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Show UTAH LEGISLATURE. January 21st in the Council, House communications were received announcing the passage of the Secretary's fee bill, the bill organizing San Juan county, the bill conferring exclusive original jurisdiction on justices of the peace. Councilor Thurier presented a petition from 142 citizens of Sevier county, praying for the opening of a road through Marysvale canyon, and renewing a request made to the previous Legislature for an appropriation of $3,000 for the purpose names. Councilor Barton presented a petition from residents of Davis county asking that Antelope Island, in Great Salt Lake, and all the waters intervening between it and the boundary line of the said county be annexed thereto. Councilor Smoot, from the committee on municipal corporations, reported back the bill amending the charter of Salt Lake City, and suggested an amendment in the third section setting aside the collections from all licenses and fines for the payment of bonds, instead of the collections derived from liquor licenses only, and recommended its passage; received and recommendation adopted. In the House, Mr. Murdock presented a petition asking for an appropriation of $3,000 to make a road following down the Sevier river, instead of over the mountain as now, the change being a necessity owing to the impassable state of the present road and the discover of mines in ??? county. Mr. Peery presented a bill to amend the Charter of Ogden city, which shall prohibit the bringing of paupers and ???? to that city. Mr. Fisher presented a bill for changing the time of holding general elections, so as to obviate the holding of two elections in one year and thus save a good deal of expense to the Territory. Mr. Lyman presented a bill amending section 403 Compiled Laws, introducing the words that no animal shall be received by the poundkeeper excepting when the person taking the animal shall present with it a written statement of the amount of damages, etc. Mr. Grover presented a petition from 281 persons of the town of Nephi, asking that that town be incorporated. January 22, Mr. Hatch presented financial report of Wasatch county, and Mr. Peery presented that of Weber. The latter also presented a memorial from citizens of his county asking that the applications sent to Congress by the last Legislature relative to homestead pre-emptions be renewed. The bill for changing the time of elections was reported back with amendments which were concurred in. The section added to the original bill provides that all person in office whose terms expire on August shall continue in office till the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November. It was read the second and third time by its title and passed. Mr. Penrose moved to amend the title, which was done. In the Council, Jan. 23, as previously agreed, the bill to enable Salt Lake city to borrow more money than its present charter permitted, came up for consideration, and arguments on the motion made by Councilor Snow, to strike out the clause exempting the city's prospective bonds from taxation, occupied the time until the hour for adjournment. Councilor Smith spoke to some length favoring the passage of the bill as it then was, and against striking out the clause in question. In the House, the bill for an act in ???? to barbed and wire fences, after some discussion, was returned to the committee on agriculture, &c. , for further consideration. The committee on unfinished business reported back a number of bills laid over from last session. After some discussion as to the propriety of the present Assembly having to do with the business of past legislature, the report, on motion, was accepted and the bill referred to the appropriate committees. A bill relating to water rights was presented, read and referred to the committee on irrigation. A bill for an act to amend an act regarding special elections to fill vacancies, was presented, read and referred to the committee on elections. The financial report of Cache County for 1878-79, was presented. In the Council on the 26th inst., after the usual preliminaries, communications from the House were read, stating that H.F. No. 13, "To amend section 1,732 of the Compiled Laws" and H.F. No. 18 "to change the time of holding general elections," had passed the House. Also that the House concurred in the Council's amendments H.F., No. 2, Empowering Railroad Corporations to deed and mortgage their franchises, etc. H.F. No. 18, "To change the time of holding general elections," was taken up, read the first time, and, on motion of Councilor Cluff, passed its first reading and was referred to the committed on elections. The second reading of C.F. No. 7, to amend the charter of Salt Lake City, was resumed. In the House, a communication from Alva A. Green in relation to the conflict of stock raising and agricultural interests, was read and referred to the committee on agriculture. Mr. Preston reported the enrollment of H. F. No. 15, prescribing fees for the Secretary of Utah, and that it had been sent to the Governor for his approval. Mr. Fisher presented H.F. No. 30, "A bill for an act creating the office of public administrator, and defining the duties thereof." Read the first time and referred to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Hatch, chairman of the committee on counties, presented a report recommending a substitute bill for H.F. No. 22, defining the boundaries of Rich Count. A substitute for the bill defining the boundaries of Rich county, was accepted. The bill was laid upon the table. Two separate bills to amend an act providing Territorial revenue, were read and referred to the committee on revenue. A petition from 283 ladies of Beaver county, praying for the removal of the political disabilities of their sex, was presented, read and referred to the committee on judiciary. The financial report of Sanpete county for 1878-79, was presented. In the Council, on the 27th inst., Councilor Wells submitted An Act to authorize the counties of Salt Lake, Davis, Tooele, Summit, and Wasatch, in the Territory of Utah, to subscribe to the capital stock of the Utah Eastern Railroad Company, and recommended its reference to the committee on printing, with instructions to have 73 copies printed for the use of the Assembly. The bill was read the first time, and on motion of Councilor Harrington, passed its first reading and was referred to the committee on printing. Councilor Fotheringham presented a petition from Wm. [William] J. Cox and twenty-seven others, residents of Beaver county, asking that the boundaries of that county be extended, which was read, and on motion of Councilor Fotheringham was referred to the committee on counties. A communication was received from the House stating that the House had been notified that H.F. 45, "Prescribing fees for the Secretary of Utah Territory," was on the 22d inst., approved by his Excellency, the Acting Governor. |