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Show THE WISE MEN. UTAH'S LAWMAKERS CPEND ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF IN LABOR. Part ..f Which Was the Listening to a $:i i'rayir in Carh House - Hills, licsolutions and Other Ituslness. - Notwithstanding the horrible desks that ' are. assigned the newspaper men, and the position in which tbty arc placed behind be-hind a red hot stove in the rear of the chamber, the council) got to work at the regular hour this afternoon. Fresldcut King rapped on his desk and called the so-lons so-lons to order at 2 o'clock promptly. There was a quorum present, and after a. $:3 prayer by the chaplain the council got to work. The house notified the council that it had concurred in council joint memorial No. relating to public building. The house notified council that it did not concur in the resolution to appoint a com. mittec to ejcainiuc the books of the territor-ial territor-ial auditor and treasurer. The house sent to the council word that it had adopted a resolution reso-lution of its own relating to the matter. liaskin moved to amend the council rcso. lutioii by striking out the words, "For the period of the- ten years last passed." The house concurrent resolution as amended was adopted. The governor informed the council that he had approved council joint resolution No. U, relative to the employment of a messenger fur the secretary's (dice. Filed. certain industries shall, for a specified time, !c exempt from taxation. The bill provides for rolling mills, blast furnaces, gla-s maun-factories, maun-factories, etc. Mr. Stoker moved to reconsider the vote on Mr. Marshall's resolution relating to the ! i '(.onemcnf of the election bill until Monday next. r Mr. Marshall opposed the motion to reconsider recon-sider for the reason that the Joint committee commit-tee bad now in preparation a bill that covered cov-ered the same ground covered by the election hill now before the house. Mr. Marshall also appealed to the rules and declared the motion to reconsider out of order. The speakers The objection i well taken. Mr. Snow I appe.il from the decision of the. chair and call for the vote. He quoted from rule Jtl and claimed that the right to reconsider was perpetual. The appeal was put and the. ruling of the chair was sustained. On motion of Mr. Pierce it was agreed that when the house adjourned it be until J p.m. on Monday. lit. Snow called up CC.U. No. 3, providing provid-ing clerks for the judiciary committee aud moved its adoption. Mr. Arnett moved to amend by making it the duty i f the clerk to wait upon auy committee com-mittee that may need him. Mr. Adams of Iron county recommended that a clerk bo hired only when he was needed on the installment plan. Laughter, Laugh-ter, i 'I he matter was referred back to the judiciary judi-ciary i ommittbc. THE LAW MAKERS GOING TO LOGAN. The I'liion Pacific railroad company will take the members of the legislature up to Logan to visit the Agricultural college to. morrow. Train leaves at 7 a. in. Evans of the judiciary committee reported favorably ou council hie No. 1, as amended. Adopted. McCuinton, of the committee ou enroll-i enroll-i mcnt, reported that council joint resolution So. , had tiecu properly enrolled. Adopted. Morrell, of the committee on prim!" corporations reported favorably on C. V. No. 5, relating to loan associations, with some amendments. Adopted. Melville, of Millard County, asked unanimous consent to waive tho order of bu-inci-s to introduce a resolution. Granted. The resolution was to authorize a commit. ' tee from both bouses to visit ull territorial Institutions. Adopted. Morrell of Cache county, in behalf of the special committee regarding vi-ii to the agricultural ag-ricultural college, reported that. Thursday, the -1st inst, had been decided and that (). E. Hurley, general agent of the Union Pacific, Pa-cific, had tendered a special train for the i purpose. The report recommended that the council adjourn today until - o'clock p.m. until Mondny next. bund objected to any adjournment because the assembly had all it could do to carfS out the necessary legislation, lie thought the visit should be postponed. Morrell said that arrangements had been luadc for a special aud the assembly ought to go and visit the agricultural college and other institutions at onco. Evans of Ogden opposed the resolution because it was not wise to take a three day' holiday at this time. There was much important im-portant legislation to be attended to at this time. Mcl'nistou of Tooele argued in favor of the proposed jaunt. He did not, however, favor the adjournment for three days, hut if an adjournment was necessary the present was the best time because the closing hours of the session would he crowded with business, busi-ness, aud the present was the best time to investigate the needs of this Important educational