The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-28
Asserted Real administration
Measure Will Soon Be In
trOduced in House.
SENATE FINES CLOSING
TIME FOR TEN O'CLOCK
NipS Hour From Committee Pro-
vision; Remotely Possible
for Vote Today.

The reading of the joint committee s
! liquor bill was completed in the senate
| Monday afternoon. Fifty seven sec
tions were read and most of them
passed without much discussion The
report from the house that one Of the
representatives had announced that
within two days new liquor bill would
be introduced which would cmbody all
of the liquor legislation necessary,
somewhat dampcned the ardor of the
senators in discussing the senate liquor
| bill
1t was currently reported that poll
of the senate had been taken by those
interested in the passage of the meas
ure and that a majority was against
the bill. In the house il was asserted
that several senators had said there
was no chance Of the liquor bill passing
the senate There is already a house
| bill drawn by James II. Anderson,
United States marshal This is regard
ed as the administration bill and it is
said that the new house bill which
Will be introduced will emanate from
the same source and that it will be a
substitute for the bill now before the
house, which provides only for local
option,
Ten o clock Closing.
committee liquor bill now before the
senate and it is probable that it will
be modified further before ii comes
up for final passage The only feature
Of the bill made more drastic was that
with reference TO early closing. Under
The proposed bill the time for closing
saloons is fixed at IL o'clock. After
brief argument Monday afternoon the
senate voted, II to >, TO amend the bill
to close saloons at 10 o'clock at night.
To offset this provision the features
of the bill providing for an appeal to
the district courts. the search and seiz-
ure clause in so far as it pertains to
private dwellings, and the removal of
blinds and other distractions from sa-
loon windows will likely be eliminated.
The appeal provisions of the bill
have been referred TO the judiciary
committee. An effort by Senator VIII
son Monday TO take this matter from
the hands of the committee and kill II
in the senate failed Monday afternoon.
The provision Of the bill relative to
the search and seizure for the enforce
mcnt of the measure. referring to pr.
vatc dwellings, occasioncd much opposir
tion and the provision was finally re-
ferrCd TO the Judiciary committee. Sen
ator Badger, author of the provision to
get an unobstructcd view of the IN
terror of saloons. moved that this fea-
ture of the measure be eliminated He
said that he thought this feature was
Objectionable 10 many OF the mem
bers of each house and IN the interest
of harmony he was willing to accede
to their wishes. The senate did not
strike out the provision, however, but
decided to leave 1T open for amend
mcnt TODAY, when it will be made TO
read that during the time IL is made
unlawful 10 sell liquor there shall be
an unobstructed view of the bar from
the street
Debate on Early Closing.
The early closing feature was the
only one which occasioned an animated
discussion Senator Wilson moved to
change the hour from II to To- Sen
ator Smith moved TO amend the amend
ment by making ii 10 clock, The
smith amendment lost. hut the Wilson
amendment finally passed. Senators
Lnnt, Horsley, Williams, Wilson, Bur
ton and Badger spoke for the 10 o clock
closing hour and Senators kuchlcr and
Smith against il.
Only the affirmative vote on the
measure was taken. Those favoring the
early closing were Badger, Booth, Bur
ton, ,9 orsley, Iverson, Luut, Marks, Vi
son. Sew. Williams and Wilson. Five
vote, as the negative vote was not
called for,
Fixing Election Date.
Senator Booth suggested that ihe
election provided for in the bill be
made June l3 to conform with the
platform, instead Of June q. senator
Badger said that the committee did
not follow the platform in this respect,
nor in other respects. so that no prece,
dent had been violated. He explained
that il WAS necessary TO allow rea-
sonable time for compliance with the
provisions of The bill relative to the
election feature and for that reason
the date was made later than suggest
cd bv the platform.
At the conclusion of The reading of
the bill further action WAS deferred
until this afternoon. when the bill VIII
come up ms E special order for $50
clock. The judiciary committee VIII
meet this morning Mt 10 O'Clock and
pass upon the matters referred to 1t,
The senate viii receive the report of
the committee and amendments from
the members to portions of the bill left
omen for amendment IL is possible. but
not probabie, that the senate Will reach
vote on the liquor bill this after