Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-06


noon'u session because Of business In
court.
The usual correcting Of srfon In the
printed copies Of the minutes was gone
through, and regular business was pro.
ceeded with,
II. Il. ~ was signed by the Prvsi-
dent OF the Senate aud sent 10 this Gov
ernor.
FROM J.. II. LE1CHER.
A communication from j. II.
Letoher, OF the Utah Commission was
read, stating that lac had forwarded 10
the Senate twenty-five copies Of the
last report OF the Utah Commission.
IL includes the enabling act and the
State Constitution.
ooMnIIEE REroRTs.
Sutherland presented Judiciary com.
mittee reports Ne follows:
On II. Il. ~, amending sections 3lV3
10 1901, Compiled Laws OF 1855, relat-
ing 10 trials In district courts, with
amendments, and recommended ita
passage.
On II. h. SO, relating to the trial Of
causes by Judges pro tom, reoommend-
ing It's passage.
Miller, Of Joint printing committee,
said the COMMITTEES had formulated n
bill on printing aud the copies would
DO here soon, for the bill 10 10 intro.
duoed In regular form.
Hills INTRODUCED.
Chambers introduced bill tor An
act providing Tor n State mlning board
and Inspection OF coal mines, >. II. as;
COMMITTEES ON mines. IL provides n
board VI i've, one OF which snail be a
mining engineer, two shall Do mino
managers, and two practical coal
miners. Tho term OF ufiice y four
yesrs. This board must pats ON the
qualifications oi inspector Of coal
mines, who Ia 10 be u person OF tenn.
ptrate habits anu OF good fsBute, 80
years Of age, and with i've years pfao.
ucal experience In coal mlnesin Utah.
Many regulations for working coal
mines are prescribed In the bill. 10
iofbids children or women working Ia
u mine, hut allows them TO 10 en-.
pioyed In clerical capacity. The In.
tpeutor OF mines Il 10 get 81 500 salary
anu nvo cents per mile Tor each mite
Travelled. No provision 10 made ioI
the salary Of msmbers Of the board.
Booth Introduced &. Il. ~, Tor State
board VI labor anu arbitration; commit.
tee an lanoT.
IL provides for tho appointment by the
Governor Of three pursOup, not more
than two Of whom arc OF one political
party, as n State board OF labor, afbi-
tfatiOn and Cancellation for the Invest
gallon or settlement OF difference bt-
tween employers aud their employees.
The members are TO serve Tor thTet
years, except two OF the hisl beard,
who shall hold office for one and two
years respectively, thus making new
member come In ON the 18th OF Jan.
uafy OF each year. The dill aims to
prevent sttikss, and reaches TO dis-
puies between employers aud en-.
ployes In all cases where there are ten
employees or more. The members OF
tue board are 10 receive 81 900 pef year
aud travelling expenses.
LIBEL LAW ADoPLRD.
S. b. 9, the libel law, was taken up,
aud further amendments made.
Warner said he wanted 10 give news.
papers all tue rights thoy we're entitled
to, but he was opposed TO the bill now
unuet consideration. This bill Above
newspapers 10 be malicious, without y
remedy. 10 could publish an article
vicious In ite chafactef, anu then an
apology could bo apOlOgized which
would not remove the uniairness or in-
Jury OF the original publications. He
thought lures had given aud would
give newspapefs ample protection uu.
der the law "A II now stands.
Sutherland argued In favor OF the
Illt haNanHa a. illuminated a..
punitive damages in libel casps. L.
rave only actual damages when any
publication was made In good faith,
Booth also supported the bill. be.
cause II protected newspapers who
sought TO DO fair. Asun iilusifatlop Of
how easily paIeIa msy TO mistaken, no
cited Tribune editorial Of today
wherein ths judiciary committee was
mIsrepresen,oI anu unfairly criticized,
Warner made a further opposition 10
the bill because II excused malicious
publications.
Cannon took the came view a. War.
ner, anu Sutherland conlenJed TOR the
other view.
Evans took a stand against the bill
because II opened the way for lnlus.
tee to DO done by unsorupulous per.
sons.
Glen Miller said he was surprlsed
10 behold In the Senate nm an.
lngonlam toward newspapers. Such
antagonlsm usually came from male
factors under the law. Usually
me newspapers were regArl cd Rs benz.
.uetoTs. They were better educators
man schools, did more Tor good morale
Iuau the ministers, Tor gOOI order than
Iullge departments, Anl for buslues.
'huu ChHmbefa " commerce.. lie
thought tueTe was a feeling Of vlnJig,
llvonuss toward the newspapers,
hyans--Will You olte any vindictive
rumatks9
Glen Mlller--i do not wish 10 be
personal, therefore shall not cite such
Tumerks, bur 1 have heard them In
his chamber. think this bill Is only
O. ialr proposition.
Boolh argued that tho proposed law
was Just 10 the great newspapers, aud
70 should DO given fair trial.
The bill WAS then passed by a vote OF
10 those voting no being Evans,
X. q. Miller Warner agd Cannon, AMI
he eyes being Il 9th. Cand an =,
ChambsIs, Chichester, DrlscolI, Mex ",