| Show legislature the governor vetoes the jury bill RELEASE OF DOWER BILL RECEIVES EXECUTIVE FAVOR As also does the bill providing for removal of county seats FORTY EIGHTH DAY 25 1888 COUNCIL alie house notified the council of its concurrence with councils amendments to H F 57 providing bounties for the destruction of certain animals and birds also that the house had concurred in G E 21 on banking with two amendments one of which increased tho capital stock from to H F 25 for negotiating tating a loan for certain purposes was referred to committee on ways and means mr wooley fron the committee on judiciary reported favorably on these bills C E 36 requiring cartain county officers to reside at county seats on 0 F 37 amending chapter 28 laws of 1886 relative to the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks also on H F 61 fixing time for legislative elec ions exempting members from arrest etc also on H F 56 prohibiting disposal of tobacco to minors C F 37 mr iffa liquor bill was passed under suspension of rules as was also H F 56 the tobacco bill and H F 61 the legislative election bill each without discussion H 10 substitute to encourage the production and manufacture of sugar in utah was amended by striking out plantations farms teams and tools as exempt from taxation the time of expiration pi ration for non taxation was changed from march 1 to january 1 1894 and two insertions were made in C F 35 on doors and fire escapes in public buildings the word misdemeanor was changed to a fine of not less than 10 or more than the bill was passed adjourned until ap m monday HOUSE A communication from the utah wool growers association was read asking action on a resolution hitherto fore introduced providing for a memorial to congress in relation to the tariff on wool referred to the committee on memorials mo rials andrew jenann petitioned for an appropriation of 2000 to aid him in publishing a work describing and giving historical material relating to the EQ eral counties committee on appropriations thurman introduced a communication from F H dyer asking that a lafe be purchased for the use of territorial prisoners in the utah penitentiary and reform schools the auditor sent in a bill for two years services at per annum and the treasurer sent in one for two years sen ices at 2500 per annum A M musser sent in one for services as fish commissioner for two years at all were sent to the claims committee the public health committee reported adversely on the bill relating to the doors of public buildings and fire escapes as the subject was covered by another bill the same committee reported favorably on the bill to prevent cruelty to animals and on the bill for a corporation for that purpose and also on the medical all with amendments the claims committee reported favorably on the claim of mr snowball ex tax collector of rich county adopted the same committee reported the amounts paid during the last six years as fees to district court clerks information tho asked for as a taeao fry fai 3 vt muoc UM fibers the same committee reported favorably on the claims of hansen bayless tax collector of san juan county jones introduced a bill to punish persons cutting or injuring barb wire fences read by its title and referred to the committee on agriculture the substitute for H fa establishing a territorial board of equalization was considered amended and passed to its third reading hoge introduced a bill amending the civil code read by its title and referred to the judiciary committee careers bill giving the marshals of cities power to serve civil process issued by justice of the peace came up hoge moved to strafes out the enacting clause and held that it was improper to give such power to city marshals jones favored the bill aa it aary to uniform in the statutes thurman opposed hoges motion to strike out lie bield that the bill would facilitate business in justice courts hoge made a further argument against the bill and to him hoges motion to strike out the enacting clause was loit the motions to suspend the 3 and put the bill on its passage was lost and it was filed for third reading the bill providing for changing the names of towns etc passed to its third reading A bill for the protection of game passed to its third reading the bill relating to alie killing of live stock on railroads was considered careers motion to make it alie special order for tuesday was lost anait was filed for reading the substitute for H fa appropriate aug 2000 each to st marks st darvs deseret hospital was read and filed for third reading the bill providing that the boblis iu the custody of alio territorial librarian shall be transferred to the university of deveret was read and filed for third reading the bill for alie relief of the bar association and providing for a law library came up dark TOOT ed to strike out the enacting clause and urged that in his opinion alie attorneys of chiq territory were able to provide themselves with law books alie motion prevailed bv a vote of 10 to 4 the county government bill was informally laid aside owing to alie absence of its author mr richards hoge was excused for the rest of the day at 1150 on motion of Creer the house took a recess till 2 p m 2 p in the speaker announced the second reading of bills stated that the members of the judiciary committee desired to be excused but would attend if required there was no quorum present only ten members being in their seats the chair remarked that business might bo proceeded with until alio question of a quorum should the general appropriation bill came up passed its second reading and alie rules being suspended way read the time by ita title alie items pria ting the pay of alie messengers were stricken out as they are paid by the government helm moved that the appropriation bill pass and the sergeant at arms was sent out to bring in members to constitute a quorum The county seats bill and the barb wire ienco bill was sent by the enrollment committee to the governor the governor signed the bills providing for th removal at county seats and the of dower but vetoed H F 35 providing for the selection of jurors etc following ia the veto message hon W WK iter speaker of ue house representatives sir owing to the attitude of a large majority of this people in f rf if 7 holding and practicing polygamy plural or celestial marriage congress was compelled to exert its power in enacting laws foi its suppression including the prescribing of qualifications for jurors and the mode of their selection until this was done and under existing laws the present practice of our courts established persistent open and notorious violation of the laws against polygamy was indulged without restraint or fear af punishment the enforcement of the law has been salutary and in anywise to hinder or to in to its prompt enforcement would be unwise and as evinced by the registration of voters contrary to the expressed sense of the people we are constantly admonished by the examination of jurors as to their qualifications ficat ions iu the courts that the effect of H E 35 becoming a law would be to consume the time of the courts increase expenditures delay the punishment ish ment of offenders and subject to inconvenience and expense citizens not qualified as jurors in certain cases my conviction is strong and unwavering that H F 35 should not become a law I 1 therefore withhold my approval and herewith return it vary respectfully CALEB W governor at the house adjourned till monday at 2 p m |
