The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-04
"BLUE LAW" MEASURE
PASSES THE HOUSE
BILL CALLS FOR CLOSING OF ALL PLACES OF ANJsE
MENT On OM SUNDAY-FORBIDS BASEBALL GAMES
PUTS BAN ON MOVING PICTURE SHOWS 7'yr ot
AND STOPS CONDUCTING OF SKAT.
ING Kinks AND DANCE HALLS

With the passing OF house bill No. Al
In the house of representatives yes.
terday the first of the blue law" meas.
ure9 was started on It's way through
tho legislature In an effective speech
In which ho asserted that IT was one
Of the Ten Commandments to honor
the Sabbath day and keep It holy. Rep
resentative William McMillin appealed
to tho members to pass the measure
which calls for tho closing of all places
of amusement on Sunday forblds
baseball games, puts a ban on the
moving picture shows, and stops the
conducting of skating Kinks and dance
halls on the last day of the week.
Il believe we should keep the Ten
Commandments. and honor the Sab
bath day and keep 1t holy" asserted
Mr.. McMlllin. In Salt Lake we are
disturbed by the Sunday amusemenus
and things have been carried on in
such manner that Sunday closing
law is necessary. This law is similar
to one passed In the house during the
last session and which was killed IN
the senate.
1T Is violation OF one OF the Ten
Commandments and should be stopped.
This measure Is for the benefit of the
whole state and this district in par
ticular. l want every man here to be
put on record for his integrity, So
briefly and intelligence"
The bill makes IL misdemeanor TO
hold. on the Sabbath day, or TO pur.
chase tickets 10 any bull. bear. cock,
dog or prize fight horse race. bail
game. circus, gambling house or ga
loon, or any barbarous or noisy amuse-
ment, OF to keep. conduct, or exhibit,
any theater, vaudeville, farce dr;t-
matte or equestrian performance, skat-
Ing rink, picture show, or operate per-
formance.
Representative H. A. McMIDin de
clared he would favor the bill II Dec
oration day were added.
There was considerable discussion
over the way the bill found Its way
into the house yesterday afternoon.
According TO members of the judiciary
committee, before whom the bill has
been for some Time. the majority voted
unfayorably by vote of five to four.
On that occasion nothing was done In
reporting 1t to the house. AZ noon
yesterday five members OF the commit
tee were in session. and while one OF
those unfavorable to the bill stepped
out of the room. the four members 1&-
voring the measure voted favorably
and the bill was reported to the house.
The bill passed in the house by vote
of forty-three.
House bill No. As, by Russell. rela-
tive TO the carrying OF concealed weap-
ons. was passed In the house, as was
House bill No. 2, granting foreign
corporations, on complying with the
laws of the state. the right OF eminent
domain.
The committee on banks and bank
ing reported favorably. and the rec
ommendation vas adopted, on House
bill No. &c, which legislates against
the drawing OF checks and drafts with
out having funds with which to meet
them. Some amendments were made
to the bill.
In the senate. Carl Badger followed
up his bills ON divorce, introduced
Tuesday, with further legislation yes
terday. By senate bill No. II 1t pro-
Vides for an interlocutory or final lie
cree In divorce cases and prohiDits
the marriage Of divorced persons with
in period of six months after the de-
craa hoe heeD granted
The interlocutory decree shall be
come absolute six months after being
granted unless legal proceedings shall
have been commenced within that
time. 1t is provided that should par