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Show THE LEGISLATURE. FIFTH DAY OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF TERRITORIAL LAWMAKERS. Matters of Importance that Were Taken I p by the Solons -Hills Introduced Resolutions Considered anil Measures Proposed. The fifth day's session ot the council was called to order promptly at ii o'clock by ('resident King and after roll salt tbc chap, laiu invoked the divine blessing. The journal jour-nal of yesterday read and approved, after a alight amendment of one paragraph. Kvaus of Ogden, was excused on tha grounds of important business. filendenning of Salt Lake, presented a petition from the Salt Lake chamber of com. merer, taking for au appropriation uf 100,000 to properly represent the ter. rltory of Utah at the coming World' Columbian exposition. Tho pctitiot was signed by thousands ' of subscribers from all part9 of tho ter rltory. Laid on the table subject to tho appointment ap-pointment of the committee on World' Fair. Melville of tho coramittooon printing sub. milted the report of Joint committee on printing and recommended George C. Lain, bcrt as public printer. Lund of the comm'ttee ou rules reported that the committee had examined the rulea of the Twenty-ninth assembly and reeran- mended th following changes: Adding: a committee of live members on World's fair; three on live stock, mid Increasing the committee com-mittee on memorials to congress to tivo members. Adopted. Lund of the committee to confer with like committee of house regarding tho holding of session, reported that the joint committee of both houses recommended the hour of 3 o'clock p. m. Adopted. Lund moved that the bill introduced by the appropriation committee on contingent expenses be read. So ordered. It. provides for t It i n t of M200 from th i territorial treasury for the payment of expenses ho Car Incurred. Laid on table. (ilendenuiug of Bait Lake, an act to provide pro-vide for school funds of the llrst-ehisa. Com-mlttee Com-mlttee on education. Lund of ashington. an act to change tun name of the University of Deseret aud change its government. Read by title aud referred to committee on university and ag-riculturai ag-riculturai college. (Ilendenuiug An act to fix the electiou and tenure of officer. Referred to committee com-mittee on judiciary. Lund Council concurrent resolution that the board of loan commissioners be allowed ten days to make their report. Adopted. The committee on appropriations reported favorably council bill No. 11, contingent, expense, an act to provide for the expenses of the thirtieth assembly of the territorial legislature and appropriatlatlng $1UIH) for purpose. Rules suspended, bill read for the third time and passed. On motion of Lund the title of the bill was made tho title of the act. Prcsideut King suggested that tomorrow would be a good day to visit tho Agrieul. tr.ral college at Logan. Moran of Salt Lake moved that when tha council adjourn it bo until 2 o'clock Mon. day. Adopted. Peters moved that the committee on rules have tho rules as amended printed at as early a date as possible. Carried. Morrell of Logan, announced that arrangements arrange-ments could not be made for train service to carry the members up to Logan. Melville suggested that the committee on railroads be asked to provide a special train, Adjourned. The House, The atmosphere of the house was densely studious during the few minutes before thr intellectual feats of tho fifth day begun t bet ray themselves. Some of tho meniberf were 'burying their faculties iu the cold fact of the journals that daily tind their way ttf their desks, others were lobbying in t)m in. terest of a pet measure, but none were more studious than that particularly congenial contingent who givo themselves up to the latest yarn. Prayer by the ehaplin and approval ot journal. Communication from the chamber of commerce com-merce accompanied by voluminous petitions from various localities in the territory urging urg-ing an appropriation of $100,000 fur tlia World's fair. The speaker announced tho committee oa, World's fair as consisting of Messrs. Snow, Sargent, Tuttle, Ferry aud Pierce. Petitions referred to the World's fair committee. com-mittee. A communication was .received from tho council submitting the report ou the Ltah Agricultural college and requesting a visit to the same by the. legislature. ( in motion of Mr. Sargent tho invitation was accepted with thanks. Mr.Suow and Mr. Ferry were appointed a committee to confer With the council upon a dutc for visiting tho college. The joint committee on printing reported that for the printing of the daily house .r. nal they had concurred in the recommendation recommenda-tion that Geo. C. Lambert be elected to tho office of public printer. Adopted. Mr. Ferry objected, citing as a reason that the committee was seeking to till au ofileo that did not exist. Mr. Irvine We have considered that matter mat-ter aud as there is no salary attached to the office, of public printer wo concluded to con. fer the title. Tho report of the joint committee was adopted. A message from the council announced that the resolution providing for a inesseu. , ger for the territorial secretary's office at a salary of 4 a day h:id been concurred in. On motion of' Mr. Kimball the rules were suspended aud tho resolution carried to its passage. A message was received from the council announcing the concurrence of that body in the resolution to provide the judiciary com. mitt.ee each witli a clerk at au expense of not to exceed $5 a day for each clerk. Ii: ferred to the committee on judiciary. T he committee on agriculture ami lrrig Hon to which was referred the report of t liS agricultural college recotmnendetfts ndoM tiou aud the printing of 500 copies thereot Adopted. The report of tho committeo on Deseret University referred to the committee ou education. ed-ucation. The governor's report on the Luiverslty A message was read from tho council announcing an-nouncing "its concurrence in the concurrent concur-rent resolution relating to loan commissions. commis-sions. A message announcing the adoption of a resolution in the council providing for tho payment of the contingent expenses of the Thirtieth assembly of tho territory of Utah. Kelerrcd to the committee ou ex. Bi ennial report of the territorial commis. siou ou schools referred to tho committee on education. Keport of the committee ou enrollment report the house bill providing for the rc. moral of the Utes had been enrolled. Adopted. The joint committee on the hour for regit-i regit-i Ir.r meeting of the assembly recommended that it bo at 3 o'clock each afternoon. Under the head of introduction of bills. By Mr. Kimball to amend laws relating to C By lit. Kimball a bill relating to tho puu-ishmcnt puu-ishmcnt of criminals acquitted ou churge ot 'Hr.Mr. Kimball, a bill relating to criminal By Mr. Kimball, a bill amending the law j By .'.ir. Moritz, a bill to make eight hour j a day's work on all public work. By Mr. Arnetl, a bill to prohibit the curryw Ing on of "company boarding houses." Bj W. II. Irvine, a bill to amend tho law of IS8S relating to revenue. By Mr. .Marshall, a bill relating to school bonds. liy Mr. Pike, to regulate the practico of Jcntistry in Utah. By Mr, Snow, a bill for the protection of fith and birds. The motion of Mr. Snow that when the ! house adjourn it be to meet again at 2 j o'clock on Monday prevailed. The report of the directors of the asylum for the insane was eul,:: ittcd and placed on He, Mr. Lawrence rose to a correction on H. F. No. 5 concerning elections, adding that he was not the author of it. Resolution by Mr. Kimball that the courtesy cour-tesy of the house by extended the lion. J. Y. J. Klesel and Hon. 1'. II. Lannau, commissioners com-missioners to the World's fair. Carried. Message from the council announcing its adjournment to Monday at 'J p. m. Resolution by Mr. Arnett that (ieo. C. Lambert be and is hereby elected public printer. Carried. Mrs. Marshall presented claims amount'ng to f.V-'.'T.GO of a numbi i of witnesses who a; j" arcil before Ihe landollic. in : n i!'. :i which the territory was interested. Coin-milieu Coin-milieu on claims. The bill ol tie1 TiHi'tii-- company for work done under direction of Territorial Statu in an Lipmau was referred. The claims of (i. li. liclknap, sheriff of Weber county. M ere referred. The Pacific F.xpress company's bill was re correil, The communication from the acting fish 'fminisslliner referred to the committee on fish and game. Adjourned. |