Show OUR STATUTE MAKERS Kings AntiTobacco Bill Passes the House BOUNTY BILL GOES THROUGH Bryans Ull Ilrjectcd la the Council lulls Approved Ity tho Guveruoi One Disapproved a THE COJNCIL The Council met pursuant to adjournment ad-journment at 2 p m yesterday all the members being present except Councilor Coun-cilor Tuttle Several persons including includ-ing Governor West visited the Chamber during the afternoon COMMUNICATIONS A communication was received from the House notifying the Council that it had passeS C F 23 a bill for an act amending Section 2 chapter 7 of the laws of 1S5G with amendments The amendments were concurred in The Council was notified that the House refused to concur in the Council amendment to H F 37 a bill lor HII net providing for the release of r aht of dower and concurred in the jouncils amendment to H F 51 in re latiin to eminent domain MB SMOOT moved that the Council insist on its amendment to H b37 MB MARSHALL was in favor of insisting insist-ing upon the amendment and read the law of several States upon the subject showing the amendment to be in conformity con-formity with them The motion to insist upon the amendment amend-ment was carried and the House asked for a conference committee Messrs Marshall Olsen and Smoot being appointed ap-pointed to represent tne Council MB WOLLLEY presented a petition from M N Snow R C Lund Richard Rich-ard entley J M McFarlane and other residents of Washington County representing that the bridge over the Rio Virgin River near St George had been partially destroyed by floods and that the river could only be crossed at great risk and they therefore asked the Legislature for an appropriation of 1 UOO to assist in repairing the bridge Referred to the committee on highways C F 31 REJECTED The judiciary committee to whom was referred G F 31 a bill to probibit Territorial county municipal and precinct pre-cinct officers from being elected to the Legislature recommended that the bill be rejected The report was adopted and the bill rejected The committee on counties to whom was recommitted H F 33 a bill describing describ-ing the manner of determining disputed dis-puted conny boundary lines reported Hank tbe bill with amendment llepori adopted and bill filed for third reading MORE TIME GRANTED The committee on reform schoo aked for three days more in which tel make their report Granted H F 27 a bill providing for erection and maintanance of barb wire fences I was called for second reading On motion of Mr Bryan action was deferred ferred on account of the absence of Mr Tuttle H F 20 providing for the removal of county seats was made special order for today u 138 PASSED H F38 a bill d fining the manner of determining disputed county boundary lines was read for tee third time and passed v The Council then adjourned I HOUSE FOB ROAD ME STKWART handed in the petition of John liyder and several others asking ask-ing for appropriation nfor road purposes pur-poses THE LOCAL OPTION ME CEEEB presented a couple of petitions pe-titions praying for the passage of a looul option law which was referred to the committee on elections IN RELATION TO BANkING MB HEYBOBNE from the committee com-mittee on manufactures and commerce to whom had been referred C F 21 in relation to banking reported re-ported the same back with amendments amend-ments and recommended that it be placed upon its passage PROVIDING CERTAIN CHARITIES MB CLARK from the committee on appropriations to whom had been referred re-ferred the bill providing for certain charities reported the bill back with a substitute and recommended that the latter be printed and passed FROM TUE GOVERNOR The bill provides that property maybe may-be attached and held as security for any judgment that might be rendered and the Governor thought it should also provide in case perishable property prop-erty should be attached that it might I be sold and the proceeds attached THE SPEAKER said while the communication com-munication did not say so in that many words it was evident that he would not withhold his signature The communication and bill were referred re-ferred to the committee on judiciary BILLS APPROVED Another communication was also received re-ceived from the Governor as follows I have the honor to inform you that I have this day approved and filed with the Secretary of the Territory H F 24 entitled an act to prevent crimes against the elective franchise H F 33 an act amending sections 2 and 3 chapter 6 title IX of the Compiled Com-piled Laws of Utah relating to the removal re-moval and burial of dead animals HlI 41 entitled an act amending section 847 of chapter 1 title XII of the code of civil procedure providing for a rehearing in the Supreme Court FATHER GRAVES FAILS MR HEVBO SiNE from tha committe3 on manufactures to whom had bean referred the petition of Dame Graves returned the same and recommended that it be not acted up n Adopted j MR HATCH from the committee on 1 claims to whom had been referred the claim of DP Whedon for services lathe I I la-the Second District Coure repotted against allowing the claim and suggesting suggest-ing that Mr Whedon should look to the attorney who engaged him Adopted THE REFORM SCHOOL MR YOYLE from the select committee com-mittee on Reform School who had b3en appointed to examine and report on cities for said school reported satisfactory satis-factory progress and asked further time timen On motion of Mr Creer the committee commit-tee were allowed until the 25th THE COUNCIL APPROVES A communication from the Council announced that it had concurred in the House amendments to C F 23 a bill amending an act for the relief of Territorial Terri-torial prisoners and had sent the same to the committee OB enrollment AGAIN DEFERRED The reform school bill again came up but on motion of Mr Movie consideration considera-tion was deferred until February 23rd pending the report of the select committee com-mittee THE BULL BILL H F 48 a bill for an act to amend the compiled laws of Utah sections 416 arid 417 of animals running at large came up MBTHUBJIAK moved to strike out the enacting clause which was carried and the bill rejected AS TO THE LEGISLATURE HF 61 a bill for an act fixing the time for electing members of the Legislative Assembly privileging them from arrest and fixing the time for commencing the sessions of the Legislative Assembly A substitute for section 2 providing that the Assembly be held at the City Hall in Salt Lake City or at such other place therein as the Secretary of the Territory Terri-tory may designate