Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-16
THE LIGHT HOURLAW
As 10 Mines and Sm,llsS Passed In
The LOlse
SPEAKER SIGNS FOUR BILLS.


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Bills on Puni.hm nts for Morder
and Gor,rning Marriages
II was 1907 when Speaker Dsnny's
gavel was heard in the call 10 order Of
the House today for IT, sevsntieth
day's wsrk. There was a little more
than quorum present At roll call. The
Journal Of Saturday, proceedings con-
talned % errors and the order Of bust.
mess was proceeded with.
IRON THE SENATE.
Communication from the Senate
announced concurrence Ia House
amendments 10 sonate bill 81, defining
the dutins OF the secretary VI State;
Senate bill %, thr Australian bRlloi
law; Senate bill 80 (auustilute), amend.
log Utah laws. Also thst the Gov
eruor had approved Senate BIZ 50.
providing f1t the recovery Of dsmAges
by dogs; senaio bill II, Tor tue pre-
vonilou 20 oontn. i0us IisUases among
shtel Senate ull 10, providing Tor tho
drawing Of grand anu pelit Jurors.
THE HOUSE coSoURs.
The House concutred In amend.
ments repaired from the Senate 20
House bill "a, prohibiting fraud IN the
sale VI dnify pr1aueln aud ol0omafRAf.
Inc.
moSED ~ IitE SPEAKER.
The following we're reported from
the Senate NJ having beeu signed BY
tue President, aud were then tignol
BY the Speaker Of the Housei
senAlo blli NJ, providing fof tho ON.
ploymeat OF stonograi hers In dislrc.
c1uf,H.
seuate bill 10, presctibiog the dutits,
bohds, etc, Of the State auditor.
senate oil VI, amending the laws Of
lebs Ia REGARD 90 cities.
senate oil 10, relating TO election
crimes snd uhousss.
FISH ~ BEAR LAKE.
A telegram from Fish Com missioner
Mussur 10 Speaker Denny, dated
Montpelier, idano, announced the sue
o,ssiui plantlns OF aiOOJ,0JO whlte hth
Try IN Hear Lake.
NC QUEENS CLAIM RFJEoTED.
House claim Il, from WIN. Queen,
sE'she! II OF rait LaGe c4uIty, Tor
Nils5.l6 vas foieaRd by tue 5in,r
bJArd ioxamlueu, iind ~ TopGrieI %
the House, on Tie grounds that the
claim was nota legal claim againsl
tho state.
SEw CLAIMS.
House claim a., presented by Mr..
Cutie, was from Eugene Austin OF
Ogdon, Tor witness iurs, aud went 10
tue BOARD Of examiner.
House claim ~, presented by sir.
Audtus, was from Washington County
TOT .1i iur tho rsrfitlfy's nall Of tK-
pouses Ia furnishing maps 10 toe
asiessor. This also went 10 the board
OF sxaminrra-
coanuTTEE REPORTS.
The Judiciary committee feporisd
iavotably, With Amendments, n luss BIZ
lbl, pf0hiDlung the sale OF intOxicAtiBs
drinks " Iadians.
Also uniavOrably on II use bin 1853. |
amenling tue lave u 1855, W. 10 town |
,ite enlfief, The rejection OF the biiI |
wss Recommended on the grounds that |
the bill wac covered by House bill 20,
already passed.
PuNisHMENr o. MURDBRERs.
Mr.. S0teuson introduced House bin |
lbs amending the laws ~ 10 punish. |
ment VI mutlorers. IL nrovlues thai |
murder In the hfst degree shall be |
punished by HE imprisonment OF the !
ttondet hud allowing no pardon uni !
70 years Of such impfisOnmunt have |
oveu served, except on proof OF limo !
oeucU. Murder la the second degree
is made punishable by imutlsoumon,
TOT Ut lvssI ave and not more than
fiIson yeau.
REGULATING MARRIAGES.
MI. Taylor introduced House Din
lbO, regulating marriages. Tue bill
ltusotlbes tho degrees oil oirsluguipitv
which are lawful anu unlawlul; pr9.
hibits marriage between a negro sud a
white person or n Monaghan aud a
white, aud when, In any case, the
male Ia under 4 and the female under
IL; ltgaizIng the issue Of marfiages
oJneummated by mistake between per
sons previously married but supposluR
or believing tne former vile OF nus.
band % DO dead or legally divorced.
EIdnT HOUR LAW.
House bill IL, making eight hours a
legal dny'1 work, vas tho ffst matter
under tOday's special order. The bill
was 40 amended ~ 20 make tho eight.
hour law apply Only 10 mines ami
ameltsfa and other Institutions Tor the
reduction OF ores. The labr commit.
ices report on ths bill declared IL To
be constitutional Notwithstanding o
contrary statement from tue judiciary
committee, rnis statement was the
cause OF many references 10 the law
AMI the Consultation by members
representing both slJes OF tho ques.
tiou.
Mt. RaddAtz took the position that
while the miners are In favor OF the
sight hour law, they would certainly
object to having their wages cut In ao.
oOrdanco with the provisions OF the
bill hs no undrptood them. He be.
lieved the law would result 10 strikes
ano hard feelings between employer
anu employees,
The bill was passed. by the following
vote,
Ayes-Critohlow. Cushing, EgAn.
Fers us0n OF Carbon, Gibson,
tlurrs, Howard, Lewis, L.rsen,
Lrmmuu, Merrill, Msughan Net.
eker Of Salt Lake, Nebtket OF Rich.
RAluHly kfsyaus Suednker Sn.t.r