The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-02
HARP C0LLOQUY
! MARKS DEBATE
D.rsaualities Pass Between the
,rembers of Joint Committee
on Liquor Legislation.
lEPINITION is ADOPTED
OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR
Instance of Saloons From
churches and Schools Fixed
at 300 Feet.

r.,sonalItjes, politics and religion di-
,asd honors in the discussion of the Joint
.ommIttee OF the house and senate on
u,oor legislation Wednesday morning.
- a,s,ussion WAS rather warm and al
.,--.s relations were strained to the break
- mint. Two lively contests OF words
.,rs InduIeed in, The first duel was be-
,-ss, Holman and Badger and the sec
'ni between Pope and Wilson. Both were
fhe committee devoted most OF It's time
/, fbpse qiiar rrels and llttle Of importance
n accomplished, The members decided
nom q definition OF intoxicating liquor:
Eecided not to reconsider the question OF
hesI option In county territory outside OF
fconoratcd cities: and decided 10 pro-
'-urs a definitlon OF corporations that
-iebt be perpltted 10 sell ntoXica ntS-
. for a couple of hours the committee
|rsrusscd how near or how far saloons
|nIght be from schools. churches and the
|1ier, and vice versa They also dis
rsqhl to sell liquor The new Utah ho-
.<l the New Grand hotel and the New
nolse hotel are all near churches. and the
.ommitiee discussed the question as To
Ghsther or not such hotels should be for
tdden the privilege OF selling liquor
|Ehch was granted 10 other hotels, Sew
rel motions on this subject were made
ina then Withdrawn OF withheld and
1naly The Joint committee adjourned un-
u this moraing.
IN Passage of Words.
Holman and Badger clashed at the
oZtnlng OF the meeting. Senator Badger
1f6ed that the committee reconsider The
note By which the Holman motion 10
Eirt the territory in each county out
lljc OF Incorporated towns local
92,ioa Ind been adopted by the
[Dhmittee. Holman then charged
Badger with being an obstructionist and
ad thai his record in The Legislature
6alld prove his assertion 10 be true.
That Is absolutely and unqualifiedly
'ure. declared Badger solcmnly. while
|he other members Of the committee held
Their breath.
Holman did not reply.
chairman kuchler proved himself real
fploDlaiist and by prompt work he avert
% 6 continuation OF the clash, which
iosed decidedly dangerous. The motion
% reconsldcr the vote was lost by this
Nes-senators Badger Hyde. Marks.
wilson. representatives Funk, Morris and
.NoOiton-i
Nocs-senetors kuchcr, Sevy, Stookey,
representatives Allison. Holman. Russell,
trlth and Wooley-S
Intoxicating Liquors Defined.
Then the skeleton bill. adopted as an
pglilne for the formation OF a new liquor
W. was taken up and In connection was
nkfn up the Badger bill, which was dis
.fsed at considerable length, On mo-
pon Of Senator Badger the committee
'1popleo as Its definition Of Intoxicating
nquor' Any spirituous yinous or malt
'9uVr. or any Intoxicating liquor what
w winch Is used. or which may be
psea ar beverage"
me neNt question for discussion was
'as n thlrd subdivision of the skeleton
now Liquor May Be Sold" Wootton
epp,ed Tie discussion OF section of the
,,aaBer OIL The chair ruled the mo-
wv w out OF order. Pope moved the con-
IMTatlon OF ihc Badger bill on from
[Sv,oh sh ~ Stookey moved the suspension
sac rules and tho considerable of the
rs..!, OIL There were several other
ouons ro,,os and finally without action on the
[suo, me committee entered into an in
''snaI Sa discussion Of the Badger measure
ocnstor kuchler called substitute 10
y NJ ,S shair and entered into the discussion
rtsn, Is corporations which might he per-
ssu tps.s 70 sell liquor. After a long dis
sHs'Gn. sslI Mu. III which the right OF hotels to
~. nl.or .'1,, was debated, Senator Stooke y
4, 49, q section defining what corporations
h i,,,ssl ,wssalf'nefshns might be permitted TO sell
a fTnIr nnro ths plan being TO permit the sale
s"o' y! companies owning hotels.
Proximity to Churches.
Inc Proximity OF saloon to a church
ihe ~, ,,sn di3cuSsed- and this prccipltatcd
The t.. SCI between Pope and Wilson.
'"o are both from Wasatch county.