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Show LKCIS". t il'.'K. Feb. 1, 1-72. COUNCIL. Council u,et pursuant to adjourn mc-nt. Councilor Win. Snow procnted th petition of Ahlcn M. Jackson, for elec , 'ion to the oiiiee of notary public fo . ashinL-ton county, which was rca and rol'rred to the committee on eke tions. A communication was received fron - the hou-e asking for the appointmen . ofa committee of conference oq (11 V. V.j), "an act further defining thi duties of superintendent of the Sal ' Like and anship wagon road, &a' The request was granted and the pres idem appointed councilors Woodrul and Thatcher said committee. A communication was received fron: his excellency, the governor, announcing announc-ing his approval of an act changing the names of Thomas F. Harry and family. Buinc.s in order being called lor, (Fl. F. 1), '"an act designating the j time of holding the lirst election lor i city officers in Washington city, in Washii)iun county" was taken up. The ceiineil unanimously agreed not to recede from its amendments to the bill, and the house was notified accordingly. accord-ingly. th. F. Jo). "An act authorizing the erection of county jails and defining the duties of the ofiicers thereof," was passed and returned to the house the amendments being concurred in. Adjourned t'il Friday, February 2, at 1 p. in. HOUSE. j jIoUlO ii. ct at 1 p.iu ; njll called; quorum prcscut. j A communication was received from the governor announcing his approval of l,au act making sheep taxable property." prop-erty." A communication was received from the recorder of marks and brands, asking ask-ing an appropriation for brand sheets; and one from the auditor of public accounts ac-counts relative to public documents on file in his otlice. Bead and referred. A message was received from the council announcing that that body had passed the joint resolution "lor hold-, ing a convention and electing delegates ' thereto. Mr. Becse, chairman of the commit-: tee on agriculture, ic, reported "an act for the protection of game and I fish," being a substitute for FL F. 8. i The original bill was read, also the j substitute bill, and the latter passed to I its first reading, was ordered printed, 1 and laid on the table to come up in its order. I Mr. Callistcr presented the Territorial Territo-rial librarian's account for 1870-71.) Read and referred to the committee on 1 library. ! Mr. Bockwood presented "an act to' amend the charters of tho various! cities throughout tho Territory. ' ' j Bead, ordered printed, and referred f to the committee on municipal incor-i porations. I A petition was presented from H. Cook, and l'G others, praying for the establishment of common schools by taxation. Bead and referred. i Mr. Peacock, presented the petition' from G-. W. Bradley and fifty-eight others, praying ibr a change in the! boundaries of Moroni city7 Sanpete ' county. Bead and referred. j A message. -from the council an-; nouoced that that body had passed i (C. F. No, 4.) "an act limiting the1 time of commencing civil action? " 1 The bill was read, ordered printed and i referred. ' i A message was received from the; council, announcing that the council had appointed Messrs. Woodruff and: Thatcher a committee to act with the1 house committee, in relation to the act amending the Salt Luke and Wa-' satch wagon road bill. A notification was received from the ' council, stating that it did not recede Irom its amendments to the house bill, I in relation to authorizing the citizens of Washington city, Washington coun- . ly, to hold an election of city officers. offi-cers. On motion of Mr. Thurber, a com-1 rnittce was appointed to examine the auditor's and treasurer's books, and see i they arc correct. Tho speaker j appointed Messrs. Thurbcr and J. W. ! loungto act with a like committeei from the council. J A message was received from the , council, stating that it had parsed "an ' act in relation to tho erection of county jails, etc." House aOj .unicd till Friday, tid, at 1 p m. |