The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-04


Christensen's H. q. No 80 was passed
by The house yesterday. The bill pro-
hibts unfair competition and discrimlna-
tion on tho part of my person or COM
Dany between different sections OF tho
state and applies to domestic and foreign
corporations alike 1t is designed. accord
ing 10 the author of the measure. to pre-
vent big company underseling a small
or concern in any part of tho state until
the smaller company is compelled 10 go
rates again. Mr.. Christensen gavo as an
Illustration q case in Sewer county,
put out of business by the bigger salt in
terests which sold salt In Sewer at less
tnan one-half the figure u charged in
other parts of the state. Other instances
OF like character were cited.
The attorney general is empowered to
prosecute violations. OF the act, when. in
his Judgment. prosecution should be had.
This provision makes It's operation state
wide II the bill becomes a law.
The original bill provides for a mini
mum penalty Of fine Of 5000 and q
duced to 500 and $4,000, respectively.
A bill was introduced yesterday IN the
house by Loveless Of Utah providing that
no county attorney shall defend within
crime. nor shall It be Lawful for any
county attorney to act as counsel for any
railroad, electric light. telegraph, or tele-
phone corporation during his term OF Of
fice.
A bill was introduced In the house veg
terday by Morris OF Washington for an
appropriation of $1,000 for the repair OF a
bridge across the Rio Virgin In Wash
ington county.
Speaker SeeIy yesterday signed s.
No, 16. by Lunt. relating 10 interest on
deferred payments on state lands. The
bill had previously been signed by the
president of the senate and II is now
with the governor.
The committee OH municipal corpora-
tions yesterday reported favorably Car
don's II, T. No CO, relating TO the extern
sion OF time for claimants OF lots In town
sites: The same committee reported IA
yora bly, Caraon's II. Z. No. so requiring
bonds from corporations receiving fran
chises from cities.
II. b. No. 40. by Carbon, relating to
passed by the house yesterday. The Bill
makes the possible punishment more
severe and gives the lower courts greater
discretion.
Reynolds's II. b No. A was passed in
the house yesterday. The bill takes from
the bank commissioner the power to pre-
vent persons engaging In the banking
business wherever they see lit to do so.
The present law provides that the bank
commissioner shall he the Judge of
whether or not sny locality already has
DaDkS enough. MT. heynOluS cited tho
situation at American Fork, where he
said. there was but one bank and where
another was needed. He said there
should be opportunity for competition In
the banking business as we'll as In any
other kind of business.
BARNES Of Salt Lake yesterday Intro
duced In the house 81 bill declaring il un-
lawful for a street railway company TO
operate a street car for the transpor-
tation of passengers unless there be in
charge OF such car a notorman and Il
conductor. Violation OF the act is made
a misdemcanor punishable by a fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $3.50. 10
be imposed upon the official responsible
for the Viola ton. Each day's continual
tion OF the operation of cars without tho
presence of the two operatives indicated
Is made a separate offense.
| A bill OF great importance to laborne
men of union affiliations was introduced
in the house yesterday by Barnes of Salt
Lake. The bill declares that II shall be
unlawful for any Individual or member
OF any firm. or any agent, officer Of en-
ployee of any company or corporation TO