The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-27

necessary delay. Inc right OF eminent
domain is hereby extended to all tele-
graph and telephone companies under
such regulations as may be provided
by law"
Eichnor moved to strike out the sec-
ton prohibiting the giving of passes TO
officers of the state. He said he was
tired of trying to make men moral by
legislation. He had been public Of
ficer and he had not travelled on
passes.
Varian-Why do railroad companies
give transportation?
Eichnor-It's just as if 1 asked you
to ride in my carriage to Saltair.
(Laughter)
varian-Well. I admit you can't
make some men honest by legislation.
(Laughter)
Passes Incidental Brides.
Evans. of Weber-Why do railroad
companies give passes to the legisla-
ture, to the governor. to the board Of
equalization and judges? Why do
these men get favors? They have it
Such officers always have such cour-
tesy. They are incidental brides. They
are intended as such. Officers are of
ten innocently Influenced in this way.
Ricks-Do you allege the railroads
are trying to bride heaven by passing
ministers! (Ldughter)
Evans-Well. l believe if the COM
panies could get any profit out of it
they would try to bride the angels.
/ Naughter)
Anderson and Bowdle argued for
striking out They said that the pro-
vision would not reach the evil
sought. If legislator is evil-minded
/ he can be passed anyway.
Farr said he was a friend of the
railroads. therefore he favored the
| provision because it would give the
railroads thousands of dollars.
Larsen was against discrimination.
There are too many passes now
Somewhat Different Now.
Evans. of Utah. said he knew some
thing about it. He was a member
of the Utah county courts before the
territorial board of equalization was
given full authority over railroad pro-
perty. Then the county courts got
passes. Now they do not. 81 accepted
them then" he said Qaughter), 'but
now I am against them (renewed
legislatures from getting passes"
Ryan Wanted it General.
Ryan offered the following substi-
tute for the section: mo railroad or
other transportation company shall
discount or extend free transportation
to the person or property Of any per-
son, other than as sold to- the public
generally, except to its own servants
employed in we'll established lines of
work"
Thompson, Of Willard. spoke against
the section. The railroads should not
be thought in the wrong until they are
proved to be so.
Lund said that the provisions would
not prove effective as the railroads
have their regular system and must
run on that.
Hart said he did not believe that
passes are given as a mater of bril-
berry. The system has become so
general that officers expect passes as a I
matter of course. The convention did
not feel bound to do anything for the
railroads because they had been given |
half rates. They would not feel under 1
obligations if they had been given /
passes
For Value Received.
Maloney. of Weber, said railroads /
give passes only for value received /
He had been trying for years to have
the legislature pass laws to protect
stockholders and farmers but had al
ways been met by corporation lawyers
and members with passes in their
pockets.
Of hlulDdiis VI EodlL LAKE. SdlQ ne
wanted to see officers and members
get all they could out of the railroad
Ryan. of Juab. said that he had
for 20 years and spent thou
sands of dollars. When he goes down
TO Tintic he pays his fare. but two
thirds of those riding have passes
He has always paid his fare. 1t is
wrong that there should be such dis
and he wanted to wipe it
out
Ryan's amendment was defeated and
the section was knocked out.
On motion of James, section "a, re-
them equal privileges in transportation
and other things, also went out.
Insurance Companies Win.
The insurance matter was then taken {
Up. and James moved to strike out
section %. making stockholders doubly
liable He said there is only one home
company operating here and there
would be discrimination in favor of
he foreign companies.
Thatcher said that insurance COM
1anies contract liabilities much in ex-
,ess of their capital stock. There
should be a provision for the .protec-
ion of the policy holders. If not there
would be bankrupt insurance COM
,anies and cheated policy holders. i
Kimball. of Salt Lake. said the pro- !
-ision would give the home company G
Prestige instead of hurting it.
Squires-It will drive the home conf I
ANY out of business.
Barnes said this would drive the c
ome company out of business. InSur c
nee business in Utah Is not very :
Profitable. Corporations are not SOUL
ess. If the stockholders are honest {
he corporations will be honest. d
Ryan wanted the matter left to the =
legislature.
Thurman So id the provision would a
OF operate against the home company. b
S it will not have an eX post facto a
fleet However, it will affect corpora Y
ons organized in the future.
Kerr-Why discriminate between a
resent and future corporations? f
Thurman-BecauSe we cannot help d
lrselves. The constitution of the o
nited States would prevent us from r
lcreasing the obligations of stock D
olders.
Bowdle cited authorities to uphold y
hurman's view. n
The section was stricken out by a d
ote of 81 to %. t
Leave it to the Legislature. V
James offered the following substi- II
tie for section 26:
'aThe legislature shall enact laws
,mpelling each company, corporation,
;sociation or individual doing an in Il
france business in the state of Utah, n
deposit with the state treasurer of
tab in money or its equivalent such e
I'm as they may deem sufficient to q
'otect policy-holders; or in lieu thereof Of
quire such companies, corporation II