, 1889-09-24

sion had been made with the Bristol Il
knabe printing company. The bills will
now probably be properly and promptly
printed.
CORPORATIONS
Corporations shall not be created by
special acts. Powers are derived from
the people and granted by their agents,
the general government or state. Rights
Of corporations are forfeited by wilful
neglect OF abuse. Police power is subor-
dinate to local government.
Argument arose on an indefinite section
intended to squelch snap" corporations.
In favor it was cited that a paper"
railway company now held for speculation
a right of way through a canyon to the
exclusion of a wealthy line-the North
western-which wished to continue con-
struction. 1t is known, however that this
company has laid not a few miles of track
and spent considerable money surveying.
But there are on file in the secretary's of
fee many certificates Of corporations or
ganized for purposes other than recited
and really in bad faith. 1t was agreed
that the object of the section was desira-
Bile, but that its impartial Interpretation
and fair application would be extremely
difficult The discussion was well under
way when on motion of Baxter of Lara
mic the committee Of the whole reported
progress and asked leave to sit again.
This is the ''abstruGe and transcendent
clause:
SEC. 3. All existing charters, fran
chises. special or exclusive privileges I'M
der which an actual and bora-fde organi-
zation shall noe have taken place and bus
mess been commenced in good faith at
the time OF the adoption of this %constitu
ton shall thereafter have no validity.
In the evening Johnston OF Laramie
followed Elliott of johnson as chairman
of the committee of the whole con 5ention
and consideration of the foregoing section
was resumed.
After discussing the clause for nearly
IN hour the file was passed on the threat
of two members to raise the question of
quorum.
EIGHT HOURS.
The eight hour chapter of Jones of
Uinta was next tackled. 1t provides this
sort of a day for employees of the state,
municipalities and coalmines. Fox thought
this was a proper subject for legislation.
Potter inquired why the eight hour law was
not made to apply to all workmen. Suth-
erland replied that he could not explain,
but was satisfied that eight hours was
a sufficient time to be confined in a coal
mine. This was a day with stone cutters, |
and was long enough. Russell
of Uinta threw considerable light
on the subject. The proposition was pre-
scented at the request OF coal miners and
was designed especially to prevent the
employment of young boys long hours
when at least a portion of their time
should be spent in school. This law
would not deter men from working more
than eight hours if they SO elected, and
there would be no trouble about wages as
coal was mined at SO much a ton. Hoyt
of Albany, Smith OF Carbon, Coffeen of
Sheridan and Jones OF Uinta spoke to the
question and agreed that with the perils
attendant upon coal mining a day of eight
hours was enough.
Sutherland of Albany hooted at the
idea of leaving the matter to the legisla-
ture. He said he had belonged to the
honorable tenth assembly and had never
before nor since found himself with such
a dishonorable crowd. The applause was
= spontaneous howl and Chairman John
son, Mr.. Riner and Mr.. Organ, who were
members of the last assembly, laughed
the loudest.
President Brown thought the chapter
was not desired by the laborers. Many
of them want to work more than eight
hours, and this did not increase pay.
Sutherland said that with stone workers
short hours had increased wages. Thirty
years ago men labored fourteen hours for
SO. The men who placed the stone in
Wyoming S capitol received 81 for eight
hours work.
Adoption of the eight hour chapter was
recommended by the committee of the
whole.
THIS MORNING.
The educational chapter was made the
special order for this morning.
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