Show NEARING TEE CLOSE The Solons Getting Their Business Into Shape ffE COMMITTEES BEPOETIKG Three 5o 8ioas of tho Council and Two Lung OUCH of the Douse on Satuiday Good Work THE COUNCIL The Council met promptly at 10 u moo with President Smith in the chair Councilor Young excused A message was received from the House asking for a conference committee commit-tee on Council amendments to H F So 59 the county government bill i Request granted and Messrs Woolley Howe and Suioot appointed on the pat to the Council The amendment was in regard to the caring for transen I paupers idiots etc The House insisted on retaining the text so that counties would be compelled to care for tran iient i paupers idiots etc In the conference con-ference committee the language of the house was retained in all its purity Transient paupers and idiots will now have an opportunity of being cared for FROM THE HOUSE C F No 19 to encourage the production pro-duction and manufacture of sugar and C F No 25 a bill amending the code of civil procedure were received rom the Home Passed without imendmcnts Referred to the committee commit-tee on enrollment The committee on judiciary reported favorably on H F 4i regulating the sale and manufacture of into icat m liquors also H F Ko 30 a bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors where the people by vote have jo elected Reports adopted and both oills were filed for second reading The committee on private corpora tions reported favorably on H F No 75 a bill to establish corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals leport adopted and filed for second reading The ommittee on claims and public accounts reported as follows COMMITTEE ROOMS March 3 1838 Mr Pf siclCl1t Your committee on claims and public acjouuts to whom vas referred the petition of J E Dooley cashier in Wells Fargo Cos bank asking for 930 40 reimoursemeat on certificates in express robbery case have to report that the lion John T Cuie was in 1830 appointed a com mis oner by the Legislative Assembly to consider said claims and proposed to flllow portions of these claims and mding I this conclusion to be just we ecommend that said petition be not ranted Respectfully OLSeN chairman The report was adopted and the petition peti-tion of J iiL Doolcy not granted SPECIAL OKCE15 OF THE DAY II F No 7 providing for the eqializa lion of Territorial and Territorial sclics taxes came up on its third reading was amended and passed SECOND READING OF BILLS H F No 41 a bill regulating the manufacture and sale of intoxicating I liquors was read the second time At 1215 p m recess was taken until 2pm IN TIlE AFTERNOON nearly all the members were pre ent The conference committee on H F No 38 a bill defining the manner of determining disputed county boundary lines reported that they had acceded to the wishes of the House in regard to the amendments Report was not adopted and the Council Coun-cil insisted on its amendments A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR was received stating that he had ap proved the memorial to Congress iu regard re-gard to the removal of the Southern Ute Indians from Colorado Utah C if No 19 an act to encourage the production and manufacture ofsu arin the Territory of Utah C F No 25 amending Section 1175 of the Code of Civil Procedure approved March 13 18Sl Tho committee on judiciary reported favorably on H F No 76 u bil providing viding for the incorporation of cities etc which was immediately taken upon up-on its second reading an l amended On motion of Councilor Smoat at 5 pm the Council took a recess until 730 IN THE EVENING At 7 30 nearly all the members were in their places FROM THE HOUSE H F Nu 59 a bill to establish a uniform system of county governments was received amended from the House Amendmonts concurred in H F No 35 a bill in relation to doors and fire escapes in public buildings came back from the House amended The amendments were concurred inC in-C F No 38 amending an act defining the boundaries of counties and locating locat-ing county seats came back from the House without amendnent Ordered enrolled and forwarded to the Governor A BILL KILLED The House adheres to its disagreement disagree-ment to the Councils amendment toH F No 38 defining the manner of ditar mining disputed county boundary lines The Council adhered to its amendments amend-ments This virtually kills the bill The joint committee on compilation of the laws of the Territory reported as follows March 3 188B To Honorable the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah The committee authorized by on act of the Uovtrnor and Legislative Assembly As-sembly to compile the laws public resolutions reso-lutions etc respectfully report in accordance ac-cordance with the provisions of said act that said compilation is now complete com-plete including laws of the present session ses-sion that have been approved to date The committee find it impracticable to report fully in accordance with said act before the close of the session inasmuch as the laws etc of