Show SHOWDOWN ON SUNDAY CLOSING American Party Members Proposal Proposal Proposal Pro Pro- to operate Co With Wih Commissioners WELLS OFFERS A CHANCE Introduces Hc Resolution Itol in Line Will 11 Action of Committee They Turn It I Down Donn A compromise resolution of offered b bj by Wells reUs at last nights night's meeting of oC the eH city council counci providing for cooperation cooperton opera co oper co-oper- tie tion ton between the council counci and tho the count county county coun coun- t ty commissioners In the matter of closing places of amusement on Sunda Sunday Sun Sun- da lay day was killed the American party members voting as a unit against It f. f The Tho resolution Introduced by 1 Mr Wells Veis was as follows Whereas the committee committee- on municipal laws to whom was referred an ordinance b by Wells Wels prohibiting Sunca Sunday theatrical performances has post postponed the thc consideration consider consider- consier- consier atlon aton of said ordinance until the county commissioners of Salt Sal Lake count county take the tho initiative in closing pleasure resorts on Sunday within the limits of said county therefore be It I Resolved That the mayor be ho and he hereby is authorized to communicate with sall said commissioners of oC Salt Sal Lake count county pledging the city of or Salt Sal Lake and a agreeing agreeing agree agree- recIn rec- rec In ing to pass an ordinance prohibiting theatrical theatrical the thc performances on Sunday Sundar and to strictly enforce the thc same provided the said commissioners will wi take tako Immediate steps to close on Sunday nil all ni pleasure re resorts orts within their Jurls jurisdiction b by enforcing en en- forcing the statutes relating thereto Mulvey Wants ants to Sift It Mr Ir Wells spoke e In behalf of or the resolution Mulvey proposed sifting the matter mater to the bottom and anti wanted to know If IC It i had not been presented to tho the council counci last year Wells Veis said It I was but as It I had been called a political move the matter mattei matel had hat dropped He was in earnest arnest and felt that his motive mot e should not be Im Im- im- im In answer er to a query quel from Mulvey ulvey Mr Wells Vels stated that some members of or the old council had bad counci asserted asserted as as- it was a political move particularly particularly par par- Hobday Hobday pleaded guilty but he was I tired of dl dissension in the council counci he said and ant was vas so much in favor of the theatres remaining open that he was willing to act In harmony with wih tho the opposition opposition op op- op- op position If J the measure was killed Black was tired thed of oC tho the cr cry of Morality Morality Momil Mo mil He lived close to that line himself he said but shouldn't dictate what others should do Wells said sid that the proper observance observance observance ance of Sunday did not appeal particularly partle- partle to some members of oC the counci council coun coun- elI cil ci but hut there were vero some to whom It i did He represented the tho people of tho the Fourth Fourth ward and tho the desires of oC a great Ireat man many people in this city he declared declared de de- de- de dared In askin asking the passage of the resolution Black mack Didn't you say the Salt Lake theatre would have to remain open too spen Charges II Insincerity hl Wells cJ No Xo sir I did lid not not I am nm not representing them but have been beon told tolt b by the management they did not take any part In the fight I charge Insincerity on on the on-the the part of tho the c committee com m- m in trying to evade this issue rhe They tools tool no action acton and I want to tos s say Sal that I am ani consistent consistent to my constituents to myself and the best people of this ct city The They demand the theatres be closed Hobday I object to his saying the best people I The poor devil deVi has his rights and is entitled to his Sunday amusements The people who are making this fight collect their ten per cent but they dont don't get et any help We Ve dont don't propose to follow Colow in your YOUl footsteps Tuddenham I object to this kind of talk We dont don't want to follow In your our steps stops Calls Cals Hobday to 10 Order A word wordy scene ensued Hobday maintaining his air and ant only subsiding when called called caled to order h by the chair Wells els maintained ho he was speaking for the good people He lie le spoke o for those who preferred saving mone money to spending money In Sunday theatres Fernstrom thought tho the action acton of the committee was not on the square Ho He thought the majority of the council counci favored putting the matter up to the county commissioners If I the council counci wanted to shirk the tho responsibility of taking the lead let it be turned over overto overto overto to the commissioners The Tho resolution was defeated by a straight American party vote S to 5 Black Carter Cartel Crabtree Hobday Martin Mulvey ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnel and Davis DaI voting against it and Barnes Fernstrom Fern Fern- strom Hole Holley Tuddenham and Wells in its ls favor Cal Calls Call for fo Original Ordinance Wells moved that the original or ordinance ordinance Ot or- be taken from rein the committee and passed upon Black raised the question that it re required required required re- re u IL L two-thirds two majority vote to take tho the ordinance out of oC the hands of the committee Wells maintained that the two- two thirds vote voto question queston was tas only a subterfuge subterfuge subterfuge sub sub- to evade the issue I On the vote to reconsider the motion motion moton mo mo- tion ton was vas lost the Americans voting 7 against the measure and 6 In favor Hobday voting yes es |