The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

territory had to combine to prevent
the company from being driven out of
business by the competition of outside
interests or the Sugar trust. The
home industries must be allowed TO
combine to compete with outside COM
binations.
Mr.. Thompson of Willard followed on
the same line, having besides other rea-
sons, which he did not think it neces-
sary to state.
CRITCHLOW ADVOCATES 1T
Mr., Critchlow took the floor to adj
vocate the measure, and made an I'M
FASHIONED argument. He didn't know
of any better measure upon which to
test the temper of the legislature He
held that the two gentlemen who had
preceded him were unqualihedly mis-
taken in the position they had taken.
The bill would not affect the farmer IN
any other manner than to protect hlIn-
He could, but would not, take up the
time to cite decisions to show that
courts everywhere held that pooling 10
keep up prices was unlawful. He ridi-
culed the idea that to allow corpora
lions to pool or anybody else, 10 keep
up prices, was in the interest of the
farmer. He had never before heard
that trusts or combinations benefited
the farmer. They had to buy their
coal of the combination or trust, and
their matches, their salt, their grain
bags, everything they had to buy from
the trust, and if combinations were al
lowed to be formed would they not
have to pay higher prices for all these?
He thought SO. He would like to know
what other reasons Mr.. Thompson had
for not wishing the bill to pass. He
was informed they were on the same
line as those mentioned and some one
interjected the remark that transpor-
tation interests were involved, when
he replied:
yes, we are going to get to that,
too"
The gentleman from Juab had men
toned the sugar factory and other
home interests which, if they could not
combine could not compete with out
side combinations and trusts. That
was provided for in the bill, which was
so constructed as to control the outside
firms when they came to the state to
compete with the home industry. The
underlying principles of both political
parties were in opposition to trusts. He
was surprised that this bill had been
termed vicious legislation. Combina-
tions had always been held unlawful,
but the trouble was there had never
been legislation adequate to control
them. Mr.. CrttchloW read from the
writings of Judge Barrett, an author
fty on such legislation, who said any
combination to control prices was
against the interests of the people, and
was therefore unlawful He next read
from the celebrated letter of Senator
Chandler to the president to sustain
his position and continuing, said:
Like in all other great wrongs we
will find someone advocating it who
will say that to attempt to prevent it
we will hurt some one. In this instance
it is the home industry, which they get
behind as Subterfuge to justify their
position. / cannot think they are sin
cere. [ say let everybody obey the law
and no one will be hurt. In the words
of Senator Chandler 1 say the oath is
upon US, and we can't shirk the respon-
sibility."
Mr. Gibson spoke briefly in favor of
the bill, and Mr.. Nye who. now that
the Objectionable seventh section had
been eliminated, favored the bill, NOV
ed the previous question which car
ried, 80 to 10. Mr.. CATERS motion to
strike out the first section was then
lost by viva voce vote.
The section providing penalties for
the violation of the provisions of the
Dill was then amended under motions
from Mr.. Murdoch to lessen the fines
and the same gentleman proposed an
amendment to include in the list of
persons and institutions prohibited
from combining. professional gentle
men Mr.. Morrison offered an amend
ment to the amenment to prohibit
laborers from forming organizations to
keep up the price of labor. His motion
to adopt the amendment was vigorous
ly opposed by Mr.. Crftchlow who took
the ground that there was no affinity
between the two propositions. Labor
organizations were lawful and could
not be prohibited as they did not keep
up the price of any commodity. Messrs.
Harris and Condor spoke in favor of
Mr. Murdock'S amendment but opposed
Mr. Morrisons That gentleman spoke
in favor of his motion as did Mr..
CaZier. Mr.. Curtis, the labor advocate,
paid his respects to the author of the
amendment by saying he understood
the gentleman posed as the friend of
labor. He thought he was the same
kind of friend that Cassius was to
Caesar. Mr.. Ferguson of Carbon
spoke against Mr.. Morrison's motion
and Mr.. Thompson, of Sanpete, in
favor. The latter thought the legisIa-
ton being had was all for the laboring
man and none for anybody else. On
the division on Mr.. MOrrison's motion
it was lost, only five voting in its
favor. Mr.. Murdock's amendment was
then adopted.
Mr.. Cazier then moved to strike out
the enacting clause which failed with
out argument. Mr.. Thompson of San
pete moved to reconsider the vote by
which the first section was stricken out
which motion was lost. The gentleman
stated as his reason for the motion.
that he thought it ought to conform
to the bill. The bill was at length
ready for final passage when Mr.
Stevens, one of it's opponents, moved
to adjourn. His motion was lost and
the bill was passed. ayes 80, nays S-5
absent or not voting. Those voting aye
were: Andrus, Beard, BernhiseI, Con-
don, Curtis, Critchlow, Clark, Egan,
Ferguson of Carbon, Gibbs, Gibson,
Harris Heiner, Howard Lewis Lar
sen, Lowrey, Lennon, Morrill,, Monson,
Maughn, Mansfield, Nebeker of Rich.
Nebeker of Salt Lake, Nye, Raddatz.
Snedeker, Seavy, Sorenson, Taylor,
Thorn Mr.. Speaker. The nays We're:
Gushing. Cazier, Morrison, Murdoch,
Stevens, Shafer, Thompson of Sanpete.
and Thompson of Willard.
Substitute for H. B. No 20 was next
taken up. Mr.. Gibson moved to in
definitely postpone, but on the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Morrison it was allowed
to go over in the absence of the
author.
Another motion to adjourn was lost
and II. 3. No. sc was placed on third
reading. The bill is Mr.. Monson's bill
to prevent the sale of unwholesome
meat by proper inspection It's pro-
visions were discussed for some time