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Show UTAH LMHSIiATUllE. reii Mil-WrDHMDAY Mil-WrDHMDAY AFIKUNOON. Council was called to order promptly atSo'cbck. Morroll presented a petition signed by i:il Webb aud 1&) othcri,tax ayers of Cache county,remonstratlog against tho amount of llOJ.OdO for World's Fair purposcM, ai being excessive, and rec ommendlm' an amount not exciedlns $ZWQ. ltelerred to the World's Fafr Lominltteo, Lund irercntcd a pdlllon from re-ildenU re-ildenU of Halt Lake County asking for the iaag of llatklaV juvlog LtlJ, A rommunlcAtlon was received from the House nnnoutidng IhepAssageof H. F. 101, relating to forestry; II. '. 110, relating to statistics: II. F.lll, t elating to revenue, and ILP. lSd, ru-ferrlutf ru-ferrlutf to tenantry. Referred loop-I loop-I rnprlate committee. ThecommltUeou Territorial library, to whom was referred the reiwrt of lh board of control ot the Utiti Territorial library, reported that they had ex-fimlned ex-fimlned thu rime and found n a hHlMire on hnnd, January 15th, isn1, of $107.11, and recommended that the report be flWl with the Territorial auditor, nnd that mi appropriation b made to purchae looka for tho Library. Adopted. Tbe committee on commerce, to whom was referred CF. 73, creating the 0 fllcw of natural gi supervisor, recommended re-commended that same be pasted. Adopted. The committee on private eorjm-atlona eorjm-atlona reported favorably ou C. F. 05, Amending section 2Mof the Com lied Laws in relation to railways. Adoj ted. The samo committee also report! favorably upon the passHgo ot C F. 100, relating to loan and trust associations. associa-tions. The public health commit ten to whom waa referred 11. F. 70, an act to prevent and punish thu adulteration of article of ftrod, and the sale thereof when adulterated, reported that the same had been considered find tho Mil was reported re-ported back without recommendation. Ad opt ml, Tbo commltteu cu agriculture, to whom was refvrrei tbe petition of Joseth Marrlottand others, which sett forth that various persons have de veloid artttlati wells for manufacturing manu-facturing lurposee, na a result of which similar welts, located en lilgher landanduMd for donvMlo purposes, have cessed to flow, nhd nraylug for relief, reported that, In Ihtlr nttnlon, Iho Lcglilalure can give no relief. Asaumlng that wrong has been, done or rights have Iwn Infringed, In-fringed, the pottMobcrihavu a remedy In thocourta aud no enactment of the Legislature would strengthen their position. Adopted. The enrollment committee) reported that C. F. 3, th metropolitan bill, C. F. 64, tax equitllxatlon Lilt, had been properly prepared And sout b tho Governor. Gov-ernor. Krana Introduced a bill defining the dutlts of corouurs. Commltteu on publloheallh. Melvlllei A bill for an act regulating nnrrlage. Referred to tho judiciary committee. IMert: lly request, n bill for an net relating to attachments. McCulstou: A bill relating to exemptions. ex-emptions. C. F. 0.', providing for thu loailng of school JauJf, waa then taken up by sections on lis second reading. iim-ir. , FDIFJ DAY 5IOHNINII. At 11 a.m. tho rcpresentatlvei were called le order, a qjuruin twlng (res-out (res-out aud Ihe usual formula cbservtd. Fierce, prevented a petition (claim 9) from Halt Lake County for n,Sdl 6 for mil a and plats furnished the mt. aessorand collector. Reforrod without reading to the claims and public Accounts. Ac-counts. Adams preaeuted II. P. 61, from John Parry and ten others, ot Iron County, for a change of boundary line between Iron and Washington Counties. Coun-ties. ComiuttUoou counties. Adams also presented!!. P. 84,. from M. H. Guyroan and ISO others, of Iron Couuty, favoring said chauge. Committee Com-mittee ou counties. Birgent presented IL F. 83, from William Hoard man and twenty.thrce others, of Iron county, to tho umo etlect as tho foregoing. Hame committee commit-tee Tho elections uommlltee, to whom uru referred Council amendments to H. F. 1, relating to ilrctlous aud tenure ten-ure of otllcv, recommsudel that thu Houee do not concur. Unmotlou of Muckay, acouferenco commlttie of two was appointed Mao-kAy Mao-kAy and Marshall. Thu reott of tho commltteu was ad 01 ted. The elections committee reported on ll.y, m.lOAtuend sections S3U,SU Sit, '21-:, S41 And S 17 Compiled Laws, n luting to elections, recomuiendln Its pataage. Adopted uud bill filed for third reading. The committee on mines and mining reported ou H.F.U I, providing for escapement es-capement shafts In toil mlnca, with amcudmeuU, recommeiiJIug Its pass-nje. pass-nje. Adoj ted and bill Jlled. Ihe committee on com pan lea to !oitedou 11. F.R0 (substitute), concurring concur-ring In the Council amendiuuntsnnd making further nmindmeuts, rccom meudlng that as returned the bill ass, Adoted. The committee ou ways nnd means rejtorted 011 tbe supplemental report of Geo. I). Pjieras Court CommhMoner of this district, recommending that H be referred to the committee on appro-j appro-j rlatlous. Adoj ted uud roportTefuirud. The uoinmlttee on fish and gamu rt port on H. F. 105 to ameud Chapter OHesslou Laws for thu nrotuttlon of fish and game, nlth au amendment, recommending Its lassugo, Hi port ador ted and bill lllnd. 