Show LEGISLATIVE HALLS The Local Option Bill Passes the House DOINGS OF THE JOINT SESSION George M Scott Edward Benner and F II Auorljach Elected Regents of the University Ten oclock was rather early for the members of the Council but all were in their seats at that hour TO MEET THE HOUSE An invitation was receiyed from the House to meet in joint session tit 11 ain a-in for the purpose of electing three directors of the Territorial Insane Asylum Asy-lum and the chancellor regents and treasurer of the University of Deseret Invitation accepted FROM THE HOUSi cime messages insisting on its disagreement disagree-ment to H F No 33 a bill defining the I manner of determining disputed county boundary lines and asking for another conference committee Request granted and Councilors Bryan Howe Olsen and Shurthff were appointed as committee com-mittee on the part of the Council H F No 79 amending section 552 chapter 9 title 8 laws of ISSi Referred Re-ferred to the committee on private corporations cor-porations H F No 2G substitute amending section 35 title 3 of chapter 45 laws of 183J relating to private corpora corpor-a ions Referred to the committee on private corporations H F No 47 substitute to establish estab-lish a public school system and provide tor the maintenance and supervision of public schools Referred to the committee com-mittee on education H F No 70 a bill providiug for the incorporation of cities Referred to tile committee on municipal corporations and towns REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The committee on claim and public accounts reported unfavorably on the petitition of Samuel Cozier asking for an appropriation of 39i77 for the capture cap-ture of the Moss brothers Adopted and claim of Oozier rejected H F No 74 a bill to prevent cruelty to nmmais was reported favorably C F No 28 a bill flr the organization organiza-tion and prosecution of a geological 1 survey was reported unfavoraoly by the committee on agriculture and the same was rejected The committee on education reported favorably on H F No 77 the bill ti establish an institution for deaf mutes Report adopted and bill filed for second reading The committee onjmunicipal corporations I corpor-ations and towns reported favorably on H F No 09 the city corporation bill Import was adopted and bill filed for second reading BILL KILLED C F I No 39 to amend sections 791 and 793 giving marshals Dower equal to i sheriffs came up as special order of the day on second reading QJ motion of Councilor Bryan tie I nactim clause was stricken out SECOND BEADING OF BILLS H F JSo 74 a bill to prevent cruelty to animals pending the reading the Council took a recess to meet with the House in joint session At 1125 the Council resumed its session ses-sion and again took up PL F No 74 to prevent cruelty to animals Read Bec oud time amended and died for third reading Council took a recess until 2 pm In tne afternoon the Council resumed ts session promptly at 2 pm FROM THE HOUSE H F No 78 a bill to prevent persons from cutting or othewise injuring barD wire fences was received from the House and tiled for soc jnd reading BESOLUTIOKS BEGARDIXD TIlE POLYGAMY BILLS H C R No 21 was concurred in It is as follows Whereas the government of the United States has enacted laws prohibiting prohibit-ing and punishing bigamy polygamy unlawful cohabitation adultery incest and fornication and said lava are in lorce and supreme iq the Territory ol Utah aud Whereas Itis the opinion of His Ez cellency the Governor ol Utah as well as a majority of the members of the present Legislative Assembly that said laws upon the subject named are exclu dive and cannot lawfully be aided to diminished or defjreolaed so far as said punishment is covered by Territorial Terri-torial Legislation and Whereas It is the opinion of the majority ma-jority of the members of said Asem bly that any law passed by said Legislature prohibiting or punishing punish-ing any or all of said offences would not only be an excess of legislative power in tho respect above referred to but would be unconstitutional in its operation and if not unconstitutional would be oppres ive in that it might subject the citizen to be twice tried for tuBsame offence and Whereas A bill has been twice intro duc d and is now pending in the House of Representatives of said Legislature which it is proposed to prohibit and punish each of said offences already prohibited and punished by the laws of the United States as aforesaid and whereas < aid Assemblv for the reasons above named do hereby reject and disapprove dis-approve said billand in order that their action herein may not be misunderstood or misr presented and for the purpose of emphasizing in the most solemn manner within their power as a legislative legis-lative body the declarations and intentions inten-tions of the people of Utah covering the prohibition ot said officers thrrefore Resolved By the House the Council concurring that this Assembly is in f vor of a just humane and impartial enforcement of said laws of the