The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-25

red to the committee on public lands,
as was also another petition, signed by
five residents of Carbon county, asking
that all school lands be sold at the
same figure
House claims Nos. 1, 9, 8, 4, 5, Z, 8,
9 and IL were returned to the house by
the committee on claims and referred
to the board of examiners to comply
with the constitutional requirement
with reference to claims against the
state.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Taylor, the house went
into committee of the whole for the
consideration of committee reports.
Smoot in the chair. On motion of Nye,
S. B. %, empowering county clerks and
notaries public to take acknowledge
ments in the Incorporation of stock
companies was taken up. The consid-
Grafton resulted in a recommendation
that the bill pass when the committee
should arise.
ATTORNEY FEES.
Ferguson of Carbon called up the re-
port of the committee on judiciary on
H. B. No. 20, providing that courts
shall allow a reasonable attorneys fee
in cases wherein employees sue for
wages, giving three days notice to en-
ployers before beginning suit. The
committee recommended amending the
bill by requiring the employee to give
fifteen days notice if he would avail
himself of the provision for attorney s
fees. This proved a sticking point upon
which the advocates of the measure
could not bring the members of the
house to agree with them.
Nye, of the committee, took the posi-
ton that three days was not sufficient
notice, contending that in the event of
a large strike a corporation employing
a large number of men might be forced
into bankruptcy by being compelled to
pay the fees Of a great number of suits
should it not be able to raise the money
to pay within the three days the wages
due the employees. He thought all en-
ployers would endeavor to raise the
money to pay men leaving their en-
ploy promptly and thus save the at
torney's fees but thought they should
be given sufficient time to preclude the
possibility of working an unnecessary
hardship upon them.
Nebeker of Rich favored the amend
ment, as he believed it necessary in or
der to get the bill through the senate.
Curtiss opposed the committee amend
ment, saying it would defeat the OBJ
ject of the bill. He thought If en-
ployes could pay at all they could pay
within three days after the expiration
of an employees services.
Numerous of the members took a
hand in the discussion and finally
Lewis, thinking to bring the opposing
forces together, moved an amendment
to the committee amendment to make
ten days the required notice. His
amendment was lost, however, and the
committee report adopted. The max
imum attorneys fee was then placed
at So The author, Ferguson of Car
bon, thought his bill had been so mu-
tilated as to make it of no benefit to
the laborer, and moved to strike out
the enacting clause. The chalP-held
that the committee report had been
adopted. and that he could not enter
tain such a motion Without recon-
sideration, so the bill, as amended, was
reported for passage upon the commit
tee arising, which it did upon motion
of Nye. The report of the committee
of the whole was adopted by the house
and Nve then moved the suspension of
the rules for the purpose of reading
S. B. No. % the third time, placing
it upon its passage. The bill passed,
was engrossed and later signed by the
speaker and returned to the senate,
where it originated.
AS TO TAXES.
BY request of Thorn, consent was
granted to consider H. 3. No. So, chang
ing the time at which taxes become
due. from September to October l.,
and the date of delinquency from Oc-
tober to November l. The considera-
ton had not proceeded far, however,
before a motion prevailed to recommlt
until printed.
n. B. No. SO came up, butEwas also
recommitted without consideration.
The judiciary committees report rec
ommending that S. ]. R. No. be
substituted for H. B. Is was
adopted. Both refer to the manner of
nroviding district and other state
courts with necessary books and dock
cts.
A message to the house was read
announcing that the governor had ap-
proved senate joint memorials Nos. L
and with reference to the free com
age of silver and re-enacting the Nc
Kinley BILL
THE FIGHT OF THE DAY.
The majority report of the judiciary
recommending that II. b.
No. 16. making municipal and other
Dublic CORPORATIONS subject to garnish-
ment for employees wages, be indefi-
nitely postponed brought on the fight
of the day. A minority of the commit
tee rendered a report recommending
that the bill pass and upon motion to
substitute this for the majority report
hinged the struggle. Everybody took
part in the debate and several times
warm words were exchanged between
members. The controversy resulted in
ommendation.
The speaker signed S. B. Is which
passed the day previous.
The labor committees favorable re-
port on H. 3. 40 was adopted. The bill
prohibits blacklisting by employers and
has already passed the senate.
Nye's motion that when the house
adjourn it be until Monday carried.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were read the first
and second times and referred to ap-
propriate committees.
H. B. No. So by Snedeker Providing
that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, persons, company or corporation,
owning, leasing or operating any plant
or works for the smelling, reducing,
roasting, or otherwise working any ore
or ores or product of ore or ores, to
own or operate such plant or works
without providing and keeping in con-
slant use in connection with ouch plant
or works. whenever in operation, a
suitable device which will remove or eX-
tract from the smoke or fumes gener-
ated in such plant or works, all matter
poisonous to animals or vegetation, be-
fore such smoke or fumes issues from
the chimney, chimneys, fiues or smoke
stacks of such plant or works; that
every person, company, or corporation,
owning, leasing or operating such plant
or works, and every managing officer
agent or superintendent thereof, who
shall fail or refuse to comply with the