Show art 7 legislature LEGISLA TURE proceedings of wednesday january COUNCH CHAMBER council met at I 1 p m called to order by tile the president I 1 loll 1011 called quorum pi csont pi iyer by the chaplain floine the ile the following message was received aiom house representatives hall jan jail 1801 1861 lion ilon the president tand and members of the counell council gent geffin in the house of representatives Represent ath es have amended see sec and ad of C F P no 6 GO which is do you concur in in the amendments 1 the liis ing also parsed ir if F 23 an ac t in ic lalion to building a midge across the provo 1 river and 11 II 11 F no 25 an act granting unto chester lov loi eland cfall d leonal d rice itice and thomas 11 II mcgraw the privilege of a line of steamboats on alie jordin lake and bear ducr ili or 1 in which abc c berea ith enclosed for tile the action dichia of your flonoi ble body vely res ro ply JOHN TAYLOR speaker cr THOMAS BULLOCK chief clerk C P r no G an act to provide for the bigan bation of richland and kane counties was nag read is as amended and on oil motion of councilor snow the bill was laid on oil the table 11 I 1 17 no 23 11 til an act in ill relation lation rc to building a bridge across pio fiovo 0 river was read the first time lime on motion of councilor ilyko was inas lead the hie second time and on motion of bounel councilor bior smith the council concu concurred ired 11 F no 25 an ali act granting unto C 1 I acs ics t or lo 10 loveland cland rico and thomas IL 11 me biall the lie privilege of estabI establishing lilling a line of steamboats on jordan R river IN or salt lake and bear riv river or 11 was as lead and on motion of councilor benson t the C bill m was as not in ill and was lefe ired back b ack to the house councilor Cariln canington ton presented ted substitute for C F no 9 0 11 an act to encourage tile the construction of telegraph lines in the teri atory of utah abich ibich was read and on motion of councilor smith it was faither legislation on oil this subject 1 ii inexpedient at till this time councilor elvde do on oil behalf of tile the committee on judiciary to whom was lef oried 11 II F no 20 an act in i elation illation to fires on oil tho the public domain i deported the same bick back amended by t two i 0 additions additiOn I sections which cicro lead and on oil motion of councilor millington was read tile lie thild time lime by title and tile the same appi oled all the c bill was then tile sent to the house for concurrence in ill the amendments councilor Woodi mu tiff presented 0 C F no 10 an act to prohibit tile issuing and cai dilating of paper 1 which was lead on oil motion of councilor smith the bill was laid on the talfo table to be the special order of to bonow councilor carrington presented 11 II F no 10 an all act assigning the chief justice and associate justice to their bisti districts lets which was ivas read and on motion of councilor cannington cain ington the bill was laid on the table till to mairow councilor canington pic dented a bill entitled C F no 12 au an act in i elation to tile supreme court section tion I 1 be it enacted by the governor gon arnor and Legis legislative latho Assen iby of the territory or of utah that a term of the supreme court shall be acl held annually in gloat salt lake city commencing on tile the second monday in nov nor at 10 a m n section II if an act in relation to tile supreme com coin t approved ed jan jail 16 11 is 13 depeal ed cd which N aich NN was as read the first t time inic on 01 motion of councilor bonson benson the bill was lead the lie second time and alid on oil motion of councilor hyde it was N as read the thaid thil 1 I time tile tho title NN wis as I 1 icid ca 1 and appi 0 ed and the bill sent ailt K to the house for the minutes ft no cio 0 1 cad and col cd on motion of councilor rich the council adjourned to ann 1 leht 1 allu p m benediction by the chaplain bousi or LS house mot at I 1 p in speaker in the ell ch tir roll called quorum present pi aver or by tho the chaplain after some unimportant t bu business 11 II if F no 22 bill relative to mines and mining claims came up on its second reading as the special older mr pratt mo moved cd to amen amend d by striking out the IN word ord citizen of tile the united states I 1 fiola tile the hist filst section the is too gibat other acil nicil of the united states stater 1 would as good as illy any be debarred debarres de barred of the privileges which should be extended to all ile he ii was as opposed to legislating entirely for the benefit of a certain class of persons citizens of the united states hovas lie v as bavin having equal lights N with ith in favor of the indians fice white citizens the indian title to public lands had not been extinguished and justice ic quiren tint we nc should not lob them of their licci tage mr air platt piatt is nil mistaken AiRen the indians in all recent licati cs made last summer have granted away their I 1 lights if they hai have e any ally to metals and ores ed Mr Piatt grew quite eloquent over tile the red skins and indulged extensively in that style of oi atory known knain n as 11 lo 10 I 1 the poor indian etc cie mr air wandell that one of the first duties of an im immigrant mirant to the united states was to go beffie a magistrate