Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-31
M MILAN BILL
IN THE SENATE.
Is Being Warmly Discussed There
This Afternoon.
ALLISON STRONG AGAINST 1T
Declares That n Il a Vicious Meas
ure aud Against the Best Interests
OF the State.

The Senate chamber was we'll filed
this afternoon by o'clock and the In
terested spectators continued to enter
the chamber until the seating capacity
was exhausted. The occasion for the
unusual interest was the announcement
yesterday that the Senate would take
up the anti-cokpulsory vaccination bill
Immediately after the reading OF the
bill Senator Kiesel moved that the en-
acting clause In the bill be stricken
out Seconded by Senator Allison.
Senator SmoOt thought that in such
an important matter the senator
should state his reasons for wishing
the clause to be stricken out. Senator
kiesel expressed regret at not having
the eloquence TO speak upon the ques-
ton as he would like TO-, had he the
eloquence of Senator SmOOt he might
hope to convert some Of the senators
TO his side OF the question. He said
that his experience had been that vac
cination was good for the people and
that although some OF the members
commended that the bin did not deprive
the health physicians OF vaccinating
when they deemed IL expedient he could
not so understand It.
Senator Allison wanted some mem
beers Of the health committe TO state
his reason for wanting the measure
passed, but Senator Thomas thought
that the best way TO pass upon the bill
would be TO vote on Klesels motion.
For the purpose. however. Of hearing
the advocates Of the bill Senator Klesel
withdrew his motion and the bill
passed to its second and third reading
Senator Allison then renewed his re-
quest that some members Of the COM
mittee give his reason why the bill
should be passed, no one responded
and he then moved that the enacting
clause be stricken out.
Senator SmoOt then made
the request OF Senator Allison that ne
had made OF member OF the health
committee, viz. give a reason why the
enacting clause should be stricken out.
Allison said that It was an unfair re-
quest that II IS enough TO defeat a bill
when those who want II TO be passed
can't give a reason for wanting II
passed The members Of the health
committee have heard arguments for
days and yet have nothing to say IN is
defense. And since they would not say
anything he would. 1T Is a decidedly
vicious bill he exclaimed. land nearly
every state in the Union has on It's
statutes such law as Is now in force
IN Utah"
Senator Allison said that the purpose
Of the present law looks TO the welfare
Of the public, and IN every case the
rights Of the individual must yield TO
the welfare OF the public at large.
suppose Il were a cholera epidemic
or typhoid fever and FOR the sake OF
argument vaccination were q recog-
nized preventative Of these diseases
diseases would be allowed TO rage over
the State according to this new mea-
sure"
Senator Allison continued that vaccln-
alton was a recognized preventive and
II that be the case why not let the law
stand as & is. He read from the weekly
reports OF the board Of health indicating
that nearly all OF the cases Of smallpox
were contracted by unyaccinated chill
dren and that the enforcing vaccination
as a precedent 10 the entering OF school
was gradually reducing the per centage
Of cases
Senator Allison read coplously from
the reports Of other States and from
other nations and when the News
went 10 press he was on the floor and
making his argument in warm and
earnest style
GO TO IDAHO FEBRUARY STH.
The Joint special committee that was
appointed 10 act upon the invitation Of
the officials Of the Oregon Short Line 70
take trip over that road, to any part
desired, viii recommend that the invl-
tation be accepted by the Legislature;
that Friday, February Sth, be the day
TO take the trip and that the committee
confer with Mr. Dan Spencer OF the
oregon Short Line this afternoon for
the purpose Of preparing the itinerary.