The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-10


Senator Warner. of Utah county, in
troduced Senate bill No 2. AN act to
regulate tabor and the rights and
duties of employers and employees,
and to provide a penalty for its vio-
lation"
Section / of the bill provides that
eight hours shall constitute a days la
Dor on all works or undertakings car
ried on by the state. or any sub-diVi-
sion thereof. or by any corporation, as
ISOLATION or individual within the
state: provided. however that nothing
herein shall be construed to prohibit
persons from contracting to labor any
number of hours for a days work.
Section . relates that it shall be TN
lawful for any corporation, associa-
ton or individual to employ any wo-
man. or any children under the age Of
IA in any underground mines or work.
inCS
The remaining sections prohibit any
CORPORATION. association or individual
from preventing any person from OBJ
tanning employment by the exchange
of blacklists: forbids the coercion Of
the political opinions of any employee
and provides q penalty of fine not to
exceed $500 or Imprisonment for a term
not to exceed three months
til the proper committee can be ap-
pointed and the measure considered.
REPUBLICAN PETTINESS.
Senator Warner then introduced the
following:
Senate Joint Resolution No. l.
Whereas. The country has been op-
pressed by unjust and unWiSe legisla-
ton in Congress, in which silver has
been demonetized. and
Whereas. AS a consequence of such
legislation, the people generally are
suffering, prices of property. produce
and labor reduced. business paralyzed
and confidence destroyed; therefore, be
it
Resolved, By the governor and legis-
lative assembly of the state of Utah.
that the Congress- of the United States
be memoralized Immediately to remon-
etize silver and provide for its free
and unlimited coinage at a ratio of l6
to ! with gold, without waiting for the
action of any other nation, and thus
hasten the return of prosperity and
business confidence to the people, and
your memorialists will ever pray.
The chair was the first to see that
the Democrats were getting away
with the glory which the Republicans
might have had. and muttered some
thing to the effect that the measure,
under the rules. would have to go over
This was the signal for the tall syca-
more from this city. Booth, to arise
and state that the resolution ought to
be well considered ere it passed the
senate.
Senator Evans inquired if the rules
prohibited the passage of the resolu-
ton at this time. and received an af-
firmative answer. whereat he moved 4
SUSPENSION Of the same and the imme-
date passage of the measure
Booth again cautioned the senate
that there was no hurry; that there
was plenty of time later in the Ses-
sion and that Congress would Lot be
affected at this time by any memorial
of the character indicated. 1t looked
for a time as though the motion to
suspend the rules would prevail, hut
the chair iollied the Republicans with
the declaretio that the way to defeat
the motion was to vote it down, where
upon the majority responded 20 the
crack Of the leaders whip, and by a
party vote defeated the motion and
laid the matter on the table 10 be
taken up later in the session by the
committee which will be appointed for
the purpose.
SEE THE CHICKENS,
The Poultry association invited the
of the senate to come and see
the chickens. whereat Allison inquired
if this exhibit was in the interest Of
any particular breed of fowls. The
chair replied that the hens we're from
Ogden. The invitation was accepted.
DEAF AND DUMB SCHOOL.
Senator Allison introduced Senate
bill No a. IAN act providing for the
ton of the Utah state school
for the deaf and dumb and providing
for it's government"
The institution is by the provisions
of the bill separated from the Uni
versfty of Utah and made a body cor
porate by the name of the utah State
School for the Deaf and Dumb shall
have q perpetual succession and may
sue and be sued, contract and be con-
tracted with, hold by purchase gift
or bequest real and personal property
and shall be deemed a public corpora
ton
The school shall receive and practic-
ally educate the deaf who are of
sound mind and body and under so
years Of age, said education to include
agriculture and the mechanical trades
and arts Residents Of Utah are to be
taught free of charge. Pupils from
other states may be educated at such
cost as the governing board may pre-
scribe
The regular term begins the second
in September and ends the
second Wednesday in June.
Five trustees will govern the school,
The first board shall be appointed in
1895, two to serve to July 1, 1898, two
to serve until July l. 1900. and one I'M
til July /, 1892 The vacancies shall be
filed by election or appointment bien-
nially and the term Of office shall be
for six years. The governor may fill
vacancies by appointment.
The board shall elect a president and
appoint a superintendent. secretary
and treasurer and shall have the power
Of removal for incompetency.
The school shall occupy the present
building for the remainder Of the fiscal
year but before September 1, 1895 shall
be moved to the site to be provided
by law.
the others.
TORREN7S LAND BILL.
Allison introduced senate bill. No. 8,
to provide a uniform system of regis
try OF IanQ titles IN the state OF Otdn.
1t is copy of the existing law of
known as the Torrents system.
Section l provides that records and
recorders of deeds in the sew
aral counties in this state shall be
registrars of titles and their deputies
deputy registrars.
Section 2 fixes the bond to be given
by registrars and deputies. which Is
20, 000 except in counties of more
han 100000 people when the penalty
shall be 100000
Sections 3, 4, and fix the duties of
deputies. forbid registrars to practice
aw, authorize each registrar to ap-
POINT two attorneys to be examiners of