The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-17
AMENDMENTS ARE
FATAL TO BILL
MCMiIlan's Proposed Blue Law
Dies After Ridiculous Ad-
ditionS Are Made.
MEASURE LOSES BY | VOTE
SENATE LAUGHS BEFORE THE
SLAUGHTER.

The senate had lots of fun with the
Mcmillan Sunday closing bill before kill
ing it yesterday afternoon. The oppon-
ents of -the bill started Immediately 10
amend it to death and it was we'll load
ed with amendments when it was finally
killed.
Even with some ridiculous amendments
added to it. the bin came dangerously hear
passing, lacking but one vote of going
through The vote on the measure was
nine for ii and eight against 1T. After
the vote was taken, Senator Wilson. who
was leading the fight for the bill. changed
his vote from the affirmative to the neg
alive in order that he might move for
q reconsideration of the measure. Tn
der the rules it requires a two-thirds
vote 10 reconsider any measure on the
last day of the session ard unless the
friends of the bill can muster the sup
port OF tWo-thirdS of the members the bill
is lost The probability is that there is
no hope Of resurrecting the measure.
Had all of the amendments in the bill
carried and the bill become law it would
nave been most incongruous statute
With the amendments which did not
carry enclosed in parentheses, the bill
would read:
The Proposed Blue Law.
Every person who, on Sunday. or Dec
Grafton day, gets up. exhibits. opens or
maintains, or aids in getting UP, exhib-
ltins, opening or maintaining. any bull,
Dear. cock. dog or prize fight. horse race.
(golO ball game, circus, gambling house
OF saloon Tor pleasure resort) Tor bath
ing resort OF any b9rbarous or noisy
amusement tor riding or driving on Sun
day., or who keeps. conducts or exhibits
any theatre, vaudeville, (concerD. fnu-
siCalel. farce. baseball. basketball foot
ball or handbalt, dramatic or equestrian
performance, skating rink. moving PIC
ture or operate performance, or who
purchases any ticket of admission. or di-
rectly or indirectly pays any admission
fee to or for the purpose of witnessing
or attending any such place, amusement,
spectacle or representation. is guilty OF
a misdemenaoT.
Provided that nothing in this act shall
be held to apply to any lecture on any
moral. educational or religious subject.'
The bill in the shape ii was acted upon
by the senate is identical with this one
with the words between the psrentheses
and contains several H.. nd
ments to the bill as passed by the house.
Senators kuchler. Hulaniski and Ben
ner y Smith led in the fight to amend
the bill to death. When the bill came
up suddenly for final passage yesterday
Senator Hulaniski moved to amend 1t by
inserting pleasure resorts. This lost,
Then Senator kuchleT failed in attempts
to add concerts, muSicsles and bathing
resorts Finally he succeeded in getting
into the bill phrase prohibiting baseball,
football and handbalI.
Decoration Day Added.
The closest fight on any amendment
was that making the provisions o. the
bill apply TO Decoration day as we'll as
Sunday. The vote on this amendment
was to I. and President Gardner voted
In favor of the amendment ami DeCara-
ton day went in. Senator Badger. in
the bill got i'm two amend
ments. ore making the act apply to NOV
ing picture shows. and the other except
ing lectures on moral, religious ana edu-
cationsl subjects.
Benner Y. Smith proposed that PLAYING
golf and riding or driving for pleasure
on Sunday be prohibited. but the amend
ment failed to pass On the roll cali the
vote stood:
Ayes Badger Brinkerhoff. burton.
Horsiey. Marks. Seely, Williams Wilson,
President Gardner-9
Nays-Bulen, Hulaniski Hyde. kuch-
Ter, Sevy. Benner y. smith. JOHN Y.
Smith. Stookey-S.
Absent-MilIer.
Senator Wilson on observing that the
bill had failed to pass changed his vote
to nay and, said he would move 4 re-
In explaining his vote Senator Bullen
said:
II cannot understand nv what logic
against the theatres in favor of the pleas
1Te resorts outside of the city. To my
mind you are eliminating the lesser evil
that the greater might proper. You are
sending the people out of your city on
Sunday and they do not return until late
at night The bill is certainly unfair dis
elimination and I am glad to vote against
IT,
Senators Stookey and John Y Smith
took similar position in explaining their
votes.