| Show UTAH legislature COUNCIL feb 25 10 1030 30 am council pursuant to adjournment journ ment roll koll called quorum present prayer by the chaplain special commissioner john lohn T caine presented his report of the auditing of the jurors furors and witness certificates of the third judicial district for the years 1878 79 80 and 81 reporting that he had al owed 1393 claims amounting to the was accompanied by the he bill of bo the commissioner and also the bill of hy me milan miran for services rendered in auditing these claims the report was received and referred to the committee on claims and appropriations with instructions that if it the bills were just they should be placed in the appropriation bill the committee mitt e on revenue was also ateo auth ruth r iced izad to t draft a bill in conformity with the recommendation of the report A bill in relation to quarantine was presented by councilor wells read and referred to the committee on counties A bill to amend the act in relation to public chool ls wag was presented by councilor cluff read bead and nud rec raC referred erred to the committee on education A memorial to congress against the proposed legislation for utah was presented by councilor esnow ehnow from the conference committee appointed to draft such memorial the committee on education presented a report recommending that 2500 copies of the report of the regents einred cf ef the university of deseret bo printed with the report of the superintendent of public schools the report was adopted councilor caine stated that in consequence of the absence of coun clips snow and thatcher the committee on wag waa was without a quorum the chair appointed councilor NV V NV oluff duff on A depage from the house was received notifying the tiie council that their amendments to H F 31 the act in relation to county sealers of weights and measures were not concurred in on motion the council held by their amendments A message from the house was received notifying the council that they had passed H F 67 an act amending the act incorporating the city of mantl manti the bill was waa laid on the table to come up tip in its order the memorial to congress was read and adopted I 1 H F 67 the bill to amend the act incorporating mantl manti city was read and referred to 0 o the committee on municipal incorporation and town sites A Te solution resolution was presented by councilor caine that 1000 copies of the memorial to congress be printed and sent one to each member of Con grobs grosa and the government boffl cars in washington adopted A message from the house was received notifying the council that they concurred in their amendments to the concurrent calling a constitutional convention the chair appointed councilors councillors Counci lors D ir wello wella E snow A 0 smoot W W clift A K thurber L snow and J R murdock murdoch as the committee on behalf of the flue council adjourned to 2 p pm in monday benediction monday feb 2 1 p m council met pursuant to adjournment roll called quorum present prayer by the chaplain Chap liln Liin councilor murdock murdoch presented a remonstrance against the passage of councilor murdock murdoch presented a remonstrance against the passage of the bill to clente cleate salaries for probate judges from william evans and 51 others cit zens of plate county also a remonstrance from A 0 davis davia and log 0 hers against the removal of the county ecat scat of plute county the then thea 9 bills against which the re mons inifi trances were aimed having been rejected reec ted the communications were laid on the the table taule indefinitely councilor wells from irom the committee on judiciary rb reported ported back baek H F 60 amending section ssi of the compiled com lied tied law laws with amend mens men a re the amend amen men meu ta were vere m ere read concurred in and aud the bill passed 0 P F 24 a hill providing for in spec specters tors torb of bees and for the destruction of foul brood was lewi rea amend spec specters tors torb of bees and for the destruction of foul brood was lewi rea amend ed anti and passed councilor thurber moved an amendment that an assessment be levied upon the owners of each colony of bees in a counts county where other bees were destroyed on account of foul brood and the keener keeper heeper whose whore e hives were destroyed 10 te indemnified indemnifier by such levy as the destruction was for the benefit of the whole of the beo bee keepers and no one person should bear the whole loss carried councilor cluff was appointed a committee of conference to confer witt a like committee from the house on the disagreement in the bill for appointing county sealers of weights and measures benediction by the chaplain counell council adjourned until 2 tuesday tuesday feb 28 1882 2 pin pm council met pui pul pursuant to menh ment roll called quorum presen present Lt prayer by the chaplain Cauncil councilor or wells presented a petition of or P F schoenfeld t and 82 oti ott outliers liers ilens i ers erb praying that the boundary line of falt palt lake city on the west as de omed fined in the new charter be not allowed but bubb that the limiti limit be confined d to the river jordan as the extension of the boundary over jordan interferes with two precincts brighton ton and wesl west point referred to the