United States in the same manner as other criminal laws are enforced under the Constitution and laws of our cosntry to tho end that said offences may be effectually prohibited LOCAL OPTION H F No 30 prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor where the people I vote against its sale and H F No 44 I t < u licensing and regulating the manufacturing manufac-turing and sale of intoxicating liquors I were received from the House and referred re-ferred to the committee on judiciary MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR A communication was read from the Governor statirg that he had approved Council memorial to Congress N > 5 asking for ten acres of the Fort Doug las reservation ON CAPITOL BUILDINGS COMMITTEE ROOM March 2183S 3ff President Your joint committee on capitol grounds to whom was rp erred the offer of laud for a site for Capitol buildings heretofore tendered the Territory by the City of Salt Lake would report your committee as unanimously of the opinion that the site offered is well suited for the purpose pur-pose and furnishes a locatiouthat cannot can-not be surpassed either in the adaptability adaptabil-ity of the soil for the growth of trees and other shrubbery or for the beauty of its surrounding and the magnificence of the views afforded therefrom Its immediate immedi-ate proximity to the central portion of our capital city adds greatly to its advantages ad-vantages We therefore recommend the acceptance of the offer of the City of Salt Lake and herewith report a joint resolution oi the Governor and Legislative Legisla-tive Assembly of the Territory of Utah which we advise should be adopted Respectfully SnuBTiiiFK chairman THE RESOLUTION WHEREAS the City of Salt Lake has offered and tendered to the Territory of Utah certain lands in trust for certain specified uses in words and figures following fol-lowing The Honorable the GOternor and the Legislative Legisla-tive Assembly of the Tcrritoiy of Utah I am directed by the select committee com-mittee consihting of Mayor F Armstrong Arm-strong and Aldermen W W Riter T G Webber W S MaCornlck James Sharp and George D Pyper of the City Council of Salt Lake City tender to the Territory of Utah in behalf of said city under the conditions and restrictions hereinafter named the following fol-lowing described lands and premises to be used and devoted to the erection of the Cap itol building of thu Territory or mture State of utah to wit Beginning at a point 252 feet south and 799J feet east from the southwest south-west corner of the northwest quarter of Sectiou 11 Township 1 North Range 1 East Sal Lake meridian thence east 1S2 feet tnence north IS degrees east 500 feet thence north 900 feet thenco west 1000 feet thence south 27 degrees 43 minutes east 1550 feet to the place of beginning containing contain-ing IJJ4MOO acres said tract being contained wiihiu the limits of the west half of said section 31 Also an additional onehalf interest in five acres of land more or less as may be necessary suitably situAted on Capitol Hill for reservoir purposes the location of said land to be hereafter determined by the Territory Ter-ritory and city the said conditions to be as follows towit FirstAcceptance of land designated and trust herein conferred under the conditions named SecondThe payment of one dollar ThirdThe erection upon said land of the Capitol buildings of the Teiritory or future State FourthThat such buildings be used exclusively ex-clusively for Territorial or Sate purposes FifthThat the portion of the ground not actually devoted to buildings as aforesaid be improved and cultivated as a public park SixThat whenever purposes for which the proposed graut is made shall ceasa to be carried out and said grounds shall cease to bo used for Capitol grounds or Territorial or State purposes as herein provided then the proposed trust shall cease ana the grant become be-come absolutely void and of no effect aud said lands shall revert ta the grantor On the acceptance of the trust hereby proposed under the conditions as aforesaid by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Ltah the Mayor of said city will be authorized to execute a proper deed of conveyance of said described premises to the Territory of Utah HEBER M WELLS City Recorder SALT LAKE CITY March 1st iSiS And whereat It is to the public interest that the bald offer be accepted now therefore there-fore He it Resolved by the Governor and Legislative Legis-lative Assembly of the Territory of Utah that the offer and tender of said lands by the City of Salt Litte to tho Territory of Utah as hereinbefore set forth be and the same is hereby accepted by the said Terri ton subject to the conditions limitations and restrictions in said offer specified and set forth Passed under suspension of the rules THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY under suspension of the rules reported favorably on H F No 79 a bill to amend section 552 chapter 9 of title 8 Uode of Civil Procedure Filed for second sec-ond reading BILLS PASSED H