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Show HOUSE PUSSES ! RELIGION BILL Legislation Enacted to Prohibit Religious Doctrines in Public Schools SALT LAKE, Feb. 11. Sonato bill No. -0, by Senator 1'otors, known an the key bill to tho series of measures for the organization of a state department depart-ment of finance nnd purchase, was piloted to pn-asro In the house yesterday yes-terday without opposition. Tho mon-BUre mon-BUre reached the house on Wednesday afternoon, was referred to tho house JlldlClsry committee, reported out favorably fa-vorably yesterday, gien lis second ami third readings, and passfjd. Other administration measures which accompanied tho bill from the senate to the house wero not plated at the head of tho calendar, as was Senate Sen-ate hill No. 20, but four of its companion com-panion idii were reported out of committee and plnced on the third reading calendar for today. A fifth companion bill, relating to the health department and proposed department of finance and purchase, was reported unfavorably. MEETS OPPOS1 I i. Two reports eamo from lire Com mitteo on corporations, 0no being favorable fa-vorable on Hons,, bill No :-s. by Howell, How-ell, providing for the abolishing of the position of secretary of the state securities commission, and another being favorable to House bill No. ss. by Qulnney.' relating to the reinstatement reinstate-ment of rights of corporations adjudged ad-judged In default. House bill No. loi. by iho committee commit-tee on education, a substitute for House bill No. 26, which would Kivc the state superintendent of public instruction in-struction supervision of the building of .ill school structures which cost in excess of $r.00O, met considerable opposition op-position when it was read for the third time. It would do a way with the office of state school architect Because it appeared complicated t- several of the members and because of thc opposition developed. It waa made a special order of business for S o'clock this afternoon. Representative Representa-tive Qulnney's bill relating to the distribution dis-tribution of moneys received from redemption re-demption sales, also encountered opposition op-position and afler being read for thc third time was laid on the table. House hill Kb. 7S. h DaVjB, a moa- ure which originated With the Social Welfare league of Salt Uike and which would Increase the amount the luvenlle court can order paid by parents par-ents for the support and care of a lellnojuent child, passed the house. Lyss 3S. absent 3. Representative Swenson's bill, No. M. relating to who may declare and establish drainage districts, also encountered en-countered opposition. It wus laid on he table, but taken therefrom later n the dny and referred to the com-ntitee com-ntitee on irrigation and drainage, it Tail been in the hands of the Judl-iary Judl-iary committee. MOKI PA1 l OR .! i 8. House bill No. !04. by Callister, passed without opposition. The speak er explained the purport of the measure mea-sure in detail, outlining ILs features. It was explained that It proposer! increasing in-creasing the Jurisdiction of the city courus so that th-v could handle civil cases where the amount involved would not be more than $100u and It also proposed an Increase In the salaries sala-ries of city judges In cities of iho first class, where, h w:i; explained, attorneys attor-neys who accept these positions on the bench do so as a sacrifice. Inasmuch Inas-much as they are prohibited from undertaking un-dertaking any private practice. Another measure laid on the table yesterday was Senate bill No. ,3. by the committee on education of the upper house. It relates lo the organization organi-zation of county school districts of the first class and the division of such districts Into representative pre cincts for school purposes. Although reported favorabfy by the house committee com-mittee on education, members of that committee were unable to explain its provisions to the sat Isfact Ion of the members. Thon- was some question ' about why the number of school dis- trlet boards of education should be i-ithor five or seven, and no one oolrig-able oolrig-able to give a reason for It, a motion to place It on tho table was passed unanimously. The measure, II Is understood, un-derstood, is intended to provide for Ihe retention of ;i sehool board mem-' her in office until his term legally cx- i plres, even if he happens to move jut of the precinct from which he was elected, but remains in the county 5r the district. House bill No. 02. by Wood, was Wide amended before it passed the louse yesterday It Is tho measure roviding for the registration and Instruction In-struction in schools of Amcrlcaniza-lon. Amcrlcaniza-lon. Objection was voiced to the pro-.l.slon pro-.l.slon In the bill which called for a Cistratlcn fee of onlv t.i frnm n liana required lo take the Amerioanisatlon course and ibis was amended lo read j $lr.. This brought about another amendment refiurrllng the penalty for fsllure In attend these schools. The I penalty In the original bill waa only $5 and this was amended to read $15. The vote on the bill as amended was ayes' 37; nays 1; absent S. I-oglsl.itlon which would prohibit the teaching In the public schools of i the state of 1'tah of religious doctrines doc-trines was enacted In tho house yesterday, yes-terday, when 'House bill No. 82. by Mrs. Clegg, passed with only one opposing op-posing vole The vole against the bill was cast by Heprr-f en t a 1 1 ve Imlav of Washington county. The bill as passed Is precisely the) same as it was introduced, with one i exception. This exception ls an I amendment which Qualifies the pro-i hlbllory feature of the measure, thnt it shall be unlawful to teach In any of the diatrict schools of the slate "While in session" any atheistic, Infidel, Infi-del, sectarian, religious or denominational denomina-tional doctrine, and that all such schools shall b free from sectarian control. Representative Imlay offered an amendment to the measure. which would restrict such teaching only to school children, but the house favored the elimination of such teachings from all district schools during school hours, The reason ihe amendment relating re-lating to "while in session" was Inserted In-serted was only to provide for thv uso of schools for meetings for religious re-ligious purpose in localities when the school was the onh meeting place within many miles. Mrs. Clegg's bill was the result of a recent opinion of the attorns) general gen-eral to the effect that the atatf law. did not provide against tho-tcachlng of classes lo religion in the stab district schools. The opinion wa.n r n-dercd n-dercd as tho result of an Inquiry from i ais. where, It was allege, i. classes In religion were being taught during school hours. no |
