Show K KNOW NB UTAH sAH By ALBERT T l F. F PHILIPS I How man many persons are ire there In Utah who know that thai an act net was passed b by tho the fourth legislature to prevent pre compulsory vaccination and to prevent pre vaccination vac va- being mado a a. prerequisite for tor entering public schools of oC the state Tho fh net act was passed on February February Fe ary lr 21 1301 1901 It wan wag vetoed by Governor GO 1 M M. Wells and was wa pass passed cd over his veto 0 In view of or the tit tragedy h at StandArd Standardville tho the work oC ot the fourth legislature Is Js recalled for among tho measures e which way vay Int into tho the statutes were welO several sc which related too to labor conditions Ono of or these provided for or the tho establishment of or a a. state board hoard of or labor conciliation tl n and arbitration to bo composed of or three members members' appointed b by th the governor governor gov gOY ono one of or whom wa was to bo an employer ono one an e e belonging to some sorn labor Jabor on organization and ono neither an nn employer of or manual labor Jabor or The latter was vae to be chairman S S Another statute of or this class eias provided for tor a n. coal coalmine coalmine mine Inspector for Tor or the ventilation of or mines and for other measures of or safety for tho the workmen A bureau of or statistics was e established to b be In charge of oC a It commissioner loner appointed b by the tho governor c for a A. term of or four years IS whoso whose mission was nas to collect assort ort and present In annual reports to tho governor governor gov gov- statistical Information relating to agriculture mining manufacturing and other industries of or tho the state Only one volume wa was prepared S S So So o that an any honorably discharged soldier tailor cailor or 01 marine who died without leaving Inea means therefore might ha have e a a. decent burial boards of oC county count commissioners were authorized to defray the funeral expenses In a a. statute also p passed b by tho fourth legislature S S 5 Mention II Is Js mado made of or these matters simply to show how quickly we are f forgotten when gone gont Another law which this legislature enact enacted was ona ono one making making- eight ht hours a a. lawful Ja days day's work on alt all stale tate tac count county or municipal buildings building The Tho Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing l society was a authorized to sell its exPosition exposition ex- ex j position grounds to Salt Lake CIt City for tor a a. sum not less than and anti to hold an annual fair at Salt at Lake L' City S S S Efforts had been made to obtain the Arizona strip that parcel oc of ground adjoining Utah and lying north of or the Colorado river but nothing came of or It Another attempt was made mado in fu th fifth legislature In a A. memorial to the congress asking that the portion portion portion por por- tion of or land and mentioned be annexed to the state of or Utah It Il was as pointed out that by re reason reon on of or its geographical geographical geo geo- graphical position the strip was cut off otC from tho the territory territory ter ter- of or Arizona and the tha benefits of oC local or other government S S S The Tho memorial failed to accomplish the transfer And now thirty years after tho the appeal to congress the Grand Gl canyon has been bridged I 5 5 The taxing problem was one that the fourth legle- legle lature was WM trying to solve and the following re resolution tion was approved R Resolved b by the tho senate the house concurring that a n. commission consisting of or three persons persons be appointed b by the governor So to be associated with the tho attorney general for Cor the purpose of or drafting a 1 bill contemplating a a. a uniform system of or taxation tl to bo be submitted to th next session of or the legislature of or tho state of or Utah A A |