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Show LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Ttntli Day. Thursdny, Jan. 22, 1S7-1. ' COUKCUv." ; Council convened puranant to ad-joiirninenl. ad-joiirninenl. Qtioriuii present.. Mr. Smith presented petition of William C. Mitchell, Assessor and Collector of Iron County, pntying for an Appropriation of. $7o loos incurred in-curred by him as collector; referred to the Committee -on Claim: and Appropriations. Ap-propriations. Mr, Thatcher presented a bill for "An Act . in ; relation to ; fublic Schools)." Referred to tlie CoiumiHuo on Education. A coninntnication v:w rcceiv. d from the H-mae annoutn-iiifr the patwae of the aet chanini; the names of John, Samuel and Thomas A. Myeoek. - . The Judiciary Committee report' d back "An Aet in relation to District Attorneys," aineiahtl ami recommended recom-mended iu passage. The bill was retwl and passed its first, reading. Mr. Young presenteil a hill fur "Au Aet to amend an aet to ineorpurate Irrigation Companies. itcierreu to Conniiittee on Irngition and Canals The act in ri tlion to Distriet Attorneys At-torneys was taken up on its Meeoud reading, amended, an 1, pen lin the rea'ling of tlie 5th section, the Council Coun-cil adjourned. molsi:. House met pursuant to adjournment. adjourn-ment. Quotum present. A communication was received irom B. A-. M. Kroietli, acknowledt;-ing acknowledt;-ing tlie courtesies extended to him by the House. On un lion of Mr. W. G. Smith, the Council bill, changiiiK the names of John, Samuel and Tnomas A. Myeoek, My-eoek, to StarYli. p'asscd the House. Mr. Rock wot k.1, chairman - of the CommitQo on Agriculture, Trade and Manufactures, to whom was referred the bill for . "An ..Act pertaining to damages dohe by anim'ans, etc.,'' reported re-ported that the committee had considered con-sidered tne bill, and in their opinion further legislation on the subject was unnecessary. Report adopted. Mr. Row berry presented the financial finan-cial report of Tooele" county,1- 'fro ini June 1st. 1871, to- June- 1st,-- 1$7Q.-Referred 1$7Q.-Referred to the Committee on Revenue. Rev-enue. Mr. Silas S. Smith, to whom was referred the petition of F. Kesler, Sr., asking for remuneration ibf services au director of the Utah Penitentiary tor twelve years, reported, recommending recom-mending that $350 be appropriated to tbe petitioner. Report adopted, ami committee' discharged." Mr. Gi rover presented the financial report of Joab county, lor the year ending June 1st,. 173. : Referred to the committee on Revenue. Mr. Richards presented the financial finan-cial report of Weber county- for tlio' years OTutfng-May 31 si ,4 87 and i&th.-lieferreU i&th.-lieferreU to committee on Revenue. Mr. Guff presented the financial report of Summit county, for the yearn . 1872 and 1873. Referred to tbe committee com-mittee on Revenue. On moti n of Mr. T;:ylor the committee com-mittee ou Revenue won instructed. b have published in pamphlet form the financial reports of the several counties. coun-ties. ' " ; Mr. W. G. Smith presented a bill for "An Act in relation" to the male of bovine quadrupeds running at large. . Kelerrcd. , , .. r Mr. Rowberry made tlie following motion: "I move that the Committee un Petitions and Memorials be instructed in-structed to take intoconsidenition the propriety of memorializing '.Congress to appoint a committee of iuvesliga-tnn iuvesliga-tnn to investigate tho 'charges made against the people of Utii u. Territory; as the people ol Utah have been continually con-tinually the victims of misrepresenta lions, - causing partial legislation ro be introduced in the United States Congress, Con-gress, and causing tho President himself to lay grave charges Against the people of this Territory in his last annual message; and. that Congress be respectfully n queitcd to bitspend legisliiLn n - on hills now pending belore that honorable body until tbe report of the comhiiLtee on investigation be laid beloie Congress." Carried. Mr. Nebeker moved that tho Territorial Terri-torial Surveyor Genera I be instructed to establish the boundary 'line botwee) Rich and Summit counties, nnd that he define tbe southeastern boundary of Rich and the northeastern boundary bound-ary of Summit counties. Referred to the Committee on Counties. On motion of Mr. Partridge, the Committee on Counties was instructed to consider tlie propriety of more clearly defining and establishing the boundary lines of the several Counties o,f the Territory.- On motion of Mr. Hatch, the Auditor Audi-tor of Public Accounts was requested to make a report to the Legislative Assnnibly in accrdance with law. ' Mr. Richards pceaented a bill for "An Act amending an Act concerning concern-ing animals running at large." Referred. Re-ferred. House adjourned till 2 p. m. on Friday. . |