Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-25
THE EIGHTHOU2 LAW


The law office OF nrnnclI. Marshall
d Bradley was thfongyu with mining,
smuliing and other business men last
night, the occasion urirg meeting
called Tor tho purpose % urging the
Governor 60 veto the cigut.h,uf law,
paced by both bdu'cs of The Lugisla.
tuto AMI DOW 900 the hand, of the
chic Executive Tor either nls approval
Ur dnappfyval.
Quite number OF prominent mining
aud smelling men were present. among
them being Colonel r. Mngk.utosh,
y. rrcweof, q, HauaueL a. +. lla'.
ucu, J. !. DAILY, f.. 3. HIS, W. H.
Jamra, W. G.. Hall, john Dcgu, a. q.
Campbell aui J. q Packard.
Mt Packard was uppuluivd 90 nC, ns
chairman OF tuu meeting while ML
Holden was given tho place of srcto.
lsTy. The chairman stated the object
l0r which they had met together 10 was
o. consider The yIghtU0ut bill passed
uy the Legislature, the enactment ut
which ~ tnis time, he slated. would
b, tho wlri pJ,ib,o .hiug that could
Utiau Utah.
Attic fcqucst Of MI Hanauer. the
o. Utrlary ihru read tue Iowa fyu0lu.
tiuuB which had been prepared Tor
presentation az the meeting, after
which NJ DcTu moved tuuir adoption
Ia mltiJn which was quickly second
cd anu bTUu gut On considerable discua.
sion.
In speaking 10 the motion Colonel
MsCkiutosh said; "WhlU / question
tue policy u' presenting IhUso TyFn o.
tiuus l uu not UJuC, 10 them. Ny view
is that The Governor Hu ulI veto the
blll suuatuly ON itB notwithstanding
As ctHus legislation. 10 We me 10 PIE.
nauuuu against 10 ns employers VI iAuJT,
d. sOuld gU out that tue Governor ha 10
ruccumUcd 10 the pressure 0i capital.
isis.n
Sir. Holden moved the appointment
VI "A committee u two OF three 10 con.
suit with the lawyUTs ~ 90 Tue bill ana
present such Information o. they
CLEANED IN a report 10 the Governor.
A. tue request OF Mr., james, th0sU
present who we're directly Interested
in the matter, were nHkUl fOFuGYrts.
6lOns, Mr.. Il II, Onlcrr being the fret
o. respond. lie uII not REQ now the
umglloiH could reduce their prices Tor
treating ores ana was satisfied thst al
present they would not stand a 20 Per
cent Increase In wAgrF.
Mt. Hauauol tJIl0wUd IN the same
strain. II the cost OF OPERATION was
advanced 20 " 5J per cent, the miner
would UH tue o 10 Fulirg. IL the nd.
vance was not made Win the proposed
law In vogue the tmrltora WOULD have
10 shut down and thus cut OIL tue min
Ing which was now bsiug done In the
state, Aud n tho smollers did not con.
code the change, -tfikts anu labor ttou.
blus would likely follow.
Mr., John Dtru thought the present
Arguments unutCesHary, Inoy should
be- made In tho Governors presence.
The resolutions and the lawyers opin-
llus would be suliclent argument 20
present 10 Governor WeIs, He
thought, however, that twenty or
thirty should constitute the cUmmiiluu
10 wait upon the Governor
Mr.. l.. 3. HIS said the law should
he attacked on IT, cOnstitutiOuality u
lhofu were any grounds for such an
stack. Glass legislation should not TO
tolerated IA the new State. Capital
anu labor should work hartuouiously
togoIUuEl IntIulght'hOuTiawluenefllIed
neither
BY request Mr.. ". e.. Hall stated
that the law was unconstitutional
buuauso OF M being class legislation.
Ho favored tho appointment u large
committee 20 wait upon tue Governor.
it was then resolved 10 procure pro-
irsai0nal opinions from some eminent
atiOTuuyB, paying them tor the Famo
ana % adopt the Iowa resolutions and
have Them presented at the same time.
The committee ns finally agreed upon
90 handle tue matter consists OF Mussfs.
Mackirlusl, Campbell Anl bern.
The expense OF the legal opinions
will be- shared pro TulA by all VINO WoTo
present nj the meeting.