Show legislative PRO proceedings the legislative assembly does not arem srem to have done much luciues as yet althou although ii both branches have apparently been movi moving rig as fast and been as industrious as lawmakers law makers generally are and arid ha hate have e so far as our knowledge extends evinced evince a disposition to do u whatever may be considered necessary i ry for the goad of their constituents individually and the community generally by enacting such laws and making such provisions during the session as will accomplish the objects desired it is quite evident however that there will be but little legis legislation lallon of a local nature do e during the twelfth session and that but few bills of any kind will be passed till after the holiday ceremonies shall have been performed several bills billi have been introduce intro duc ed some of which have been under consideration and when hen ben the mill gets in first rate running 0 order they will unquestionably be put through el to use a in gitary phrase la in double quick in the council on tuesday the mr hyde presented a petition from sanpete county asking 1 for an appropriation for the benefit of sai bai said baid d county which was received read an i refer reter referred to the committee on claims ahl ahi ami awl appropriations oa on the receipt of a message from the huse II 11 use ube proposing a joint session of the assembly at an early hour houn b c ur a committee was on motion molion of mr carrington appointed to confer with a like committee of the house in relation to the subject carrington ani ani benson were appointed said committee in the house on tuesday mr long presented a bill for an act constituting county jails prisons and arid for other purposes which was read and referred to the committee commatee com mUtee on the penitentiary mr bean introduced a bill for repealing the labnow law now in force in relation to territorial orlaf county mid and city taxes which was referred to the committee on revenue A message was sent to the be council pro po singa binga ng a joint session of the two houes to 0 which an answer was returned stating that the council kasnot was wag not then prepared to meet the house in joint session and that a special committee had been appointed by that body and askea asked the house to appoint one to confer therewith on the suje subject ct and designate a time when it would be conven ent for both branches of the legislative assembly to meet in joint session the house concurred and taylor and hatch were appointed by the speaker to constitute the house committee for that purpose mr bean presented a memorial to congress con reas for the establishment of mail routes in wasatch summit and morgan coun conn ies iea which was referred to tha the committee on ou petitions and memorials Me morias in the council on wednesday the among other matters which were under consideration was the act of congress 0 securing homesteads to actual settlers which the com cam cittee on the public domain and school L linda linds were instructed to examine and make report at an early date relative to the advantages that may be expected to accrue to the people of this territory if any and whether any legislation was necessary on the a subject the cammi leb lee on roads brid bridges brides 0 es and ferries were also inspru instructed bedio to take into consideration the p propriety of maie male ing an appropriate n for the cori construction et 1 on of a road from st george to Kan arrab alon aion along 15 rio virgin P and ash creek f mr hyde nyde introduced a bill for an act a au theorizing thor izing the ishuin issuing of executions again alain judgment debtors non residents of abr tb pi county in which judgment may be rend rende erel iril rel ref which was referred to the judiciary tee ice F ID iii the house on wednesday the on roads bridges etc were instructed I 1 la inquire into the tho condition of the provo ri yer ver bridge in utah county and of the state roay roah roa in that vicinity and report what measure should be taken to construct reconstruct re the brid bridge e and r repair pair pain the road bolh bob boh of were wasl wash ed away or damaged by the last iti s uta uia M mer roer mr wright p presented resented a petition from li F ayette fayette granger asking for a ferry fran franchise c hip securing the ri krisht bt to him to establish ferries ferriea on blacks blacka anci and hams hama forks of green river which was referred to the appropriate committee and mr kesey presented a memorial for mail service from salt sut lake city to tooele thoele city which was referred to the committe coin coia nutte on petitions and memorials mr long pres prea anted a bill for an act p e scribing the manner of assessing and collect ing territorial and bunty c anty taxes which ca being read was referred to the revenue com coa cittee in the council on thursday the mr caird carrlton ton from the special committee a ap pointed to arrante arrange for a joint in conj coni I 1 junction with a like committee of the house reported they had made arrangements for tb tbt I 1 holding C of a joint session in the council C hamber chamber at wo in the afern afternoon oon 01 01 thit da day which report was accepted and tb th e j home howe notified accordingly mr cummings t presented a petition nunn numer el outly signed by the citizens of utah county praying tor for legislation to pret ent the cultivation of droo broo droom m corn chocolate etc which alt nit wit wt i 1 sua suza c cuna cina ina lna vi cli WAS referred to the committee on agriculture he also presented a petition from the P fiovo ovo kanyon 1 company asking for the of of the claim of the terri Torri territory tory to said road which aich was received read and anti refer ed to the committee on roads ferries bridges and kany Kanyr ns on the in the house mr bir taylar from the joint committee appointed to arrange for the holding of a joint session reported that they bad agreed to hold thesel the session at 2 oce oco cir cJe that afternoon which was accepted some petitions were received and aad referred after which mr rockwood from froat the nhe committee on roads as rho nho bo had bad been bemi instructed to inquire into the condition of the state road and bridge across the gos at provo reported that the committee had bad discharged the duty assigned and the result of their inquiries was that they hid bid become convinced that utah county was wag abundantly able to rebuild the bridge and put tha roads roada in that county in complete repair and that no appropriation of mone money y to be paid out of the territorial treasury was that purpose A protracted debate aase a relation to the subject pending abl h be he hour arr ved for the holding of ot the joint be se slon sion the report was sub bub subsequently referred back to the committee at 2 pra pin pm pta the two branches of the L legislative gisla assembly went into joint session and after disposing of the business which was presented for consideration and action an adjournment journ ment was taken till 2 pm on friday there wag was not much business done in either the council or ho ise on friday the 19 b tae ane committee on roads bridges g etc in t he tha council received instructions on motion of mr smith to inquire into the propriety of building a new bridge across the sevier river in juab county as the old one has becola greatly dilapidated and unsafe for crosb cross crossing irig the committee on roads bridges ferries ferriea and kenyons in the he house were instructed to enquire ino into the condition cf the bridges across the weber and ogden rivers livers in weber laeber county an ani I 1 of the territorial road in the vicinity of those streams and make report at an early date on the dissolution of th tha joint session which was held in the afternoon both branches of the assembly tues bues day the at I 1 pm |