and declare his intention reg regarding aiding citizenship this bahi being lone done lie he was entitled to all the lights and immunities of a citizen except i doting As A this w m as the duty of c cv cry man and the presumption was that all good I 1 ichi abl denk had done so lie objected to ashiking att aking out the words if any person neglected or infused to comply with mith the laws and his hi duty lie ho had no light 6 to expect great pilvi leges to be con felled fen ed upon him gratuitously mr platt piatt in anted insisted ted on his motion as the NN words named would deprive thousands in tho ton atory of their lights ard and thousands yet to come mi ail lunt hunt I 1 agreed NN with ith mr air wandell and diale col in toto with mr air platt sir said he be it is the bounden duty of c ci y man coming to the united states to take out his papers ilk hh allegiance to foreign foreia a and it anty be hostile nation lut ions and take the try steps to place himself on oil a footing with inith native born cirii citizens ens lie he the tion of government ind and claims the heaven be stow stoned cd privileges which skiing up ill on every hand 1 in t thi I 1 ili I 1 i blessed countie sir it is not light thus to khoii shower er those these blessings and leges upon poll for cig nois who decline to show that they havo othel int ciet in ili tile the nation than to filch floan the ho public domain the treasuries ies which a bountiful niovi once has scattered broadcast up and doain these ralle valleys s and mountains for gods people ill the c nati v a and adopted citizens of this groat great nation if the amendment Pic lails what would pic pacient lelit thousands of john Chi namon floch hocking i nig thither as they did to to oven un the country and take aloni good loal citi citizens ens the pic cious bolcs which belong olcey to then them so of johnny cia peau bc lidwill 1 ill flock here by thousands and the papos ot of loope will mill come to press out citizens aloin that which Ni lell is shells mono alone lie III had seen cicat difficulties on this thi i same subject in california and gave a graphic gri phie account of his is exPel experience lence as a 1 I california legislator after great trouble and by taking I a cioper view of the subject california now low laisco a 11 large fund by taxing foreign mine fineis s we IVO hava a gloat and a beneficent but should the speaker i wish ah to go to an english province Austi australia alia or columbia to mine he be N would hai have e to pay a large tax before ho he could be placed on an equality with british subjects mr ali pratt again adhered to his Plo proposition position because california had bad violated v tho the spirit of our fice institutions and deprived aliens alien af pf their rights 1 OU it was no reason for this body to do lipcin likewise ise the laws lairs of the united states slates did not lequito aliens to take out naturalization papers to tax foreigners would be to violate our institutions and be beagio a gi oss ss tyranny it was as bigotry and should not be tolerated he for one would not consent to compel to become citizens of the united states by rigorous rigo ious bio bigoted ted unrighteous and tylar tyrannical mical enactments ho should not follow Calif Ollila or illy any other state in an all unrighteous colis and unconstitutional course mr air wandell took issue with mr air pratt and asked for any 1 stoid old line or in the constitution ution or laws or of the united states which placeman placed edan an alion alien on the same f footing otin g with tho the citizen ho explained the hatm ration aal laws S and paid a gloning globing to tile the beneficence of oi government in these matters but denied a that th was either cither politic right or just to place all alj mang ov ing allegiance elsewhere on an equality V tile the citizens ile he demanded the ayes and objection was made by mr farr and the lloa n did not see exactly how to get at it mr air hunt stated very ri rightly atly that the varl p itile was that on the demand of ofal members the ayes and noes must be called le corded the speaker decided that that might le be the ra c but unless the cloase by vote orde ader it the i oil ell could not be called A majority against it mr pratts motion to strike out citizens oft united states was put and on a division d ta vote tote stood ayes 13 noes 10 so the words oraw or dw we stricken out mr air lV andell asked to have his name recoup in the negative k i the 1st ast section was also amended so as to allo any discovering or hn knowing owing of a vela vein i or mass of base metal could claim and hol hold di if L mr Mau glian moved to refer the bill back a agia to the committe Commit tc with special instructions mr lV wandell andell opposed the motion ho ivandel tile the house to let act on this matter it was a matt matter of great importance ile ho realized zed hetha we desired it or not a cicat influx of people and others was bound to bo be upon i us soon we lve are arc citizens of the united states and the con of tile the lights of the people and tho ille gor ein eminent ment and we no are arc bound on our oaths to tale tab note of tile the ei c bents around us and rushing rapidly upon naori us the question is shall we legislate now for tile the illinois na who he me ale shiely