Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29
PROHIBITION BILL
IN UTAH SENATE
MEASURE is DRASTIC IN ITS
TERMS AND STATEWIDE
IN EFFECT.
Would Prohibit the Manufacture, sale
and Drinking in Public OF All
Beverages Containing w
Percent Alcohol.

w eho tthu senate ON january ~ III
drastic bill drawn by the Utah Fed
Grafton of Prohibition and Betterment
leagues and the Municipal League OF
Utah. Senator John u. Wootton OF
Utah county introduced It, at the re
quest of these organizations, and nc
sooner had he done so than there en-
sued an exciting skirmish over the
measure, in which Senator Wootton
and his allies were victorious by q
vote of ten to eight.
The tilt came over the question OF
to which committee the bill should be
referred.
The measure provides for straight.
away statewide prohibition without
any reference OF the matter TO the vote
of the people, such as has been talk
ed OF previously. If 1t is passed by
both houses and signed by the gov.
ernor 1t will go into effect on the first
Monday in June, 1916. II repeats all
other laws on the statutes relating to
the sale Of liquor.
The act would prohibit the manu-
facture, sale and drinking In public
places Of all beverages containing 1 "
per cent alcohol or more. It would
wipe out the breweries, saloons and
buffets. II prohibits the sale of liquor
for any purpose whatsoever except
for medical. mechanical and scientific
purposes and for use as sacrament
by religious bodies.
| The complete list of committee as.
signments was announced on January
20 In the house by Speaker L. r. An.
derson. The Democratic, Progressive
and Socialist members of the commit.
tees were selected by committee
from the allies, while the Republican
members we're picked by the speaker.
One-half of all the membership of the
committees are Republicans and the
other half divided among the allies
The allies have one more craftsmanship
than the Republicans.
Thirteen new bills and one resolu
ton appeared in the senate on Janu
airy 20. and eight bills and one resolu.
ton in the house.
| People who can't find a seat in q
street car or railroad train need not
pay any fare, II Senator ]. r. Edg
heill's senate bill In enacted into law
Amid considerable talk about re
stricting the prerogatives OF the peo
pie and all that sort of thing. Senator
Willard s. Hansen's resolution provid
Ing that senators should not introduce
bills by request unless they had care
fully read them and subscribed to Their
provisions, was pocketed in the upper
house.
A resolution requesting the capitol
commission to grade the state capitol
grounds and authorizing the expendi
ture of 100000 for this work, has
been introduced.
| A white slave" law for use within
Utah, prohibiting the transportation oil
girls and women from one town to an
other In the state for immoral pur
poses, is proposed in bill introduced
by Senator ID. o. Rideout OF Salt Lake
| Fourteen bills and one resolution
was introduced in the senate on Janu
airy 10, while in the house four bills
were introduced and one bill and one
resolution, both originating in the sen
ate. were passed by the house and
sent to Governor Spry for his sigma
| ture.
Three OF the four bills introduced
were presented on request of organi
cations. The liverymen of Bingham
backed one bill, the railroad unions
a second bill and the state bar asso
citation another. Many members OF
the house propose to give request
bill the right of way over other legls
lation
Mondays session of the senate was
short. and the nearest approach to
the transaction of business, aside
from the introduction Of bills. was q
discussion of the joint resolution In
troduced by Senator Joseph Chez pro
viding for the appointment of a joint
committee TO prepare a complete re-
vision OF the tax laws OF the state.
Relief for the situation in Salt Lake
county, wherein the county commits
sioners have been unable to carry
out the intent of the mothers pen.
sion" law because OF lack OF funds is
proposed in bill introduced by d. o
Rideout of Salt Lake.
Provision is made for the initiative
and referendum in legislation in Utah
in bill introduced by Senator Joseph
Chez OF Weber. The bill also pro
vides that the same general system
may be adopted with reference Ia
laws. ordinances, resolutions and
franchises granted by political sub
divisions.
January 81 was pay day in the leg
islature. Vouchers were signed. aft
davits made as TO the number OF miles
Travelled and small yellow checks
were given TO each member and to the
employees. w. H. Redd of San Juar
received the most mileage. He hat
travelled AIS miles. 1855 OF II on horse
back.
In order that the state supreme
court and the state law library may b,
properly equipped when these depart
ments are moved to the new capitol
Senator Rideout has introduced bill
creating the office of assistant. libra
rian and supreme court marshal.
Members OF the senate and th'
house spent Tuesday forenoon In
speeding the new capitol. They wer'
the guests OF the state capitol commits