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Show LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. - The Council. Febkcaey 102 p. m. A message was received from the House giving notice of the passage of C. F. No. 15, defining the manner of determining disputed county boundary lines, with amendments. Committee Com-mittee on Counties. Also, reporting passage of H. F. No. 24, to prevent the spread of disease among sheep. Read by title and referred to Committee on Agriculture. ' Also, transmitting veto of the Governor j of H. F. No. 30, relative to bail. ', . , ' ; BEPOKTS AND BILLS. By Mr. Sharp, from the Committee on Conference on H. F. No. 16," reporting agreement on substitute. By Mr.' Page, from the Committee on Insane Asylum, with amendments to C'F.No. 26, amending Section 2, Chapter 31, Laws of 1880. Amendments agreed to. . . By Mr. Barton, C. F. No. 35, relating to trusts. Committee on Judiciary. ! BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING. C. F. No. 17, amending Section 56, Chapter 54, Laws of 1884, regarding proceedings pro-ceedings in justices' courts. Passed. C. F. No. 29, to provide revenue for the Territory of Utah and the several counties' coun-ties' thereof. The penalty for false returns of property prop-erty was increased to not exceeding a fine of $300, or imprisonment not exceeding six month, or both.' .. Mr. Taylor-moved to strike out of Section Sec-tion 19, "of non-residents or persons unknown,'.' un-known,'.' and insert such a clause as will protect such men. . ' Further consideration of this' was postponed post-poned to give opportunities for amendments. amend-ments. ' - When section 21 was read, providing that i per cent per month should be legal le-gal interest in redeeming, property sold for taxes, Mr. Taylor moved to strike out j ail the section, saying it was excessive interest; that he wished to protect the property of the taxpayers. The amount of interest was reduced to one per cent. Section 28 provided that , the collector of taxes must settle with the Clerk of the County Court annually in January, and a motion was made to strike out "Clerk," and make the settlement with the County Court. Carried. Substitute for C. F. No. 32, to prevent the befouling of waters and for other purposes, was placed on the general file. C, F. No. 26, amending section 2, chapter chap-ter 31, laws of 1880, relative to the Insane Asylum. Read a second time, advanced on file and ordered printed. . THIRD READING. C. F. No. 30, amending section 817, chapter 8, title 2, code of civil procedure. Read and passed. C. F. No. 34, amending section 6. chapter 46, laws of 1884, relating to fire insurance companies. Read and passed. At 5 o'clock adjourned till 2 o'clock today. The Honse. 10 a. m. The morning session opened with only two-thirds of the members present, but others soon came in." Speaker Riter stated that business called him out of the city for a few hours, and asked to be excused. Mr. Hatch took the chair. Mr. Young called attention to rule 40, providing that unfinished business should take precedence of the regular order of the day. . " H. F. No. 19, to establish a Territorial Reform School. Quite a discussion was indulged in over Mr. Thurman's motion to postpone it till to-day, which finally prevailed, so it will come up to-day on it's third reading.- Substitute for C. F. 'No. 15, defining the manner of determining disputed county boundary lines. On motion of Mr. West the rules were suspendad and the bill placed on its third reading, after which it passed. . , F- No. 20, regulating the branding, herding and care of stock, and punishing certain offenses concerning the same, was called, when at 12 o'clock a recess was aaken till 2 p. m. 2 p; m. The consideration of H. F. No. 29 was continued on its second reading, read-ing, as unfinished business, and was at length ordered filed, to come up in its order. A message was received from - the Council stating that C. F. No. 17, amending amend-ing chapter 14, laws of 1884, had passed that house. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. C. F. No. 22, a bill providing for the assignments as-signments of insolvent debtors, came up on its second reading. .' Clark and Stratford wanted a provision in the bill for preferred creditors, but the I amendment was voted down. Farnsworth's motion to have a further consideration of the bill postponed indefinitely, indefi-nitely, resulted in a tie vote, and ' Chairman Chair-man Hatch decided the matter by voting in the affirmative. Don Carlos Young wanted to appeal from the action of the Chair, but the members failed to sustain him. Mr. Young presented the biennial report re-port of the Chancellor and Board of Regents Re-gents of the University of Deseret. Without With-out reading it was referred 4o the Committee Com-mittee on Education. PETITIONS. I