The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
MUST PAY CASH
WAGE TO MINERS
Senate Passes Measure PrOhib.
ting Food Compensation.
DEFER ACTION ON SHEEP BILL
CoNsTITUTIoNALITY OF INsPEC-
TON LAW is AssAILED.

Payment OF board and lodging as
part compensation for work Performed
IN mine rs prohibited under the
terms Of Senator Bambergers bill IS.
B. 40) passed by the state senate yes
terday. The measure makes il a mis-
demeanor punishable either by fine or
Imprisonment for a mining company TO
offer food or bed as an inducement 70
laborers or for a miner to accept the
same from a mine operator. Senator
Lawrence fought the measure on the
floor Of the senate until it was amended
in a slight particular While he with
drew his active objection he, with SEN
ators Mckay. Sherman and Whitmore,
voted against the bill.
THE law now on the statute books
is VIGOROUSLY evaded by one mining
company" said Senator Bamberser i'm
defending his measure. 1T prevents a
company from compelling miner TO
board at the mine boarding house. but
it does not prohibit the company from
Offering board and lodging as part pay
meut This measure Is intended to cor
rect that difficulty.
"Niue-tenths Of the miners and nine
teeu-tWenueths Of the mining cOmpa-
niles want TO see this bin passed" said
Senator Lewis. who. as is Senator BAN
berger. IS a mine owner. zone COM
pany has been fagrantly and outrage
Ously violating the present law, but has
been escaping punishment on this
Technically"
Lock Horns on Sheep.
After the passage Of the mining bill
the senate locked horns on the sheep
inspection bill Oh. b. sd. Senators
Gardner and Lawrence tried to have
the measure recommitted on the ground
80 was unconstitutional. in that it taxed
sheep owners as a special class. Presi-
dent Allison. who Is a lawyer, eE-
pressed IL as his Off-hand opinion that
the bill was unconstitutional 4 letter
from Attorney General Breedon indors-
ing the particular section under discus
sion was read. and the motion TO re-
commit failed of passage by a vote Of
to Z. The opponents Of the bin finally
succeeded IN defer = action until next
Tuesday afternoon
Nearly a score bills were adj
vanced on the calendar 20 third read
ing, but with the exception Of the min
ing bin none was passed. Seven bills
were reported upon by the judiciary
committee as follows:
=. Is. o. Dy bcullQn- revising lAt
corporation law and amending IL so 1t
VIII not require a resident director OF a
foreign corporation.
Senate Bill No lbs. by Bennion-Pre-
scriblng a method for anneXing to one
county territory taken from another.
Senate Bill No. $50. by Allison-Cov-
ering the same ground as senate bill
No. So
Senate Bill No. 154, by Whitmore-
For handling estate fees through state
auditor instead Of state treasurer.
Senate Bill No. 1865, by WhitmOre-
Requiring notice by material men be-
fore filing lien.
House Bill No. 49, by Hawley-Pro-
viding that expenses Of court pro-
ceeding after a change Of venue has
been taken shall be paid by the county
in which the action originated.
Governor Wells submitted the follow
ing appointments to the senate for con-
hrmatOn:
James /. Franken Of Salt Lake. TO
state board OF pharmacy for term end
ing January, 1908.
W. W. Cook of Beaver county, TO
state board of pharmacy for term end
ing January 1905
William Allison Of Weber county. to
state board Of education for term end
ing 1905.