committee on municipal corporations po rations councilor thurber of the committee cittee eon on irrigation and canals re ported back H P F 22 amending meveral sections of the compiled laws in relation to irrigation companies with amendments amendments adopted councilor E snow of the committee on municipal corporations reported back the bill changing the boundaries of mant manti city with a slight alight amendment amendment adopted councilor smoot of the committee on reve revenue nue reported baek bark C P F 20 ant an t C P F 21 providing for registering territorial and county warrants adversely as in the opinion of or the committee the legislation asked for is deemed unnecessary laid on ou the table till called for councilor barton of the committee on count counties ies les reported back the petition of H P catlin n and others citizens of pinto and hebron asking that the boundary lines of washington nad rad andiron tron iron counties be changed BO so that these there settlements ments might be placed in washington county reporting adversely thereon as by refer referring ring rine to the corrected survey neap walt pin pinto to is in washington county and the few settlers in hebron would not nol justify the change of the lines councilor E snow protested against the report of the committee as being unjust to the petitioners petition ers for these rett Fett settlers leTs have branched out from st george and their kindred ties are there and find it would be some Romile PO miles nearer to this countryseat county peat seat than to the county town of iron county the petition petitioners ers had just grounds of comola complaint int and he was in favor of granting the petition though the representative of iron county had opposed the measure councilor thurber that the report he be re committed and that the committee be instructed to bring in a bill granting the request of the petitioners petition ers councilor barton bartons from the committee on counties reported back 0 P F 27 dro uro providing viding for quarantine grounds in counties recommending I 1 its ts adoption Councilor Wells of the committee on j judiciary ud lelary reported back H P F 28 amending a large number of sections of title 20 of the compiled taws lawa amendments generally of title 20 of the compiled taws lawa amendments generally gene nene rally raily adopted and the bill passed A massave was wag received from the house notifying the council that the bouse houpe had bad concurred in the memorial to congress also that C IF 19 had been passed with amend memorial to congress also that C IF 19 had been passed with amend ments H F 22 amending several sections of the irrigation read and passed the council hill bill for the collection of small debts was read as amended by the houpe and the amendments concurred in except two A message was received from his excellency the governor disapproving the council sheriff fee hill bill the bill only applies to sheriffs and in the view of the governor the bill should apply to all officers of precinct county and district courts benediction by the chaplain council adjourned until wednesday at ut 2 pm HOUSE saturday 1030 am the houpe HOUPO met promptly as per adjournment if the speaker in the chair the committee appointed to memorialize mori alize congress in relation to hasty basty legislation by mr peni poni Penrose ose cha chairman irmin rendered ft A lengthy re I 1 lort ort the memorial was adopted or dered printed and forwarded to the coundi on motion the concurrent resolution from the council i relating to the calling of a convention to organize izea preparatory to demanding a state government from ap congress gress was adopted on motion the wi words ads cin in view of threatened special inimical legislation now being presented to congress having for its object the depriving of citizens of this territory of rights and lil lib liberties ilter liter enties ties dearer to them than well meyr life ilfe were stricken out other minor amendments were made and the resolution was adopted and the council notified bills were introduced by mr Peu penrose rose to establish and protect the maternal lightf rights of married women giving to them equal right with the father in the custody and control of the earnings of their children ittai and referred to the judiciary by mr francis to establish branch county jails read bead by the title and referred to the J judiciary ud mary the speaker announced that the following thirteen members would constitute the house committee under the resolution respecting a constitutional convention farr penrose sharp preston dalton peterson hatch booth thurman francis stout and peery A message from the council stated that H F 31 providing for county sealers of weights and measures had passed with amendments the house did not ca concur incur in the council amendments to the bill providing for county sealers of weights and measures and that body was so notified the following bills were read the second time b by title and placed on file council bill 13 to amend section 1780 of the compiled laws NO 19 to provide for the collection of small debts general file H F to change the boundaries of manti city was read and passed yeas yens 15 ti title titie tie tle approved H F 16 prescribing the timo and manner of holding municipal elections