Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-09
Notice Of Reconsideration Is Civ.
en- by Representative Ashton
Who Changes His Vote.
VIGOROUS FIGHT ON MEASURE
Hansen Has Much support, However,
And Passage Was by a Vote of
Twenty-Five 90 Fifteen

should the house today fail % change
us attitude on A. h. l65, by Hansen.
which yesterday passed the lower
branch by a. vote Of 90 60 10. the bill
10 prohibit the playing OF football iu
Utah win have travelled nearly half
the way 10 becoming "a law. The
measure came up for third reading
carly yesterday afternoon, and though
the house had a long calendar staring
IL In the face and almost endless work
before il. fully an hour was occupied
I'M the discussion of the football bill
Mr. Hansen was very earnest In his
advocacy Of the measure. He stated
that during the past year IS persons
bad been killed and SSS had been >eri-
ously injured while playing the game.
lac also declared that in many cases
football students fell down In their ex-
aminations, and that study was nos
expected i'm "footbau stars M many
educational institutions. He said three
fourths OF the people 10 they could vote
ON the subject, would vote TO abolish
football
representative Archibald Of summit
county supported Mr.. Hansen. lie said
there were more people killed and in-
urad every year by football than were
killed and injured by railroads. He said
fho game was brutal and conducive to
bIasphemy.
ASHTON FOR THE GAME.
Representative Ashton of salt Lake
took up the cudgel in behalf of the
game. He tried 70 KIN the measure
with ridicule. He moved TO amend by
placing In the bill, after each place
where football was mentioned, the
words land tiddledcwinks" The menu
bers laughed, but the amendment SEE
cured no second. MI Ashton then ar
gued against the bill, stating thai a
football were 10 be- prohibited I'm col-
Iegos. then baseball and other sports
should also be- prohibited.
Representative Clegg opposed the bill
as did also Representative n. a. Nc
MHun. Cannon and Funk. Mr. Holman
tried hard 10 speak In favor of the bill
but through parliamentary tactics was
prevented from doing SO. Someone had
boz AN unguarded moment called for the
previous question before the members
were through debating the matter and
O majority of the house having voted
for the previous question. debate was
shut Of and a number of attempts were
made 20 talk on the merits of the
measure by means OF cXpl ming their
votes, but Speaker Robinson was arm
in UNFOLDING the rules OF the house.
MI. Ashton before the result was al-
nounced changed his vote 20 aye, and
gave notice Of a reconsideration OF the
bin today.
Speaker Robinson. in explaining his
vote, said he thought the agitation OF
the question Of passing a law prohibit
ing football had had It's effect upon COLI
ieges whore the game had become moro
or less brutal. and had interiered with
the studies OF the students, and had
caused them 90 realize the extremes
20 which they had gone with the effect
OF modifying these features He there
fore voted against the bill.
LOAN SHARKS VICTORIOUS.
Somewhat OF a surprise was caused
hy the action of the house Oh senate
bin No. 10, by Benner y Smith. a
measure calculated 10 put loan
sharks out OF business. The judiciary
committee reported the bin up ad-
yersely TO the house, and with little
uI no debate, the report Of the COM
mite was adopted, killing the bill
The senate had passed the measure
unanimously, and 10 have the house
turn II down with practically no coa-
siieration was, 10 say the least sur
prising II Is thought perhaps tho