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Show LEGISLATIVE NOTES. The lower house of the Utah legislature legis-lature approved a measure on February Febru-ary 15 that should be of vital interest to the women of Utah, who are compelled, com-pelled, or elect to work for a living. The measure, presented by a woman representative, Mrs. Piercey, will prohibit pro-hibit the employment of women for more than eight hours a day and the eight hours must be worked within a twelve-hour period. This measure, should it finally become a law, will give an eight-hour day to all female employees in the state of Utah. There was but one vote cast against the measure meas-ure on the final roll call in the house, Representative Masters of Utah county voting against the measure. The workmen's compensation measure meas-ure presented by Senator Olson Is being be-ing vigorously opposed by some members, mem-bers, who claim the measure is too radical rad-ical and' will prove a detriment to employers. em-ployers. Senator Olson declares the measure is a step forward in the amelioration of the condition of the working classes. S. B. No. 124, by McKinney, amends the present law governing desecration of the American Hag by prohibiting the printing or placing of any replica of the flag upon napkins, tablecloths or articles of wearing apparel. An act making provisions for the establishment es-tablishment of farm and home demonstration demon-stration work in Utah by the Utah Agricultural college and the United Slates department of agriculture, through the state farm bureaus, was passed February 17 by the house of representatives. A bill to compel officials of the state and of county ami city governments to have their, printing done in the state, was introduced in the lower house of the legislature. Under its provisions such, officials could not let printing contracts to linns outside the state, if Hie work could be done here, except in case a reasonable price could not be secured. A substitute for the Parker bill, giving giv-ing local boards of health practically unlimited powers in the matter of making mak-ing rules anil regulations to handle epidemics of contagious and infectious diseases is to come before the senate. Two vital bills in the labor legislation legisla-tion program are now on the calendar. One is the Greenwood hill, making an eight-hour day the universal period of employment in the state, and providing pro-viding that employees who work overtime over-time must be paid for such extra hours at a rate not less than the basic wage. The other is the Carrie bill, making one day's rest in seven mandatory, except ex-cept in cases of extreme emergency. The substitute bill curtails tin1 ununited un-united powers of local boards in handling hand-ling only such rules and regulations as are not in conflict with, rules and reg-j reg-j illations that have been or may be I laid down by the state board. |