The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-03
COMMIT TTEE BILL
PASSES SENATE
Democratic Member From San.
pete Cast Only Vote Against
Liquor Measure.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
CLAUSE is MODIFIED
Other Minor Amendments Are
Made; Olson Expresses Sym
pathy for Framers.

With but one dissenting vote the sem
ate Thursday morning passed the COM
mittec liquor bill Senator l.. NJ, Olson,
Democratic member Of the senate from
Sanpete county. cast the only vote against
the bill Senator j. w. Funk of Cache.
the other Democratic member Of the SEN
ate. voted for the bill. The sixteen Re-
publican members voted for the meas
ure.
The bill as passed Is modified edition
OF the bin as drafted by specia! COM
mittee appointed by the president OF the
senate and the speaker OF The house. The
committee which drew the bill consisted
of Senator Bcnner y. Smith, chairman
Sena tors Rudolph Kuchler and Carl A.
Badger. and Representatives Rock M
Pope and j. III. Wootton Many features
of the bill as objected 10 by members OF
the senate were stricken out
Modify Search and Seizure.
The measure passed rather quietly. The
search and seizure clause was modined
somewhat and one or TWO other clerical
amendments were made. Then Senator
Funk moved that the bill be referred TO
the committee on manufactures and COM
merce and that that committee he in
structed 10 report on the statewide pro-
hibiton bill. senator Olson supported
this motion with a brilliant address on
prohibition. Senator Badger spoke brief
praise of the committee bill. Senator
Funks motion to consider the prohibi
ton measure was lost by a strict party
vote.
The roll call was taken and the bill
was speedily passed by a vote of II 10 J..
Senator Olson voting against the measure
because he declared IT, was a great deal
worse than the present laws on the sub
iect. and Senator Funk voting for 1t be-
cause it was just little bit better than
the present laws.
OF the senate, the Stookey amendment to
the bill. providing that dwelling house
should not be subject 10 the provisions of
the search and seizure clause was under
discussion. The proposed amendment was
lost. Senator Badger then proposed an
amendment providing that the search ard
seizure provisions should not be effective
except on information filed under oath
by a prosecuting attorney or peace
officer, Senator kucher limited the pro-
visions still further by amending the
amendment to make It apply only to
chiefs OF police. sheriffs or city marshals.
This amendment was adopted.
No DISTINCTIONS to View.
relation TO local option We're then read
and only clerical amendments were
made On returning TO the section re-
ouIrinE all blinds to he removed in order
10 afford an urobstructed view of the
bar from the street. Senator Badger
moved TO amend by providing that there
| 10 view OF the bar during the time that
Il was TO he closed by law.
After the amendments were completed
and the bill was ready for final passage.
Senator Funk moved that the bin be re-
| ferred 10 the senate committee on manu-
| features and commerce, and that senate
| bill No. iS by Funk. providing for state
| wide prohibition be reported on. The
motion was seconded by Senator Olson.
| In speaking TO the motion. Senator Oh
| son said that the trainers Of the bill had
| his sympathy He declared that It was
difficult To discover who wanted the bill,
| The Republicans. he said. were divided
| on the measure. many of the party lead
| ers did not want It, The newspapers.
| he declared. were unit In opposition 10
| the measure. and he read extracts from
each OF the Salt Lake papers In substan :
| tiatIon OF the statement. The party or
gan, he said. had used sacred quota
/ lions from Holy Writ and also tho vilest
| billngs@ate with which to describe its
opposition to the bill
Arraigns Republicans.
| Senator Olson arralgned the Republ-
cans for refusing 10 give the people the
| liquor LEGISLATION they wanted, He said
| that II 90 per cent of the people wanted
! state wide prohibition two years ago they
| wanted 1t now, He said that the efforts
OF the Republicans in trying TO prevent
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