Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18
SUNDAY AMUSEMENT BILLS DEAD
senate Votes Down All Measures OF
the Kind.
from a Staff Correspohdent.)

(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 1I.-(Specia11-Sunday
base ball in any form Iegalized by law was
given another setback today when the
senate in committee of the whole indef
inately postponed two bills to this end. The
senate on roll call afterward went on record
against the Sunday amusement by a vote
of IA to IS.
The three Douglas county senators made
a determined effort to secure support for
the bill and an extended speech was made
by Senator Ransom. Senator King of Polk
opposed the bills and was the only senator
who spoke against them, the others being
content merely to votes,
s. f.. As, by Ransom, permitting base ball
and theaters on Sunday and providing that
Sunday amusements should not be con-
Quoted to the disturbance of any religious
meeting. was considered with S. F. "A, by
Fuller of seward. permitting base, bail out
side the corporate limits of any city or
town. t'
Speaking on the general proposition of
Sunday ADJUSTMENTS and the repeal of the
blue laws, Senator Ransom argued that the
attempt of the church, people to dominate
the Sabbath was but following the plan
that the church. used in the middle ages
when the oppression OF the church was the
cause of more human. misery than any
other agency. He argued the blue laws did
nothing to prevent the rich from enjoying
their Sundays, but that the poor were af-
fected and would be housed up on the only
day they have for. enjoyment,
Senator Howell, declared, as a member Of
the Omaha club, which he designated as
the rich mans club" he could enjoy the
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poor people. He said members of the Coun-
try club could do. likewise, but the poor
people were denied the right. y
Senator Fuller. read petitions from many
persons demanding Sunday. amusements,
and quoted from legal opinions in other
states where Sunday ball had been allowed.
He, said Indiana had recently repealed the
law. prohtbttlpg. Rimaay ball. -.
Senator King declared the bill was against
the home and that the people Of the state
demanded one day when they could gather
their families about them and take life
easy. and he declared che church people
were to be commended for trying to en-
force the Jaw.
While in. committee OF the whole the
motion OF Senator Brown of Lancaster
to postpone the Ransom bill was carried
by a vote of Is to is. Miller, Diers, Besse,
BUCK ana HATFIELD OF the democrats vot-
ing for the motion. h.
A motion by Fuller to recommend his
bin for passage failed by a vote of II to
is and the motion to postpone was car
ried then INSTRUMENTATION. "
On the committee report Senator RAN
som moved not to concur in the report
of the committee e postponing Senator
Fuller's bill, permitting base ball outside
the limits Of cities and villages, and this
failed by the following vote:
Ayes-Bartos, Bofinson. Buhrman, Cox.
Donohoe, Fuller. Gammill, Henry, Howell,
Klein, Ransom. Tibbetts. Volpp, Tam
Nays-Besse. Brown, Buck, Cain, Diers,
Hatfield, Ketchum. King, Laverty, Ma
jors, Miller, Myers, Oils, Randall, Ray
mond, Thompson. Warren. Wiltse-1S.
notwithstanding.
Senator Ketchum of Thayer, a minister,
in committee of the whole voted for the
bills, but on roll call went back on it's
supporters.