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Show j , LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. The Council. February 17. 2 p. m. A message ,was read that the: House had passed H. Fj- No: 29, i regarding vthe care, t herding and branding of 'stock. Committee on -Agriculture. - From Wm.' K. Reed, County Attorney - of Sanpete countjv asking-an appropriation appropria-tion of $75 to pay him for prosecuting in the. case" of murder at 'Manti iirl884, wherein two men were convicted. - Committee Com-mittee on Claims and Public Accounts. By Mr. Grover, from the Committee on Agriculture, substitute for H. F. No. 20, to encourage the growth of timber with amendments! .Amendments adopted, bill placed on file for second reading. '- By M:-. 'Francis, C. F. No. 36, amending amend-ing section 239, chapter 2, title 4, Civil Code. - Judiciary Committee. The amendment sought is to limit the pay of court reporters to a maximum of $2,000 per annum. C. F. No. 29, to provide revenue for the Territory and the several counties thereof, came up under the srjecial order. Juy."'. Mr. Hammond, Mr. Francis, Mr. Page and Mr. Barton all spoke in favor of providing pro-viding for school tax in the bill, while Mr; James Sharp made a long and able speech opposing the proposition sHe maintained that if the State be required to provide (for our schools it also should be allowed to dictate as to the character of studies and discipline in the schools, And for one, he was, opposed to this; particularly par-ticularly as the matter .of . such education would then be associated with the religion relig-ion of the State, which also was equally undesirable. . luc muuuu to. insert; sucn provision was lostwith Francis Pope, Hammond and Shurtliff voting affirmatively; ? The-bill was then put tp vote as it stands, and passed with the same gentlemen gentle-men voting against it as" "voted" for" the amendment., , .. . The Committee on Enrollment reported that C. F. No. 15, defining the manner of determining disputed county lines, and C. F.No. i31, relative to Territorial Sealer of Weights and Measures, had j been enrolled and forwarded to the Governor, Gov-ernor, i C. J?. No.35,-'in'. relation':. to ? trusts. When, half through the reading, ; by motion it was made the 'special order for to-day. A message was read from the House giving notice of the passage of H. F. No. 4(5, incorporating Alpine City. Committee on Municipalities and Towns. Also, giving notice of the passage of H. F. No. 47, for the selection and payment pay-ment of jurors. Committee on Judiciary. . Also, giving notice of striking out the rfi-enact.irio Mnnan at (. V Kn m n. - ; o i v. . a. . nu. iu, uil luu practice and; sale of medicine4 TJ Substitute 'for '-H.-iI No. 20, "to encourage en-courage the growth of timber, passed its second reading. -At 3:50 adjourned till 2 p. m. to-day. The House. By Mr. Farnsworth, from William Fotheringham, of Beaver, asking for $150 compensation for searching the records of the Second District Court to ascertain the amounts of fees allowed in Territorial criminal business for the past two years, by authority of Auditor Clayton. . Claims and Public Accounts. " ' - ; . By Mr. Lund, from W. A; Pierce and umur reeiuents ana iax-pajrers ol Moab, praying that : all " that portion of Emery county lying east of the tenth meridian, be annexed to San Juan county. The petitioners represented that they resided 120 miles from, the county seat of Emery county, and travel over the road, which crosses the Green and the Grand rivers, was expensive and extremely dangerous. Committee on Counties. By Mr. Thurman, from A. O. Smoot, Jr-aaaoasor, and Collector of Utah county, praying to be reimbursed in the sum of $227.11, the amount of uncollcct- taxes ior tne .years 1HS2, 1883 and 1884 paid by him to the Territorial Treasurer. Treas-urer. Committee on Claim3 and Public Accounts.. - ' ; ' , 'i ' REPORTS DF COMMITTEES. From the Committee on Private Corporations, Cor-porations, substitute for C. F. No. 34 amending the law relating to fire insurance insur-ance companies. The bill passed to its third reading and was ordered printed. From the Committee on Municipal Corporations and Towns, recommending that C. F. No. 3 and II. F. No. 32 amending the city charter of Smithfield! Cache county, be consolidated into one bill. Fromnhe same committee, II. F. No 48, amending the city charter of Pleasant Grove, Utah-county.. , From the Committee on Highways, favorably on the petition of David Cameron Cam-eron and other citizens of Piute and Garfield counties, asking $500 from the territory for road and bridge purposes inccii vircie vauev and Panguitch the same to be expended inder direction of the county courts of said counties. From the same committee recommending recommend-ing that the petition of citizens of Kane county ior making roads and bridges in anabcanyon be granted to the amount From the same committee on another petition from Kane county citizens, recommending rec-ommending that the Probate Judge of that county be allowed to draw on the Territorial Treasurer for $1,000, the same i to be used m making highways in Lon-Valley Lon-Valley canyon, instead of Shonesburg" canyon, as provision was made for by the last Legislative Assembly. The County Court, nf K-ono , to expend $500 additional in making the improvements. 