edu-cational Institution, The report was adopted. The special train leaves ae 7 o'clock tomorrow morning and return In the evening Glendennlng An act creating the Utah National Guards. Committeo on military. The house anuuuueed to the council that It had accepted the offer of the Bell Telephone Tele-phone company for service to the assembly. ' u motion of Evans of Ogden the offer was accepted with a vote of thanks. The second reading of bills was called, and I'. E. No. .", an act to regulate loan and building associations, with its amendments, was read and after discussion was recommitted. recom-mitted. C E. No 1. An act to puuish polygamy and other kindred offenses, was taken up and read for a third time by sections, After it was modified, by several immaterial amctldmeuts, the bill was passed. The debate de-bate was interesting and participated ill by Judge Raskin of Salt Lake, who approved it on Ihe ground (hat it was a copy of the Edmunds bill and would result iu confusion on account of that law, being a duplication of what the United States has adopted on the tub. ject. It certainly would impose upon the individual, the necessity of double cost if both the United states and territorial governments gov-ernments prosei tited on this charge of polygamy. po-lygamy. Therefore he was opposed to the bill. " Tin. House. The house met on schedule time, prayer ly the ( lutplaiti. The reading of the journal brought forth a shower of objections which provoked a running debate between Mr. Eerry and the minute clerk, Mr. Sargent and the. minute j clerk, and the speaker and the minute clerk. After twenty minutes in which Interlineation, Interlinea-tion, Interpolation, revision aud other etceteras was the order the journal was approved ap-proved and the house opened the tenth days' business with petitions and communications. communica-tions. A petition from the resident of llarlield asked the enactment of laws practicing them against the inroadsof Wyoming and ' other foreign sheen herds. A petition from It. W. Ileyhurn. assessor of Iron county asked to be compensated for work done in connection with the territorial itathtUeiao report and snbuilttcd a bill fur 1163, A message from the council announced that it had passed the hill relating to inter, est aud commission on school bonds. Re. ferred to the committee on municipal cor. po ration. A message from the council aunnunced the adoption of v'. it. No 7, providing four sets of Utah report for tho upremu court. Mr. Snow presented another petition asking ask-ing au appropriation of 4100,000 for the World's fair. Referred. By Mr. Snow, a petition from Box Elder county asking au appropriation of (iOUu for a bridge over Hear rm r. Referred. The committee ou education recommended that UHKJ copies of the haneellor's report on Deseret university lie printed. Adoptod. The committee on claims reported favorably favor-ably on the Pacific Express company's bill. Adopted. The committee on contingent expenses recommended that 11. V. No. .Jand C. F. No. 11 be put ou their passage. The committee on private corporations re-ported re-ported reciinuiciiding a substitute bill f,,r II F. No. ol. Ueferred to the committeo ou printing. Hy Mr. Snow, report of the Joint committee commit-tee on visiting the agricultural college at Logan, recommending that the visit he made on Thursday, January 81; alo tltat an adjournment be taken until Monday alter noon ; also announcing the tender of a special spe-cial train by the Union Pacific railway and buggctlne that extra time could be devoted to a visit to the asylum for the insane at Provo. The itenerary Agricultural college, Thursday. Reform school, Friday. Insatii asylum, Saturday. Mr. Sargent doubted the propriety of ad. Jotirnlng the legislature .'or so long a time and advised that the duty be imposed upon a committee. Mr. Ferry in reply urged that it would he economizing ou tiuiu jor .ue assembly to go as a body, Mr. Marshall did not think that public business could derive much benefit from a junket to the various institutions. Mr. Ferry resented tho Impeachment and denied that a picnic was in view. Mr. Lawrence thought tho wisest course would be to cover the work in installment. I taking in the college one week, the asylum the next and so on seriatim Mr. Snow stated that he would decline to j vote on the appropriation asked hy these I Institutions until he had been permitted to make personal Innnlry into them. After some further" dohafc the question was put and the report was adopted. A message from the council announced j Its adoption "f C. C. It. No. s., relating ton visit to public institutions of the territory, and placing the duty upon the committees having the same in 'charge. Referred. Introduction and first reading of bill: Hy Mr. Arnett A bill to create an act for the encouragem i nt and establishment of in- I iu trial iu Utah. Ja bill provide that |