Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16
SENATORS Trim
CLOSING BILL
Upper House Makes Merry War
On lotions Measure for
A Quiet Sunday.
STRINGENT AMENDMENTS.
Many Are Introduced In Effort To- Car
ry Its Provisions 10 Isldtcu.
lous Extreme.

TotOn's Sunday closing bill was De
fore the senate yesterday. and consld-
cradle lively discussion was induised
in before the subject was allowed TO
l@ amended and 1inally passed
Senator Bu1en WAS in the chair
Mr Smith. tBcnncr X,), speaking in
favor of an amendment. said;
al favor this bill 1t is good thing,
and closes everything UP so tight on
Sunday that nothing remains open but
the churches, Sometimes am almost
oonstrained to think tbet 1t is vicious
nnI loaded M easure. framed in the In
terests of the preachers, but | VIII leS
that go. / see You prohibit basket
BAN on sunday. ] thlnk all things
equally harmful should De LIKEWISE
rrnhibfted | move that bathing ana
bathing resorts be included in tne list
M things to be prohibited"
Rasbatd---I see through you. Ben
mar X. smith. You want to- Kill this
bllI by amending II to death. | OBJ
loot. Besides SOM times come to
Salt Lake on Sunday, and want to
take a bath when | do ] refuse to
remain unwashed till Mondays. even
If that is washday at home in summit
lInianislSi--l stand for the amend
ment / have not had time to visit
the wicked places OF Salt Lake but
would rather have my chill
drsn (risins infiection) stay at
vaudeville house all day and
ain night too for that matter than 10 go
on Sunday to these public bathing re-
sorts where liquor is sold tell You
The greatest evil Of the day In Weber
county at least is the bathing resort
on sunday
Iawrence-Now there is no worse
annu sernent on Sunday than these seen
lc railroads AS Sunday attractions
they ought almost tO be called OBJ
scenic railroads. 10 Judge from the Ian
gtlage OF some of the drunken boys
who might congregate TO use them !
M owe that scenic railroads, and whir-
ley tgo-rounds be inserted
Iohnson-Asain [ protest 1 think
This is part of a plot--1 see traces OF
smiles beneath the senator's eyes, and
liS r>otives are not pure,
President Love--The implication Is
much unjusitf1ed agree with Sena-
tor Lawrence that there ls notnlns ex-
cent perhaps roller skating that draws
people around resorts on Sunday, so
much as the scenic railroad and the
Nvhlr,ley-go- round. 1T would be good
thing for public morals if they We're
prohibited.
Senator Seely-~-N0W You telloWS nave
got what you want into this bill. ! rise
10 get q little protection. We have
Sunday amusement down our way that
] want to see stopped. ! move that
after the word 'pTizefight,' there be
inserted the words branding stray
calves. or other sunday diversions
Senator Lawrence-May ask the
senator from S9npete, " the branding
of stray calves is q favorite Sunday
diversion In his part of the country
sseely-It certainly is and we ought
TO have this protection
Lawrence--Th en- | second the motion
of the member from Sanpete
Clegg--I object to this kind OF pro-
oeeding,
Senator Bulen sfrOn, the chair)-l
rule the amendment out OF order.
The bill is then read by the secre-
taly, placed upon its pitssage, and
passed by vote OF 10 to s. Bulen,
Callister Clegg Hollingsworth. Miller,
Park, Rasband John Y. Smith. wal
liams and President Love standing for
IT. and Brlnkerhoff, Hulaniski, Johnson,
Lawrence. Seely and Benner n. Smith
voting against II.