Show it 6 horse RacIng Bill Ao I louse se- se ENACTING ClAUSE STRICKEN fR FROM M MASURE Bitter Opposition Voiced by Representatives During Debate VOTE IS 20 TO 29 First Motion Meets With Defeat I Horse racing In Utah is at n end The last effort made in the present legislature to create a racing commIssIon commission com com- mIssIon went glimmering Saturday when the bill of Representative Miles Miller of Salt Lake county was defeated in the house when the enacting clause of the bill was stricken out Early in the morning session of the house the bill bUl wu was placed at the foot ot of the calendar having been reported out on FrIday afternoon It was reaChed shortlY after the session was convened and the merits ot of the measure were explained ex- ex by Its author He pointed out that there were thousands of 01 resIdents of Salt Lake county and Utah who were in favor of racing and as a he desIred to give them what they desired He that he was legislating for all the he people and n for tor the few f Ho He pl Plade de' de a strong a peal for the passage pass pass- age ot of the bU WOODRUFF FF OPPOSES Representative Elias Woodruff who has opposed all measures per per- taming to racing durIng the session then moved to strike out the enact enact- of the bill and on a rising vote hi his motion was lost by a a. vote of twenty yeas to 29 nays He was followed by Representative tive Roberts ot of Utah count county who made a short but pointed address against the passage of f the bill and Ire tre also made a motion to strike strikeout strikeout out the en cUng clause but met with failure Representative Sargent of Garfield Garfield Gar Gar- field county opposed the bUt bill He said the bill bUl provided that the profits from the race meet were to togo togo go to the benefit ot of the Boy and Girl Scouts and he asked Why not Include the Mormon Relief society so- so clety He said he wanted his name to be recorded and he wanted It underlined so that his negative vote Or no would st stand nd out He was vehement in his denunciation of racing z meets and declared that 1 If the house passed the bill they would live to rue It WANTS FAIR PLAY Representative Crane ot of Salt Lake county wanted fair pIa play he said He was In favor tavor of at racing and while he was ready read to walk the narrow narrow nar- nar row way he wanted God to jUdge ot of his morality not the Deseret News Representative Elias lias Woodruff was vigorous in his opposition to the passage ot of the bill He declared de- de dared could not compromise compro- compro mise with gambling and that if H the pill was passed that It would re- re fl fleet ct upon the legislature and the themen themen men who voted for the bill Representative J. J D D. Stone Stone of Utah county said that the case had been discussed until It was thread thread- bare He that horse racing encouraged gambling and that it encouraged ed Immorality Representative Hacking then moved the previous question and this was followed by another to strike out the enacting clause This was done by a vote ot of 28 to 26 with one absent and the measure wu was |