coming or by ua in wise inaction walt wait till they do come and tiey legislate leg gisla tc for us wo IVO must look facts in ill the fact if NN wow 0 anait ait for or il miners liners to cow comp upon us it NN will ill be too late and ft N c shall then e unable to retrace our steps now is the accepted timo time and hour mr richards said it is beyond all doubt or contradiction that the mining of tin territory will attract hither soon an ini immense mense mm min ing population and equally true that it we lie do 11 M legislate wisely faor for them now BONY they N v ill legisla for its at in an cally caray day ill k moved that tho the house now go into committee commett C e V f the whole and perfect this bill mr fair said tint thit he w aa s that tha t tile tacio v I 1 no iati national lat ional onal objection to the bill evel evcic y member he be ii was as satisfied was in fan fa or of the bill when pro pelly amended mr woolley Woo llcy rather than to alolong this debate would compromise and proposed to jo do so by receiving an amendment 11 which aich had already been voted down the house refused to go into committee of the whole various amendments u were ere made to section which we will publish when ullen tile the house gets ill through with the bill mr woolley favored most every amendment oa the gi ground aund that all the details for working mines should now bo be incorporated in tho the bill section 1st ast was then adopted section ad with a few amendments was war adopt adopted ct section ad tho the words citizens as aforesaid were on oil motion of mr pratt stricken out without debate mr pratt moved to amend so as to resti restrict lct aaa aaa manili mining distinct to a tract of land not to exceed ten square 1 to each person mr air Wallo wandell loll explained briefly tile the uselessness oi of rich puch a I 1 estl action and confessed if he properly understood der stood tho the proposition he be could only characterize it as abs absurd urd mr air pratt said tint it is well known that it li expected that immensely rich mines will be dis CO cled in utah and that mines upon mines will be opened ife ho objected to 81 six c persons making makin rules to govern an alea of twenty square miles or more and advocated some ic le mr air F fan arr expected eliat mines would be or even evea new now nowhere wore were being opened at our very doors in out oar farming land and in our canons where we get wood and lie ho desired a aft the details to be fixed 4 the law so 10 as to leave as little for the inin them themselves seles to regulate as possible T mr wandell Wan doll w ucil that the house was getting into dimply because it was trying to enair enter upon details which could only pio properly perly ile ho left to tho themselves if the house undertakes thus to dabble in these details the law rui might ht bo be a mere nullity and N w ill not be respected 0 or r observed by the miners ile he showed the fallacy of undertaking taking to legislate in this manner and hoped tile the house would not spoil the lie bill the amendment oe of yr mr pratt was voted down mr parr was generally disgusted and favored the of the bill back to the committee if said ile ho ashes going tin ough why let her slide mr pratt offered an additional amendment providing for tho the election by the of a superintendent of mines to reside at salt lake Cit city yand and bo be the territorial reco ider of mines instead of of tho the territory as now in the bill tho the motion prevailed and the new section was adopted the bill was read through to tho the end by sections A along long debate ai aiono ose as to whether ruining mining claims should bo be taxed or only the of such claims the house finally amended the last section so that it should read mining claims shall be deemed pomonal property which may bo be taxed in tiie same manner as other personal property mr pratt a new section that the minor miner should have exclusive right to timber on his claim but the same should bo be open to the public Cai cairies ried mr johnson proposed another section for a tax of one half of one per cent on mines to go to the government of the united states to aid in the of the N war ar the amendment was waa opposed on the ground that it ii as unjust and unconstitutional to tax a coition of the community for a special object in while hile tho the balance went free the idea being that if anybody was to be ta lived ed for the in ar then lot let everybody in tho the ceiri doiy be taxed the amendment was voted down without final action on the file bill tho the minutes were called for mr wilgot stait startled led the house by rising and cading raying that ho he had a resolution to oner offer of great ecat lippoi tance to the membris 1 and then a aided that it iela teI to the penitential y the following folling is the resolution mr wright presented a resolution that a special commit committee tec of two be appointed by the tho speaker to loquist his excellency amos rood acting to forthwith ascertain by telegraph 4 whether any or ii what bat amount of means mean 13 is placed to the credit of utah Teril tory appropriated by the general goi government ornament for the purpose of repairing pairing and ancl defraying abing aying the expenses of the utah penitentiary ald aid that we respectfully dequest the |