Show i SUNDAY CLOSING INCLUDES SHOWS Bill Bili Passes House Putting Ban Banon Banon BanOn on Theatres Ball Games Dance Halls Hails and Rinks THREE ARE IN OPPOSITION SHARP TALK ABOUT METHODS OF COMMITTEE l v H V VAn An act amending section U compiled complied laws of Utah 1967 1917 pro prohibiting I noisy and ami other oth r amuse amusements ments on Sunday and end providing a aO O penalty for the violation thereof Be It enacted by the legislature f of the state of Utah Every person I who on Sun c v day gets sets up exhibits opens 0 or maintains or aids In getting up exhibiting opening or maintain I log ing any bull bear cock dog or ur prize fight horse race ball game v circus gambling g house houle or saloon or any an barbarous or noisy amuse amusement amusement amusement ment or who keeps conducts or 0 exhibits an any theatre theat vaudeville farce dramatic or equestrian per performance skating rink dante dance han hall operatic performance or picture shows or who purchases p any tick Uk ticket ticket et of or admission or directly or In Indirectly Indirect Indirectly directly direct pays pas any admission fee to toor toor toor or for the purpose of witnessing or mc attending any such place amuse amale v ment spectacle or representation is i guilty guilt of a misdemeanor o This is the text of the bill shorn of oC some Ime of Its legal lesal phraseology which passed the house of representatives yesterday The number of the bill is 43 It was reported from the judiciary committee with the amendment that dance danco halls and picture shows be also included Mr McMillan le of Salt Lake made an earnest speech in advocacy g of gJ the pas pac passage pa sage sege of the bill He said that it was well known that conditions in Salt Lake are deplorable We e should not violate the Sabbath said Mr Ir McMillan lc We should keep the Sabbath holy We should hould keep the Ten Commandments Furthermore the passage of this measure will with give gle a day of rest to every person in the theatrical and other busi bus businesses businesses nesses covered by b this act I 1 think that inasmuch as this bill was passed by b this house two years ears I ago It should pass aSS now I think the intelligence of the membership of this thI house houe is as great gr at as it was as two years yeans ago aso I would put ever evet every man in this body on record for his intelligence his sobriety his morality on this measure Pope Makes Objection I 1 move moe you Mr Speaker said Mr Ir Pope of Wasatch that the enacting clause be stricken out There was more discussion and then Mr Ir Pope said that If there had been a full membership of the judiciary com corn committee beg pardon a full meeting of the judiciary committee there w have been perhaps a different kind of oC report As It was said Mr Pope the greater number of the members of oC the committee were not aware of the ac action action tion taken by b the members who brought In the report Mr Holman said that he would vote against the measure not because he was opposed to all of its provisions but buton buton buton on account of or the manner in which It ft had been handled I 1 am certainly opposed to the rail railroading railroading railroading of any bill through this body In this manner said Mr Holman I 1 Iam Iam am quite certain Indeed I 1 am quite positive that if the membership of ot the committee had known that this bill would be taken up today there would have been a minority perhaps a ma mo majority report I move to amend the bill said aid Mr Pope by adding this section That the blue laws of the state of Connecticut cut be adopted In full and made a part of or the Jaws laws of Utah On the final passage of the bill there were w re three dissenting votes Baker Holma and Pope i In the course coune of the debate Mr Ir Pope took exception to some of the remark remarks of another member I 1 object he said I to the intelligence ence of or any member of this house being measured by b his vete yete I on oi this bill We may ma differ In our ions lon but f I think we are arc all here to do de the bet best we can for lor the whole state Some of oC us may mn not be as bright or 0 brilliant as others but I do not oot think that is a ground for questioning our motives or our efforts to do the right light thing tIling as we e see sec the light |