The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-12

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valuable legal opinion without receiving
Zee. Senator Booth was unconvinced
He said he had heard so much about
TO explain this provision,
Kelly Wants to Know.
Senator Kelly said: Il understand
these amendments were proposed by a
caucus OF the Republican members OF
the legislature, l was not at the caucus.
and l should like 10 know who were
there and by what authority the caucus
was called. l understand the caucus was
the members of both houses and that
the amendments were, agreed upon by
them. Does the senator wish TO charge
these men with placing jokers in this
Kelly was interrupted with demands
for roll call 1t resulted In the adop-
Ayes-Badger. Burton, HorsIey, Hyde.
smith, stooKey. Williams. Wilson. Pres
Noes-Booth, Funk, Olson-3,
Absent--Sevy.
The other amendments were adopted
up for final passage. Senator Burton
opened the discussion with an explana-
ton OF his position.
The bill is a disappointment for me-"
he said. believe that ii is impossible
for this legislature TO draft a liquor
measure that viii he satisfactory in It's
beeeye the b biz a VIII RafST prove d dsappoint s
ment 10 many OF the senators and To
many Of the people.
Operation Severe One.
Il am opposed TO the local option fea-
ture 1t is not applicable to the dis
nature OF cutting Off the cats tail by
inches and the operation is likely TO be
severe one. do not relish the posi-
ton o OF this this meas we are peversng
ourselves. and. TO my notion, this is an
indication that we are guilty OF vacil-
''SotIthstandns 'Se Sh 4'su these Sc.' objections
which have to the bill and to It's recon
slderation, however. / wish to give the
aSoT except the sacfnee
OF personal views To my mind there
should be regulations and restrictions in
this oill which at least should be better
pared to admit that this measure does
improve present conditions. Nevertheless,
believe this bill should pass and shall
Glasses Process Unusual.
Senator Funk followed:
The process by which this measure
has been considered and reconsidered and
then rccons!dered again Is. 10 express 1t
mildly very unusual. | do not believe
the union there can be found anything
that parallels this.
81 don't think that this legislature
should be forced TO swallow this thing
that comes entirely from outside OF this
body. l don't think that the Legislature
should be forced to submit to the infu-
cnce and dictaton that comes from with
out this body. which guides the members
of this body and forces them TO retract
their former actions, withdraw their OBJ
iections and do the very thing that few
layS before they voted do
81 don't know that this is the time to
repeat the charges made against the ma
few, years ago. the charges which they
so Indignantly denied last fall, but 1 do
think that these charges might well be
made in connection with the manner in
which this bill has been handed. "
II wish to record myself today not
only in opposition to this bill. but | wish
also to record a protest against tho meth
DDS which brought about the reconsid-
GRAFTON OF this BILL
Senator Booth followed the Democratic
member;
81 thought that the legislature had de-
cided the liquor question and that the
bin as we passed II the other day would
become a law
when the house sent the bin here as
amended the other day / concurred in
the house amendment. not because | ia
vored the amendment, but because I felt
the house believe that IL the other
amendments proposed by the house had
been adopted by that body i should also
have agreed TO concur In them.
Objects to Court Feature.
"You will remember that / took a de-
the original bill. However. I said that
IL the majority of the senate wished them
for the larger cities of the state ! would
agree TO them, / am not In favor of the
issuance of licenses by the courts. but
as II appears TO me that In the Iudgmen,
OF the majority this feature should be
/ Incl | nm IN n nd
ment of the majority How that judg-
ment was arrived at l am not here TO
state"
Senator Benner X. Smith then made
his explanation.
ct is beyond the power of this legIs-
Iature or any other 10 draw a perfect
measure, or to agree on one. This
measure is not perfect.
$50 far as the charge of any coercion
In the adoption OF these amendments, l
! do not recollect that any was used. II
IS true the governor, TO use the express
sion. took a hand. He frankly and, as
/ believe. fairly. stated his position iia
ed the reasons why he favored the
amendment placing the licensing power
with the judges, why liquor should be
served in dining rooms. and why he
wished the other amendments. When
! a vote WAS taken OH the amendments
most OF them were adopted unanimous
| ly. while the others carried with few
Il regret that the licensing power has
! TO go 10 the district courts, but | sub
nit that II doesn't have to remain there
always. l don't know but that II may
be a good thing for the licensing power
to go To tho Judges for short time.
! II It doesn't work satisfactorily we can
repeal the provision
| No Coercion, Says Badger.
Then came Senator Badger.
LAS one strongly In favor of temper
ance legislation let me say that ] re-
| gard this blu splendid commence
ment. ] wish to join with the senator
from Salt Lake in asserting that there
has been absolutely no coercion In this
matter, on the contrary, the administra-