The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-04
MEASURE STlRS UP DEBATE
MINORITY LABOR COMMITTEE
HAS REPORT ADOPTED.

The features of yesterday afternoons
session in the lower house were the
passage of Austin's bill Oh. B. No. 1O)
providing against intimidation of en-
1'Ioyes. and the adoption of the minor
lty labor committee report in favor of
Cromar's bill Oh. 3. No 800 providing
Tor state boiler inspector after il had
seen substituted for the unfavorable
majority report.
Neither the passage of Austin's bill
1.or the adoption of the minority report
was obtained without "A struggle. At
the conclusion of the session, the
Ia Dor" forces may be said TO have
broken even. as house bill No. 10 is
alfred TO give employers of labor more
protection while Cromar's bill has the
solid backing of the labor associations
Of the state. The latter bill Will come
Up for third reading and final passage
early next week.
House bill No 10, as amended and
Iassed yesterday. reads as follows:
Any person or persons in this state
who shall threaten TO destroy prop
trty or TO do bodily harm and shall
thereby prevent any person or persons
from entering or remaining in the en-
5soy Of any company. corporation or
Individual shall be deemed guilty of a
luisdemeanOr."
Austin made the opening argument
in support of the bill. stating that i'm
speaking for the bill he had the back
ing Of his constituency and he be-
l:eved. Of every fair-minded citizen in
the state He alluded to the cost of the
state in 19031904 of quartering troops
IN Carbon county during the strike.
and stated that he believed his meas
NE would obviate need of such pro-
Ce7ure in the future.
He drafted and supported the bill
rot as a measure aimed at the Iaboring
classes. but for the benefit of both the
employing and employed elements
alike.
Tolton spoke for the bill. declaring
that no one who was law a biding and
d-siroUs of seeing Justice done could
oppose it. He did not see why the bill
should operate to the disadvantage Of
any class Of laborers or employees.
Merrill also, spoke in support. point
ing out the various laws now looking
toward the protection of the empIoye
while none. he said, was sufficient to
safeguard the rights of employers of
J. Dor He spoke as Gn employee and as
AN employer.
McCrea Against Bill.
McCrea made the first argument
against the passage of the bill. He did
not want his stand to be interpreted as
- gallery play" he said, but he was
rnable TO see any merit in the bill. 1t
cid not reach the trouble. constituting
Fe said, a mere threat evidence upon
" hich a man might be found guilty in
court of mfsdemeanor. No man, he
relieved, was big enough to come into
1he house Of representatives and say
That labor unions were always wrong
and the employers always right
McCrea was frequently interrupted
nm iEng
IL stood his ground and argued against
TIE measure. through his own and
other members time limits.
Following arguments by Kinney and
Wilson supporting the passage of the
bill. roll call was taken. The vote
stood as follows: Ayes, Allen, Ander-
sen. \. V. Anderson, J. a. Austin,
Carroll. Christensen. Gotham. Curtin.
Edward, Fishburn, Ha wiley, Johnson.
Jones Joseph, Kinney. Luther Lyman.
Vaughan, Marks. Merrill Pace. Painter.
Jefferson, Richards. SimOns. Spencer.
Stookey, Stringham, Thompson. Toll
ton. Wilson. WOOttOn. Spea ker Hull. a.
Nays, CrOmar. Dean, Gundry Hone.
Hopes. kuchler, McCrea. Miller. Pam
cake; 3. Absent and not voting. 3.
Debate on Substitution.
The debate over the substitution OF
The minority report favOring the pas
the
.Uufavorable majority report consumed
Pbout thirty minutes. Cromar urged
its adoption, pointing out that there
we're nearly I 900 boilers in Utah at
present, many of which. he claimed.
IRE not properly inspected. He ex-
pressed a belief that the majority of
the committee were not conversant
With the situation in this state Other
Itates he claimed. had adopted such
law and found it efficient and of
value.
Merrill made the principal argument
against the adoption of the minority
report, opposing it because of the bill
itself. and also because of an indis-
POSITION to support a majority judg-
ment in any case. He thought boilers
u ere at present well enough inspected
Merrill was followed by Austin, who
spoke i'm the same vein.
McCrea and Pancake both supported
the motion. On roll call. the motion TO
substitute carried b. 25 ayes against
il nays The motion TO adopt thu re-
Tort carried with no dissenting voice
Other Reports Adopted.
Other committee reports were adopt
ed. as follows:
Public printing-H. B. No Sc. by
Richards. Recommended for passage
Judiciary-H. b No. 46. by Kinney
Recommended for passage.
Judiciary-H. B. No. 90, by McCrea
Recommended for passage.
Municipal cOrporatiOns-H. b No AZ
by Wootton- Recommended for pas
sage.
Labor-H. B. No. 50, by Miller. I'm
favorabIy reported
Judiciary-H. b. No. ~ by Hawley
Recommended for passage.
Judiciary-H. p. No. 40 by McCrea
recommended for passage.
Judiciary-H. b. No. q. by Kinney
Recommended for passage.
Judiciary-H. =. No. IS. by Miller
Recommended for passage.
The judiciary committee reported
that JoSephs tunnel bill' III. y. No
go was constitutional, and recon-
mended that it be re-referred TO the
committee on mines and mining fOl
further action The report was adopt
ed
II. b. No. So. by Kinney, relating to
conditions under which conditional
sales and leases of railways and roll
ing equipment may be made. was
passed with senate amendments.
II. J. resolution No. ?. by Joseph
calling attention to the needs of the
mining department of the university
and asking an appropriation therefor
was introduced yesterday and. by sus-
pension of rules, was read the third
time and passed unanimously.
Introduction of Bills.
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