The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-19

eight hour provision. 1t is not in the
interest of labor. Men cannot succeed
on eight hours. He had worked all his
life and eight hours day has not been
sufficient. For eight hours work men
will get eight hours pay. If men want
to be serfs they should have eight hour
days.
Eichnor said he had often worked
sixteen hours, but he was in favor of
eight hour days. He wanted men to
have proper time for pleasure.
James argued along the line advo-
Gated by Preston.
Button said there had been more
riots for eight hour days than against
them.
Ryan, Goodwin and Van Horn
argued for the eight hour day.
Kearns' motion was carried by an
overwhelming majority. 70 voting for
1t and only II against it. Those voting
mo" Were: Barnes. Cunningham.
t'arr, Hammond, Hughes, James, Will
liam Lowe, Vaughan, Preston, Sharp,
Snow Cwho wanted it left to the legisla-
ture).
To Abolish Contract System.
Squires, on behalf of the Working
mems Protective association of this
city, offered an amendment abolishing
the present contract system and max
Ing 1t necessary to have public work
OF all kinds done under supervision of
state, city and county governments.
The amendment was voted down.
Other amendments were also voted
down. The article was then passed,
only the following members voting
against it: Barnes, Cunningham,
Heybourne, Macintosh, Nebeker,
Pierce, Preston, Kicks. Roberts,
Robertson, Sharp, Snow, Thurman.
The Completed Article.
The article as passed is as follows:
Section 1.-The rights of labor shall have
just protection through laws calculated
to promote the industrial welfare of the
state.
Sec: 2-The legislature shall provide by
law for "A Board of Labor Cancellation
and Arbitration" which shall fairly rep
resent the interests of both CAPITAL and
labor. The board shall perform duties
and receive compensation as prescribed
by law.
Sec. s-The legislature shall prohibit:
O-The employment Of women. or chill
dren under the age of fourteen QD years.
In underground mines.
(9-The contracting of convict labor
grounds except on public works under
the direct control of the state.
D-Protect employees from political
and commercial control.
Sec. 1.-THE exchange of blacklists by
railroad companies or other corporations
or associations is forever prohibited.
Sec. 5-The right of action to. recover
damages for injuries resulting in death
shall never be abrogated. and the amount
recoverable shall not be subject to any
statutory limitation
days work on all works or undertakings
carried on or aided by the state or county
or municipal government, and the lesisla-
ture shall pass laws to provide for the
health and safety of employees in facto-
rieS, smelters and mines.
Sec. THE legislature shall, by appro-
ment of the provisions of this article.
To Strange Debate.
Varian, from the committee on rules,
reported amendments providing for
cutting down speeches in convention
to a maximum of fifteen minutes and
IN the committee of the whole to
twenty minutes 1t was adopted.
On motion of Kicks it was determined
to change the hour Of meeting in the
morning to o'clock.
Revenue and Taxation.
The article on revenue and taxation
was then taken up and run through
its third reading. Nothing of any i'm
portance was done with it until Evans,
of Weber. in order to make the record
straight. offered an amendment pro-
viding that taxes shall be levied for
public purposes only. OF course the
cry of bounty was Immediately raised
and there was another parliamentary
circus, out Of which the president
came lamentably mixed up. The
was defeated by almost
strict party vote, though Farr and
Vaughan broke the Democratic lines
and voted against It.
A last attempt to prevent mortgages
and property from both being taxed |
was made by Jolley, but he was voted
down.
The article then passed.
The convention at $40 adjourned un-
til this morning at o'clock.