By Mr. McLaughlin, from residents and taxpayers of Summit and Wasatch oUie,8' a?kinS for an appropriation of $2,000 for the purpose of constructing and repairing roads at the head of Provo canyon. Committee on Highways By Mr. Houston, from David Cameron and others, asking for an appropriation with which to improve the public roads in Garfield countv. Same By lr. Thurman, from citizens of Pleasant Grove, asking the Legislative Assembly to pass a bill defining the boundary lines of their city, all the taxpayers tax-payers now having agreed on limits. - REPORTS. . -. From the Committee on Claims and Public Accounts, recommending the -allowance of the claim of Joseph D Smith. ex-AsSfl9srr onrl nr.Mnnt 1 -t:i' lard county, for $22.50, taxes assessed in Millard and collected in Beaver county From same committee, disallowing the claim of Barlow Ferguson, Prosecuting Attorney for Beaver countv, for $280 extra legal services in prosecuting Territorial Terri-torial cases. The committee called attention atten-tion to the law in the case, which provides pro-vides for the remuneration asked as a I county officer. . ' . . The same committee reported on the claim of E. T. Sprague, Clerk of the Ter-rfe Ter-rfe ,SuPreme Court, for an allowance of $20 for clerk's fees in Territorial cases and recommended that $130 be allowed and incorporated in the general appropriation appropri-ation bill. The latter amount represented the fees for the last two years, and the Daunce exhibited a claim for periods By Mr. Howell, from the Committee on Highways, recommending the passage of I O. F. No. 8, relating to highways, "and I j the rejection of C. F. No. 1, since the first bill incorporated all the provisions of tUe RAormH ' T?oraiTTA1 am. -Cl-J . I . v-A ami meu io come np in its order. By Sir. Creer, from the Private Coroor-awon Coroor-awon Committee, recommending "the passage of a substitute bill for H. F. No z- authorizing the incorporation of rail- de0etePani!8' the buildiDg f nion xchloh handed a written motion, which was seconded and referred to the .1 Fish and Game Committee. It suggested sug-gested that the committee provide a section sec-tion in the fish and game bill declaring it "a misdemeanor for any person to fish for three years in either Mill Creek, Emigration, Emigra-tion, Forest or City Creek." Adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. morn-ing. - February 11. A petition was presented present-ed from a number of farmers and residents resi-dents in the Salt Lake valley, complaining complain-ing of large herds being carelessly driven through-the country and herded in the valley and on the benches, befouling the streams, feeding on stacks of hay, etc., to the detriment of property-holders, and asking that sQme law be passed protecting protect-ing them in their rights. Committee on Agriculture.' A petition was presented from a number num-ber of the wives and mothers of Utah asking that some law be passed to prohibit pro-hibit the sale of intoxicating drinks within one mile of any school or church within Utah Territory. Committee on Manufacture Manufac-ture and Commerce. Mr. Hatch presented a petition signed by Thomas S. Watson t and sixty others, asking an appropriation of $3,000 to repair re-pair a road up Provo canyon, along the Provo river. Committee on Highways. Mr. Farnsworth presented a. petition from J. R. Wilkins, clerk of the Second Judicial District Court, asking that he be furnished a safe adequate to keep all records, etc., and stating that the one which he has for his use is insufficient in many ways for the purpose.. Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Enrollment reported report-ed that they had forwarded H. F. No. 26, a bill in relation to estates of decedents, to His Excellency, Eli H. Murray, for his approval. " - Upon motion of Mr. King, it was ordered or-dered that the county courts of the counties coun-ties to which an appropriation was made during the last session of the Legislature for the purpose of fixing bridges and highroads, make a report of the expenditures expendi-tures of said appropriation. Mr. Thurman, noticing the absence of a number of the members of the Legisla-I Legisla-I ture, desired to know if they had the right to be absent from any session without with-out an excuse from the remaining members. mem-bers. He also called attention to the fact that no member from Salt Lake county was present. . Mr. Hatch, chairman of yesterday's session, was asked if he had excused the members from being present at to-day's session. He stated that he was in favor of excusing all members from Salt Lake at the first session, but had not granted them permission since. . . C. F. No. 8, a bill pertaining to highways, high-ways, was taken up on its second read ing, partly read and several amendments made. Adjourned till 2 p. m. |