The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
LABOR BILLS
TAKE THE LEAD
Cromar and Painter Introduce Impor-
tant Measures.
DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE
BILL PRESENTED TO REoRGAN-
IzE POLICE COMMISSION.

es generally, characterized the biIl-pre-
sentinS period yesterday in the lower
house Cromar introduced two bills
one looking to the protection of alien
| laborers. the other providing for the
protection of employees as members of
! labor unions-while Painter introduced
ton of alien laborers. All three bills
were referred to the committee on Ia
bor of which Cromar is chairman.
Substance of Bills.
Cromar's bill Oh IS No. SOD for
the protection ef alien laborers.1 pro-
Vides that any person who shall OBJ
tain or receive money due Italian,
| Greek, japanese or other foreign la
borers who are ignorant of the English
language, and who shall retain any
part thereof for his own use without
giving adequate consideration there
| for. is punishable by Imprisonment in
the state prison not exceeding one
year or by fine not exceeding $1,000,
or by both.
CromaT's bill III. B. No. SD, ''for the
| protection of employees as members of
| labor unions" provides that ANY per-
| son or corporation within this state,
or agent or officer on behalf of such
! person or corporation who shall here
| after coerce or compel any person or
| persons to enter into an agreement.
! either written or verbal, not to join
or become member of any other
person or persons securing employ
ment, or continuing in the employment
| of any such person or corpora ton,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanOr."
Against Contract Labor.
Painters bill is even more sweeping
| than Cromar's, and will come directly
| in contact with the system which To-
| cal Greeks have been accused of fos-
! tering-cOntract labor Painters bill
| Oh. B. No. so. in full, follows:
| Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
| any person, company, partnership
| corporation, in any manner whatSO-
| ever, TO prepay or furnish transporta-
| ton or in any way assist or encour-
/ age the Importation or migration of
| any alien or aliens, or any foreigner
| or foreigners, into the state of Utah,
| under contract or agreement, parol or
| special express or implied. made pre-
! Vlous TO the importation or immigra-
1 ton of such alien or aliens, foreigner
/ or foreigners, to perform labor or serV-
| ice of any kind in this state.
! Section , All contracts or agree
1 ments, express or implied. or parol or
| special, which may hereafter be made
| by and between any person, company,
| partnership or corporation, and any
! alien or aliens, foreigner or foreign
ers, TO perform labor or service, or nav
| ing reference to the performance of
| labor or service, by any person in the
| state of Utah previous to the migra-
I ton or Importation of the person or
| persons whose labor or service is con-
| tracted for, into the state of Utah
] shall be utterly void.
! Section 3. Any person, partnership
| company or corporation violating any
| of the provisions Of this act shall be
! deemed guilty of a felony and upon
| conviction thereof shall be punished
/ by Imprisonment in the state prison not
! exceeding five years or a fine not ex-
| ceeding one thousand CS1 ,OOO) dollars,
! or by both"
Arizona Strip Appropriation.
The house of representative received
! a prompt answer yesterday from Sec
| rotary of State Tingey regarding Jo-
! seph's resolution that the governor be
guessed TO give an. accounting of the
| N9,0OO appropriated by the legisla-
4 ture of 1903 to secure the Arizona strip.
| In a communication to the house the
| secretary OF state said that only $500
had been appropriated, and of this sum
| none had been spent. Out of the con-
! tingent expense fund of the fifth ses-
sion $3.50 had been appropriated Tor in
cldentaI expenses connected with the
| work
| Joseph followed the wording of the
session laws i'm drawing his motion
The latter proved to be incorrect.
Clerk Hooper Switched.
Apprehensive at the rate at which bills
] =
/ up. the house of representatives yesterday
/ appointed an assistant to Minute Clerk
| Hooper of Weber, and chose Miss Fanny
/ Burnham of Salt Lake to fill Hooper's
| previous position committee clerk.
| The action of the house is regarded as
a happy one IN every respect. not alone
/ from that of county patronage"
! The feelings of the Weber county dele
| CATION which were somewhat ruffled sew
1 eral weeks ago through the endeaVOr to
/ have Mr.. Hooper summary dismissed
from service as committee clerk, have
! been soothed by the change
| The appointment OF Hooper as assist
ant minute clerk was moved by Roberts.
The motion went through with an amend
/ ment by Kinney to the effect that when
not engaged in his duties as assistant to
| Minute Clerk Olsen. Hooper be required
| to perform such other tasks the house
| might desire. The nomination Of Hooper
was finally made by accIamation-
Stookey Of Salt Lake placed Miss Burn
ham in nomination for committee clerk
| He assured the house that Miss Burnham
had been highly recommended by Chair
man W. II. Spry OF the state Republican
committee.
Spry won the day.
TWO Bills Passed.
II. p. No ,. by Luther. relating to per
diem and mileage Of jurors. and II. =.
No. S. by Kinney, relating 20 certain
contracts for the sale or lease of railroad
and street railway equipment rolling
stock were passed by the house yester-
day Both were slightly amended.
Luthers bill provides that every juror
or witness summoned. whether he be
sworn 70 testify or not, shall receive the
regular fee OF $50 and mileage at the
rate of - cents per mile.
Kinncy's bill provides that all sales OF
equipment rolling stock by railroads or
street railways shall be recorded with
the secretary of state and that condi-
tionaI sales, leases. etc. shall not oper-
ate to the disadvantage Of Subsequent
judgment debtors or bona fide purchasers
Resists Hurrying Tactics.
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