The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-04
SUNDAY CLOSING
INCLUDES SHOWS
Bill Passes House Putting Ban
on Theatres, Ball Games,
Dance Halls and Kinks.
THREE ARE IN OPPOSITION
SHARP TALK ABOUT METHODS
OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.

49,.
= An act amending section 4233, :
- compiled laws of Utah, 1907. pro- :
:. hibiting noisy and other amuse- :
= ments on Sunday, and providing q :
= penalty for the violation thereof. =
: Be it enacted by the legislature :
. of the state of Utah. =
:: 4233.-Eyery person. who on Sun :
- day gets up, exhibits, opens or =
= maintains. or aids in getting up. .
= exhibiting. opening or maintain :
= ing, any bull, bear, cock. dog or =
= prize fight. horse race. ball game, =
= circus, gambling house or saloon, =
= or any baTbarous or noisy amuse- =
:: ment. OF who keeps. conducts or :
= exhibits any theatre vaudeville. :
= farce, dramatic or equestrian per- =
" Torrance, skating rink. dance hall. =
y operate performance, or picture -
= shows. or who purchases any tick :.
= ct of admission. or directly OF in =
I: directly pays any admission fee 10 :
= or for the purpose Of witnessing or =
:. attending any such place, amuse- =
= ment. spectacle or representation. =
- is guilty of a misdemeanor- =
This is the text of the bill. shOrn Of
some of its legal phraseOlOgy, which
passed the house of representatives
yesterday. The number of the bill is 80.
Ii was reported from the judiciary
committee with the amendment that
dance halls and picture shows be also
included
MIR. Mcmillan Of Salt Lake made an
earnest speech in advocacy of the pas
sage of the bill. He said that it was
well known that conditions in salt Lake
or do Mo ~ ia cf or fo1u 20
the Sabbath" said Mr.. Mcmillan. we
should keep the Sabbath holy. We
should keep the Ten Commandments.
Furthermore, the passage of this
measure viii give day Of rest to every
person in the theatrical and other bust
nesses covered by this act.
Il think that inasmuch as this bill
was passed by this house two years
ago. it should pass now. I think the
intelligence OF the membership of this
house is as great as it was two years
ago. 1 would put every man in this
body on record for his intelligence. his
sobriety, his morality on this measure. "a
Pope Makes Objection.
Il move you, Mr.. Speaker" said Mr..
Pope of Wasateh, that the enacting
clause be stricken out
There was more discussion. and then
Mr. Pope said that If there had been a
full membership of the judiciary COM
mittee-beg pardOn-a full meeting of
the judiciary committee. there would
have been, perhaps, different kind of
report As 1t was" said Mr.. Pope. the
greater number of the members Of the
committee were not aware Of the ac-
ton taken by the members who brought
in the report"
Mr.. Holman said that he would vote
against the measure. not because he
was opposed to all of its provisions. but
on account of the manner in which il
had been handled.
Il am certainly opposed to the rail-
reading of any bill through this body
in this manner" said Mr.. Holman. I
am quite certain-indeed, 1 am quite
positive-that il the membership OF the
committee had known that this bill
would be taken up today. there would
have been a neutrality-suspicious. a ma
jority-report"
Il move to amend the bill" said Mr..
Pope, by adding this section: That
the blue laws Of the state Of Connecti-
cut be adopted in full and made a part
of the laws OF Utah"
On the final passage of the bill there
were three dissenting votes-Baker.
Holmsu and Pope
In the course Of the debate. Mr.. Pope
took exception 10 some Of the remarks
OF another member. II object" he said.
to the intelligence of any member Of
TINS house being measured by his vote
on TINS bill. We may differ in our opin-
ions, but think we are all here to do
the best we can for the whole state
Some of US may not be as bright or
brilliant as others. but I do not think
that is a ground for questioning our
motives or our efforts to do the right
thing, as we see the light"