Show GRINDING OUT BILLS much work on wednesday A NUMBER OP BILLS KILLED alic territorial bill lias passed bounty on sugar affail brought up bills approve THE COUNCIL the committee on elections to whom was referred C F 49 relating to the registering of voters and of elections reported favorably upon this hill and recommended that it be placed upon its passage adopted alie committee on counties to whom was referred substitute to II 11 F 56 relating to the boundary of emory county reported favorably upon the sama and eliat alic substitute be adopted in the lieu of the original and that the bill be placed upon its passage adopted air brynn by unanimous consent of the council introduced G F 55 relating to private corporations read the birdt lime by its title committee on private corporations mr hall chairman of special committee to whom was referred C F 24 colletts bill also II 11 F 1 and II 11 F 2 aliens school bills T ported adversely on all three of the bills and introduced trod a substitute covering the three previous measures adopted L F 50 substitute to the above mentioned school bills was read the fust and and second times by us title alien the rules were suspended and the bill placed upon its third reading but few amendments wera made two hundred copies of the bill as amended were ordered printed on motion 0 booth the bill passed A message from alie house announced the passage of II 11 F 75 relating to alie extension of libel and slander cases and asked the action of the council thereon committee on judiciary another message from the housa announced the passage of II 11 F 79 relating to the irrigating companies and requested the action of the council thereon A message from alic house stated that C F 43 relating to obtaining food and lodging fraudulently at any inn hotel or boarding house had been based A recess was taken until 2 p m afternoon AFTER sOON when tho council convened at 2 p m the house announced that the ac lion taken on february 28 ailline C F 40 relating to alie penal code had been reconsidered and that a substitute had been passed alie substitute was read and filed for second reading alie house also forwarded a report of the committee on revision aid compilation of laws appointed at tho last session of the legislature referred to abo committee on judiciary A communication from the territorial auditor was received accompanied by alie financial report of emery county referred to the committee on ways and means the committee on enrollment reported that C M 2 relating to an appropriation for a public building for ogden and CF 5 the often passed bill providing for the incorporation of building and loan associations had been forwarded to the governor alie committee on railroads reported on C F 33 a bill to require railroads to fence their lines and H F GO relating to railroad corporations recommending eliat the latter be placed on its passage and eliat the former bo rejected the reason for rejection was that tho ground was covered by the last bill on motion alio report wag adopted C F 33 rejected and H F GO filed for second reading alie committee on irrigation reported on H F 32 the bill to provide against alio of artesian water returning alie same without recommendation H F 70 relating to alie removal of county seats and providing pio viding alie question of removal may be voted on every years if desired instead of four a s now provided was taken up second reading the rules were suspended and alio bill placed on its third reading there was considerable discussion on the bill when it was placed on its passage C F 40 relating to tho penal code was taken up on second reading the rules were suspended and alie bill parsed H F ca relating to railroad corporations was taken up on the second reading there was considerable discussion on the bill some of the members holding that the railroad should not be required to build through level tracts of unoccupied lands alie opposition held that if they did not wish to do it the company should be require 1 to pay for the stock killed others held that it would prevent stock from passing from their range to water in many instances and thug work a hardship to stock raisers on motion the bill was referred to the committee on railroads with the committee on live stock associated socia ted with instructions to prepare a bill that would bo mutually satisfactory if possible the committee on conference on C F 22 relating to the organization of towns reported that the house amendments be concurred in the bill was again placed os its passage and parsed C I 1 49 in relation to the registration of voters and conduct of elections introduced by richarda Kic harda was taken up and passed pas sed its second reading II 11 F 42 to prevent the waste of artesian water was taken up on second reading the rules suspended and the bail taken up on third reading the ayes and davs were called on abo passage odthe bill and it was unanimously rejected alie bill not having a friend in the council the house announced that it had passed H F 65 a bill providing for alic easement of mines and also H F 67 providing Ero viding for a bureau of statistics the ills were read the former being referred to the committee on mines and the latter to the committee on statistics j A recess of ten was taken after 0 F 48 relating to insane asylums was taken up on third reading and alter amendments the bill was laid over until the next session of the council owing to the absence of the member introducing the same the governor communicated that he had approved C F 37 the house announced that it had passed H F 78 and H F 90 bills read and referred