The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-01
Indications Are House Will Kill
Committee Bill and Senate
Official" Bill.
JOINT MEASURE LIKELY
TO PASS UPPER BRANCH
Expected Proposed Act in Modi.
fled Form viii Be Sue
cessfuI Today.

In spite of the fact that the "offcialD
liquor bill has been introduced in the
house, the senate is preparing TO pass
the committee liquor bill, as amended
Amendments 20 the bin which will ma
terially modify 1t Will be submitted te
tho senate today by the judiciary COM
mittee and, with these amendments, the
indications are that the bill will be
passed.
Although the senate had previously
voted twice 10 retain the provisions OF
the measure permitting an appeal TO the
district courts and taking the dlscre-
tionary powers away from the licensing
boards. 1T reversed its position Tuesday
and voted to eliminate all tha, portion
OF the bill giving either applicants for
licenses or protestants against the issu-
ance OF licenses the right of appeal to
the courts. The elimination Of these
sections restores TO the licensing boards
the same discretion in granting or re-
Jecting applications for licenses that they
now have.
The senate on Monday had referred all
Of the appeal provisions TO the judiciary
committee and when the senate con-
Vened Tuesday forenoon the judiciary
committee asked for an expression OF the
senate as 10 whether or not the appeal
provisions should remain in the bill. By
practically unanimous vote, the senate
decided that the appeal should go out.
Search and Seizure.
The judiciary COMMITTEES considered at
length the search and seizure features
Of the bill in so far as they perta,ned
10 the search OF private dwellings, Sem
searching dwellings, but his objections
were overruled and the committee voted
10 leave the bill as 1t IS at presen: in
this respect.
Another change IN ne made IN the
measure will be the elimination of the
provision recurring an unohstructed view
Of the bar Of saloons at all times. Sem
ator Badger was the author of this pro-
vision. but he has decided not TO press
the matter and will permit this section
TO go out.
AS amended. the bill will provide only
for local option and a limited amount OF
regulation. 1t provides for a mandatory
election In all cities and towns of the
state on June ~ next 10 decide whether
tute prohibition territory. liz addition.
elections on the same date shall he held
in the territory or each county outside
OF the incorporated cities and towns, pro-
Vided that % per cent of the qualified
voters shall petition for such elections.
Subsequent elections are to be held hi
ennially. provided that 25 Per cent of tho
voters Of the different units shall petit
tion for an election.
Regulations Less Drastic.
Win the Sllllln5IlonS maze Dy the
senate the regulations are made much
less drastic than they were originally,
The bill provides for The closing of the
saloon at 10 o'clock at night and the
OF all gambling para rhcrna-
liza. tables and chairs. The qualifications
for applicants for liquor licenses are
raised. The discretionary powers of the
city councils and other licensing boards
are left as at present.
The notifications of the bill were made
in order tc meet with the wishes of scv-
eral of the senators who have promised
to vote for the measure with these
changes. The bill Will come up as a spe-
cial order This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
and the indications were Tuesday night
that II would pass the senate.
Disagreement in Sight.
The house, IL is understood. tavors the
Official liquor bin in preference to tee
committee liquor hill and IL IS predicted
that the committee measure when u
reaches the lower house from the senate
Will be promptly killed
On the other hand. the provision OF
the official liquor bill providing for the
acty the causa OF opposition by many
of the senators 10 the committee Bill
The appeal provisions OF the COMMITTEES
bill were stricken out because the senate
did not wish the question OF issuing sa-
loon licenses 10 be taken before the
courts For that reason II is predicted
that the senate will make short work Of
by the house. With the house opposed
10 the committee bill and the senate
against the "oThcial" bin. the likelihood
Of any agreement by both houses on
liquor Legislation during the present ses-
sion OF the legislature appears remote. Il