this session must ba included in the compilation compila-tion Unless othrwise instructed > t by your honorable body the committee I will proceed at once to advertise bids for the printing of said compilation and take such other steps as under the law they feel authorized to do Respectfully submitted THDBMAK Chairman of committee on compilation compila-tion On motion of Councilor Woolley the report was approved H F 70 was again taken up and read the second time amended and filed for third reading H F30the local option bill came upon up-on second reading COUNCILOR SMOOT moved that the reading be postponed and ordered printed as the House had amended the original bill so that it was hardly recognized recog-nized Carried Tne bill to establish corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals was passed under suspension of the rules THIRD READING OF BILLS H F No 10 the reform school bill name up on third reading and was oased There was no effort made to change the place designated Weber bounty The appropriation is now m creased to 75000 The President announced the table clear of business Adjourned to Monday Mon-day March 5th at 10 u m I I HOUbK The Speaker called the House to order promptly at 10 a m yesterday and after the usual preliminaries the transaction of regular business was proceeded with A PETITION MR HATCH presented a communication communica-tion from P L Williams Commissioner > f Schools showing amount of expenditures ex-penditures in his office amounting to 24005 and asking that the amount be ippropriated to him Referred to the committee on ilaims REPORTS The committee on conference appointed ap-pointed to confer with a committee from the Council relative to amendments amend-ments made by the House to H F 33 lefining the manner of determining dis raed county boundary lines reported that an agrehinent had been reached A opted FROM rita COMMITTEE ON ASYLUM The committee on asylum to whom was referred C F 18 a bill in relation to the establishment of a Territorial insane asylum recommended that the darae be put upon its passage Adopted THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE presented the following report Your committee on agriculture and irrigation to whom was referred a communication com-munication from the president of the Agricultural and Manufacturing Society after due consideration of the iiinie beg leave to 1 report the following Believing it to be conducive to the oest interests of the agricultural and uanmactunug resources oi this Territory Terri-tory that unstable building should be Iud in which to hold Territorial airs we recommend that if the corporate corpor-ate authorities of Salt Lake City will < tppropriate tne easshalf of Washington quare for Territorial fairgrounds that the sum of 10000 be appropriated to jrect buildings thereon in which to hold territorial fairs and that it be expended t V and under the direction of the Deseret Agricultural and Mauufactur I ng Society and tha they make a report re-port of the expenditures of this appro 1 jrintion to the next Legislative Assembly i Assem-bly Also that the said amount of 10000 be placed in the appropriation oill for the bove named purpose Very respectfully RouEemlJhabman Adopted OHDEI1ED PRINTED The committee on ways and means reported that H F 85 a bill for an act to provide revenue for the Territory of Utah had been ordered printed BILL REJECTED The committee on municipal corporations corpora-tions and towns recommended that U F 5 a bill for the classification and government of municipal corporations and towns be rejected as the Fame ground was fully covered in H F 79 Adopted Council Joint Resolution No 1 was adopted ON TIlE COMMATIOW OK THB2AWS The committee on compilation of the laws etc reported that the compilation com-pilation < vas completed including the laws passed at the present session approved ap-proved to date and that if there were io objections the committee would proceed to advertise for bids for printing print-ing the laws and take such other stops as might be necessary Adopted TO ESTABLISH A JISHi HATSIiERY The committee OH fish and game to whom was referred the petition of J R Walker and others recommended rec-ommended that the peti ion be granted and an appropriation of 0 000 be made to estabish a hatchery and that the fresh water streams and lakes of the Territory be stocked with various kinds of fish including in-cluding New England trout cat fish etc and that one half of the approprii 1 atton bs expended by A M Musser in lass and onehalf in 18S9 MK HATCH sJggested that the matter be referred back to the committee and that they be instructed to draft a bill embodying the suggestions and recommendations recom-mendations made in the report He was decidedly opposed to appropria lag moneys for any purpose without any restrictions Tee motion was carried THAT LAW LIBRARY I MB RICHARDS moved that th vote by which the enacting clause of H F 4G providing for a law library was stricken out be reconsidered MR FARNSWORTH moved that the motion mo-tion