the committee on enrollment reported that C F 40 had been enrolled and sent to alie governor A petition was presented signed by the various bankers of the city asking that a bounty of one cent per pound be paid for the manufacture of sugar in utah referred th council then adjourned until tho council conveyed the information that it had killed the house bill the waste of artesian water H F 78 relating to the compensation of probate judges was read the second time and then passed under a suspension of tho rules it provides that the probate judda shall be allowed for his sen ices a calary to be determined by the county court of which lie as a member gum not exceeding 3 annum such compensation to be in lieu of all faoa now provided by law the committee on erections reported adversely on H F 3 the bill to provide for printing imd distributing ballots at public expense and to regulate voting at emt oriand y ho re port was adopted the liberal members voting in th a negative sir presented a memorial to congress in favor of the passage of the bill forthe appropriation of for the improvement of alie harbor at galveston tex referred alis governor announced tuat he had approved the live stock bill also the townsite act bill adjourned THE SESSION at the afternoon session the discussion of the revenue bill was again rei fumed section 2 was amended so as to exempt territorial conaty municipal and school district bonds from taxation after some discussion the bill was then made the special order for today to day the council announced that it had C F 54 substitute for the collett and alien school bills the bill was red to the committee on education G F 35 the bill providing for alie classification incorporation and gover ment of cities came up on ita third reading after a few more amendments the bill was referred to the committee on municipal corporations and towns to reconsider section 5 the council announced that it had reported the house bill providing for the removal of county seats II 11 P go alie bill to provide rights of way and casement for mines came up on its third reading it was amended so eliat both parties would be entitled to a jury trial and the bill then passed II 11 F 67 the bill creating the officio of territorial statistician and defining bis duties then came up 01 its third reading the bill as amended makes the territorial librarian the territorial statistician and pays them a year in addition to the salary previously received there were other amendments amend mants made but they do not change the general tenor of alie bill H F 39 relating to alie protection of stock raisers rai sors was read the third time and rejected the council announced that it had concurred in the house amendments to C F 22 2 2 II 11 F SO attaching a part of sevier county to sanpete county was read the second time the rules were suspended and the bill pasted THE sir robinson from the committee on agriculture reported favorably on H F 76 amending the law in relation to irrigating companies adopted mr thurman from the judiciary committee reported with amendments C F 43 the bill to punish persons who procure board or lodging with intent to defraud and recommend that as amended it be placed upon its passage adopted C F 22 third substitute the special order of the day haq then called up it was slightly amended and parsed II 11 F 79 alio bill amending section 2411 of the compiled laws in relation to irrigation companies wa read the time the rules were suspended and the bill passed the governor announced eliat he had approved H F relating to probate procedure H F 76 relating to injuries of persons was read tho third time and passed it provides that all rights of action whatsoever save and except right of action for slander or libel shall survive to and against executors and administrators and all such rights of action may be assigned and the assignee shall succeed to all rights of the assign or the council forwarded C F 5 the bill authorizing persons to become a body corporate to raise funds to be loaned to members thereof with the amendment as suggested by the governor and which has been passed by the council the amendment was concurred in and tho bill again sent to his excellency cel lency aliu council also announced that it had passed C F 42 in relation to the reform school referred C F 43 a bill providing for the punishment of persons who obtain boar d or lodging with intent to defraud was read the second time the rules suspended and the bill rejected H F 73 the revenue bill passed its third reading A decosa was then taken until the afternoon JOINT SESSION assembly met in joint session last evening at to consider the question as to ho should be awarded the premiums offered for designs for a capitol building there were three competitors george F II ammond of cleveland 0 E E myers of detroit and 0 H pencey of lincoln neb the report of the board of commissioners on capitol grounds appointed at tho last session of alie legislature was read as was also the recommendation of mr E L T harrison in which he stated that the plan of mr meyers was in his opinion the one which would be the most serviceable and best adapted for the use of the territory under the mr sharp of alie commission gave a short history of the work of the commission alie advertising advertis eng lor plans etc the plans were inspected and after some discussion the entire question was referred to alie committee on davs and means of the house and alie committee on capitol grounds to the council A resolution endorsing the action of the commission so far as they have gone was adopted and the joiet session dissolved |