Show proceedings of the legislature S k f friday january ad the council met at the hour to walh the adjournment was taken but there was not a quorum present pa and an on motion spencer the council counci adjourned till the next day at I 1 pm in 6 the e house on the ad odthe the following communication muni uni cation catlon was received and read SECRE TARTS OFFICE G S L city jan ho TAYLOR Sr SPEAKER EAKER HOUSE rf OF R representatives SIR silt the tile duties of the executive devolving upon the secretary in the absence of the governor and gov dawson having wi I 1 from the Teni teri tory I 1 respectfully request that nil nii communications designed for the executive he be forwarded to me respectfully FRANK fuller fullen secretary on motion of mr long a committee of three consisting of rockwood long and stout was waa appointed to inquire into the reasons that induced gov dawson to leave the territory during the session of the legislative assembly mr Rock presented the petition of louis robinson and ard joshua terry pray praying ing for an ex of the time allotted allowed to them by the legislature for building a bridge over green river which was referred mr johnson presented the petition of letl leti levia steward for the location of a road from great salt lake city running west of cf utah lake brough through tf goshen and lower salt creek kanyon to nephi city and asking an appropriation of COO which was read and referred mr nir johnson presented a remonstrance from eighty three citizens of pay on against the I 1 repeal of payson city charter which was laid on the table mr long presented a petition of many citizens of Great Salt lake county praying for the passage of an act prohibiting the erection of fish oish traps in the jordan or other rivers and their tributaries tributa ries in this territory which was read and referred the bill for repealing certain city charters which was the special order of the day was tabled indefinitely several other bills were disposed of in the same manner in the council on jan jtb a lion was received from the house requesting a joint session to consider in committee of the whole that part of the governors message relating to the direct tax imposed by congress ahr request was complied with and wednesday day the 8 h dinst at 10 am appointed 1 as the time for the holding of the proposed joint session besl cn mr arr harrington presented a ion from the inhabitants of provo prove valley praying for a ee Pe parate separate county organization with boundaries as set forth which was read and on motion notion of mr cummings referred to the committee cittee t e on counties in the house on oa the fth mr thurber presented a petition signed by aaron johnson and two hundred and thirty one other citizens cl cf springville Spring ville praying for the repeal of the city charter which was read and referred to the committee on in corporations m mith hb instructions to report a bill mr holbrook presented a bill for an act to attach bl illers millers I lland iland land to davis county which was teas ts aa referred to the committee on counties Pi progress ogress was made with several other bills i lak alk inong ong eng g bich was the bill in relation to the j r superintendent ot of common schools and which was referred back to the committee on education lir lin mr lon long offered a resolution which was adopted instructing 0 the committee od on elections into consideration the propriety of bih bib bringing ning ging in a bill to change and equalize the T representation of the several counties in the alti legislative s dative assembly mr r moody bloody presented a rel res solution resolution wh ch wab was m s adopted instructing the committee on judiciary io 10 bring in a bill legalizing 0 the trig transfer of all writs and judgments judg ments menta from one county I 1 to another both noth houses adjourned till the ath at I 1 pm on tuesday jan fth in the council mr amith presen Fresen presented ted a petition of the citizens of washington countr county askalg ascii g for an tion of 1500 toie ie expended in improving the roads in that county which wag read and 1 referred d to the appropriate committee VA communication was received from act ing governor fuller announcing bis his approval of to Cong ess ebs ess for semiweekly semi bemi weekly baill ca lil lii ill bervice from fillmore to san sn bernardino Call cali fortia foisia and the mer mel for far aa act aca au ati with indians and the extin of the indian titles mr hyde chairman of the committe com mitte milte reported favorably on the petition of the citizens of washington county for an appropriation for or the improvement of the roads in that county and recommend recommended kd that the sum asked for be included in the tern tenn te ri tonal tonai appropriation bill in the houde home on the ath mr bhuber presented I 1 the petition of the cit zens of spanish fork city asking for the repeal of their city charter also mr calister presented a simi I 1 lar ar petition of the citizens of fillmore pray ing ng that the charter of fillmore city may be 1 