Show legislative proceedings the record of the proceedings of the la L gs mis dative assembly on tuesday the eth instant ie is not vey voluminous in tv t e council mr air woodruff from rc rathe the tha committee on oil revenue revenues reported a bill for an act in relation to territorial taxes which passed its first reading III ili in the house eouse on the 6 ab h mr air preston presented the petition orl oll of nelson empy for exten sion slon of grant oe of ferries over bear river arii alli and bridge over malad river which was read and referred to the committee on roads bridges ferries and kinyone Kin on m tion of mr air taylor the bill concerning justices of the peace was taken up on its second reading A lengthy discussion arksey arose pending which a message was received from the council concu ning in the house vote of dec for the printing of the reports of the territorial auditor and treasurer also the report of the directors of the penitentiary in the council on wednesday the fth the bill in relation to territorial taxes ws wis w s taken up and made the special order of the daylor day tor friday the ath dinst mr hyde presented the claim of A miner esq for services rendered in the ad district court as prosecuting attorney tor for the territory which was read and rf referred erred to the committee on claims and appropriations A bli til tor for an act in relation to the telegraph and to secure secrecy and fidelity in the sion of tele telegraphic graple messages mes mea sages nah naw nab sab taken take up de debated bated amended and passed and sent bent to the house for concur renco in the illuce on the ath the petition of lewis robinson and joshua aeiry tor for the right to establish eta blish and control a ferry over green creen river riven and to erect a bridge over said river was read and referred to the committee on an roads bridges bridget ferries ald aid kan sab rab yas mr rockwood from the Commit committee teo tea on roads BiLd geb ferries Ferrie sr etc to whom was referred the petition of nelson empy pray irr arg for an extension of the charter to control a ferry aass across bear river niver reported further legislation thereon unnecessary which refit rit rrt was accepted and on motion of mr air alight tut tue ui committee were discharged from further duties in relation to the subject mr ir d also reported that th Committe had taken into consideration the report of if the territorial road commissioner and aad recommended an appropriation for re repairs on jordan jordar bridge great salt lake county theise the weber bridge bridges weber county the S vier bridge bridges juab county and on the great salt lake city and weber valley road amounting in the ag aggregate IN regate to over four thousand s the committee on claims and appropriations were instructed to incorporate in the territorial appropriation bill on motion of mr mau maughan han ban the committee on claims were instructed to take into consideration that part of the wardens report submitted to us by the directors of the penitentiary tent iary which refers to the balance due from alex aiex mcrae drawn from P K dotson U 11 S marshal and reported not accounted for in settlement and report at an arl early day by res or otherwise on mot n of mr air preston the ibe committee un on roady bridges etc were instructed to in auire quire into the propriety of making an ampro privation pria lation tion of five hundred dollars of the delin squint ent territorial taxes of cache valley to be used wised under the direct direction lon zon of the county court county for the repair of the county rr arai rrai au across the logan bottoms in said tonnyy i the bill tor for an act concerning justices of tho the peace was called up discussed amended and laid on the tabie talle A bill for an act b grant 1 ing a ferry franchise to lafayette granger in green river county was also taken upeor up for tor cod ceD consideration and alter after some discussion was hnud over oyer I 1 la in the council OB on thursday the fth a bill which had been passed by the house and sent to the council for concurrence in relation to justices of t the he peace wab waa taken rip ftp realand rea dand referred ef erred to the judi Jual judiciary clary ciary committee A bill to provide tur fur or the organization of telegraph ele graph companies was taken up and passed and ind sent to the house for concurrence mr air carrington from the judiciary committee to whom had been referred a bill assigning the federal judges judg s reported back bick the same with an amendment and recommended its passage the bill was in the course of that days session passed ans and sent to the house for concurrence in the house on Thu thursday raday mr air long presented a petition peli pell tion from W A carter asking for the right to erect a toll bridge over hams hamis fork of green river wh ch was received read and anti referred to the appropriate committee the bill passed by the council in relation to the telegraph and tile the transmission of messi was rt from that body read and taid laid on ille ibe table to c me up in its order A supplemental report was received from theodore mckan mck alck an esq territorial road missioner commissioner Co which vias nag referred to the committee on C alms and appropriations the bill granting a ferry franchise to lafayette granger was taken up and referred back to the committee on roads ferries etc the bill concerning justices of the peace was taken up and passed several other bills were under consideration among which was the act in relation to the telegraph the bill providing 0 for tor the organization of telegraph companies and the bill ass ignio s the federal judges 0 to their severah districts on motion ot 0 mr long the committee on elections were instructed to confer with the committee on elections in the council oi on the the subject of the election of such officers as are arc made elective by the joint vote of the legislative assembly and report at an early day and on motion of mr foote roote the committee on agriculture trade and manufactures were instructed to take int into 3 consideration the rate oc of toll to bo be taken by millers for grinding in thi this s territory in the council on the oth amona anion araon the petitions presented was one in behalf tf john spriggs t and wm win H kimball 0 praying for an appropriation of the sum of one thousand dollars aa as a reward to them for the opening of a coal mine within fifty miles of great salt lake city and one from citizens of fort foa ephraim sanpete county asking for a mitigation of the tho territorial tax within that amon among the bills passed was an act authorizing the issuing of 0 executions against nonresident non resident jud judgment a mont debtors progress was made with several other bill bills sime of which bad been passed by the house and sent to the council for concurrence the committee on elections reported the number and kinds of officers to be elected by the joint vote ot of the legislative assembly which was received and laid on the tile table the report of the territorial librarian was also received and referred mr air hyde from the committee on roads ac reported unfavorably on ort the petition of the provo kanyon road company which had bad been referred to that committee the council adjourned till monday in the house on friday the ah mr hambleton presented the petition of J F hutchinson and others citizens of sanpete county asking fo for r an appropriation for the purpose of building a bridge across ban san pitch river and a petition from irom the citizens of 0 gunnison in sald said county in relation to taxes which were received ard referred mr rockwood Jl from the committee on roads bridges ferries and kinyone Kin to whom was referred the tha petition of IV A carter to control a toll bridge across hams fork of green river reported adversely to 0 said petition the bills presented was one from the committee on A agriculture M providing for the preservation in purity of the seed of sorghum and broom corn the following bills were passed an act app appropriating opria tin money to cache county for road purposes and an act granting a ferry franchise to lafayette granger several other bills wre were under consideration in the house orr on saturday the loth the blit bilt bil bli in relation to sorghum and broom broam corn seed was taken up and passed also the council bill authorizing the issuing of executions against nonresident non resident judgment debtors the presentation of bills petitions and memo liars and reports of committees occupied most of the session on that day |