| Show RACE GOES COES TO DERN SENATE VOTES SIXTEEN TO 2 Senator Patterson De- De Defends De Defends fends Sport In Hu Hu- Humorous Hu- Hu Humorous morons Vein MORE MOHE NEW BILLS Sought As Ex Ex- Expense Expense pense Money Ioney for Racing Investigation SALT LAKE Feb By 18 It By a vote ote of ot 16 It to 2 the senate yester- yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day passed on final reading the Redd house bill repealing the Utah race betting law The measure was returned to the house and sent to the committee The measure Is ex- ex to go co to tho the governor for his action to today ay Recently the governor stated slAted that he would sign tien any bill which the might pass In relation to the th racing law Yesterday aft afternoon after tho the senate passed the nedd repeal bill Inquiry at his of- of fico as to what he ho would do with th measure brought the Information information tion that he h has ten days in which to consider his action and no an- an an announcement woul- woul be made until action was taken WANTS RACING SAVED Senator Knox Patterson ot of o Moab was the th only speaker on the th Redd repeal bill when it came up on the third reading calendar In the th up- up upper upper up upper per bous yesterday afternoon At- At Attacks Attacks At Attacks tacks on racing and the th ot of the tho racing law in Utah were made Wednesday by Senators H S SAuerbach Auerbach and H II W Stable Stahl when hen the tho bill was reached on the second reading calendar and Senator Pat terson took occasion to reply to those speeches yesterday lie He spoke In a vein but con con- concluded con concluded eluded with a strong appeal to have a clean sport for the pro peo people pie of ot Utah by voting against the repeal S Senator Patterson refe referred red to the allegations ot of the th speakers of ot the lay previous that racing was n a game of ot chance Why I am talc talc- takIng tak-nf tak Ing a a- a chance chanco and herr here and the odds aro eighteen to one said ho be In jocular reference to his hs being the theone theon one Democrat among nineteen sen- sen senators sen senator ator I 1 took a chance chanc coming here herewith herewIth herewith with a Democratic governor play play- playing play Inc ing a Republican machine and 01 01 Ilo 01 Ito Grimes as bookmaker But all the th red blooded Amer Amer- AmerIcan American ican lean wants Is a game of ot chance him a chance chanc and he will take tako It Is a chance Lire Life It- It itself It Itself self 1 la Is but a game cam of ot chance NeXT TO D Racine is the cleanest ant and fin fin- finest finest fin fin-ett est of ot sport aport with the possible poss ble ex ox ex- ex exception exception of ot baseball that there Is In Inthe inthe Inthe the world and there ther Is no reason why the people who like it should be deprived ot of o It it Just because someone may have taken some money that they shouldn't or orbe caus be cause someone may have been crooked Is no reason why the la la should bo repealed and the people should be deprived of ot a a clean sport I for my part dont don't believe bellev there had been any crookedness or any taking of money In connection with the tho races race here but even It if there had that Is la nothing against the law no reason why It should be b repealed There are honest men In plenty who could be entrusted to conduct this sport in a a clean man man manner ner ncr It If there Is an anything any thine wrong In tho th way the th racing racine has baa been con con- conducted conducted ducted rectify that and permit the people to continue to enjoy their sport Senator Patterson said ald id he be- be believed be believed lIe ed that both the senators senator who the day before were laboring under the th wrong wrone Impression when they expressed the tho belief bellet that 76 75 per pcr cent of ot the th were opposed to o I I conscientiously believe that It if ItI the matter could be put lut ut to a 0 fair I vote said Senator Patterson there would bo ho 75 73 per cent ot of the people In favor ot of retaining rae rae- racIng inc rac-inc Ing STORY 01 OF or VOTES OTES Senator Patterson latterson sail call he h be- be believed be believed Charlie Redd had been mis mistaken taken as a to the sentiment ot of o the thep thep p opio In lila hili hi county He H listened to the tho reformers who claim claim a whole lot and usually have little said the senator benator who told him he couldn't go iN o back to the th legisla lur tute tUIe unless ho I promised ed to Intro Intro- intro intro-duco duco a a 0 bill repealing the race law Re He listened to them and carried the election by three votes No Non everybody e knows know that I am ant for racing and always have been and yet I carried the district by more than votes