repealed the petitions were appropriately referred mr midgley presented a petition of the citizens of juab county for a distribution of the he public library which was read and on motion of mr thompson was referred to the committee on library j mr rockwood from the special committee appointed to inquire into the reasons that induced governor dawson to leave the territory during the bession session of the legislative assembly rep reported 1 that they had bad applied to the lion hon secretary for such information as he might have in h iks ITS s possession and had received the lowing following f ol communication EXECUTIVE department utah Z G S L city jan 4 1862 5 GENTLEMEN in answer to our letter of inquiry concerning the cause of gov lawsons dawsons Daw sons early withdrawal from the territory I 1 present t the e following lowing extract from a note re rei j reined ei e d byl by me e from that 0 gentleman eitleman ent leman ieman on the day of his departure de 1 I my health is such that MY my return to in diana for the time being baing bein belh is imperatively demanded I 1 hence I 1 start this aay ay 1 gov dawson announced to me on the day I 1 of his arrival his intention to te return to ini ini 1 diana at the close of the legislative session but I 1 am not aware that any reason was as I 1 1 signed by him for his departure at an earlier deiv day other than the one above given respectfully franx frank secretary and acting 0 governor A report presented by mr farr of the number and kind of officers to be elecey by the joint vote of the legislative assembly was wag laid on the table fable to 0 o come up in its order A bli bil providing 0 for establishing establish ic and regulating b pounds and for other purposes was submitted by mr rockwood rock Kock wood chairman of the special committee to whom had bad been referred a b 11 defini defining nt the duties of stray pound keepers as a substitute which was read and ordered to be printed among the blis bils that were passed were an act in relation to attachments and garnish ments an act amending the charter of great sat lake city an act amending T certain ac ts therein named and an act to establish a road in n davis weber and box elder counties the b 11 in relation to ts of common schools passed its second reading the bill to repeal certain city charty charters was waa referred back to the committee on eions on january fth most of the day was occupied in discussing in joint session the he question of the direct national tax without coming to any conclusion on the bulj suta bujech act as reported by the chairman mr harrington I 1 when the committee of the whole into which the assembly resolved iseff arose in the council after after the joint session dissolved sol soi solveida veda a len ien lengthy athy I 1 communication from T W ellerbeck colonel of bf ordnance Ord nance narce utah militia in relation to bathe the quota of arms due tb tho the e territory from the united states and the unsuccessful 0 measures that had been taken to obtain them was received read and ordered to be spread on the journal 1 mr smith presented pres ened a memorial to con 1 gress for a donation of land to cities towns i and villages and for the ad ard of common schools school which was read real and on motion of mr richards adopted and ordered to be sent to the house for concurrence in the house after the dissolution of the j int session mr west presented the petition of citizens of weber and box elder counties countie 1 asking for an appropriation for improving I the road up weber kanyon kanYO 13 which was wab read and appropriately referred I 1 were matts matt ir up fur tur fr fir conald consid era aeration tion inn n the council on thursday the oth the hills bills in relation to attachments and garnishment nish ment and the bill amending certain acts which had been passed by the house were receive 1 the first passed its second reading and was laid iala over iii till ill net day the other its ita first reading arul was wa thea tiwa referred dotha do ta 44 tha chaj m cittee itt ee on in corporations to rep report t or it th thereon ireon on the lith instant mr smith presented a demor memorial 1 ial lal to Co congress Dress for a daily mail on the eiland elland ov rout which was adopted and sent to the house fr fur concurrence in the on the oth the memorial to congress fur fr a donation of land to cities towns and villages and for the ald aid of common schools adopted by the council on the seb was received from that branch of the leisla lve tive ive assembly and concurred in mr M whan w han presented a petition of 0 citizens of the town of paradise cache valley asking that the boundaries houn loun darles daries of cache count county y be abano changed ed so as to include that place in cache instead of box elder courly bouny which was read and refer I 1 mr thompson presented a petition signed by citizens of beaver asking 0 an appropriation of three hundred and afif fifty ty dollars to aid that county in improving the state road which was referred to the proper committee the chairman on roads