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Show CAPITOL RIGS WITH SONGS AWDLAUGHTER Lawmakers Make Merry During Closing Moments of Legislature SENATE IS SERENADED Choir Is Organized and Many Home made Selections' Selec-tions' Are Given The new state cap tol brated tv th bong and laughter during the expiring moments ot tl e ho se of representa t es In strik ng contrast to the tense mo nents of tbe senate the dy ng hours f the house sparkled t th ga etv The house was ready to adjourn sine die on Thur day night but the senate vas not ready to qu t The house met jesterday forenoon and learned tl sorrow that the senate ins sted on pass ng ore b lis and in other viays delay ng the final adjournn ent Someone resurrected the bill mcreas ng the sal ar ot the secretary of the state land board and tr e 1 to pass t At first the b 11 was declared l assed on a close vote but the count was di puted and another roll call ivas taken The final ote showed that the b 11 lacked three rotes of pass ng Bepresentat ve Thorn as Se y of Garfiel 1 made a deter m ned and successful fight against the ncrease Choir Is Organized Henceforward the house had 1 ttle to do save to remain in sess on for the engrossment and s gn ng of b lis The wags of the house nder the leadership of that veteran josher Pepresentat ve Da l! II Morr s of Wash ngton county organized a cho r and proceeded to sere naae the governor the senate Senator J H. Wootton author of tbe prohibi t on bill President J T Kingsbury of the state un -vers t Bepresentat e J J Barker of Weber and others with n range Horace Fnsign secretary of the state fa r board was arrested by the th rd house and pressed into service as choir leader After rehearsing the chor sters marched nto the sacred precincts of the senate chamber and serenaded beDator Wootton thusly It b a long way to the country It s the p ace for U em to go It s a Ion t me before Wootton And his b 1 will pet a show Good by p ohibitlon God bts Gove nor prj It a a long" long tin e before the farmers Make Ltah go dr "tVhe eat the author of the prohibition bi 1 promptly amended t e song b the add It on of a erse Here s the Toot on amendment Wootton s "Amendment " It s a long way to the countrj It s a long way you know It s a long way to the country Whe e the wets had better go Good bj Becker Fiehcr Good bv Foxy Joe Tou 11 be op the farm a rale n pumpkins Before another snow Prea dnt X ngsbury was found cl at t ng n tl e lounging roon of the house of representatives atid o the btart ed edu ator this vers on was sung Its he wrong waj to can a teacher It s the wrong thing to do It s a long way to get aiproprations The best ttt e thin you do Good by W se and Know Hon Farewell Prexy too It s a long long wra to fool the public But thej re onto ou Tbe pet measure of Representative J J Barker of Weber county was one that proposed a state racing co nmlssion and provided for legal z ng pari rautuel bet ting on horse racing The bi I was kl ed In the house after a determined lobby a eainst It by tiie women of the ptate The songsters ga e him this slender sym pathy It s a long way to the capltol It s o place for tl em to go It s a long time before Barker And h s bill wl 1 get a show Good by pari mutuel Ood b ess the farmer hoe. It s a short short time before the women Make the race track go Sing Song to ' Wets Then the choir reverted again to pro nib tion and rel e ed themse ves of a coup e of n ore verses of doggerel to wit It b a fine time to live In Utah, It s the best p ace I know We w pnte tain our elghbo s In t e wa at the lo e so Con e on Colorado on e on Ida! o It s a fl o fine t me to live In Utah The state we love bo It s a long way to the country It s a ong ay to go It s a ong way o t o country When the h h a e whl wltl snow W e U get no pro ib t o nd now 1 1 te o whv The bits &t I wt h hp go ernor And I fs name s B pry A tuncf 1 lobb st composed this rl lar ous but somew at lr everent lyric w th w I h the augi st s nale was over whe med on the oi a on of a second serenade by the lusty nged men bers of the lower house assisted y ernp oyoes and lot by s s Ha I ha he bi 1 s not here What t e ell do ve care What the he I do we care Ha I ha e b 1 s not e e What the el do we are now A e ale t e beer's stl 1 ere W at e el do nn ar What tie he 1 do we care Ale ale the beers st here What the hel do wo caro now Dr, do t ey said they had It What the he do we care W at t e he do we are Sp v 3pr sa 1 o stab ft WI at tl e el do e are ow Adjournment Is Taken E en bo gs gre wearlsone ov and final y te hung j and ma hap thlrs v house p sed an Informal oil) a Ion to ear the senate hat t e mem be of h ouse were go ng a e w 1 y n r The senate was st 1 d sput g about the repor of the fa no s messen ge T)Oy con tee b t It stopied long en gh to let the ouse h e an off! at co nmun cat n on ft n ng c po to fie tl n thA t c sens o wan rend o ad )o n No p so e h ong e o do w hu a n rb ild bewe ho en hb n on f a R- enn 1 I n Bel n op ne s of ou wBa e c h pop a h ho an n he e e fioo a ho con us u of tho oa ng of t e communica t on from he senato and si outod eo as to be heard bo a o dl of tl e no sy n embers Mr Speaker T mo e that this house do now s IJou v t o t da Th mo on ss a lop ed with o. w oo and he nen e h qr to he f oohgnir nis wo n oocot" oa b ft " e m h n o sta an of nHfooentJ o nff ode. 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