The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-04

was out of order in view of the rule
providing that bills which have been
considered in committee of the whole
and the report of the committee adopt
ed, shall not thereafter be subject to
amendment. The speaker ruled thai
the amendment was out of order n
Howard moved to place the bill on
final passage.
Harris insisted that Morrison's mo-
ton was in order, as the committee of
the whole had not recommended the
bill for passage, but had instead rec
commended it be laid over to be print
ed with the labor committee amend
ments inserted, in order that consider
alton be had.
The speaker reversed his ruling and
held that the amendment was in order,
| when Morrison rose to explain the OBJ
ject of his amendment. He thought
the section to which his amendment re-
lated would operate as a discrimina-
ton against certain employers and en-
ployees. Men working in smelters in
particular were cited. Receiving at
present $3.50 for twelve hours work,
their pay would be reduced to CORE
spond with the reduction in hours.
They would then receive but $1.03 per
day, and no n could live on such
wages. Then, if smelters were COM
PEELED to pay the present wages for
| eight hours work, they would have to
shut down, as they were paying now
| all they could and compete with east
ern smelters, which paid even w
wages. Besides, in his opinion, the sec
tions in question were class legislation
and as such were unconstitutional.
DR.. Condor requested that Mr..
Critchlow. as a lawyer, give his opin-
ion as to the constitutionality of the
bill. That gentleman suggested that
the judiciary committee vas supposed
to furnish the house with such opin
ions and thought if such an opinion
was desired by the house, reference to
that committee should be made. DR..
Condor moved such a reference, and
to shut off debate called for the pre-
vious question, with the result that the
bill was recommitted to the judiciary
committee for an opinion on its con-
stitutionality.
CRITCHLOW'S GOOD SENSE.
H. B. Ii disposed of for the time be-
ing. DR.. Condor moved the house go
into committee of the whole for the
consideration of the militia bill. This
brought Critchlow to his feet to op-
pose the motion. He realized he would
get himself disliked for his attitude in
the matter, but at that risk he felt
compelled to take a stand against the
house wasting time in committee of the
whole considering bills of minor I'M
p~ortance when measures involving the
great interests of the state were hang
ing fire in committee because
could not get time to meet and report
on them. The militia bill he considered
of no great Importance, since the
present laws seemed to have oper-
ated we'll enough. 1t would
probably consume a great deal OF time
in committee of the whole delaying
such measures as the revenue bill,
which the ways and means commute
must prepare, which when 1T came be-
fore the house would in all likelihood
occupy from a week to ten days OF the
time of the house. Then there was the
fire and police commission bill, the ap-
DroDriations. the railroad bill and the
public lands, the most important OF
all. All these measures would require
much time to consider and he antlcl-
pated that the remainder Of the session
would not be too long to enable con-
sentative action to be taken upon the
important or obligatory measures. II
there was time after these bills had
been disposed of it was we'll and good
enough that bills like the militia and
of lesser Importance be acted
upon. DR.. Condor withdrew his mo-
ton when Mr.. Critchlow had finished,
facetiously remarking that he had de-
cided to do so before half the time
occupied by the gentleman's e%loquence
had elapsed.
COURT DOCUMENTS.
H. B. No. "a was signed by the speak
er. 1t provides for the custody of
papers and documents Of the supreme
court.
On third reading H. B. No. "a, Mans
fields bill for furnishing cattle stealing
came up. Harris once more took occa-
sion to urge his opinion that the bill
was in conflict with the present grand
larceny law. Smoot asked unanimous
consent to suspend the rules to make
the necessary amendments to the bill,
but as Harris was drawing a substi-
tute to more effectually cover the
ground, it was at length, on the sugges-
ton of Nebeker of Rich, decided to lay
the bill on the table until the gentle
man from Weber could draft his sub
THREE BILLS PASSED.
H. B. No. 66, Nye's bill extending
the time of exemption under sale of
the whole of Saturdays session, was
read the third time and passed with
opposition. The extension is from
two years as at present, to four years.
SCHOOL TAXES.
H. B. No. so, Raddatz' bill to enable
districts to levy taxes which
failed to do SO in 1895, was read the
third time. The bill is designed espec-
tally for the relief of school district
5, Tooele county, and school dis
trict No. 8, Kane county. On fnal pas
the bill received the opposing
votes of Andrus, Mansfield and Soren-
who thought the bill too indef-
mite.
H. B.. 81, changing Arbor Day and
designating legal holidays was read
third time and passed unanimously.
The house hen adjourned.
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