Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-07
THEEIGHTHOUR BILL
|. Has Passed Both Houses, and Goes
10 the Governor.
THE FREE LIBRARY BILL PASSED.
An Important Bill Relating TO Cat.
tie Passed By the
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be remembered thAt this bill makes
.lsht hours 4 days work on all public
works, and had passed the House.
Williams led the opposition 10 tho
measure, aud am3ng the Arguments
which no advanced against 81 were
Tie proposition that Il inicriefed with
the right OF private contract, favored
the class Of lAh0fers who were en-.
ploysd on public works az against those
who we're not, aud could act ho en-
forced because no penalty was provided
l3r IT, violation. Taylor ahd n. b.
Booth favored the bill, and advanced
in support Of It the usual arguments.
For time II looked like tho final
vote on the bill would be party one,
with tho Republicans IA the hilifm.
alive aud the Democrats In the neg.
alive. but Luni, n Democrat, made q
.pgcch IN favor Of the bill, aud when
The nnal vote was taken II was found
that only two had voted against It,
NNMhN ANU " AAANMNNANH Nv NNAANAN MNAH
burned Immediately after tho FINAL
vote ON the bill was taken.
The House aud House lobby listened
about an hour, yoitorIay aitoruuOn, 10
Aliens speech ia advocacy OF his blll
providing for FREQ public libraries Ia
dlilea OF the lrst aud second Glaze, 10
was an interesting address, aud was
rep elo with Information and arRu.
menls calculated 10 show WY free
public libraries should be established.
aud the benefits accrulng IRON them
IA cities where they EXISTED. Not n
word was said In opposition " the bill;
he fact no one spoke upJn Il except
Allen, aud u passed by uEaui.
nous vote. Tho blll provides ior
tho appointment, by the president u
the board OF education, by aud with
the advise aud consent vi the board, o.
seven library dirOctOfs, minority u
whom shall be wgmeu, aud who shall
serve without pay. This board OF
seven library directors control the die
burscmrnt Of al library fuudt, employ
a librarian, ulc., aud establish rules Tor
tue government u the library. a tax
not exceeding ouo.flith OF one mill on
the dollar, on al the taxable property
in the city, ia required 20 be collected
each year tur the maintenance aud
enlargement OF the library. The coll
Letting OF this tax, aud the establish
mcnt VI n free public library, II manda-
tory upon each city OF tho fret anu
econd class, and any city Of the third
glute may be- brought under the law by
Appropriate action On tLB paTt Of it-
mayor and city council.
With n haste bordering on preclpl-
iaBoy, the House yeAtufday afternoon
pissed a very impOftan. I'LL. IL was
not read by sections ht all. The CLERK
read Il through once IN his usual And
necessarily rapid style, aud two or
three amendments were made, when
the final vote was called. Then sew.
efal members seemed ~ regret that the
bili had not received more deliberate
consideration, anu Johnson aud wins
both gave notice that they would move
reconsideration " the vote by which
the House passed II. Tho bill mskes
liza misuemeanOT TO drive stock Oh its
range without returning Il within
twouty.fUur hours, without consent OF
the owner; requires all persons except
licensed butchera 10 expose i0r ten days
tho hide OF any animal slaughtered;
iotbids any person save the owner o.
HE agent 10 skin any animal
found dead; authorizes the county
court to appoint detectives 10
discover violations OF the stock law;
makrs Il a felony 10 mark or brand an
animal with intent to deprive the
owner OF his property; makes u un-
lawful for any railroad 10 ship live
af..i I.f.E. Fft.. aHfsas. a. a.
quires the county court VI each county
containing railroad station 10 ap.
point an inspector, whose duty II IN lO
Inspect and record all live siock shipped
~ rail out Of his county. AllshippeTs
VI stock must give the inspector AZ
least two days notice OF any ship.
ment they Intend TO make, aud he 10
allowed 81 per day, or fraction thereof,
aud twenty cents mileage One way, Tor
his services, 10 be paid out OF the county
treasury. The bill IA designed " check
stock dealing.
The House killed two drastic bills
yesterday. One provided that no per.
Blual property should DO exempt au
against claim for wages due ser
want or empl0ye, and the other allowed
the Properly Oi lebtor 10 DO attached
II no undertook 10 remove from the
county. VaTian pointed out the radical
aud very Objectionable character Of
these bills, especially the fret named;
aud the credit Of killing them Is largely
due 10 him.
CoUSCIL.
The following bills were intro duced
after the close ol tue NEWS report yes
tutdsy!
by II. Il. Boolhs Oh. o., to protect
tudo MARKS.
by II. Il. Booth; O. b. 0s, relating
10 the location OF county seals and tho
election OF county officers ia new
counties.
by Bfeoden. Q. u. 90, to regulate
Assignments for tho benefl! Of oroii-
tors.
by Bresdeni @. u. 90, 10 prevent
tho unlawful wearing OF badges Of thu
q. A. Il. VI other societies.
HOUSE.
After the cloFe NJ the NEWS report
yesterday, II. B, SO, providing Tor lreo
public liumri,s, came up on third road
Ing. Allen, author VI tho hll, maIe a
long speech In favor OF 1t, after which IL
passed. by unanimous vote.
Consideration OF n. b. 81, the bill
relating 20 the branding, elc., OF cattle,
was resumed. HuUuatu's amendment
90 require the hide Of a Slaughtered
animal 20 he exposed ton days insiea
Of tweuty days prevailed. After
further debate tho bill passed by =
vote OF rs to .. Johnson gave notice
that he would move reconsideration,
LII II ~