The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-04
Ferguson's Eight Hour Bill Up
For Consideration.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS.
REPRESENTATIVE oRPrCHLow Oh
JECrs TO WASTING TIME.
Claims Presented-The Fire and PO-
lice Bill Read-TO Expedite Liti-
gation-An Accountant May BE
EmpIoyed-SOme Bills Introduced
and Three Measures Passed.

What will prove, as nan believe,
to have been the first dong of the bell
which will sound the death knell to the
blighted hopes and ambitions of F. x.
Ferguson, the gentleman from Carbon,
was sounded in the house yesterday,
shortly after that body convened.
Mr.. F~erguson's bill No. Ii making
eight hours the number a laborer may
legally be. required to toll in Utah,
which had been set as a special order
for 2:3O, came UP for consideration
under that agreement. AS predicted
yesterday by The Herald would be the
case, it found stout opponents ready to
do battle against it's passage n they
also as predicted, were in the ranks of
Mr.. Ferguson's friends, the Republi-
can majority. The bill was not killed
but it received its first impetus in that
direction in the shape of a sturdy
kick from the rear which sent it to
the judiciary committee to be passed
upon as to its constitutionality. If,
when the bill is returned to the house,
it succeeds in running the gauntlet
of the Republican majority of both
houses, even its author will cease
to wonder.
Mr.. Ferguson has set his heart on
the passage of the bill by which he
hoped. together with four or five others
would establish for him a record as
the staunch advocate of labor, but his
Republican friends are apparently ad-
verse to allowing him to win so much
distinction in that line as he desired
and ave already emaSculated one of
his pets so badly that he refused longer
to father it and himself moved it be
killed entirely. Whether or not he will
be granted any greater recognition in
the present instance and in others to
follow, is a matter that is very prob
lematical, probably not.
The house proceedings were enliven-
ed during the afternoon by Mr.. Critch-
low. who arose to address the chair
on the subject of delay. He permitted
a motion to go into committee of the
whole to form the theme and then pro-
ceeded to air his views on the subject
of consuming the time of the house in
committee Of the Whole when matters
OF minor Importance were to be con-
sidered. The gentleman's remarks were
certainly very pertinent and the house
evidently so considered them for it de-
MED itself its chiefest amusement. that
OF sitting in committee of the whole.
for the first time in many days and
proceeded to clear thE table of all busi-
ness upon it.
Three bills were passed and three
introduced. The former were H. B. No.
So, extending the time of redemption
under l for taxes; H. B. No. so, for
the relief of school districts and H. B.
NO 81, designating legal holidays.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The house proceedings began after
the opening p~reliminaries by the edu-
cational committee reporting on S. B.
No. 10, recommending its passage. The
bill directs that female teachers shall
be paid the same as
males for teaching like grades.
CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred
TO the board of examiners as follows:
H. Z. No. 16 by Stevens, in favor of
o. K Belnap for 1904 to pay for the
services OF deputies and their expenses
during the invasion of Kelly's army.
ii. T.. NO: II by Gibson, by request, in
taYor OF George Searle, ex-sheriff of
Ulntah county for $166 for expenses in
Cured in criminal cases.
H. c. No. Is by Morrison. in favor Of
j. II. Upton, ex-justice of the a of
South Cottonwood precinct, and Daniel
d. Jones, ~eX-constable Of the same pre-
cInct for $192.05 for services in trying
crlmlna! cases which under the Poland
law were made payable by the terri
tory.
NEW BILLS.
Inc following new bills were intro
duced and on second reading referred
,. q. NO: S-the fire and police com
mission bill.
ii. b. No. 81 by CritchIow. amending
sections 1913 to 3,2O1 inclusive Of +be
compiled laws of 1888. The hin is do
signed TO correct the existing law which
permits that suits to be tried in a cer-
tahn district may be filed in any conn
W Oh the district. Under bill 81 the
sult be filed In the county in
winch 1t is intended to be tried.
TO EXPEDITE LEGISLATION
n; d: 80 by C~ritchlow, providing for
tlIdi on causes IN district court by pro
5el!pole The bill is especially
10 enable the trial of MANY
cases now pending which the co,Ir+s
are unable to handle. 1t prescrihes tbst
counsel in a case may. bv m,,t1aT
agreement, stipulate that q case 800
pc trled before an attorney suitab tn
both sides. ~
PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
ID. e. No SO, by Howard-Defninp
LIe tline at which salaries of employees
vi hrins ana corporations shall be naid.
me Dill provides that all firms ssso-
ciaI1ons or corporations that are at ~
tlme OF the approval of the act. or that
may hereafter do business in the state
OF Otah, n who have wage earners in
LheIr employ, either in the business Of
mining, manufacturing or anv otber
employment, and who are. or have
been in the habit of paying their en-
ployes at stated or definite times. shall
make all payments in lawful non of
the united States to their employees at
least twice IN each month, the first
payment TO be made between the ff-
tenth day and the twentieth dav- of
each month for all work or labor ner-
before the fifteenth day there
OF; the second payment to be made be-
tween the last day of the month and
the fifth day of the following month
for all work or labor performed he
tween the fifteenth day and the last
day OF the month prior to said last
payment.
AN ACCOUNTANT.
H. j. r. No. 3. by Morrison-The res
olution is as follows:
Be it resolved and enacted by the leg
islature of the state of Utah: That the
senate concurring, that the chairman
the committee on claims and public
accounts of the house and the chairman
of the committee on claims and public
accounts of the senate be authorized to
engage the services of a competent ac-
countant, to act with one or more of
the regular committee clerks, to check
up the accounts of all public i~nstitu- |
tons Of the state, and that the COM
.pensation be paid out of the contingent
fund Of thn- fret lnnir1ntn,.n