The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-12

iency occurring by reason of the session
of the constitutional convention con-
tinuing more than sixty days, passed
unanimously.
S. B. No. 50, providing for the man
ner Of electing, and the number OF
presidential and presidential elect
ors, passed in like manner.
S. B. No. II, providing for the cleo
ton of representatives to congress,
passed unanimously.
FRAUDS IN ELECTIONS.
s. B. No. 10 was last on the calendar
and proved the only measure to excite
any discussion on the day. The bill
| is designed to prevent frauds in cleo
tons by employers coercing their en-
ployees into voting for certain candi-
dates, etc.
Mr.. Morrison precipitated the debate
| by the introduction of an amendment
to strike out that provision prohibiting
employers from posting notices inform
ing employees that if certain candi-
dates were elected the works would
shut down or their employment cease.
Messrs. Nye and Lewis opposed the
proposed amendment. 1t would, they
argued. rob the bill of it's efficiency.
Mr.. Thompson, of Sanpete, was OPP
posed to the whole proposition but the
amendment was an improvement
The motion to amend was lost by
heavy vote against
Mr.. Gibson thought the provision for
felt1ng the charter of a corporation
found guilty of violating the provisions
OF the bill was unwarranted and moved
to strike it out.
Again MeSsrs. Lewis and Nye OPP
posed the motion successfully. The pro-
posed amendment made it simply
mlSdemeanor to violate the law. This
would not prevent corporations from
coerclng their employees since it was
impossible to single out for punishment
the right individual, there being no
way OF ascertaining who was the re-
sponsible party. The only effective
means of preventing a corporation from
violating the law was the fear of for
fixture of its charter.
10 make the bill more effective Mr.
Robinson secured permission to insert
an amendment prohibiting not only
the posting of notices that in the event
certain candidates were elected the
works would close, but prohibiting
alike the posting of notices notifying
employees tina. if certain candidates
We're not elected the works would close.
Mr.. Morrison moved to amend sec
ton by. adding to the list of persons,
etc, prohibited from exerting undue
influence in election ''the church"
Mr.. Gibson threw the house into con
vulsions by remarking that was
good proposition as it was the church
which had played the dickens" with
the Democrats in the last election.
Mr.. Morrison's motion was not sec
onded
Mr. Thompson of Sanpete moved to
strike out section 8, which prohibits
betting on elections
Once more Mr. Nye rose to advocate
the bill as it stood. When he had fin
ished the motion failed and the bill
placed on final passage passed by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bolitho, Bernhisel, Condor,
Curtis, Gushing, Cazier, Egan, Gibbs
Harris, Heiner, Howard, Lewis, Lar
sen, Lowery, Lennon Morrill,, Monson.
Murdoch, Mansfield, Nebeker of Salt
Lake, Nebeker of Rich, Nye, Raddatz.
Robinson, Stevens, Shafer, Sorensen,
Taylor. Thorn, Wilson, Mr.. Speaker,
total 80.
Nays-Gibson, Morrison, THOMPSON of
Sanpete, Thompson of Willard, total
Absent 9.
The house then adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.