Show INVESTIGATION OF WAGE OF WOMEN AND MINORS DR SIMS SIM'S BILL Measure Provides for Commission Corn Com mission to Investigate Conditions Conditions Con Con- of Employment Thorough investigation In of or wage e conditions conditions con con- on- on in Utah with respect to tho employment employment em em- of women omen and minors Is proposed pro- pro po posed ed in a bill bl introduced in tho the house yesterday e by bv by Dr D. Dt- Dt Jano Jane pro- pro riding for the ihn IP appointment of ot a n minimum minimum mini mini- mum num wage commission and defining its Is powers Tho bill bi proposes that the tue commission slon to consist of ot three members members mem mom bers bern with at least ono member a a. a woman wom worn an an shall be appointed by y the tho governor with wih the a advice Ico and consent of or tho the senate son sen cn- cn ate and it proposes that at the start one one- member r shall bo be appointed for Cor three ono one for two years and one ono for forono forono forono ono year ear and thereafter ono one member shan shall be appointed each cach year for tor n a. a I term of three treo years ear Among the special duties dutes of ot tho the commission commission com corn mission will be that that of or Investigating conditions wherever women omen or minors aro are employed with wIh a a view vic to ascertain ascertain- lag InG ng whether tho the wa wages es paid are aro clent cleat to maintain the tho employees prop prop- erl erly Moral as well as physical conditions conditions con con- are to bo be taken Into account to together ether with wit the tho cost cost of ot living under proper conditions In cases where the commission decides de do- that wages wage are aro not sufficient tho ho proposed law provides that tho the commission shall appoint a a wage board hoard to consist of or an equal number of ot representatives of or employers and amid employees with ih representatives cs of or the tho public otherwise disinterested of or a number not to exceed the number of ot representatives of ot either cither employees or employers To J ln Jurors Wage o cw It I Is further provided that the members mem- mem bers ers of or tho the wage wago board shall receive time tho ho same sarno saro compensation as is given jurors in the tho district court Tho The chairman chairman chair- chair man nan of ot the wa wage e board Is la to be s se seeded so- so eded from tho the number of ot tires ives of ot the public and he ho expenses of or the board are aro to be met from Crom tho the appropriation for Cor tho minimum wa wage wago o coin mIssIon commIssion In its Is deliberations the proposed propose act provides that tho the wago WIO commission shall hall take Into consideration tho fInancial financial finan fInan- cial condition of or the business employ employ- In ng the women or minors in qU question and the time probable effect on the business business' if l f the minimum wn wages es shall bo be a ad- ad Whenever er a two-thirds two majority ma- ma of an any wago board shall n agree ree on m a report time the commission is required to o pass on the tho findings and then the employers paying less than the minImum minimum minimum mini minI- mum wage wago designated aro are to bo be given two to wo weeks s In which to present their side Ido Ihlo of or the question at a public hear hear- Ing ng If I the decision shall then be bea a against the employers tho the wa wage wago o commission commission com corn mission Is required to publish in lii a newspaper the time results of Its Is findings 8 wih with the names of or employers refusing to o Tu pa pay at least the tue minimum wage j l i m Jf mauo employers ma may file rUe under oath their state statements that hat the payment of or minimum wages established will wil endanger the tIme JOS hros- hros pros prosperity of their business and then the he findIngs of ot the wage board boar and the commission must be reviewed b by the district court May ue nf The proposed ed act also requires that employers keep a record of or their women women wom worn en and minor employees which shall bo be open to tile the commission which will have havo tavo power ower to Issue and wil administer ad ad- minister oaths In making examinations In the matter mater of ot publishing the names nameR of ot the time employers refusing to pay the minimum wages the tIme act provides provides pro pro- vides for a fine of a against any newspaper refusing to publish the find find- In lags ings 8 of or the commission slon at regular rn ad advertising advertising ad- ad ar- ar rates and It I further rth r provides that no member of or the commission nor noran an any newspaper shall he be liable for damages damages damages dam dam- ages because of f such uch publication To cover the Hie expenses of ot tho commission com corn mission for the two years ears tho bill carries an appropriation of or After Is Its first and anti second rC reading yesterday the bill bi Was vas referred to the time committee on labor and commeree commerce |