'I he lame committee reported on H. F. US, to amend section I, chspter & a hslon law $, for the protection ot game and birds, rtcommt udiug Its rejection. A'lopted. Tho comwItUe oil agriculture reported report-ed on C.F. 73, retKiillug chapter 2, Hasloii Isws, reUtlng to bees, togothir with petition bu, recommend lug Us pssnge. Ado( twj and bill file I. The commttteeon 1 ducat Ion reported on tbe report of the University Commissioners Com-missioners tit 1602, recommending that It be referred to the committee ou ctalma and jublla at count. Bo ordered. or-dered. '1 he committee ou claims and public accounts reported on tbo claim of Lewis P. Ki-.ny for ;2U 80 for furors' ind wltut-Bfik ftea, lecomiueudin,; Its rtjicllon. Adorted. The commute e on appropriations reported re-ported ou JI. F, 113, for thu relief of A. J. Hurt, recommending ll rejectlou. Adopted. The 1 0111 mitt uo ou onrollmvot re ported that 11. F. 07, iu relntlou to tor ricttng Hud vnlldatlug conveyuuecs, etc, had gone tu t Governor In proper thapu. Report adopted. A communication wasrecelvetl from Iho Cornell Announcing that It bad paired l F. 53, to amend certain sections sec-tions of the Complied Laws. The bill w sa read first time and referred to the committee on fudiclary. The conference committee onC. F. lO.loirovldefara unlfmn system ot free schools, reported Ihatthe two coin-mlttcea coin-mlttcea had reached nnatriicablo Adjustment, Ad-justment, the term of which wero set out nnd the rejort was Adopted. Pierce obtAlned uutnlrnous consent to Introduce H. F. 1, lo create the Grand Rlvir IrrUatlou (Vnmlssloc, which was roil the flr;t time and re-ferrod re-ferrod to thu committee on Agriculture and Irrigation. Mar-hall obtained Icivo to Introduce II. F. 1 9, repealing section .1374 Com ) Uud laws in relation toverdlctauf Juries In civil ca.-cs, which waa reaj the flrat time and r ferret to thu com mltteeonjudlclary. H. F, .10 suLstltuted, to nutlprlte coutillt to Ijtuo lends for outstanding liidebtcdricsr, etc., van read nnd Iased. il. F. 110, rcUllnrr to a bureau of statistics, was read the third tlmoand joned. H. F. Ill, relating to revenue, was rend tint third tima and pait-vd. H F HO, relating to tenancy In commou, wasrettd tho third tlmoand I A Mill. Tim bill Introduced by Lawrence, (II. I 101), to maku It unlawful to ex-l-OMj hireatr, aluuli or undergrowth on tho public domain tu danger from fire and prescribing the duties of shtrl'la In extinguishing Iho same, created a lengthy dUcusalon In which many of the members participated. Au utneiid-tucnt utneiid-tucnt offered by Adams was rldered by an amendment ottered by Wright, and (he voteon tho latter reiultecT In Its rejection; tho amondmvntwM also rejected. Adams moved to amend by striking out "ahorlfl" an! Insetting "any strewi." No second, Thu till was then placed upon Its passage and iaed, ayes 10, note?, Hargeut creating a laugh by respond lng"iauMul no," At v:;i'j recesa waa taken till 2 p.m. 2 P. m. A quorum was promptly on hand and business proceeded with. A communication was. received from thu Council announcing that It hid concurred Jn thu Housh amend incuts tu C. F. fi, in relation to lulld-lug lulld-lug and loan association. Also, that It had taken similar action regarding C. F.oJ, cresting n d rrttorlal Itoard or eqtialltat1ou,alo regarding C. F. U, In relation to liens for mechanics and oVhers, and had referred aald bills to the committee on enrollment. C. F. LO, to encourage manufactories In this Territory, was liken up 011 Its third rtndlng. The ch rk had not I ru-cecded ru-cecded very far when It struck a snag in the shape of an Ameudmout ollcre-d by Bargcnr, whu wasopjoiel tojcratit-log tojcratit-log a bounty In nny form whatever. If woolen factories should not bo exemj ted from taxation, neither shout 1 sugar factories. If It waa desired de-sired that thla bill puns, the section (4) providing such gratuity had Utter bu left out. Morlli opposed tho amendment Atob was taken on tho nmon I-rmmt, I-rmmt, resulting In Usadoptlon 13 to 0, Hnow voting In the negative this time. J. D.Irvine moved that section 4 bo reinstated In tho till. Carried, n ml thu clerk proceeded with the rinding. Atnett moved a wholesale striking out. Including section 4 nnd aoniu others, together with seven.) portions of sections, all that provided bounty for anything but Iron works. Ho sup ported his motion In a forcible argument, argu-ment, Hnow partly favored and partly opposed op-posed the amendment. lrvInc(W.H ) opposed tho amendment, amend-ment, making an excellent speech Morltx spoke about his own Industry (brealng), offering an amendment exempt) ex-empt) Dg lager ln-er from taxation. Ruled out of order. Lawrence spoke against tho amendment. amend-ment. Homako a lengthy nnd Im- i rou1n nriMimeiit. Adams opposed tho amendment. 'Thu annulment was defeated, Ar-nett Ar-nett only votlugaye, Morltx seut In his amendment In writlug; tho vote on it showed 7 for, 15 egnlnst. Nelker cflered a humorous amend ment, exaggerating the encouragement and bounty questions, which created considerable laughter, Hargentollered an amendment exempting ex-empting salt from taxation, wh'cli was accepted by Neither, Voted down. Marshall opposed tho bill Inalcfal argument. Lawrence again spoke In favor of tbe bill. The del ate by this time aisumod strictly Democratla and Republican features, the economic 1 hairs of the tarllT question Mng Incidentally condemned con-demned nnd Advocated respectively. Mackay opposed tho bill. |
