The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-06

such employees are at the time of any
accident working together in any bust
ness and by their usual duties are
brought into habitual association with
each other
This was objected to by Senator
Warner who said by the provisions OF
the amendment a foreman, constantly
employed and in daily contact with
men might be the means of causing
an accident and the firm or company
exonerated by reason of ''habitual as
ISOLATION"
Allison also opposed the amendment
saying 1t gave too much license. IL
would be much better to Kill the Dill
entirely than to adopt the amendment
After a speech by Booth the senate
refused to accept the amendment:
The bill then passed. Senator Cham
bers voting no. AS adopted 1t read;
Section THAT all persons engaged
in the service of any person, hrIn OF
corporation, foreign or domestic, doing
business in this state, who are en-
trusted by such person, firm or cor
poration as employer with the author
ity of superintendent control or COM
mand of other persons in the employ
or service of such employer, or with
the authority to direct any other en-
ployee in the performance of any
duties OF such employee, are vice
principals of such employer and are
not felloW-servants with such employee
Sec. THAT all persons who are en-
gagged in the service of such employer,
and who, while so engaged, are work
ing together at the same time and place
to a common purpose, of the same
grade of service, neither of such per-
sons being entrusted by such employer
with any superintendence or control
over his fellow-employee5. are fellow
servants with each other; provided,
that nothing herein contained shall be
so construed as to make employees OF
such employer in the service of such
employer fellow-servants with other
employees engaged in any other de-
partment of service of such employer
Employees who do not come within the
provisions of this section shall not be
considered fellow-servants
The house announced the passage OF
house bill SO providing for trying causes
by judges pro tempore which was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
LAW OF LIBEL.
Glen MilIer's libel act was then
called IN on a report from the judiciary
committee amending the same.
Senator Booth offered an amendment
limiting publica ton before district
civ county or state convention, which
was opposed by Miller, who pronounced
it a useless addition.
Booths amendment prevailed.
The bill then passed to third read
ing amended to read as follows:
A bill for an act. relating to and defin-
ing the law of libel providing for re-
fractions and the effect thereof in GER
tain specified cases.
If it shall appear on the trial OF any
action brought for the publication OF
any libel in any newspaper published
in this state that the said libel was
published in good faith, that the publ
cation thereof was due to the mistake
or misrepresentation of the facts, ana
that a full and fair retraction of any
statement therein alleged to be erro-
neous was published in the next reg
ular issue of such newspaper, or, IN
case of daily papers, within three days
after such mistake or such nisappre-
hension was brought to the notice of
such publisher or publishers, in as con-
spicuous a place and type in such
newspaper as was the article COM
planned of as Iibelous, then the plain
tiff in such cases shall recover only
actual damages Provided, however,
that the provisions of this act shall
not apply to the case of any libel
against any candidate for a public Of
flee in this state, or for nomination to
any Office before any city. county, dis
trict or state convention unless the re-
traction of the charge is made editori-
ally in a conspicuous manner at least
five days before the election or conven-
ton in case such Hbelous article was
published in daily paper; if published
in a weekly paper, at least ten days
before the election.
FIRST READINGS.
Senate bill "A for an act providing
seals for district courts and for county
clerks. Senate bill As providing for the
release of one joint debtor. Senate bill
10, substitute, passed to second read
ing.
The house notified the senate of the
amending of the title of house bill 40
providing for the listing and assess
ing of real and personal property. The
rules were suspended and the house
amendment concurred in.
HOUSE BILL Al.
House bill Al for an act providing for
maintenance of wives, etc, then passed
HOUSE BILLS.
House bill so for an act for the relief
of school districts failing to levy tax
in 1895. House bill &c, for an act re-
lating to property redemptions, passed
to second reading.
The house announced the passage of
house bill 81, an act designatig places
of trial of civil actions, which was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
House bill 81 designating legal holt
days, was read first time and laid over
The senate then adjourned.