Show SIXTEENTH DAY JAT aa 1888 coukell the council was notified of the passage oi the henhe of providing for bail ih certain cases abill for an act reo lating the mode of procedure cases m justices courts was read and referred to the committee KF amend the law relating to the afef consent asars was on motion of T jre solution aso 1 by number iw maJe moro intelligible by also giving the subject of was concurred in by the council i A petition ans rend from mary A i wilcken widow 0 tho lato august wilcken former chaplain of tho council praying for relief on the ground that he faithfully performed his duties tho understanding that lie should receive compensation at the rate of four dollars per baythe amount customary in such cases and the amount actually paid during tho same session to ahe chaplain of the house for his services whereas mr wilcken only received compensation at the rate of per diem the balance of the sl per day being usually made up by appropriation of the territorial rit orial legislature on motion of marshall the petition was referred to the committee on appropriation the report of tho judiciary committee on 0 P no 4 a bill providing for the exemption of mutual benefit building societies from taxation was read praises the spirit of such institutions tut ions but for fear of setting a precedent f or si legislation in numerous other cases recommended that it be rejected on motion of carlisle the report of the committee was accepted and the bill rejected olsen presented 0 a bill providing for an act incorporating corp orating the city of richmond cache county referred to committee on municipal corporations C F 13 a bill in relation to supreme and district courts was read by title and referred to athe committee on judiciary 0 K 9 a bill in relation to county recorders was read and after a lively discussion amendments was passed adjourned eoute A communication from the auditor was read accompanied by some reports 0 county clerks the auditor recommends a law further denning what information these reports shall give referred to the committee on counties the report of the chancellor 0 F whitney of the university of deseret was read it sketches the history and struggles of the institution and cites examples from history of universities versi ties the report is accompanied by one from the president of the university and other documents showing its financial condition etc it recommends the establishment of a deaf muto department having industrial du features and calls favorable attention to the recommendations of the president relative to a school of mines the indebtedness of the buildings is over and about will be bequir ed to finish them an appropriation pria tion to cover these amounts TS recommended referred to tha committee on education A communication from the council announced its passage ment odthe bill firing the age of consent in reference to rape at thirteen years the bill was referred for enrollment thurman introduced a bill to amend the present law m relation to appeals from justices courts in civil cases referred to the judiciary committee richards introduced a bill to prevent the sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors on any election day except that for school trustees referred to the committee on judiciary hatch introduced a bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors where the people vote in favor of prohibition this measure is in some respects similar to kings loisil option bill and was referred to the same committee that on elections it provides for prohibition in municipalities wards or precincts on a majority vote in favor thereof and was drawn and introduced at the instance of the comans womans Wo mans christian temperance union dark chairman of the appropriation committee introduced a bill making appropriations for general purposes remarking that it was in part tho bill which failed two yeara ago it is a tho appropriation bill was read by items printed adjourned |