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


sane asylum and reform school boards
Question of Salaries.
The first debate came up on the Ques-
ton of salaries. Snow moved that the
superintendent of schools be given
$500 instead of 81 900. Kearns moved
that the auditor. treasurer. attorney
general and superintendent of public
instruction be given $1,000 each.
Kerr. of Cache. made the principal
speech for the $1,000 salary. In the
course of it he said it was a shame
that man who requires training to dc
his work should be paid less than the
governor who may be a commonplace
| man, without any preparation at all.
C'Governor" Charlie Crane became
suddenly interested. while the conven-
ton broke DOWN.
Kerr said if a man was worth any
thing he was worth $4,000 year. The
school system of the state will need a
competent head, in order that it may
be made efficient
This view was supported by Goodwin.
Lund. and Maeser. while Evans, of
Utah. and Farr argued for economy.
The motion was lost by a vote Of IS
to 40.
A recess was taken at 1885 until "
o'clock.
More SIashing.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon
| Shows motion to give the superin-
tendent $1,000 was adopted.
On motion of Kerr, of Cache, the
salary of governor was cut down from
$500 to $4,000. by vote of 80 to 81.
Hart, of Cache. moved that the
! treasurer have S1,250 instead of 81, 900.
He said the bond for treasurer is
$65O,O00, and nine months each year is
taken in his work. Before the last
legislature met the salary was $3.50
per year, with $500 for rent and sta
tionery. If man was wanted why
would not have Canadian inclinations,
he should have more than $1,000.
Kearns moved for $1,000.
The Farmers Will Pay.
Evans. of Utah. said $1,000 would
pay the treasurer we'll for all his
work. Where is the money coming
from with which to pay salaries? He
had investigated in American Fork
and Lehi and found the farmers only
average s40O These are the men who
are to be taxed and he wanted to call
a halt.
Both amendments were lost.
Hart, of Cache, made a very inn
portant amendment regarding the
veto power of the governor. AS re-
ported by the committee he would
have authority to veto any particular
section Of a bill or any item in an ap-
preparation bill. Hart had the
power limited so that his veto could ex-
tend only to particular items in an APP
preparation bill
The executive article was then passed
and the article on labor and arbitra-
ton was taken up.
Labor and Arbitration.
Doh -.
whole article. He said he did not move
this out of hostility to labor. He is
laborer himself. But the rights of all
men are fully guarded under the bill
of rights and the provisions of the ar
ticle would simply lumber up the con-
stitution. To strike out would be best
for all concerned.
Evans. Of Weber. offered a substi-
tute for the whole article reading:
Sec. 1. The legislature shall provide
by law for "a board of labor arbitra-
ton which shall fairly represent the
interests of both capital and labor; and
it shall be the duty of such board, I'M
der such regulations as may be provid-
ed by law, to endeavor, my mediation
and Cancellation. to effect settlement
of difficulties between employer and
employed.
Sec. 3 The exchange of black lists"
between corporate shall be prohibit
ed
Evans said that this was all that
could be done by the constitution. In
all other matters there is now no rea-
son for a fundamental provision. The
legislature should have full power in
these matters. He was good friend of
the laboring man. AS far as possible
he would go.
Ryan said that committee had con-
sidered the whole matter. The proviS-
gnr cl1 1Nf hac CT y CHI rT11
be made perfect. Strevell. Cannon. and
Anderson, of Beaver. made short
speeches along this line.
Labor's Best Friends.
Thurman made one of the strong
speeches of the day. He said he knew
it required hardihood to stand up and
favor striking out. He would be ac-
cused of being an enemy of the labor
ing man. But he contended that It was
not those who contended for the arti-
Gle who were the true friends of labor.
Laboring men in time will reach the
conclusion that it was not in their in
terest to give them a dead letter and
to tie UP the hands of any future leg
islature which might desire to adopt
some plan which should be found able
to meet the case. The legislature will
have full power. To tie it up would be |
against labor.
Speeches for the substitute were
made by Hammond. Hyde and Pres
ton and against 1t by Jolley and |
Squires. Evans substitute was lost by !
a vote of 20 to 6S.
A Strong Provision.
Maloney offered the provisions Of the |
Wright bill, now before Congress, but |
his amendment was defeated. It reads |
rs follows:
Whenever a disagreement or contro-
versy arises which can not be settled by |
cancellation or mediation the same shall |
be sent to the board of labor, concilia-
ton and arbitration for settlement, and |
the decision of the sad board shall be
final and shall be enforced by the court |
In whose jurisdiction it occurs. Pending
such arbitration proceedings no en-
ployee shall be discharged Whenever
receivers appointed by the state or fed
eral courts are il possession or control
of railroads their employees shall have
the right to be heard in court upon all |
questions affecting them through the
officers and representatives of their as
No reduction of wages shall
he made by sucE receivers without the
of the courts after due notice
TO such employees
would have made the labor article effec-
tive.
Railroads Like BIoodhounds.
Thatcher said he was not in favor
Of the whole article. But as it con-
tanned the provision against blacklist
ing, he would vote for the whole arti-
Gle. He knew men in the last strike
who were followed even to Canada
and refused employment. He was
against any system which would al
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