Show Mcrcur Utah Sent 21th Editor Tribune Did Gov sept els sign the eighthour law Was It returned by him for reconsideration I Boon vhut 1Olnt J M GANTZ Gov Wells unqualifiedly approved th2 act passed by the Legislature of iso making it unlawful for employers to exact more than eight hours for a days labor In mines smelters and other places where the conditions arc unhcalthful The same act makes It unlawful for employees to work more than eight hours n day in such places Gov Wells on March 21 1S9D after the late Legislature adjourned sine die disapproved of an act making it a misdemeanor mis-demeanor for employers to employ or employees to work more than eight hours a day on public works of all kinds He gave as reasons for his action ac-tion that the act was clearly unconsti tutional because I curtailed the natural na-tural right of the citizens by making It L criminal oftenac to labor more tan eight hour a clay even If his necessities necessi-ties and the necessities oC those JccessltC dependent de-pendent on him demand it and even If he got pay for the extra work and that In his opinion such a law would be detrimental de-trimental the Interest of labor |