsider the bill
voted upon and whether they failed or
not. Allison said. he would still support
the bill upon final passage
Machine" Is Raped.
White of Utah county next got the
amendments said. II think we have
spent time enough on this bill and l
think we can consider these amendments
without reconsidering the bin. So far as
the change In the closing hour is con-
cerned / have no serious objection, but
! do object to placing the issuing of Ii
ccnses in the hands of the district court.
My Interpretation of this proposed
amendment is that we placing in the
which 1t rule in Salt Lake city. AS
for me. l shall refuse TO lesislato into
the hands <of any bunch. II the condl
tions existing in this city are one-haf
as bad as IL Is claimed they are. the peo-
pie OF the city should arise in their man
hood and say that they will endure IL no
longer But. as | View II. a certain class
wants us 10 legislate for II SO that its
members may crown themselves kings
and princes among men,
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