Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-22
NO STATE AID
FOR SALT PALACE.
Gov Wells vetoes Appropriation
Clause as Unconstitutional.
TWO OTHER BILLS KILLED.
piubt-bour Act and PubIir Printing
Measure Also Netoed-Fise
Measures signed.

The Salt Palace project viii have 20
get along without the proposed appro-
priation of 5000. for Governor Wells
has vetoed the clause In the general
appropriation bill. lie also put q
uuietua on the eight hour act and
Representative g. n. Jackson's bill re-.
uuiring execution of contracts for
state. city ana county printing, bind
Ink and stationery work Within each
prescribed district
Five bills were transmitted 10 the
secretary 81 state with executive APP
prevail.
In explanation Of his action vctoing
the salt Palace appropriation Item. the
Governor has the following To say In
bic letter Ia Secretary Hammond.
SALT PALACE APPROPRIATION.
II have the honor 10 HE In your
Office. with my approval, Senate bill
No. ~. An act making appropriations
for general purposes except the Item
to aid the Salt Palace association Of
Utah to establish and maintain an In
tcrm0untain exposition In Salt Lake
city during the year 1899. on condition
that the salt Palace association shall
raise. by private subscription. the sum
Of $4,000 before any portion of this APP
preparation shall be- available. proyld-
ed, that the money herein appropriate.
ed shall only be drawn on the approval
81 the state board Of examiners -. 900.
which II disapproycd FOR the following
reasons.
From the prospectus ~ the aasocia-
tinn In aid uf which this appropriation
u made u ~ learned that u h an aaso-
citation ~ individuals who have perfect
81 an organization with the ultimate
purpose ~ Incorporating under the
laws 81 the state that officers have
been elected ana an organizing com.
miiteu selected. u also appears that
the capital stock ~ the association has
been fixed at $4,000. In shares u 81
each, and that careful estimates give
good reason Ia believe that the stock.
holders VIII receive back their money
Invested
while II l. stated that enc purpose
~ erecting the salt Palace l. 10 attract
attention IA Utah and Salt Lake city
In particular. u II also equally clear
that the association IN charge thereof
expects 60 derive a profit thcrcfrom an
enterprise Tor private Nnin ana Of
private character Assuming such 10
b. the facts, the item In question would
BE- In direct violation ~ section ~. ar
tlcie ~ the Constitution. which pnl-
vidcs; The legislature shall not au.
thorige the State, or any county. city.
town. township. district OF other politi-
credit ar subscribe IN Htuck or bonds
In aid N any railroad. telegraph m
other private. individual or corporate
enterprise or undertaking
u therefore 5cgard this nppropri1.
ton nr AN understandable ana unconati.
utlonai diversion OF the public fund"
LABOR hill.
The Governors veto of the labor bill
u as follows;
TO the Secretary ~ state;
slr-I have the honor 10 nlc In your
Office. without approval. senate bill No.
20, being IAN act tn amend section
1886, chapter .. title 20. OF tho Revised
Statutes ~ Utah 81 1855. relating 10 Ia.
bot" with my objections thereto. as
follows
The bin provides that In all contract.
In which the state or county or munici-
pal subdivision thereof 10 "a party, II
shall be- stipulated that no laboror
workman OF mechanic. In the employ ~
the contractor or sub-con,ructor shall
be- required or permitted To work moro
than eight hpurr In one calendar day.
except In extraordinary emergency.
aud that such contract shall rtipulntu
q penalty ~ SO 10 reach violation of
the stipulation therein contained.
The third section provides that any
person violating any of ~ provisions
shall be- guilty ~ mlsdemcanor. The
evident purpose uf the act ~ 60 make
! II u criminal nffcnas Tor any person IN
the employment ~ the State. county or
any municipal subdivision thereof. to
work longer thnn eight hours In any
| one calendar day. Another purpose Of
the act " 10 prohibit the iaborlng man
from working more than eigh, hours In
the same day. even though he desires
and his necessities require him 20 do 10.
| These provisions are not only ~ doubt.
| fui conHiituti0nnllty. but seem to be-
an unwarrantable and unreasonable In
reference with the natural rights ~
/ persons a. enumerated In section 1 Of
/ article l 81 the Constitution. II seems
! 10 me, 20 provide that "a man shall
not labor more than eight hours In each
| calendar day, Notwithstanding his own
/ necessities or the necessities of those
| dependent upon him might render II
/ absolutely necessary Tor him tu do 20,
/ would be an Interference with the nat
| urai rights that every man has, To ln.
] h1r Tor the support ~ himself ana FAM
/ ily or FOR the purpose of acquiring,
/ possessing and protecting property,
| The eject NJ the law would be 10 pre-
clude lahor.r from working more
than eight hours. even though he might
| receive extra compensation for the adj
ditionni time Not only this. but " he
| should DO ~, he becomes amenhhle g.,
oriminai prosecution for a miade
meanoE
| n the character ~ the employment
| was such that the purpose OF the law
could be- based upon the groundi %
health and safety of iaborerH, ~ u the
| purpose ~ the law In force prescribing
an eight hour day for lahOrerH In mines
and Fmelters 1.-The conHtltutlonality ~
which has been sustained by the su.
pneme court ~ the United Statesl
there would be justification for the
compulsory feature Of this hill, but II
II not believed that any sanitary or po-
| lice necessity can be urged In this case.
Aside from the question OF uncOnsti-
| tutiunnllty, tho policy proposed by this
act " not warranted by the industrial
! conditions which exist Mt present In
this State. I believe the act, II II
should become law, would result not
only In great Inconvenience In many
cases. but would prove positive dctri-
ment 20 the interests Of the laboring
classes,
Very respectfully.
HEIER NJ. WELLS,
Governor.
The Governors reasons for disap-
proving of Jackson's public printing
bin are as follows:
10 tho SECRETARY of Stntei
Dear Sir-l have the honor 10 Me
herewith In your office. without my pp.
prevail House hill No. ibg. entitled "An
act providing that the state county
and municipal printing. binding and
stationery work for the several cnun'
tics and municipalities throughout ths
state. shall be executed within III,