The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-18
AID TO STRIKERS
BY LEGISLATION
Representative HesIam introduces
a Stringent Measure.
The HOUSE DOES NOTHING
TALKS MUCH, BUT TAKES NO
FINAL ACTION ON BILLS.

Aid to strikers is granted in drastic
plll introduced in the house yesterday
Dy Haslam at the request of some of
the representatives of labor unions. The
oDJect of the measure is to prevent en-
PiOyefS obtaining men TO take strikers
PAGES without making full explanation
mat strike is in progress, and to pro-
nlDit hiring armed men to guard
ScabS. The title states the object TO
be ito prohibit the use of deception,
misrepresentation, false advertising.
raise pretenses and unlawful force in
procuring employees to work in any de-
partment of labor in this state" Fail
ure 70 state in any advertisement. pro-
posaI or contract for the employment
OF workmen that there is a strike, lock-
out or other labor troubles at the
places of proposed employment. when
IN fact such conditions actually exist,
Is declared false advertisement and
misrepresentation. The penalty for
violation of this section is a fine not
exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not
exceeding one year or both.
Armed Guards Prohibited.
The provision relating to armed men
is as follows:
Sec. 3. Any person or persons who
Shall, in this, or another state, hire,
aid, abet or assist in hiring through
agencies or otherwise, persons to guard
with arms or deadly weapons of any
kind other persons or property within
this state, or any person or persons
VINO snail come into this state armed
with deadly weapons of any kind for
such a purpose without a permit in
writing from the governor of this state
shall be guilty OF a felony and on con-
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in
the penitentiary not less than one year
nor more than FIVE years.
Provided that nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to interfere
with the right of any person, persons
or company, corporation. society. asso-
citation or organization in guarding or
protecting their private property or
private interests as is now provided by
law; but this act shall be construed
only to apply in cases where working
men are brought into this state or in
duced to go from one place to another
IN this state on any false pretenses,
false advertising, or deceptive repre-
sensations or brought into this state
under arms or removed from one place
to another in this state under arms
Any workman influenced contrary to
the provisions of this act is given the
right of recovery of damages, costs and
attorney fees. The BILL which is dock
eted as house bill 1O2. was referred TO
the committee on labor.
Not a single measure was passed
yesterday. in spite of the long and
strenuous session. DR.. Condon's anti
docking bill came up and narrowly eS-
capped disaster a second time. Me
Kinnon called up his motion to re
consider the vote by which the bill had
failed the previous day. Stewart and
others tried to prevent getting the
measure before the house again. but
they failed, the vote being % to 10
Bills Narrow Escape.
r,o-5o,, de-
signed to meet the objections of some
of the members. The bill in it's orig
inal form forbade bringing into the
state any horse with a locked tail, The
amendments exempted horses used for
racing or breeding purposes, made II
prima facie evidence of violation to
have in ones possession a horse with
locked tail. and provided for the reg
istry of all dock tailed horses now i'll
tae state.
Mcfarland. with a grave face, moved
to amend the first amendment by ex-
empting also horses used for driving
Barrett moved to lay on the table the
amendment to the amendment. This
was done and the speaker ruled this
carried the entire question with it.
After some discussion Condor moved
TO take the question from the table.
Barrett confessed that he had been
little fiustered and had made the mo-
IlOn WITHOUT Oh us eject OAl
the entire question. The matter was
taken from the table, and Condor OBJ
tanned permission to withdraw 1t for
further amendment.
Austin's artesian well bill was de-
bated for some time The final vote
was IS for to % against. Several mem
bers who were in the negative an
nounced that they believed in local op-
ton in the control of artesian wells.
Austin will introduce a bill in a day
or two giving counties and incorpor-
ated cities and towns the right to make
regulations to stop the waste of water
I'm artesian wells. New bills were in
trOduced as follows:
New Bills introduced.
II. b. 90, by Done (by requesD-Pro-
Vides for the purchase OF a site FOR
the erection of a building for the State
Historical society of Utah, and the pur-
chase of historical relics. Ten thou
sand dollars is appropriated. Referred
to committee on education and art
H. b. 81, by Observation-Disclosures fees