Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-13
Liberal" LAWMAKERS
severely Criticized bv the Federated
Trades Council.--Tradcs Reports.

Federated Trades Council last night
10 Utah Federated Trades and Labor
council;
Delegates. committee on lcglsla-
tiuu respectfully report
That there IL now before both branches
of the Territorial Legislature bills for the
amelloration aud protection Of labor, TO
wits
First Mechanics lien law.
Second An act appointing mining IN
spCciors. defining theit duties aud provld-
ing penalties for neglect oi proper snie
guards tn employees 81 MINES
1nrd-.labor Day 4 legal holiday
Fourth Establishing FREQ employment
offices.
Fihh-Au net to secure to operatives
and lah0rrrs engaged m and about coal
mines, manufactured Of IRON aud steel,
and all other manufactures or buildings
the payment ~ their wages ~ regular
intervals and ia lawful money Of the
United States.
So far Indications point uniavorbly to
tho success Of those measures which are
not ucpdnl forthe protection audpruErpss
Of organized labor iu The Territory. The
mechanics lien bill comes from tue
upper House with two sections relating
20 claims Of miners stricken out, though
no good reason has boon assigned why
0
bcnonis " the act. IN what shape u may
bo reconstructed IN the lower lluuso
remains 20 be seen. The blu creating %
bureau OF labor statistics was rejected IN
! committee. A Dlll Introduced by Mr..
Montgomery 10 tx the liability Of rail.
way corporations In case Of accident To-
employees failed Of passage. II was sub.
I fepnOntlv rrcouuldtfcd and the blll
amended by Inserting the word 'perHon'
| amor tho word Corporation" In such
! form II would bring the liability To the
| doors of every employer hiring mon Ia
dangerous ard hazardous pursuits, anu
I in this simple form meet with the over.
/ whclming approval Of organized labor.
I Tho hill ns amended was defeated by y
vote OF, ~ 20 g. those voting for and
I against Il boiugi
AYES Allen, Arnolt, Iryluo w. H.,
Irvine u. D., Montgomery, Moritz, Mae
kay, Snow, Tuttlo--D.
Noes Adams, Cotton. Cunningham,
/ Kimbali, l.uwr nee, Marshall, Nebekur,
Olson, Pierce, Pike, Sargent, stokor,
Tho bill Introduced by Mr.. Moriiz for
IAN act making eight hours u DAVIS
! labor on all public wOrks' shared u SIM
/ liar fate. We copy nom the House jour
nal. Thursday, Fobrunry nh:
I'll. a.. No. -, u bill iuf an Bc' making
eight hours a days labor on all public
/ works.
"l,ead third time.
"Mr Kimball moved to strike out the
onlcting clause.
| EMOTION adopted.
! "Aye,- Cuuniugh Irvine ~. D.,
! klAlall, Lawrence, Macsny, Marshall,
/ Nebclscr, Olson. snow, Ntoker, futile,
| Wight
Noes Adams, Allen, Cotton, Irvine
I w. H., Montgomery, MOrltE, Pierce,
/ Pike, Sargent ".
absent Arnctt. Ferry ."
/ When Il II rccolloc,cd that nm eight
| hour law was recommended In tho GOV.
| rrnpr'H mcs-agr; that u was emphasized
| la the platforms of all the political parties
| OF the Territory; aud that u must bc rs
well known 20 every legislator ~ IL IL 70
every wcll-inlorincd citizen thai tho
/ cigli-hou law j. In operation on all puU-
| lie wuri,s la nearly every state IA the
! Uulun-thc State thcrohy preparing the
way tor shorter hours Ia all tile walks ui
labor; when we remember these facts,
/ words become inadequate 10 express our
condcmuations OF loglSlatIou which IL as
harbarous as II IN ungonctOus. Barharous
because II IL relic Of European slave
labor; unRenofonH, because the ropru.
santativo- OF tho Liberal party who voted
! against labor legislation would stand as
/ much chance as 10 snowfall Ia hell to be
elected lawInakors 81 tho people, did their
antiquities 10 labor md expre,-ion be-
fore such election.
Tho hill for tho abolition Of the "ttuck''
system In the payment Of wages is tho
] outcome of abuses which have ari.on ia
tho building trade, and hn- our hearty
approval.
Respectfully submitted,
Pun CuHtluAN,
ions DuuaAS.
TRADES kElohlb'
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