etc to whom was i referred the petition of levi stewart and others tor for tor a road from great salt lake city to nephi on the west bide side of utah lake reported unfavorably thereon and on motion of mr stout the report was referred to a special committe consi consisting stin of johnson smith and rockwood A bill was presented and laid on the table to come up in its order am amending ending an act granting grantin to robison terry t the he right tot got of bui bul building idina ldina a toll bridge across green river the bill defining 0 the boundaries of counties coun ties reported back with amendments was tabled to come up in its order the bill for an act providing for a poll tax foi for road purposes was taken up on being reported back to the house and with some bome amendments was passed and also the bill in relation to superintendents of common schools the memorial to congress 0 for a daily mail on the overland route adopted by the council was received and concurred in mr clawson from the committee on claims reported that they had examined the claims i of daniel carn cam and alexander mcrae ex wardens of the penitentiary and found due the form former d to the latter 14 and recommended that those sums be included in the on bil bill the committee on appropriations were thus instructed on motion of mr lon long lonz in the council on the loth mr smith pre pro bened a bill in relation to the compilation and revision of 0 the laws and resolutions now in force foree in this territory and embodying tan n amendments which was received and on motion of mr woodruff laid on the table to acme up in its order mr smith also presented a memorial to congress for tor a national central railroad Rai road which was adopted and sent to the house for i concurrence I 1 the house bill in relation to attachments and garnish garnishee me its wab was up for consideration and after sundry amendments were made the i bill was referred to a select committee co I 1 I 1 sting misting gi of carrington and cummings I 1 the house bill providing providen 0 for a road tax for road purposes purpose and the bill in relation to the superintendent of common S hois hols passed by the tee house were read and referred in the house on the loth mr long lon presented a petition numerously signed by clu citizens 1 I of great salt lake county asking for the removal of a cartain certain fish trap which bich was O on n motion of bf mr west referred to the committee on public domain i the chairman of committee on roads bridges ferries and kenyons kan to whom was referred the petition of the citizens of wel weber er and box eder elder counties asking for an apro pr atlon recommended that the sum of 2001 be appropriated to improve weber kanyon road which on motion of mr kr stout was adopted and the committee on claims and appropriations instruct instructed ej el to incorporate the ame bame in the territorial appropriation bill j mr rockwood od ch airmaR chairman of the committee on the penitentiary made an unfavorable report in relation to the management 0 oti f the tha institution by the board of directors and i i warden and reported a bill for an act crepea repealing the several acts in relation to the pen penitentiary tent lary iary which was waa received read and laid on the table to come up in its order I 1 the bill repealing the act incorporating the city ct cf palmyra passed passe d its third reading and aastha IA ts the tle tag time of buil bull building dinc dine 0 akil abil a toll toli brid bride bridge 0 e across green rivert river mr eldredge chair chairman iian llan of committee on public domain and school lands to whom was referred the petitions with regard to fish traps fisheries etc reported a bill bill for an act in relation to fish traps and fisheries which was read and on 0 ft motion of mr long was accepted and the bill laid on the table to come up in its order in the council on saturday the ibe lith mr woodruff presented the petition of A ir II raleigh and others asking 0 for chart chartered erect I 1 rights under the name of the jordan irrigate I 1 ing company which was referred and mr richards presented a bill for tor an act to organize wasatch county the house bill in relation to attachments and garnishments garnish ments with sundry amendment amendments 6 was passed there were several other matters up for consideration but none of much importance in the house the amendments made by the council to the bill in relation to attachments attachment and garnishments garnish ments were concurred con currea in progress was made with several bills the most important of 0 which was a bill presented by mr long 0 for regulating the assessing abs abb eising and collecting I 1 of jot county territorial and city taxes the minutes 0 of the proceedings 0 of both the council and house on monday and tuesday are somewhat voluminous and we viive have haye not space apace for even a brief summary the members seem to be fully aware aware that the session sion blon is about to terminate hence they are ara more industrious than they were before the holidays |