vote Is that an evidence that the tho sentiment Is against rac rae Ine ing racIne I The only frau fraul I can see In con con- connection with this racing was wa per per- per per two years ears ago aro laughingly remarked tho the senator when as I understand It was put over o In the house under the tho apparent Impression Impression sion slon that the th mutual were going to conduct the Instead of thE parl pari There Ther was no further discussion when Senator Patterson concluded concluded concluded ed and th the vot vote showed It 16 2 for safe pax-safe 1118 pus a sage e of ot the th bill and 2 agaInst t Sen Sen- Sen C It R and rat Pat rat terson terson voting no n Cl RACING G INQUIRY Earlier in the tho afternoon the th ape ape- special special cial house committee named to investigate t charges harges ot of alleged Im- Im Improper Im Improper proper conduct ot of o the th state tat racing commission and the th state slate fair board In connection with racing was wall called together by Chairman II If IL II H Crouch nfl an were started for work of ot the tho com corn committee A sub committee e com corn composed composed posed of ot Representative B D An An- An Anderson d An-d derson r on ani nC I L I J was wa named to draft a bill Continue l on Page Pago Two Tuo SENATE PASSES RACE Continued from Vase One to be bo presented In the house to- to today today day making an appropriation of to defray expenses of the investigation The same commit commit- committee tc tee was directed to write the at- at attorney attorney attorney torney general asking him for information In- In Information Information formation as to the powers and duties of the special committee The house passed on final read read- reading reading Ing 11 H B 72 12 by Anderson relating to liens lens on foxe foxes IL B 67 61 by b relating to use uee of vac vac- vaccines vac vaccines clots cines H B 97 91 by Lowe Lone relating to county public libraries S 8 B Ii 5 by relating to firemen firemen's pensions II H B 73 13 by Lowe regu- regu regulating regulating regulating lating chiropody H IL B by An- An Anderson Anderson derson providing for judgment exo- exo after aller eight years THANKS FOR FOn HELP Stine Introduced a 0 concurrent resolution In the house yesterday thanking those In Washington and ani else here who helped to get fa- fa action on the measure giving Ing Utah title to Its school lands Introduced a bill designed to provide separate civil service commission boards for tor cities titles of the th second class Miller Introduced two bills pro pro- providing providing pro providing viding to for the establishment of standards governing governing- the trade of plumbers and requiring the licens licens- licensing licensing ing InA of plumbers Tolton introduced a bill designed to abolish the department of fi- fi finance tI nance the and nd purchase and to provide for the appointment of a fiscal nt agent at a year to operate under the board of examiners and ar handle handle the matter of purchase and su supplies plies A bill by the Judiciary commit commit- committee committee committee tee provides that district courts In sentencing juveniles convicted of o felonies may apply the juvenile court laws In such cases In their discretion Stine lino Stine Introduced a bill requiring that copies coplea of certificates of tax sales saleA and tax sales redemptions bo be b rII with the state auditor Ryan Introduced a bill bUl to con con- consolidate consolidate I the boards of regents Of othe the University of Utah the Agri- Agri Agricultural cultural college and the Branch A AC C Into one ono board of ten members bill bUl No 68 58 by Holther relative to absent voter oter ballots was sent to conference the sen- sen senate Senate sen senate ate having refused to recede from amendments It made after aller passage by the house Senate bill No 12 by bv Auerbach asserting thebe the title of Utah to the be I 1 of the Colorado river was placed at the head hlad of the calendar In the house houe and passed In the senate Senator Egans Egan's bill fixIng the tho boundary lines of ot Dag- Dag gett Daggett Celt county was waa passed on third reading Hollingsworth's bill reo re- re relating lating to publication of summon summonses cs against unknown heirs n was aa passed Senator Peters bill repealing the law requiring publication of ex- ex ex expensive pensive explanations of proposed constitutional amendments was parsed Millers Miller's house bill bUl providing for foran foran foran an Increase of a year ear In the salary of the deputy district attorney attorney ne ney of or the Third district was passed on final reading Stine house bill bUl relating to the registration of ab- ab absent ab absent sent voters was as passed on final reading |