was taken up A slight discussion ensued upon the propriety of the measure prop propped pro coed oed changing the manner of general municipal elections the result of which was the rejection gf the bill on a vote of 9 to 8 mr penrose presented the report of john T caine special commissioner for nor or the tho third judicial district referred without readi reading nr the house concurred in the further amendments of the council the house adjourned until 2 pm on monday benediction monday feb 27 2 pm the house met pursuant to adjournment journ ment the speaker in chair the journal was wab read and approved tho the committee on the judi judiciary by mr air farr the chairman favorably favo robly upon H F 70 to for branch county jails and also upon H F 63 forbidding the of warrants at a discount by collectors and treasurers treasur ers and the cancelling of warr warrant antso antEo report accepted also upon house resolution 13 relation to returning at the cloe cioe tb the e present session for the use future assemblies the copies of tb the e present session for the use future assemblies the copies of usell of the laws procured from the auditor auditors reported that as legislation upon the subject was unnecessary the committee recommend that the resolution be acted adopted the chair appointed penrose and thurmal as conference committee on the part of the hou house hoube Q e on council bill siy sly 81 to provide for county se sealers liters of weights and measures introduction of bills by mr air pt penrose nrose extending the right of suffrage and amending section 40 of the compiled laws ite ile berred to committee on elections the following bills were read by titles the second time and anti placed on the general file H F 63 to provide far for the cani belling of warrants H HP F TO 70 to provide for branch county jails general file council bill 13 to amend section 1780 of the compiled council bill 13 to 1780 of the compiled of utah relating to abstracts of judgments was read the bill was rejected by a negative vote of 17 to 3 council bill 19 to provide a means fsr the collection of small debts was passed ayes 17 noes 5 bitle H tie tle approved mr booth presented the claims of george mbrown M brown and J E booth for i ellef elief for legal services ser Ber vices rendered 1 the tile territory referred to the com cittee on claims and public accounts messages from the council stated that councilor cluff had been appointed on the part of that body as a conference committee on onh 11 P F 31 providing for county sealers of weights and measures the house home adjourned until tuesday at 2 p m benediction tuesday 2 pm the house was called to order promptly prompt lyas ai per adjournment the journal of yesterday was read and approved the following petitions were presented by mr jaques jagues from thomas E george asking for a change of name referred B by mr booth from J M hamilton and others asking for a provision for a system of sewerage in salt lake city referred without reading by mr air booth from peter madsen and 61 others protesting against the proposed change in the boundary lines of provo city deferred referred without being read the committee on claims by mr penrose Fe nrose the chairman to whom as referred the petition of ell eli B welsey kelsey ashing for an appropriation to pay for certain jurors and witnesses fees for 1874 5 cen certificates of which he had purchased reported that after having duly investigated ll 11 61 4 41 1 1 at which he had purchased reported that after having duly investigated ll 11 61 4 41 1 1 at the matter they found that no appropriation had been made for that purpose in tile the years named but other provisions there fur had been made by law and therefore recommended that the appropriation be not made the report was accepted and the recommendation adopted the committee on agriculture by mr air preston chairman reported that as the consideration of the bill in relation to dogs more appropriately belonged to the committee on ways and means being a matter of revenue they therefore becom mended its reference to that committee also favorably upon the passage of the house bill relating to barbed and other wire fences which had bad been amended also favorably upon the tile passage of the council bill relating to the running at large or herding of sheep within three miles of settlements pettie settie ments and dairies the reports were accepted the committee on ways and means by mr perry perrys chairman reported their recommendation to the passage of H F 64 to amend section IS 18 of chapter 8 of the compiled laws accepted mr air booth reported amendments to the bill to incorporate park city made by the committee on 1 al corporations and towns accepted 1 al corporations and towns accepted mr air farr reported the disapproval of the committee on judiciary of the bill to establish a territorial board of police commissioners as legislation upon the subject is unnecessary also their recommendation to the objection of the bill to amend 1780 of the compiled laws also that the committee approved of the bills to appoint committees to revise and publish the compiled laws the several reports were accepted and ard the recommendation adopted i mr air peterson from the committee j on highways concerning the petti tion of A P scow and others |