Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT the legal business transacted on wednesday divorce was granted in the case of christina malano vs william mclane no alimony allowed but defendant agreed to support the children in the case of the people vs george Pe araon a motion was made by B W driggs jr counsel for defendant to have the case dismissed for want of jurisdiction of the justices court from which alie appeal was taken after examination ot the papers the court dis the case at alie afternoon session the case of the people vs joseph bagley misdemeanor was dismissed the case of the united states against robert E king was tried the verdict rendered by the jury was guilty frederick weight plead guilty to an indictment charging him with unlawful cohabitation and sentence was set for march the grand jury came into court and presented seventeen indictments under U S laws the grand jury reported adversely on alie following bills V S vs james U S vs peter madsen TJ S vs thomas wright and the people vs christen justensen assault with a deadly weapon an order was entered for the dismissal of these cases and the discharge of the defendants christian L thorp was arraigned for unlawful cohabitation and plead guilty defendant said he waa ready for sentence and waived time the last marriage he stated was formed twenty years ago and he youngest was over two years of age defendant was sentenced to six months in the penitentiary and fine the name of john williams was called for arraignment but defendant was not present soren N sorensen was arraigned on an indictment charging him with ful cohabitation and plead guilty the youngest child by the plural wife was born last june defendant was in very poor health sentenced to four months in the penitentiary and to pay the costs of the prosecution erick ludvigsen was arraigned on the charge of unlawful cohabitation he plead guilty aud promised to obey the law in the future he was allowed to go on his own recognizance and time for sentence was set for the september term alie ase of billiard county vs T C callister wag dismissed tho case of the people vs hank parrish murder was set for trial march an order was issued for subpoena in defendants witnesses court adjourned until monday next 10 a m from the editor of the As the session of the jlewis lature is drawing to a close the most important bills of the session are now under consideration and lively interest is being taken larga numbers of citizens interested being in almost constant at today to day the new school bill was up provoking considerable discussion and was subjected to somo amendments the bill in the main is a good one but when the ayes and noes were called the vote stood 11 to 11 a tie vote the speaker casting the final vote which makes the bill a law so far as the house is concerned when the speaker announced his vote in favor of the bill an outburst of applause came from outside the bar of the house in which lioner P L williams prominently appeared joined by members favoring the passage of the bill at an early hour this morning each member of the assembly found upon his desk a pamphlet entitled the fallacy of local option at 3 p m the local option bill was reached the house was packed principally by saloon men eager to leam what might become of this measure the option bill is exceedingly strong in its provision sand if it becomes a law will upset the calculations of many benders venders of the ardent considerable opposition to some of the stringent sections of the bill was indulged in by several of the members and it was finally referred back to the committee on municipal corporations and towns it is produced by many that it will not become law the bouncil killed today to day the establishment lish ment of a territorial board of equalization iza tion moyle introduced a resolution inviting the council to meet with the house in joint session on march and 2nd at 11 a m for the purpose of electing three directors of alie territorial insane asylum and the chancelor regents and treasurer of the university of deseret A grand time is anticipated tonight to night at the devereux house the members and officers of the will be special guests more anon bi SALT LAKE march city council monday night the city council met pursuant to adjournment of knight bros depre that they had discontinued business and asking that their license be transferred to mcewan was read and on motion of councilor farrer granted the council proceeded to further consideration of petitions for remittances nd abatement of water taxes for 1888 the statement of T S fleming ask ng remittance on five acres and of J J snow asking that five acres assessed to himself as also five acres to his wife josephine snow be stricken from the schedule were heard on flemings petition the council abated J E anos and abated on R ferre estate the list of recommendations for remittances mit and abatements of water taxes for 1888 presented by the february was presented and allowed several of the petitions presented february were acted upon and or motion of councilor farrer the further consideration of the balance was post boned till next monday alie council then adjourned |