The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-03
Both Better and Worse.

PERSONALLY I intend to vote for the bill
because In my opinion it is just little
better in some respects than the present
law. In some respects I believe that It
is worse than the present laws on the
subject. In other respects, as / have
said. IL is a slight Improvement. Be-
cause I wish to suppress, as far as pos
siblc. The evils Of the liquor traffic, will
vote for the bill. bad as II is.'
The roll call was then taken. with this
result;
Ayes-Badger. Booth, Burton. Funk.
Horsley, HYDE. Iverson. Kelly, kucbler,
Lunt, Marks. Sevy: Smith, stookey. Will
Noes-Olson-I.
The bill was sent to the printers at
noon Thursday and in its revised form
will he reprinted and submitted TO the
committee. 10 which the bin passed by
the senate will be referred. will prob
ably take UP the bill Immediately This
committee now has several liquor bills
before IL. The sentiment OF the members
of the committee appears To favor the
new administration bill. known as house
bill No. 234, by judiciary committee. in
preference to the other bills and in pref
erence 10 the liquor bin passed by the SEN
ate. IL IS predicted by members of the
house that the judiciary committee viii
report adversely the bill passed by
the senate and on all the other liquor
bills save the administration measure
which, il is declared, Will be recommend
cd for passage.
an election on the LIQUOR question, to be
called BY tho governor and for the is
suance of liquor licenses by Inc judges
of the district court.
The bill as passed by the senate renre-
sents extensive notifications Of the Hayes
and the Gardner bills. introduced In the
legislature carly in the session. II rep
resents the work OF members OF both
houses extending ovos the greater part
OF the session. In various stages Of its
preparation the hill was considered by the
senate committee on manufactures and
commerce. the Joint committee composed
OF the members of the house judiciary
committee and The senate committee on
manufactures and commerce. and the spe-
cial Joint committee consisting of three
members of the senate and two members
OF the house. After the bill was reported
by the special joint committee, certain
portions OF IL were submitted 10 the SEN
ate committee on judiciary
The senate eliminated many features To
which there was objection and finally
agreed on the measure providing for local
option and regulation. but which leaves
10 licensing boards practically the same
discretion which they now have.
Provisions for Election.
An election TO decide the question Of
whether or not liquor shall be sold is man
datory In cities and towns on June q of
this year. This election Is optional with
the territory in counties outside of cities
and towns and may bo held in these units
oil petition OF - per cent Of the qualified
electors. otherwise the county units shall
constitute prohibition. territory
II a majority OF theTelcctors in any city
town or county unit vote for prohibition
no licenses shall be issued in that terri
tory for the sale of liquor on or after
October !. 1911. I'm case the ballots arc
cast for the licensing Of saloons the city
council. town board or board OF county
commissioners is empowered to issue L.
censes for the sale OF liquor under the
restrictions provided in the bill. After
the first election. elections may be held
hiennially on petition OF % per cent of
the qualified voters of any unit
In case Of the unit In which plants for
the manufacture OF intoxlcants are locat-
ed voting for prohibition the manufacture
Of liquor may be continued. but the sale
Of the products must be confined to terri
tory in which the sale of liquor is per-
nitted. In case a county unit votes TO
license saloons no licenses shall be grant
ed within five miles OF any Incorporated
city or town which has voted against the
licensing OF saloons.
An applicant for a liquor license must
be male citizen OF the United States, a
freeholder. the owner of the personal
property used In his saloon He must bs
more than % years old. OF good moral
character, and he must furnish q bond OF
at least $1,000 which may be attached for
violation of the provisions OF the license
by the city. town or county Unit issuing
the license
The search of any building on informa-
ton MED by prosecuting attorney, eher-
IN, police chief or city marshal is pro-
vlded for In case the officer AYERS under
oath that 10 the best of his Information
ana belief the building is being used for
the eale or liquor In violation Of the pro-
visions OF the act. The seisure and de-
struction OF fntoxicants is also provided
for.
Several regulation features of the bill
are provided. One Of these provides that
| all saloons shall be closed between the
nours OF ~ O'Clock Al night and g. O'clock