The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-17

| Mr.. Ferguson, the member from Car
| bon, had the extreme qualification yes
terday of seeing his bill, making eight
hours and no more legal days work
in mines and smelters, pass the house
after II had experienced most pre-
carous existence.
The bill came back from the commit
| tee many days ago with a favorable
report, as might have been expected if
it had a semblance of fairness, with
such pronounced labor advocate as
Mr.. Curtis, chairman of the commit
tee. The house would not have it,
however, and sent it to the judiciary
committee to pass upon its Sanity, -
or constitutionality, which is quite the
same thing in this instance. From the
judiciary it came back with an I'M
favorable report attached to it. It
was supposed at that time that the
bill was about as dead as 1t ever would
be even if Perrine's comet kept its
promise. but persistency is one of the
traits of the labor champion, Mr. Cur
tbs, and to this fact is due the longevity
of the measure. He secured permis-
sion to have the bill returned to the
labor committee, and together with the
other labor leader, Mr.. Ferguson of
Carbon, secured the opinion of eminent
attorneys as to it's constitutionality.
amended it so as to remove some of
the objections and brought the bill
back, primed for a fight to pass it.
Mr. Curtis and Mr.. Ferguson both
spoke at length for the bill and it was
passed with much less opposition than
was supposed it would ever receive in
the house.
One labor bill was killed during the
day 1t was the bill to require sub
contractors to give bond to secure
the payment of the wages of en-
ported, but the house evidently
thought it had done enough for labor
for one day and forthwith proceeded
to reject the report.
The house passed, besides the eight
hour bill, the house per diem resolu-
ton, reconsidered the vote by which
S. B. No. "a failed Saturday and passed
it, and Mr.. Gibson's bill to prohibit
the sale of liquors to Indians. During
the consideration of the latter measure
the gentleman from Uintah made an
other of his characteristic speeches
during which he likened in a playful
mood, Salt Lake and Ogden to Sodom
and Gomorrah, then begged the pardon
of the gentlemen representing those
cities, setting the members off in a fit
of laughter such as is seldom heard
on the floor.
Mr. Sorensen presented his bill to
abolish capital punishment as the pen
atty for murder, and substituting life
The house will this morning take up
the counties government bill, which is
expected to consume the greater por-
ton of the day.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
At the opening of the session the
senate notified the house of the SEN
ate's concurrence in house amend
ments to senate bills Nos. 81, % and
10; also of the passage of H. B. No. "a,
to prevent the sale of impure dairy
products; also of the approval by the
governor of senate bills Nos. Sc, the
dog" bill; IL, to prevent disease in
sheep, and 20, providing for the draw
ing and summoning of grand and petit
jurors.
The house concurred in senate
to H. B. No. "a.
The speaker signed S. B. No. 81, pro-
viding for the employment of court
5l0uOSIdpHtIoi .. D. 4NO. 10, ucllulliS
the duties of the state auditor, and
S. B. No. 81, amending the statute in
relation to ordinances of cities, and
S. B. No 10, tc prevent frauds in cleo
tons
A communication from the secretary
IF state returned house claim No. II,
being the claim of eX-Sheriff Mcqueen
Tor S1,1SS.15, for the reason that it
was not considered by the board of ex-
aminers as not being a legal charge
against the state.
WHITE FISH FRY.
A communication was received from
Fish Commissioner Musser, stating
hat he had just completed planting
zoo, 900 white fish fry in Bear lake, |
llso that shad appeared to be abund-
mt in the lake.
Mr.. Curtis presented by request the
,laim of E. S. Austin, of Weber county. |
or 1920 for witness fees.
Mr.. Andrews presented by request, |
he claim of Washington county for STA |
or correcting assessors maps.
The judiciary committee reported I
lnfa vorably on H. B. No 153, amend
ng present statutes in relation to town.
lite entries, for the reason that its
provisions are covered by a bill already
passed.
The judiciary also reported recon-
nending for passage H. B. No. Isl,
the sale of liquor to In
Iians. Both reports were adopted.
TWO NEW BILLS.