The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-25
CHICKENS GET
FAVORABLE VOTE
House Passes Measure For State to
Spend Money in Poultry.
ALIEN LABOR BILL WINS
DESIGNED TO PROTECT IcNo-
RANT FOREIGNERS.

Yesterdays session in the lower house
Of the legislature resembled. for time,
at least, a day on the produce ex-
change, eggs and chickens being quoted
Freely during the debate incidental TO
the passage of house bill No. 81 (by
DEAN. providing for the appointment
of state board of poultry commission
ers and for the holding of fowl exhibit
fions
During the discussion some interest
Ing opinions were heard from different
quarters. Edwards. for instance, said
he believed eggs should be sold by the
pound instead of the dozen. Speaker
Hull, sub rosa. declared his belief that
certain eggs that he had met should
certainly have been bartered in that
manner. Then varying opinions We're
offered as to the best time of the year
for exhibition purposes from the stand
point OF the chicken. Thompson thought
that hens appeared to better advantage
the less they had in the way of feath-
Rrs, and for that reason believed that
the ID. A. & NJ. exhibitions during the
moulting period would be preferable
than those held as per the terms of the
bill.
As usual the enemies of Deans bill
sought to give it the legislative axe by
burdening it with amendments. Not
but that some of these amendments
were good, but the bill would not have
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them.
Joseph proposed to amend by provid-
ing an admission fee of not more than
p cents If the state. he urged, was
prizes IL might as well derive little
revenue from the poultry shows. The
amendment lost.
Moves to Kill Appropriation.
Kinney then amended to strike out
The supporters of the bill would have
as soon thought of striking out the
enacting clause. From some of the ar
Euments offered against kidneys
amendment. it would appear that on
the raising Of prize fowl depends the
quantity and quality Of eggs yet 10
be laid in Utah.
The chicken industry. several con-
tended, was the bulwark OF the national
government Kinney's amendment lost
Joseph then proposed that eggs oc-
cupy coordinate position with chick
ems throughout the bill. His proposal
was not accepted.
1t was evident at this stage that I'M
less compromise was effected the bill
~hich has been strongly lObbied. would
fail. The medium came in the form of
an amendment by Miller. changing the
biennial appropriation from 81, 800 to
81 GOO. This amendment carried On
final passage the vote stood % ayes and
were Curtin, Daily, Johnson, Joseph,
Kinney. Kuchler. Vaughan. Merrill,
Pace, Simons. Spencer. Stringham,
Thompson and ToltOn.
TOltOn explained his vote by saying
dhat he believed the states finances
did not at present warrant the expen-
diture called for in the bill
Alien Labor Bill Passes.
With scarcely dissenting voice.
CrOmar's alien labor bill Oh. b. No SOD
WAS passed yesterday by the house
Eromar explained that the intent OF
his measure was 10 protect alien labor
S4S,- who, unable to understand the En-
ghsh language. had been made the prey
IN the past of interpreters who
charged an eXorbitant fee for obtaining
them positions and so much per month
for the privilege of retaining them.
An amendment by Joseph providing
That the taking of time checks or due
bills from alien labOrers for such ''serv-
ices would be punishable the same as
Though money were taken. was passed.
The bill carried by vote Of 35 TO g.
those opposing being McCrea. Miller
and Simons- McCrea explained that he
WAS with the measure in spirit but
could not vote for it as long as it con-
tanned JOseph's amendment because he
claimed, II made il impossible for any
person 10 act as the agent of a labor
or where the purpose was not neces-
Earily TO secure pecuniary reward
H. b No. 157. by Marks. providing
1or the recording of Instruments in the
office OF the county recorder was
passed by unanimous vote.
b II. 3. No. 15S. by Marks, defining
'folio' as 100 figures. letters and char
Rcters was also passed with no dis
eenting voice
The house yanked the enacting
clause out Of Hawley's bill Oh. 3. No.
12D yesterday. ON motion of Joseph.
This is the bin relating TO the duties
of the state food commissioner. This
action was taken after a motion by
1tdwley to TeCOmmit had failed. Will
son gave notice that he would move
FOR reconsideration Monday.
House bill No. 159, by Marks relat-
ing To the fees to be collected by coun-
y recorders, was recOmmitted to the
committee on judiciary without Oppo-
sitiOn on the part of its author in
order that certain changes might be
made.
House bill No. 1O1. by Curtin. pro
Niding for the inspection of clerks of
boards Of health, was recommitted to
the committee on public health.
No Sitting" Committee.
The house decided yesterday to let
the different committees paddle their
own canoes a little longer. laying on
the table motion by Austin pro-
Vidng for the appointment Of a "sift-
sng' committee to hurry up some of
the bills that have been introduced
The motion proper was Dot tabled
but an amendment by Joseph provid-
ing that the word Sitting" be changed
TO scouting" was thus treated. Jo-
sephs amendment was laid on the ia
Die on motion of Gundry, in this way
carrying the original motion with il.
House Committee Reports.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
yesterday by Cromar. chairman of the
100 r1.r. -.
his minority favora BILE report on his
bill III. b. No SD providing for the
protection Of employees as members of
labor unions. The motion TO adopt