The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-28
SOLITARY DEMOCRAT
HOLDS MAJORITY FAST
Morris Creates Deadlock in
Joint Committee Handling
Liquor Legislation.
Continued From Page One.

Sevy had heard on the subject. Mr..
Sevy replied that he had heard sew
eral. Badger insisted that he name
them. Finally Sevy said that he had
heard Senator Sutherland
struction that had been placed upon
the platform by various campaign ora
tors Representative Holman asked
him if the platform had meant one
thing in. one place and another in an
other. Badger vigorously protested that
such was not the case. in his frequent
talks, Holman made several threats to
reveal campaign secrets' and occa-
sionally appeared on the point of do
ing so.
Representative Allison objected to
the construction of the platform by
''any Tom, Dick or Harry" He be
lieved that the committee should stand
on the platform, irrespective of the at
tltude of the campaign orators.
mittee interpret the platform to be
providing that all that part of a
county, outside OF cities Of the first,
second and third class, shall consti-
tute voting unit for the determining
of the liquor question:
Suggests Caucus Action.
As substitute Senator Badger
moved that the whole matter of wheth-
er there should be local option IN coun
ties outside of the cities. or outside
of municipal limits, be referred 10 a
caucus of the Republican legislature to
be called on Monday night.
As an amendment to the substitute
Holman moved that the committee de-
eide oil Senator Stookey's interpreta-
ton OF the platform and then go be-
fore a caucus of the Republican mem
bers or the legislature for Endorsement
After long and involved argument
IN winch almost everyone participated,
both amendment and substitute were
Withdrawn. Just as Senator Marks was
about to speak Representative Funk
called Tor the previous question. Chair
man Rudolph Kuchler of the Joint com
mlttee put the motion on the previous
question and the committee decided
that The previous question should then
be put. Senator Marks moved that
the previous question should then be
put Senator Marks moved that the
previous question should not be enter
tanned or be rule of practice of the
committee, Representative Pope sug
gested that any person who had not
spoken on the question be given the
privilege of the floor. Senator Marks
was then invited to speak but declined
Morris Causes Tie.
Chairman Kuehler then put the
Stookey motion as 10 the Interpretation
of the platform. On the roll call vote
the motion apparently prevailed. The
vote was.
Ayes-Senators Kuchler, Stookev
Wilson; Representatives Allison. Mol,
man, Morris, Pope and WoolIcv-S.
=, Noes-.Senators Badger, Hyde, Marks
SeYy; Representatives Funk, Wootton
However, before the vote was an
nounced. Representative Morris. who
had been counting the votes on his fin.
gers. changed his vote to the negative
and the motion was lost by the tie
vote of seven TO seven.
Then Representative Holman made a
motion almost identical with the
Stookey motion. IT was that each in
coIporated city and town constitute
separate voting unit and that the count
districts outside Of the limits of the
Incorporated cities and towns consti.
tute separate voting units Senator
Wilson said that Stookey's motion
agreed with his Interpretation of the
platform, but that Holman Il did NOT
He therefore switched to the negative
side. while Sevy changed to the affirm
ative The result of tho vote on this
motion was.
AGAIN Deadlock
Ayes Senators Kuchler. Seyy
Stookey, Representatives Allison. Hol.
man, Pope, Wooliey-T.
Noes-Senators Badger, HYDE, Marks,
Wilson; Representatives Funk, Morris
and Wootton-7,
The chairman announced that this
motion was also lost by tie vote. Rep,
resentativc Morris, who had kept coupt
of the vote on his fingers, lauohed loud
and long when the second deadlock for
which he was responsible was an.
nouneed.
The Indications were that there would
be an indefinite continuation of the
deadlock as long as Mr. Morris con.
tinued TO play with the principles of
the Republican party, hence the com
mittee adjourned, TO meet at lo:3Ol
o clock Monday forenoc-,.
The net result of the session was the
of the power of the lone
Democrat on the Joint committee.