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Show THE LEGISLATURE. The Council. The council went to work at 2 o'clock as usual. A petition from Box Elder county, in regard re-gard to a bill of $403, referred to committee. A communication from the house announced an-nounced the passage of H. C. 102, in regard to the medical profession. Mr Haines was excused. A bill for an act of equalization of compensation com-pensation of the county officers; referred to way and means committee. Third reading of the memorial bill; a vote was taken and the bill was passed. Concie file No. 32; second reading. It is a bill to repudiate the compensation of the elerKs of the district court of the territory. A claim of James W. Calhoon for tfiO for jury service was referred to the judiciary committee. The joint resolution in regard to accepting by the territory of Utah of a portion of the funds and proceeds from the sale of public lands to more complete endowment and support sup-port of the colleges for the benefit of agricultural agri-cultural and mechanicals, was passed and at once referred to the house. The House. The house met after a day of rest in w hich its members, various and sundry, gave their attention to politics. Prayer by the chaplain, reading and approval ap-proval of the journal. Proceediugs of the day opened upon unfinished un-finished busihess, the consideration of C. F. 27, a bill relating to private corporations and increasing the number or directors from thirteen to twenty-five. Placed on its passage. pas-sage. Read by title and adopted. Under the order of petitions a protest was submitted against the creation of Deep Creek county. Petition by Mr. Adams, from inhabitants of Iron county, asking a Change of bouddary between Iron and Washington counties. Petition of bondsmen of J. F. Olsen, referred re-ferred to the committee on public accounts. Petition from W. (f. Baker et al., residents of the city of Richfield, Sevier county, to amend city charter or to relieve them from burden of city taxes. Communication from the chamber of commerce com-merce recommending the adoption of 0. F. 27, relating to private corporations. Reports of standing committees. On education, on to H. F. 18, relatiug to change of name of Deseret Vnivcrsity, recommending re-commending its adoption. ine same committee reported favorably on the bill relating to additional school ground. The committee on counties to whom was referred the bill relative to the right of counties coun-ties to borrow money reported favorably. Adopted. The committee on manufactures to whom wns referred the bill providing for inspection inspec-tion of steam boilers etc., reported adversely. Adopted. introduction and first reading of bills. H. F. 72, by Arnett, a bill for an act pro. riding for attorneys' fees in justice courts. II. E. 73, by Arnett, a bill for the paying of wages in lawful money. II. i. No. 7-4, by Montgomery, a bill to amend section of statutes relating to sureties sure-ties and court costs. On motion of Mr. Cunningham H. F. 46" was made the special order of the day. Mr. Irvine suggested that H. F. 5 had been made the special order, a bill for an act creating the county of Deep Creek. The bill was reported back by the committee commit-tee on counties adversely. A minority report followed favoring its adoidion. Mr. Pierce, speaking to tho minority report urged its adoption, citing the fact that several sev-eral hundred inhabitants of the proposed county were now compelled to cross a desert to reach a county court-Mr. court-Mr. Olsen said that all the inhabitants of that country had in support of the petition for an independent county was in mines. He desireil that this was sufficient. As for himself he did not think think there was much reliance to be placed in the mining fraternity as a population or that they were to be relied on, as their residence resi-dence was simply governed by tho prosperity pros-perity of the mines oil Which they were wholly dependent. Mr. Morifz urged the adoption of the minority mi-nority report, stating that he knew of what he wns talking when he stated that a railroad rail-road would be constructed there upon the opening of spring. Mackay said he bad been informed that the mines were all of very low grade and denied that there was any prospect of a rail-road rail-road going there in the "future sultl-clently sultl-clently mar to justify the creation of an independent county of Deep Creek. There was nothing there to redeem the country declared the geologjst-stuto? man, and lie would then support the majority report. Mr. Irvine said ill advocacy of the minority report that the people of Deep creek bad now to travel nearly 2tH) miles to reach their county, records and hoped the legislature would give them the relief which they prayed. Mr. Arnett supported the majority report. Mr. Arnett is from a mining district. Mr. Ferry as a man of "practical knowledge knowl-edge reviewed the struggles of the miner, the hardships he had undergone in tilling the laps of this nation with gold and silver aud thought that while they were generally gen-erally enthusiastic in painting the future, they 'should he encouraged in their labors. With Mr. Ferry still In possession of the speaker's eye the ufternoon report closed. |