5 From the Judiciary Committee, recommending recom-mending that H. F. No. 0, relative to the enforcing of hens, be put upon its passage ini mAhre SO!? committee, recommending recommend-ing that H-NoDertaining to liens onpersonal property, .be rejectecLl INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. ', . "' -, . ' B3:rMr;. West, H. F. No. 4i, prescribing I quahflcations for electors and officeholders; officehold-ers; providing for the registration of voters, and regulating the manner of conducting elections. Committee on Elections. By Mr. West, H.F. No. 50, providing for a Temtonal Board of Equalization! j Committee on1 Ways and Means.x ; . SECOND READING OF BILLS. H. F. No. 46, amending the charter of Alpine City, Utah county, bv definitely prescribing the taxation " nn tram nf tv. municipality. The rules were suspended ' and the bill passed on Its third readin-by readin-by a unanimous vote. H' :0t tliea-emodeled jury bill passed in quick time under suspension of the rules. C. F. No. 10, regulating the practice of medicine and the sale of medicine, came tip m the next order of business. On motion, the enacting clause was stricken out. " . Tjil'hi.5, amc,nding the charter of Richfield City, was then read by sections, after which it was filed to oome up on its third reading. . p v x -t- , The consolidated bill If. R No. 32 and c ??3T7amendlg the cit-v charter oi Smithfield, passed to its third reading and was ordered printed. 71?4iPtNo- 26l amending section 2, chapter chap-ter 31, Laws of 1880, relating to the aD-pointment aD-pointment of the Board of DirectorsTf the Territorial Insane Asylum, passed to its third reading under suspension of the lmr-r-i , f rules. The bill was Jost noes 11, ayes 9. The j bill - provided for ft majority of the directors being residents of distant counties. coun-ties. H. F. No.'G, amending section 1058, chapter 1; title 4, Laws of 1884, relating to the enforcement of liens, came up in the order of business, but was postponed until .Friday. ,. , h-..-u-; H. F. No. 43, amendmg the charter ef Pleasant' Grove by reducing the town limits, passed to its third reading and was ordered printed. - , The House was informed by the Council Coun-cil that C: F. No. 29,' a bill to provide revenue for the Territory of Utah and the various counties thereof, had" passed and was referred ' to the lower house for consideration. Committee on Ways and Means..".'. '; . : ,. ? ." " ' f . ' "' ' Another message was received ' stating that H. F. No. 33, the bull bill, was returned re-turned with amendments. ' " " Adjourned until 2 p. m. to-day. ' , Februar v 18. Mr. Lund presented a petition from 307 citizens of Mount Pleas-I Pleas-I ant asking tp have their city charter amended. Committee on Jliinicipal Corporations Cor-porations and Towns. ' .The Committee on Elections renorted back C. F. No. .14, a bill apportioning the I legislative representation , of , the Terri tory ot Utah, ana recommended its passage pas-sage ; also, H. F. No. 49, a bill prescribing prescrib-ing qualifications for electors and , office holders, etc., and recommended its passage- -v.-"' ).(. ' :" The Committee on Highways reported back the petition from Beaver county and recommended that $1,000 be allowed for the purpose of repairing roads. r . The Committee on Ways and ' Means . repotted back the communication of the Auditor . and - J.' .R. . Wilkins, and recommended recom-mended that the safe. now atOgden .be transferred to' Beaver, and further that if'fln bo oimrnnriiitpfl fnr tliA nnrnnoa rt "ri r ft'"Kr" " transportation, or as much of it as will be necessary. , Also H. F. No, 50', a bill providing, pro-viding, for a Territorial board of equafiza: tion, and. recommended its passage. ' The Committee on , Agriculture and Irrigation; reported on II. P. No. 35, a bill to encourage the sinking of. artesian wells, and recommended its passage. , The Committee . on . Penitentary, and Reform: School reported back H. F.' No. 16, a. bill to lessen the term of imprisonment imprison-ment of prisoners upon . good conduct, ! and recommended its passage. . ,The Committee on Claims arid , Public Accounts reported back the petition of A O, Smoot, ; collector of Utah county, and recommended $85.71 ie . allowed for uncollectible taxas. Also the petition , of Mr. Fotheringham, for examing the re-rords re-rords in the Second Judicial District, and recommended that $150 be .allowed. Also, the petition of L. II. Biddy, ' ex-colleetor ex-colleetor of San Juan county, arid recommended recom-mended that $10.75 be allowed. The report of the Utah Library was received. re-ceived. read:and -j-ofcrred to the Com mitter on libraries. . .The Committee on Education "reported back the petition of the Salt Lake Division Divis-ion of the Temperance Union, and stated that temperance text books are now in use. Also II. F. No. 13, a bill to establish estab-lish free free libraries in the Territory and recommended that.it . be rejected.. :Also II. F. No. 41, and recommended its passage. pas-sage. Mr. Cannon A bill to amend section 2, chapter 31, in relation to the Asylum. 1 H. F. No. 59, a bill in relation to "mortgages "mort-gages on personal property was taken np by special order and passed. Ayes 22, nays 1. , - 1 |