to reconsider be laid on tho table Lost ME RICHARDS spoke in favor of a reconsideration re-consideration He thought perhaps that the bill was a misnomer It should be a bill for the relief of the public MR CLARK saw no re son why attorneys attor-neys should not provide their own law books He was opposed tj a reconsideration reconsid-eration MB HOGE stated that the Territory owned broken sets of books whit b could be completed at small expense they were now almost worthless Members Mem-bers of the bar J in Salt Lake City had 75 000 invested in law books An appropriation ap-propriation of 5000 was 83ied for to establish a public library not for the II I benefit of attorneys but to relieve them from furnishing what the Territory Terri-tory should provide fIt MOYLE spoke in favor of a reconsideration recon-sideration MB HATCH was in favor of a reconsideration recon-sideration but at the same time thought it might be welt to provide the building to be erected on Washington Square with plows and harvesting machinery for the benefit of farmers who by the way were about the only honest men He moved that if any lawyer was absent ab-sent from the House the sargeantat arms be instructed to bring him in before be-fore the vote was taken The motion to reconsider was lost AMENDMENTS CONCURRED IN The House concurred in Council amendments to H F7 substitute providing pro-viding for a Territorial board of equalization equal-ization THE INSOLVENCY BILL C F 2 providing for proceedings in insolvency was referred to the committee commit-tee on judiciary H F G7 making appropriations to the several counties was referred to the committee on ways and means THE TIRE DEAPA2TMENT DRILL The Speaker notified the House that the members of the Fire Department would be pleased to have the members attend a drill of the Department immediately after adjournment MUST REPORT Mr HATCH moved that all committees commit-tees be instructed to make full and comolete reports of all matters in their hands not later than Moaday at 2 pm Carried BACK TO TIlE COMMITTEE H F 85 a bill to provide revenue for the Territory of Utah was taken up on its second reading On motion of Mr unman the bill was re committed co t committee on ways and means The House then took a recess until 2 pm IN THE AFTERNOON At 2 pm the House reassembled with Mr Farnsworth in the chair During the afternoon a large number of persons including several ladies visited the House THE HOUSE ADHERES The House was notified that the Council refused to accept the report of the conference committee on H F 33 in relation to county boundary lines MF KING moved that thp House adhere ad-here to its disagreement Carried FROM THE GOVERNOR A communication was raad from the Governor notirying the House that ho had approved and tiled with the Secretary H F 2 i fixing the time at which new laws shall gu into effect H F57 providing bounties for the destruction of certain animals and birds H If providing for the establishment and support of district schools and H F 70 u bill for in act to provide for the changing or names of towns precincts and school districts TO ESTABLISH A TnrPITOHIAL INSANE ASYLUM C F IS a bill to amend an act en itiel an act to establish a Territorial insane as lum was taken ur > 3n ito SECond SEC-ond reading This bill is a voluminou < tile und during the reading which lasted three hours six members quiutiy withdrew After a numberof amendments amend-ments were made the bill passed its second reading and was tiled for Bur reading FBOM THE COMMITTEE ON AeaiGS LTU E The committee on agriculture presented pre-sented a new report on the communication communi-cation of the Agricultural Manu facturing Society providing that if the city shall deed to the Territory the whole of the Tenth Ward Square for fairpurposes the amount ct 20000 be appropriated to erect buildings thereon Ma HATCH objected to making these extensive appropriations on overy ocua I sion If it was continued the auditors warrants would go begging at 50 caats on the dollar He tboughtthat the appropriation ap-propriation of 20000 was beyond all reason The report was adopted I A JAIL FOR KANE COTOTY The committee on appropriations io whom was referred the commun ica ion of residents of Kane County representing that the county was obliged to guard outlaws fom Arizona Ari-zona and asking for an appropriation to assist in building a jail rccom monded that the sum ot 1000 bo appropriated ap-propriated Adopted RELATION TO DOORS A32 IRE ESCAPES H F 35 in relation to doors and fire escapes in public buildings was taken up on its third reading and parsed HOGGS 3IABE3SX BILL H F C a bill for aa act regulating marriages came up on it third reading I Several amendments were made and I Hoge moved that it ba passed There were only fourteen members present when the roll we3 called and of these only three voted against it The vote was not announced and on motion mo-tion of Mr Allen furtherconsideration was postponed until Monday at G j pm The House adjourned until Monday morning at 10 oclock |