Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-21


10 incorporation and classification OF
/ elites"
". u. No. ioi. IAN act amending rec
I ton iss % tho itr"isrd sttthtea, lH''
/ vidlnR whore and when the terms Of the
/ Supreme Court shall be- held"
". ~. i5G. IAN act making provision
for the transmission 10y the county
treasurer 20 the county recorder ~ eer-
tincd record u tax sales. and for ub-
stracilng 81 such records By the eoun-
| - recorder"
". n No. ~. ian act to establish a
winter course ~ studies In the Agricul-
turnl college"
THOSE DisAPPRovED.
Tho bills dlanppfoycd are;
House hill No. 40. AN act 90 cause
the products manufactured BY convict
! labor made or brought into the state u
! Utah Tor sale 10 b. branded OF labelled
'covict-mndc goods
The Goycrnors objections are as FOL
'~rhe Revised Statutes. section sgi5.
provides that IL shah DO tho duty ~
The prison board 10 meet az least once
In six months "a determine what lines
~ productive labor shall be pursued IN
tho prison, and In ~ determining the
bard shall select diversified lines N
Industry with reference 10 interfering
ns little No possible with the Same llncg
81 Industry carried On By citizens ~
this State. This provision. together
with tho one rFesr'ihlrE that convict
labor cannot b. contracted. IL ample
protection "a the home industries % the
state. The cunvictH should h., and are.
kept constantly az work ana the tax
payers are entitled 10 the benefits OF
their lnborr. tn the end that within a
Few years tho earnings of the prison
factory ana farm viii support the COM
a. Of
| tho burden ~ prison maintenance, Any
thing that tends 10 place an embargo
upon tho sale ~ goods made BY the
cunvlctH In the state prison u thrru-
fore directly opposed 10 the Interests u
the TAXPAYER and contrary TO sound
public policy"
House hili No. 10. AN act declaring
what shall be- public works"
says the Governor;
II Hre no purpose 10 be- Huhnoryed by
the bill n undertakes GO specify
everything that shall be- known NJ pub
llr works. II Includes rnAia, Highways,
bridges, water systems. water canals,
bitches, rrsaryuirH dams, fumes and
uupurtrunncru thereto. owned hy or I'M
DEE the control uf the State or any
county or municipality OF the state, al
Hn parks ana prisons. but u omlta 10
Include buildings, nn Tor Instance.
capitol building. "a court house ur "a city
WORKS. but under tho well known rule
~ iHw "eEprrHn lniun eHt oNalnHiu al
toriuH' N this law goes into cucct. they
could not be- ~ regarded,
u am Informed the object ~ the biii
n o. permit the labor u cunvictH on
public works outside the prison
grounds. The Constitution nircndy per-
mlts such labor II the public works are
under the direct control Of the state.
This hiti would not permit the labor ~
cnnyirtn upon any public building OUT
side tho prison grounds and instead u
proving helpful n would be- restrlct-
i've. I know ~ no provision ~ law that
prevents the labor ~ cunyictH IN county
or city prisons on public works ana
think u ~ "a atrulncd construction %
tile Constitution that has ceased the
operation % chain rnngH on roads ana
other public improvements The ROM
edy however. W any n needed, Hes
rather IA nm amendment Ia The Consti-
tuition than In a law declaring what nre
public works"
House hlli 40. 100. entitled. IAN oct
relating 10 admission ~ attorneys and
counaollura az law 90 practice Ia the
courts NJ the State"
The following reasons Tor diaapprnvai
are given;
"Thls act has no repeating clause and.
| n II does not repeal the provisions con-
| tanned In sections iO5 to los ~ the Re-
ylred Statutes by implication. two
| methods for the admission ~ attorneys
/ viii have been provided Tor.
"'rhe supreme court ~ now clothed
/ with the power tn admit attorneys tn
| practice In the courts or this State. In
this hill u would appear that this
| power iH 90 be placed In tho several
| committees 10 De appointed by tho
court The language NJ the bin indi.
Gates that u Is Intended tn be manda-
tory upon tho court 90 admit persons
| whom committees have recommended
and who satisfy the court nH 10 their
Huod moral character ! am not ready
| IN believe that this power cannot he
more safely left with tho Supreme court
! than with the committees. N the pur.
p0Ho NJ The law, ns hns been suggested.
! 10 IN provide "a method hy which ner-
sons who live M distant points from
| Tho capitol may ho examined without
being put 90 tho expense ana trouble uf
coming tn salt Lake, it would seem
TINT the power given 20 the court hy
| the law, aH 70 now exists. iH sufficiently
broad io cnort that purpose and. if
furh a. tho cnFo ] have no doubt hut
that the supreme court, upon having
! ~ attention directed a. any need Of
/ TINT kind. win ndont rules to carry out
that purpose. n This hin should become
% law without the present provisions
] having boon repealed, IL viii Load tn
doubt unl confusion I'm regard t1 inc
manner in which attorneys may Doe nd-
| Wittrd 40 practice in the courts ~ this
| State. md may result in dnprlyuR tho
! supreme court nf amy discretionary
| power in the matter. further than tho
! appointing uf tho committees and nass.
! lnH upon the good character of the APP
plouuJ"
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UISUOp's Opinion