The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-15
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Legislative Board Of ii, /
H. I. Files Report II
Its Labors.
FORTY-EIGHT SOLONS
ON THE "UNFAIRp3
Record of Legislation On
Introduced for Trainni|
Is Given.

according 10 the report OF n.
state legislative board Of the p
Of Railroad Trainmen. which Su
been published In pamphle, To-,
are in the present state Isp,.,.
fifteen members out of tho -
who are fair" toward orpsn,,.
The report takes up In detsu y,
OF the board toward securin, A..
ment Of laws making the wo,., J,
men less hazardous. The -.rys-.
the text Of the bills introduced
disposition. While all OF IN. s.r-
duced We're defeated the ho.,a
that It's efforts were net u,,,h--
for bills detrimental 10 fba Ias1
the railroad men were I(kew,sa
In conclusion the report eiyss
those who were fair" and tSnva
'unfalr" TO the interests os
labor In the senate. While q
Jorlty OF the members OF both NJ
placed on the unfair lIst sSn
places the presiding offcer +
branches Of the legislature os ~
list. y" AS
In opening the report tbs ,s.s<
board calls attention 10 the sse,'
this was the first Legislative vo,t
done In Utah by any railroad labor
izaiion. IL also calls attention IA 4,
that the Brotherhood OF Railrnsa
men was not supported In tho ~
work by any other organization n
road employees.
The report calls attention 10 ths /,
dous occupation OF trainmsn poinit.'
that the occupation OF a raIlroTd /
man Is the most hazardous nj ali a,
tions. and calling attention To ihc
OF better laws to make the work je..
ardous.
Board Is Handicapped
The legislative board said thar a
an oversight copies OF the Bills 10 i
troduced were not received from ihe
lodge until the session OF The leajs-
was half over which handicaups|
board In attempting TO secure ilieIr
sage. -
The history OF each bill IN the h,
ture is given IN the report. The H.
vided for q standard caboose car. etII
with guard rails and other safe4I
The bill was introduced by Repre-
tive Spencer of Rich county, AZ q
quest of the labor representative
With reference 10 this bill the
criticises Representative Wootsou n 4
county sharply. The report derlzsa1
MIR. Wootton stated specifically th
was In favor OF the passage Of @
and that he would vote for II. Thar
the report states. Mr. Woottsn
against the bin. Representative 81
1n., trs.Ar h1 Ill
against IT,. and the report refen q
as a Judas TO all labor legislatiun'
bill was killed In committee.
Another bill known as the a.
bill" fixing more specifically the u
10 employees, was introduced by !
sentative Allison at the requeyt {
railroad employees. This. too, wS1 {
ly killed in committee.
One Favorably Reportsd
Two measures, one requiring
switches and guard rails to be, ~
and the other requiring obstrletlQ1
be a certain distance from the tracx
introduced In the senate By s.
kpchler OF Weber. by request Co
killed by the committee on railroed1
olisNl !cPpi AIh AdNoidVs- 49,
the bill reported favorably va
reached on the calendar before edE
ment.
Two measures considered detrinieu'
the interests of organized labor. fhB
states, were defeated through the
of the board. One was BILL fe1|
the time IN which the statute Of
tions should become operative IN p
injury suits md the other was xuoN
the anti walking delegate" Dill
The board extends It's thanks 70
dent Gardner Of the senate and ~
Robinson Of the house for the cow
treatment shown by them. the
''fair" and unfair" senators and
sentatives as designated In tns
follows:
"Fair"-senators Gardner, g
Funk. Kelly Wilson. Represlp
yelling, Richardson. CQle
bias, Russell. Stack. Sauderson. fss
Nebeker
Booth.
Horsley. Hyde Iverson, kucnler
Marks, Olson, Sevy, Smith. Sto9seyI
liams. Representatives Funk, HcN
Spencer, Zeimer, Allison, Crow
son. Thornley,. Woolley, Hines
Ekman. Dahlquist. Holman: -
Jones, Pope, Packard.
White, Hayes, Kearns. Madsen,
Peterson, Laneston. tnins
Meeks Henrie. Day, Morris,