F No 74 a bill to prevent cruelty to animals and H F No 69 a bill for an act to amend an act entitled an act prescribing rules and regulations for the execution of the trust arising idor an tct of Congress entitled un act for the relief of tho inhabitants of cities and towns upon the public lands approved March 2d 1807 and February 17th 18G9 Also d F No 77 a bill te establish I m institution for deaf mutes and H F Xo 79 a bill to amend seCtion 532 chapter 9 title 8 Code of Civil Procedure Pro-cedure were passed under suspension ot tho rules FROM THE HOUSE H F No 71 a bill relatiEg to life insurance in-surance companies was received from the House and filed for second reading BILLS KILLED C F No 34 a bill to amend chapter 12 laws of 1886 was read the second time On motion of Councilcr Marshall the enacting clause was stricken out H F No 78 a bill to prevent persons cutting or otherwise injuring barb wire fences was taken up on the second reading on motion of Councilor Smoot the enicting clause was stricken out H F No 10 the reform school bill was read the second time and filed for third reading PASSED H F No 59 a bill to establish a uniform system of county governments was passed 0 F No 18 amending an act establishing a Teritonal insane asylum read the third time and passed COUNCILOR OLSEN moved to reconsider H F No 71 providing for the equalization equal-ization of Torriorial taxes Carried and made special order for this morning Adjourned until 10 am today HOUSE There were several vacant desks when the Housn opened yasierday morning dup doubtless to the festivities of the evening previous and the early hour at which the body convened Those who bore the most jaded appearance were present at the minstrel show the evening previous I ON LOOAl opnoN I MB HATCH presented several more I petitions on local option and they were referred to the committee on elections AS TO MEDICINE ME KING presented a bill by request re-quest he said which provided lor the punishment of anvone selling injurious drugs and medicines Referred to the committee on public health NO DIVISION The committee on counties to whom had been referred the petition of L B Long and twentynine others asking that Flute County be divided recommended recom-mended that the petition be not granted Adopted TEE FOURTH DISTRICT The judiciary committee reported a substitute tor C F 11 defining the boundaries of the Fourth Judicial District Dis-trict with the recommendation that it pass Adopted THE ANTIPOLYGAMY RESOLUTION as received from the House was adopted NO NEED FOR IT The petition of residents of Moroni City Sanpete County asking for changes in their charter was rejected because H Jb 76 covered all that was asked for AS TO LOCAL OPTION H F 30 came up again Several amendments were offered and Mr Hoge wanted the first section stricken out He was in favor of throwing all the legislation possible against the liquor traffic but he thought the cities had ample powers and TIIURIAN Second the motion MB HOGE Good morning MR HELM wanted the bill rejected but that motion was lost and on motion mo-tion of Mr King the bill was put upon its passage DROUGHT BY THE SERGEANT As the roll was being called the absence ab-sence of Mr Hatch was noted and on motion of Mr King the sergeantat arms was instructed to go out and bring him in ME RICHARDS do not see any necessity ne-cessity for ithe has voted against every bill so far AKEMEKB But he will vote for this it is his bill ME HATCH was brought in and his vote recorded aye There were but five votes against the billAllen Hoge McLaughlin Rouecho and Helm THE BARB WIRE BUGABOO H F 78 a bill to punish persons cut ing or injuring barb wire fences next came up MB THURMAN wanted the bill so amended as to make it apply to lawful ferc s only In support of this he said that if there existed such fences as members had said on this floor he thought anyone might have the right to pick them up aud carry them off Mr HATCH wanted the bill rejected I Mu ROCKCIIS was up in firms at I once He did not believe he said that the farmers had a friend upon the floor and the best thing the grangers could do under such circumstances was to take down their fences and protect their property the other way This aroused the ire of several members and Mr Jones explained that in many parts in the Territory travelers carried shears cut I the wires turned their animals into the II pasture to feed and then went on in the morning MR THUHMAN thought he saw a great I inconsistency m the bill A few days ago the barb wire fence was on the floor of the House said to be a thing that should be swept from the face of the earth Now we are asked to throw a cloak of protection around it I The bilf passed ayes 13 noes 9 Creer Hoge Helm Hatch Heyborno I McLaughlin Thurman Wood Allen THE JOINT SESSION At this point a recess was taken for fifteen minutes in order to meet with the Councilors who had entered The roll call of both Houses showed the five Liberal members had taken an adjournment adjourn-ment to the anteroom where they were