The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-02
PREDICT LIQUOR
BILL WILL PASS
Senator's Apparently Ready to
Accept Committee Measure
in Modified Form.
OFFICIALS ARE BARRED
FROM GETTING LICENSES
Maximum Rate for Saloon Per-
mitS Fixed at Two Thou
sand Dollars.

The committee liquor bill, amended,
modified and altered, will come up for
final passage in the senate today. Dur
ing the afternoon session of Wednes
day the senate spent It's time ADJUST
ing the amendments and agreeing upon
the alterations necessary. The princl-
pal portion of this work was completed
Wednesday afternoon and Il vote will
probably be reached early today on
the measure. The expressed sentiment
of majority Of the senators Wednes
dav was in favor of the bill as modi-
fled, and it was freely predicted that
the measure would receive the unanl-
nous vote of the senate today.
The officers OF the senate are pro-
ceeding on the theory that the measure
will be passed by the senate today and
are preparing the amendments made in
the bill for the printer IN order that
the measure may be reprinted with the
corrections and amendments and sent
TO the house in approved and improved
from.
The amendments to the bill made
by the senate committee on Judiciary,
restoring to the hsensing boards the
discretion in granting or refusing IL
censes that is permitted under the pres
ent law, and striking out all provisions
Of the bill in relation to an appeal TO
the district courts, were adopted by the
senate These amendments eliminate
eleven sections, occupying nine papes of
the bill.
Officials Are Barred.
An amendment by Senator Iverson
prohibiting the issuance of any liquor
license either directly or indirectly to
the member of any city council, town
board or board of county commission
ers, was adopted unanimously.
Senator Funk moved that the maxi
mum rate for saloon ]isenses be placed
al $4,000. Senator Wilson moved to
amend by eliminating the limit and
making no maximum rate. After con-
siderable argument and discussion of
parliamentary practice President Gard
ner ruled the motion out of order be-
cause the senate had previously voted
down an amendment. Senator Wilson
appealed from the ruling of the pres
ident, but the senate sustained the
chair. The senate then adopted Sen
ator Funk s motion.
Senator Wilson moved that the mini
mum for clubs be placed at 5000 in
stead of $500 This was rejected. Sen"
ator Kuchler moved that a new scale
OF license rates for brcweries be fixed,
placing a maximum in accordance with
by vote of 10 8.
Senator Wilson moved to strike out
that portion of the bill requiring n
married woman TO notify in writing the
saloonkeeperS not to sell liquor to her
husband, in order TO avail herself of
the privileges of the act permitting her
to recover damages for support as
the result of such sale. President
Gardner ruled the motion out off order,
as the matter had previously been
passed upon Senator Wilson appealed
from tho chairs decision. but the sen.
ate sustained the chair. Senator Marks
stated Senator Wilson IS motion in a
different form, but this, too was ruled
out OF order.
Search and Seizure Discussed.
Notifications of the search and
seizure clause were being discussed
when the senate adjourned Senator
Badger moved that the search of q
private dwelling he permitted on oath
by city, town or county attorney OF
of peace officer that there was rea
son 10 suspect that liquor was being
disposed Of in such dwelling contrary
to law. Senator StooEey opposed the
search of a dwelling house under any
circumstances. While the question was
being discussed Senator Burton moved
to adjourn. Senator Badger opposed
this, declaring that he wanted vote
on the bill before adjournment. The
motion was voted down, but ten min
utes later, while the argument On this
portion Of the bill was still in prog
ress, motion TO adjourn made by SEN
ator Funk was carried,
The senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning and it is understood that
the bill will he taken mp at that time
and as soon as the final changes are
made roll call on the final passage
OF the measure Will be taken. The SEN
ate has practically agreed 10 modify
The search and seizure provisions and
to strike out that portion Of the bill
requiring an unobstructed view Of the
Interior Of the saloon from the street.
These are the most important amend
ments to be made, These amendments,
1t is declared. will meet the objections
of the majority of the senate to the
bill, and with these alterations the bill
will be passed.