and shall commence com-mence at 2 o clock pm on the second Monday in January next after the election of the members thereof had been offered and after considerable skirmishing the whole matter went over until today THE COUNCIL INSISTS A communication from the Council announced that that body insisted on its amendments to the release of dower hill and asked a conference thereon Acquiesced Ac-quiesced and Hoge Richarus und Spencer appointed KINGS AKTITOBACCO BILl H F 61 Kings bill for an act pro nibiting the disposal of tobacco in any forms tn minors was the next under consideration It was slightly amended MR HOWELL wanted Section 3 providing pro-viding that the act should be in force from and after its cassase amended ME THUBMAN Do you want to give the boys a chance to lay in a supply of cigarettes MB HOWELT No but there are many people who sell tobacco to minors who will probaby lay themselves liable through a lack of knowledge of the law Tie thought reasonable F9tice should be given MK JONES thought the public press would be the best medium of information informa-tion Alter more discussion the section was stricken out MR HATCH wanted it amended so as to punish the dealer who knowingly disposed of any tobacco He thought HIp dealer ought to have some protection protec-tion MB KING did not favor it MR HATCH thought it would work considerable hardship We have he I said educated some 20000 boys to smoke cigarettes and it would be considerable con-siderable of a chore to compel them all to stop If they do not bny the cigarettes cigar-ettes themselves they will have to get their mothers to do it MR ALLENBut it is also made a time to give or famish cigarettes MR HATCH Well then mothers need not give the cigarettes to themthey can lay them around on the martle piece where the youths may get them The bill finally passed by a clear vote li ayessome absent It is as follows fol-lows SECTION 1Be it enacted etc That hero after It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell give or furnish any cigarette cigar-ette or cigarettes or tobacco in any of its forms to any minor under 18 years of age SEC 2Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined any sum not exceeding ex-ceeding one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment Impris-onment In the county jail any number of days not exceeding one hundred FROM THE COUNCIL came a message to the effect that it had passed with amendments H F 38 a bill defining the method of deciding disputed county boundary lines One amendment was concurred in and the other rejected THE BOUNTY BILL Substitute for H F 57 a bill for an act providing certain bounties for the destruction of certain wild animals then came up Mr Allen worked hard to protect the emblem of his native statethe cayote but failed to save that animals scalp Mr Kimball succeeded in getting in the ground squirrel and Mr Creers amendment that 5 a bushel be paid for grasshoppers was loudly rejected re-jected MR JONES did not like the idea of bounties being offered for rabbit scalps in less quantities than 300 In Box Elder El-der County they had a bounty law and there it was found that rabbit ears became be-came a circulating medium Ma HATCHIt was just as good as scrip wasnt it MB JONES I therefore move that the number be made 300 The motion v as lost and the bill put upon its passage and passed by 17 ayes 5 noes It is as follows SECTION 1Be it enacted etc That the several county courts within tne respective re-spective counties in this Territory a > e hereby authorized and empowered by an order made of record upon ihe mmntes of such county court to offer and pay rewards for the destruction of wild animals within their respective counties coun-ties of Rot to exc fed n each on lynxes gray wolves and wild cats 50 cents on coyotes 5 on mountain lions and bears 2 cents on jackrabbits jack-rabbits aud ground squirrels as hereinafter provided Sec 2The person or persons who shall hereafter kill any of the above named wild animals in order to receive the reward mentioned men-tioned in section 1 of this act shall produce the bead or scalp of such animal with ears attached before the county clerk In and for any county as aforesaid It shall be the duty of such county clerk to diligently examine ex-amine such person or persons and such other witnesses as said county clerk mty deem proper on oath or affirmation touching touch-ing the time when and place where such animal was tskeu and killed and the cn cumstancesthereof If uponsuch examination i examin-ation the county clerk shall be satisfied that such animal was so taken and killed by the person or parsons producing the head or scalp thereof within the Iimltsof the county for which said county clerk Is qualified to act he shall immediately causa such head or scalp to be destroyed and shall issue a warrant the treasury of such county for the reward offered In accordance with the provisions of this act to Lhe person or persons per-sons producing such head or scalp provided pro-vided that any person or persons must present pre-sent not less than twenty five scalps or heads ot jack rabbits ana ground squirrels at any one time to entitle them to the reward re-ward offered in accordance with the provisions pro-visions of this act SEC 3 The county clerk of each county shall keep a true account of the moneys paid out under this act and the number of each species of animals for which bounties have been paid and wheneverthe amount paid reaches the sum of fifty dollars or more said clerk shall present said account sworn toby to-by said clerk as being true and correct to the Territorial Auditor who shall di aw his warrant upon the Territorial Treasurer for ouehalf of said amount which shall be paid by said treasurer out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated and forward the same to said county SEC 4 Any county court may at anytime any-time set aside vacate and rescind their order or any part thereof offering and paying i pay-ing such rewards as are provided for in section sec-tion 1 of this act or may reduce the amounts of such rewards Provided That an order be made of record to such effect upon the minutes I min-utes of such court and published In some newspaper having a general circulation in said county at least thirty days before said I action khall take effect THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE to whom had been referred Council amendment to H F 37 reported that they had agreed upon a compromise Adopted The House then adjourned until to dayat 2 oclock pm |