The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-11
DRAF I CHANGES
IN LIQUOR BILL
Amendments Adopted at Repub-
lican Caucus Are IncorpOr-
ated in Measure.
PROVISION FOR MAJORITY
VOTE Is STRICKEN OUT
Country Members Opposed to
Proposition; Courts Given
Complete Licensing Power.

The special committee appointed ny
the Republican caucus Thursday nlsht
has drafted the proposed amendments TO
the liquor bill which were agreed upon
by the caucus and will present them 10
the legislature this morning. as the
amendments have been agreed upon hy
the majority of the members Of eaeh
house il is expected that they Will be
speedily adopted when The bill comes up
for reconsideration and final passage this
morning.
All amendments suggested by the ad-
ninislration were accepted save the
amendment which, provides that -,
majority al liquor election mVs,
be equal to or greater than "a a
the last preceding general election. This
proposed amendment created so much
opposition on the part Of the country
members that it has been CROPPED anu
will become no part Of the Dill
The liquor question was brought up III
each house Friday morning. senator
Benner Y. Smith moved that the ol,i pc
recalled from the committee on enIolllns
and engrossing and that one member OF
a conference committee be appointed
from the senate. There was no ooJectlon
named Senator Smith as the member OF
the conference committee. on a similar
action in the house. Representatives
Rock NJ. Pope and w. L. Hayes were
named as the house members of the con,
ference committee. Senator Smith acled
as chairman of the committee.
Amendments Are Made.
The amendments indicated by the eau
Gus were made in the bill and other parts
Of the bill were revised to conform 10
these amendments. The principal amend
ment made was with reference to the
taking away from councils o. the licens-
ing power in cities OF the first and second
classes and placing it in the hands of the
district judges. The amendment IS III.
serted in the hin where the manner OF
The, ISSUANCE of ilquor licenses is pre-
scribed. The amendment follows
In cities OF the first and second
classes. after the bond OF the applicant
shall be approved as herein REQUIRED. the
application for license. together with
the bond. shall be fled promptly by the
city recorder OF the city wherein the ap-
plicstion is made. with the district court
or the clerk thereof of the county in
which such city is located and upon the
district court in such county making an
order that license shall issue upon such
application the clerk of the court shall
transmit a certified copy Of such order
and the copy Of the application and bond
20 the city recorder of the city wherein
the application is made: whereupon the
city council Of such city shall cause the
license 10 issue as herein authorized ana
no such license shall issue until the dis
trict court has made the order herein
specified.
ANY application for a license TO sell
Intoxicating liquors may be refused for
good cause In the discretion of the dis
trict court of the county IN which the
city OF the first or second class wherein
license is sought may he situate. the city
council Of the cities of the third class
the board of trustees of towns. or the
boards of county commissioners of coun-
dies.
Courts Given Power.
Throughout he bill amendments are
made inserting the district courts among
the licensing boards to which reference
is made
The Badger amendment providing that
any person selling liquor without Ii
cense is guilty of misdemeanor is in
serted In the first section OF the bill.
Another Amendment made is the elimlna =
ton Of the part Of the bill limiting clubs
which may be permitted 10 sell liquor to
cities OF the first and second classes.
Under the bill as amended clubs may sell
liquor anywhere III the state. The def
milton Of club is supplemented by the
provision that it must own $4,000 In real
dues must amount to at least s12 The
minimum club license is advanced iron,
from $1,000 10 s2ooc Cubs tut @ are ''ine,l not per,
mitted. by the amended bill 10 sell in
toXicants between midnight and o'clock
in the morning
Public Dining Rooms Excepted
A provision was added by the commit
which declares that nothing shall be con :
strued 10 prevent the serving In public
dining rooms OF intoxicating liquors with
meals.
In addition to the amendments made in
the principal liquor bill. the committee
has amended three of the Hayes bills and
will recommend their passage. The bills
relate TO the charter powers of city coun-
ellis and are amended In order to conform
to the amended liquor bill.
The report Of the special conference
committee was being prepared FridaS
night and Will be submitted 10 the legis-
lature this morning, It is expected fha
all of the Democrats and a few Of ths
Republicans in each house will opposf
the amendments, but IL Is believed tha
the amended bin will pass by a safe
majority.