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Show Toltoa's bill to close Sunday theaters rr.d keep the first day of the week free from amusements was the only ripple ' ii the general grind of work before the Hate Senate this morning. When the measure, House bill 54, was f brought bofore the Senate by the Sifting committee, com-mittee, which recommended that it be killed. Senator Miller moved that it be placed on. the calendar. ' He exhibited a petition from1 100 residents of Brigham City, desiring the passage of the measure. He declared that it also had the indorsement of the Ministerial association and others, asking ask-ing that the measure be put through. ;7The bill prohibits tennis, baseball or any other amusement on Sunday, as ... ... well as Memorial 'day," declared Senator Sena-tor Lawrence. For those reasons it was moved that the bill be killed. "You can't take a bath if you get home after 12 o'clock on Sunday morning morn-ing if you let that bill go through," declared Senator Smith.." "I think the bill ought to be considered,", con-sidered,", declared Senator Miller, and with the consent of the other members it was placed on tho calendar. The Senate passed S. B. 203. Park, allowing $600 for architectural work , for the proposed armory building. S. B. 200, Committee on Private Corporations Cor-porations and Insurance, relating to penalties for corporations doing . business busi-ness in the State before complying with the laws of the State. 8. B. 202, "Committee on Live Stock, relating to cruelty to animals and their seizure. 8. B. 186, Seely, by fepuest allowing allow-ing the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Manu-facturing society to change its name to the State Fair association. S. J. R. No. 2, providing that taxation taxa-tion shall not be over 5 jnills for State purposes when the assessed valuation reaches $400,000,000. .H. B. 72, by Davis, relating to poll taxes. Gov. Cutler sent a communication to the Senate this morning vetoing S. B. 160, relating to champertous con- , tracts and fomenting litigation. The Senate special committee reported re-ported that $15,000 is necessary to improve im-prove the water system at the penitentiary, peni-tentiary, and $2000 additional as attorney at-torney 's fees for the protection of the Staters water rights. The report of the Sifting committee killed the following bills: S. B. 49, Bullen, relating to demand for jury, II. J. M. 8; H. B. 135, Joseph, relating to school consolidation: S. J. B. M. 2 and 3; S. B. 94, by Hollingsworth, providing pro-viding for a school for the feebleminded, feeble-minded, on the ground that there is not sufficient revenue for the purpose; S. B. 150, Williams, relating to polygamy po-lygamy and bigamy; S. B. 140, Park, creating a military fund by poll tax: S. B. 149, relating to State' board of land commissioners; S. B. 192 Walton, creating oiice of State veterinarian, and S. B. 96, relating to homesteads. |