puffing away at Hav nas MB HATCH noticed their absence and said he supposed they had been detained de-tained unavoidably and moved a postponement post-ponement until today when they would probably be able to be present I Mn RICHABDS objected The Liberal members of the House knew of this meeting and had purposely retired Mn KIMH VLL thought it would be a good idea to send the sergeantatarms of both houses after them This however was frowned down and the busiues for which the Assembly Assem-bly had convenedthe election of three directors for this Asylum a chancellor treasurer and board of regents of the Deseret University wao commenced I THE ASYLUM DIBKCTOES ME CLARK named Francis Armstrong Arm-strong ME RICHARDs nominated L W Shurtliff MB SMOOT named James Dunn I THE UNIVERSITY OFFiCERS I MR KING nominated 0 F WiiiJnoy I as chancellor MR TUTTLE nominated T G Wilber for treasurer The following nominations were made for regents Mr Howell nampd John T Caine Mr Carlisle W W Riter Mr Moyle E A Smith Mr Farnsworth Farns-worth F W Jennings Mr Riter Prof Edward Benner Mr Woolley Geo M Scott Mr Clark James Sharp j Mr Creer A W Carlson Mr Shurt hff C C Richards Mr Hatch S K j Thurman Mr Howe Wm M Stewart I Stew-art Mr Thurman Fred H Auerbach There was no opposition all the nominations nom-inations being unanimously supported The business being concluded the joint session adjourned KINGS LIQUOR BILL again came up for discussion Mr Allen thought it was high license prohibition pro-hibition and local option combined Some debate occurred as to the minimum mini-mum and maximum license to be charged The minimum was finally mate 000 and the maximum 2000 It was also amended so as to provide that any person convicted of drunkenness shall bepuuished by imprisonment for not more than one month The bill passed w r ON PUBLIC HEALTH Mn ALLEN from the committee on public health reportedon H F 87 a bill for an act to punish persons selling > < a a injurious medicines and recommended that it be rejected Adopted and recess taken until 2 pm IN THE AFTERNOON the opening gun was fire by the committee com-mittee on live stock who reported favorably on the bill providing for the revision of the brand sheets MOYLES LIFE INSURANCE BILL was next considered After a few amendments the bill passed21 ayes two absent ON LIVE STOCK MR KIMBALL from the committeo on live stock reported back H F relating re-lating to the branding herding and care of stock and recommended its passage I Adopted FEOM THE COUNCIL came a communication showing it had refected H F 78 in relation to barbwire barb-wire fences H F 69 amending the townsite act with amendments which were concurred in also the deaf mute bill the Council insisting on an amendment amend-ment making the aopropriauon 6000 yearly instead of 5000agreed to H F 74 a bill for an act to prevent cruelty toanimals amended concurred in PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY H F 82 a bill for an act amending section 220 title X of the penal code of crimes against the public health and safety was reported back rrom the judiciary ju-diciary committee and filed for third reading REGULATING MARRIAGE MR loGEs marriage bill as amended was read the second time and filed for third reading THE M D DOCUMENT to regulate the practice of medicine or surgery was the next one under consideration con-sideration Tne enacting clause was stricken out THE FOURTH DISTRICT C F 11 substitute a bill for an act providing for and defining the First and Fourth judicial districts of the Territory Ter-ritory ol Utah came up and was made special order for Monday at the rquest of Mr Lund who said his constituents desired to ba heard on the matter AS TO FIRE ESCAPES C F 35 a bill in relation to doors and fire escapes in public buildings passed to its third reading THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BI7L I The Council notified the House that it had passed with amendments Richards Rich-ards bill in relation to county governments govern-ments All but one of the amendments were concurred in and a conference committee appointed FROM TilE COUNCIL From the Council came a notification that that body had passed C F 18 a bill for an act to establish a Territorial asylum for the insane DOCUJIESTARY EVIDENCE A bill for an act amending section 1175 of an act revising the code of civil procedure of Utah Territory in reference refer-ence to documentary evidence was parsed THE SUGAR BILL C F 19 substitute a bill to encourage encour-age tho production and manufacture of sugar passed OTHER BUSINESS A bill amending sections 2 and 4 chapter 45 Laws of Utah 1834 passed to its third reading i Mr Creers bill to prohibit the selling i or giving away of liquors on election I day was disposed of in the same way A bill to establish an agricultural college col-lege and an agricultural experiment station in connection therewith was made special order for Monday ACCEPTED The resolution accenting the gift of Caoital Hill was concurred in The House then adjourned until this morning at 10 oclock |