The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-07
Otherwise the Liquor Bill
Might Have Been RecOnsid.
cred Monday.
INCREASING DISTRUST
SHOWN BY LAWMAKERS
Idea Prevails That Desire Is to
Prevent Passage of Liquor
Legislation.

Announced fear OF trickery on the part
of the federal bunch appeared to be the
only thing which prevented the lower
house of the legislature Monday morning
from reconsidering the action taken by it
Saturday afternoon in passing the liquor
measure, known as senate bin No. POS.
Representatives. of the bunch did every
thing In their power to prevail upon the
[; members OF the house to reconsider the
action taken Saturday, but the best they
could get was the making OF the motion
10 reconsider a special order for o'clock
this afternoon. Members OF the bunch
/ took up their quarters In the cloakroom
some Time before the house convened. and
thirteen members were seen to leave
| their seats and go into the cloakroom
during the proceedings and before a vote
was taken upon the motion TO make the
reconsideration OF the bill special order
| for the day
| During the rather acrimonious debate
| that was prccipitated by the motion to
| reconsider as we'll as the amended mo-
tion 10 make the matter a special order
| Tor this afternoon, n number OF the mem
| bers. referring coyertly TO the desire OF
the federal bunch To take the matter OF
liquor legislation out OF the city council
and place it In the hands of the district
Judges, declared that IL this city were
unable TO run its own politics it could
not expect assistance from the legisla
ture.
The melee started wien Holman made
the motion for reconsideration. In ac-
Cordance with the notice given by him
Saturday. The motion was seconded by
Russell and Funk at once got the floor
tunk said that he could see no good
reason for changing his mind.
I have talked to number Of gentle
men this morning" he said, "and know
that there are number OF amendments
to be offered If this bill is to be recon-
sldered. One of the amendments-"
Funk Stands Firm.
Here Funk was interrupted by EIol-
man who said that ii was out OF order
TO discuss proposed amendments TO the
bill
That is all right" replied Funk. but
| know that number of amendments are
and lobbyists. One of the amendments
Is that the vote 10 carry an election must
be equal to the majority TO the votes
cast at the last election and YOU all know
That IT would be practically impossible !
10 get this vote out. Another proposed
amendment is TO put the licensing of sa
looms into the hands OF the district court. |
believe that the city government ought |
10 run matters of this Kind and this |
amendment is simply slap al the Amer |
ican party in this city. As Tor myself |
help with any political trickery. II the
American party is bad. vote it out OF eY-
iStence,
"Stnl another amendment that will be |
proposed is the changing of the closing |
hour from 10 o'clock 10 II o'clock Per-
sonally think 10 o'clock is late enough |
for saloons loon, to remain open. During the
ashamed Of themselves so to S's ia talk e to oa
member of the legislature about such
M l1, tlNlF lFz1
refused 10 be tool in the hands of any
set of men and / propose TO stand on
this BIZ exactly where | stood last
Saturday.
Opposed to Jockeying
Hayes said that he was opposed to re
bquor bill was serious proposition.
Hayes added that members of The house
had been approached frequently since
Saturday and that lobbyists were at that
time working with the members of The
house In an endcavor to get them 10
change their votes,
years ago HAYES declared. They
don't want any liquor legislation II we
bring this bin back and amend it and
know what will happen. II is compro-
mise measure anyway. We should
stand by 1t and not let the people who
siam 1, us two Years ago do the
legislation and say that If the Ameri-
can party is as bad as these LOBBYISTS
tell us IL is ycu people here In salt Lake
should vote IT out of power, instead of
asking the legislature 10 legtsate II ou,
lf power.
Moves Consideration Today. {
Pope moved at this time that TIE no
lion To reconsider he made a special or
Ter for O'Clock this afternoon He said
hat this would give the members time
10 consider the bill and the proposed
'menlmen,s in detail so that they would !
Enow exactly what they wanted TO do ,
When the bill next -Ceme up
Crapo said that some OF the members
,oted against the bill Saturday because
hey did not know what fl contained lie
'oped that Pupc's motion would not pre- !,
all and thought that friends of ;h. :
measure should have submitted TO them
he amendments which the minority nrn- l.
'osed Ia introduce. y
l.angston announced that he was op.
'oscd To reconsdera ton Of the action y
AIKEN a'iSen "a .nrqay. lie had considered the \
iand by his former action
Sanderson objected TO reconsidcra ton.
10 also said that the country members v
'arc opposed TO any amendment and es- S
ecially tc an amendment which would II
rpbablN be made TO eliminate the searrb Il
nd seizure clause Mr.. Sinderson alsr e
ttcrnoon. n
Cities Should Have Power. c
Allison remarked that reouests that Il
latters go over heretofore made in the
ouse had been granted as an act of Il
ourtesy. and he was astorishsd tbat O.
ope's motion was being fought. AS TO u
ne measure being a compromise. Allison e.
as unable 10 see IL In that light "Jr a
isy nave been compromise IN tba :,
anate. he said. but IL certainly was rc
ol = compromise in the house. l also II
ant 10 say right here that I have no
'spoSition To hurt the American pnrty's II
in this city. That Is a II
latter Of politics that salt Lake T,i,v r.
an deal with for Itself AS for the bin s.
e have passed, ] think 1t ought 20 be $,
mendHd, especially in the matter OF
,e . closing hour Of saloons. Ten O'Clock Fl
oslng rs bad for both Salt Lake CITY J.,
nj Ogden, and IL ha, | r,