Show J i TO T4Bo41sH THE OFnCEj Collectors in Cities 01 the Third Class Considered f REVENUE BILL CONSIDERED I I BIT VERY W1TIK IS DOE WITH I IT HOWEVER A ThrccPonnd Batch of 3Ic < licnl Petitions Pe-titions UrptiRrUt in 1y StoUcr An I J3nrly Adjournment TnUcn on dt = s count of the Ball Th > Council held only a short session ses-sion yesterday but disposed of a considerable con-siderable amount of routine business Thc bill to abolish the office of collector collect-or in cities of the third class was passed by a unasumous vote The House reached only reports of committees when the revenue bill was called up and discussed for half an hMir An adjournment was then taken The proceedings were as follows Thc Council Council convened at 2 p m all members mem-bers being present FROM THE COMMITTEES The committee on judiciary reported adversely C B 77 creating the office of attorneygeneral and defining the duties of the same Also adversely C B SS an act regulating regu-lating the sale of intoxicating liquors Also favorably C B 91 amending J section C374 compiled laws relating to special verdicts This provides that no jury shall be compelled to give a general gen-eral verdict so that they may not find a special verdict showing the facts respecting re-specting which the issue is joined and therein require the judgment of the court upon such facts Also adversely H B 103 to prevent officers and members of police of cities of the first and second class from accepting ac-cepting other offices Also C B 67 to protect associations unions of workingmen and persons in their labels trade marks and forms of J advertising offering a substitute for the bill Also adversely C B 33 an act proViding pro-viding for the appointment of deputy county clerks Also adversely C B S3 revising the amount of fees and compensation for official and other services In the territory terri-tory FIRST READING H B 114 to amend part 1 chapter 5 section 44 relating to civil proceed ureH B 9o providing for the disposal of estray animals and assessing costs for tresnass H B27 relating to telegraph and telephone companies A BAR ASSOCIATION BILL C B 100 by Booth of Salt Lake 4 providing for a lien by attorneys at 9 law The bill was presented by request re-quest of the Territorial Bar association associa-tion A committee composed of Walter Murphy N A Cherry and A T Schroeder asking for the consideration of the bill Seaman asked that the bill be read for information which was done He then objected to the consideration of the bill on the ground that a similar bill had been considered previously and that now that the close of the session ses-sion is near more important bills i should receive attention J The vote on the refusal to consider the bill stood AyesAdams Hague Hart Lund Seaman Seely Nays Breeden Booth of Salt Lake Booth of 1 Provo and Taylor f POSTPONED UNTIL TODAY The consideration of H B 102 which 4 had been made the special order of the day was postponed until Friday c Hague moved that H B 64 relating r to the practice of attorneys in the I courts of those wthin a certain degree of consanguinity be referred to the judiciary ju-diciary committee Carried The judiciary committee reported a substitute for C B 3 an act for the more animals effective prevention of cruelty to C B S7 to provide that guardians incompetent or insane persons shall not act as witnesses unless called upon by the adverse party was passed by a unanimous vote C B 49 to give mayors of cities of the first and second class a qualified veto was rejected C B 56 for an act to amend an act ac relating to poll tax exempting the residents resi-dents of cities of the first class was recommitted to the committee on municipal mu-nicipal corporations BY UNANIMOUS VOTE C B 76 for an act abolishing the office of collector in cities of the third class and providing that all the duties appertaining thereto be performed by the city treasurers Seaman asked Hague the author of the bil whether he had communicated with citizens who would be affected by the bill Hague answered that the feeling in favor of the abolition of the office was general Adams said he was heartily in favor of the bill He believed it would be In the interest of economy Seaman said he believed the proposed law was J a good one but he wanted to be satisfied satis-fied as to the wish of citizens of cities of the third class in regard to the matter mat-ter The roll call was ordered on the final passage of the bill and it was passed by a unanimous vote At 3 p m on motion of Taylor Council Coun-cil adjourned till 2 p m on Friday I Council Notes Mrs and Miss Brundage were Council i J visitors k J E Dooly looked in upon the lawmakers law-makers of the upper house Dr Ellen Gage and Miss Howat made I short visit at the Council chamber Judge Bagley of Ogden police justice of the terminal city witnessed the intricate in-tricate process of law making Booth of Salt Lake introduced the hupdredth Council bill or rather the Territorial Bar Association introduced through Booth The following invitations were issued yesterday Salt Lake City Feb 21 1894You are respectfully invited to attend the first session of the Official Senate of the State of Utah this evening at S oclock to be held in the Council chamber JOHNSON BACHMAN McKELLAR Invitation Committee House The House was called to order at 2 p m by Speaker Emery with a quorum quo-rum present The minutes were read corrected and approved ATTORNEYS LIENS VarJan presented a petition from the > territorial bar association asking for fi the passage of fin attorneys lien law 1 Committee on judiciary MEDICAL PETITIONS Stoker presented some twenty peti tions from all over the territory readIng read-Ing as follows < We your petitioners respectfully i request that you use every effort towards to-wards securing the early passage of i An act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate the practice of medicine medi-cine approved March 10 1S92 I We urge upon you the necessity of giving this matter your attention so that we may enjoy the benefits of he te enoy t protection that such a law as this one will afford us from unscrupulous Quacks The bill itself has been submitted sub-mitted and passed upon favorably by the different mediCaLsoeieties You f J i Y 4 Lylli see by a perusal of the bill hereto I attached that the amendments contained i con-tained therein cover all the objections I t ates the original acts as to nongradu I atesUnless the same is passed Utah will become the dumping ground for umiing the United States Deferred CONTRA Ivins presented one of the copperplate copper-plate petitions asking as an inherent and inalienable right for the unconditional uncon-ditional repeal of the medical law Referred UNCOLLECTABLE TAXES Ivins presented the petition of W P Mason assessor and collector of Garfield Gar-field asking for the allowance of 3166S5 on account of uncollectable I taxes Referred Ivins presented also the petition of LJ I S Cutler assessor and collector of Cane county asking for the allowance of 5341S on account of uncollectable taxes Referred Senrs presented a claim of Eugene I Young for 1050 rent of typewriter I Mason presented a claim for territorial terri-torial library supplies for 16760 Referred Re-ferred SECOND DISTRICT REPORT I Tolton presented the report of W H Baker the court commissioner of the Second district showing certificates j outstanding of 293220 for 1892 and I 872450 for 1893 for witnesses and I jurors 43430 for phonographic reporter repor-ter for 1893 and 1945 for 1S91 court certificates making a total of 1214035 I The receipts were 405545 and the disbursements dis-bursements the same leaving an outstanding I out-standing debt of 825490 LIENS OF JUDGMENTS The committee on judiciary reported back H B 126 to amend the laws so that judgments might be filed in the recorders offices and become liens on the judgment debtors property with pass the recommendation that it do not IN NEW COUNTIES The committee on counties reported back C B 85 to provide for the elec tion of officers and the fixing of county coun-ty seats in new counties with a recommendation recom-mendation that it do pass ENCOURAGEMENT OP RESOR VOIRS I The committee on agriculture reported report-ed back H B 83 to exempt from taxation tax-ation lands irrigated from resorvoirs with a recommendation that it do pass as amended amendedRVENUE BILL At 230 consideration of the revenue bill was resumed and after half an hours consideration an adjournment was taken until Friday at 10 a m t House IVotCM There were a number of visitors of the fair sex yesterday Hon Abram Hatch was a visitor and gave several pointers to those of the younger generation who were present Wines says that he will throw all al the medical petitions into a pair of scales the unconditional repealers on one side the other on the opposite side and let the heaviest win |