The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-12

Yesterdays session of the state SEN
ate was marked by the introduction
of some important bills, among which
was one by Jones. which if its pro
visions can be enforced, will mean
much to the people who use coal and
the railroads which haul it.
The bill fixes a uniform figure per
ton for hauling coal and Drescribes
heavy penalties for a violation Of the
same. 1t will work in all cases ex-
cepting where the railroads own the
mines and then they will be enabled
10 evade it simply by raising the price
per ton. at the mine. thus adding
what they may lose in the charge for
freighting.
Although this is true there will be
fight against the bill. The roads which
will sell coal here do not want their
business interfered with. even by law
which can be evaded, so in all prob
ability, there will be a great deal of
lobbying done against the measure.
Jones inclines to the belief that the
bill is one which ought to be passed
and claims it has merits which he will
explain when the same comes up for
consideration. What his arguments
will be- of course no one at this time
can say, but from the confident air
which he carries around with him, it
would appear as if ne had something
on his mind Of more than usual weight
The bill has been referred to the COM
mittee on railroads and will be care
fully examined by them at some time
in the near future, possibly this week.
Jones also introduced another bill,
1sI4 Er.,,
OF miners in lawful money. Orders
are forbidden by the bill, except where
the same are redeemable in their face
value IN cash. The provisions of the
act do not apply to persons, firms or
corporations employing less than ten
men. The measure also has a section
which forbids the compelling or seek
ing to compel, any person to trade with
any particular store or institution,
slap at company stores. Violation of
this provision is punishable by heavy
fine or Imprisonment.
Glen Miller took a hand In introduce
ing bills yesterday and filed three
with the secretary of the senate. The
nrsL relates to the law of garnishment
ana IS designed to give judgment
debtors with families on their hands
chance to avoid the heavy expense
attendant upon punishment proceed
1ngs upon proper showing.
Inc second relates to prices which
shan be charged for the publication of
legal notices in newspapers.
ne last bill exempts from garnish
49, ian, any pension money received by
deotor, under certain conditions
The metric system bobbed IN aeair
IN the senate yesterday, by the intro
uUcIlon OF Joint memorial +c con
gness asking for the passage of Pen
TtSentat1Ve Hurley's bill. which is now
penang. OF course Professor Core
IS pehlnd the movement. He has toile5
IN tIle interest OF metres, hectametres
eCc-' LOT several months and never Iats
anything get by him tending +owa,,Ss
assisting the project along.
MINERS WAGES.
Senate bill 6S. by Mr.. Jones-Prov,d;no
tsrl-f, lie payment OF wages Of miners in
IL IS made unlawful for any ernn1ove-
10 s,,ce 70 issue IN payment of wages
- SHou Anllers any order or evidence AT
Indebtedness payable otherwise tboye ~ ~
~ race value in money VIOLATE, az
LIe provision is made punishable bv q e., W
I-ot eHeeeding $500 nor less than S25. Pro-
of ta =, n aoaqe Ior the recovery in none,
Nioeo, however, that the act shall MT ~ ~
I ~ 20 dhy person, firm or company en-
10y rllg less than ten persons. Whoever
cCAPels, or seeks to compel an emil c,,ea
u any person, firm or Corporation n n,,r
SlaSe goods from any particular nerso,,
,iIt ~ or corporation, shall be punished h.,
IN ~, ny oo' 1&ceeolng 500. or imprisonment
81 LAe county jail not exceeding sj,rtIl
udys, or both, at the discretion of fbe
Dor. o'iii4ii' eVee on Ia
GARNISHMENT LAW
IS senate nate bill 50, by Glen Miller. is a Hill
~ Stoo, dli act 10 amend title TX chanter
tS4-Sl section $40 Of the code OF civil mr.
S oS[uL {, rela ting to garnishment of a debt
or earnings" - " u0pt-
section Title N, chante- Caaoo,
section 570 of the code Of evil ,,, So5-Sl,
Is hereby amended by striking oUf NJ,
iapn OF sad section and inse1-tintr -,
aernir 1Ilele os the following: That the
aiItillsS OF debtor, who is a resi5ay,+
OF thls state. for his personal ser1yjcec ~
dh4 une within three months nevt NJ "a
eeLslIls the issuing OF an execution. at
sLuHiLiieut or garnlshment process can
not be applied TO the payment of hiss SaSt-
Wnen II IS made to appear bv the AL
u dmoaVlt or otherwise that SI,cJ
soca - ere necessary for the mainten-
pdIt4g oy ms Labor; provided. that Of tba
eiIAS q Ming such AFFIDAVIT the da1fo,.
o!,an noelIy the plaintiff or his agent or
LAeys thereot in writing: and NJ
weed, That nothing herein CONTAINED 81,
prevent the adverse party from co, otIe1li
Ne her1ihg the matters sought to be proven
~ such aff1davit by counter affids1,it
or Ii sought to be proven in snI olt ~,
33uahhef me same may be controversies
~ any competent evidence; and ny,o-
vldea further, that such counter afIidpeI,jt
snan Je hled within twenty-four boure
a al', the notice Of the filing of the said
1eptor ainuaVit, and final hearing shall
~ Hau thereon at time to be fixed nv
me court within ten days from fhe my ny
zee y Of the fling OF the debtors affidavit
u pselndlng IN the justices court. and if
pehalhg ~ the district court ii shall he
Tled at the first terrR held after fling
such affidavit ii4iii6
9esenon 2.-Originaf paragraph seven Of
said section is hereby repealed e'i VI
Section 3.-This act SHAH ts1o oee...
upon its approval. ''- 'oAe eHect
Feferred to the Judiciary committee.
JONES' COAL, BILL.