| Show THE COUNCIL FEB 3 at 2 p in the council was called to order as the clock in the tower struck the hour of two and opened with roll call prayer by the chaplain and reading ning and adoption of the journal of th the previous day mr mi hammond from the committee on judiciary report reported edH H F no 26 a 9 judIciary WE bill in relation to the estates of de ae ce dents and offered a substitute which he ro recommended commended be put on en its passage adopted mr barton from the committee on OIL municipal corporations and towns reported arted back G F no 24 a bill amending ing the city charter of nepal city in juab county and recommended that the amendments be adopted carried mr barton from the committee on counties reported back the bill apportioning the representation of the thea legislative assembly of the territory of utah with six amendments and 4 recommended their adoption report adopted and the bill placed on file for third reading A message from the house was re melved announcing g the adoption of the report of the board of directors su an adent and treasurer of the in sane MM As asylum lum also 0 th that the house had passed C F N no 0 19 amending section 18 chapter clis pter 46 45 of the session lai laws 95 10 of ak 1884 the bill III was referred to the committee on enrollment mr francis introduced a bill to amend section chapter 7 title ix x ot of the session laws of 1884 which was read the first time and referred to the committee on judiciary the substitute for H F no 26 in relation to the estates of decedents dece dents was waa read and placed of file for third read in F no 24 amending amen dinc the charter of j nephi city in juab county was read the second time py by its title placed on me file for third reading and and ordered printed I 1 C IF no 28 a bill amending the charter of moroni city in sanpete county was read by its title and passed 0 F no 14 a abul b apportioning the r representatives of the legislative assembly of the territory of utah was wa taken upon up on its third reading the six amendments proposed by the commit ue fee on counties were read and adopted after ate r which hach the bill was read the third thira time e its title approved and the house M no notified ed mr sharp from the committee on conference on the subject of the contingent expenses of the assembly reported progress and asked further time report accepted and further farther time granted IK adjourned HOUSE FEB BBB B BB 3 the members of the house assembled at 2 p pm in a quorum being present the roll was called prayer offered and the minutes of previous day read amended and approved mr rider was excused from attendance for ten days having been suddenly on summoned one by telegraph e p to return home 0 e tan and the chair ap appointed oln d mr woolley 01 ey to fill U the va vacancy ne thus occa stoned alone on the comin committee e for or auditing the public accounts mr woolley presented a petition from citizens of salt ing inythe the repeal of the law requiring screens to be placed at the head of irrigating ri channels referred to the committee an agriculture and irrigation mr hatch fromn the committee on judiciary made a report on H F 30 in relation to ball bail for which he introduced a substitute it will he be seen on inspection on that the substitute differs b but at sa s1 slightly aly from the original 0 offered b by y mr west est a few days since in fact it is substantially the same document it was read the first time and filed for further farther consideration mr king from the committee on agriculture reported back H F no 11 med filed to come up in its order mr hatch from the special committee appointed to wait on his excellency the governor to confer on special matters reported progress and asked further time which was granted to complete the labors of the committee in this matter report accepted the substitute bill for hanos HF H F nos 17 and 12 the special order of the day was read the second time it provides for or the punishment of sexual crimes mr mclaughlin moved that the substitute sti tute with the original bill be re committed stating among other things as his reasons that the bill was inconsistent with itself and that no provision is made in any of the laws of utah utah punishing illicit carnal inter coupe as referred to in section 2 of the bit bill substitute no 12 mr warman Thurman opposed the motion and considered that some amendments should be made or discussed before a motion to recommit should prevail mr creer said he had seconded the motion and on further thought he should vote to recommit the bill mr king opposed the motion after some further discussion the motion was lost the bill was then read by sections after the first section was read mr mclaughlin ehlin moved to strike out oat the r d 49 illicit wherever i it t appeared 10 sord t the he bill the chair ruled that under rule of the house 27 the motion was out of order an AB appeal to the house was taken from this decision and prevailed A very lengthy debate then ensued in which thurman taurman KID king creer young and west participated participate which resulted in mr mclaughli mclaughlin blin withdraw withdrawing tug his potion numerous amendments were offered by ay several members of the Hou HouseS sebut but few ew of them reached a vote among others atheism that were presented mr west moved to amend section one by striking out the word illicit wherever it occurred in said section and inserting the words who is iq not his wife in the first lineard line and who is not herbus band in the second line hue so that it would read SE SEC C L 1 that every male person who shall have illicit it carnal intercourse with any female person and every female person who shall have illicit carnal intercourse with a any male I 1 person erson except in cases p punishable ashable 1 ny by th the laws w of the united united states and those otherwise provided for by laws of the territory of utah shall be deemed guilty guilt V of a misdemeanor this amendment was carried mr west also offered the following amendment to section 2 that the words worda not being married be inserted between who and 14 shall in the first line I 1 hereafter I 1 between I 1 shall ishall I 1 and have in the first and second line and that the word i intermarry 79 in the second line be stricken out and the words have sexual intercourse be inserted in lieu thereof thus making the section read SEC 2 all persons related or being within and including the third degree of consanguinity who shall hereafter intermarry with each other shall be deemed guilty of incest and on conviction thereof shall be punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding dve years the gentleman also offered the following as an additional section sze 3 all marriages hereafter contracted between persons e rs 0 n s related or b being within and including me u ng the third de degree e or consanguinity are hereby declared ince incestuous and prohibited by law any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof be puni punished sheW in the penitentiary not exceed ing ten years pending the consideration of these last named amendments which elicited a very long discuss discussion iun in which man many of the members took part mr howell moved to postpone further consideration of cot the bill and that it be made the a special ecial order for thursday the motion tion was carried A message from the council informed the house that it had passed C F 14 in relation to apportionment read and referred to the committee on counties another message wormed informed the house that the council had passed C F 28 in relation to an act incorporating tile the city of moroni read by its title and referred to the committee on athons substitute for H was read the second time the rules were then suspended and the bill read the third time amended and on motion of marthur man man passed by a unanimous vote the title was amended by adding the words title nine after chapter 1 the bill tor for amending section 10 chapter 6 laws lot of 1884 was read tue the second time it refers to fish and amt the amendment repeals the se section tion the bill was then referred to the committee on fish and game council bill 14 was ret referred erred to the committee on elections instead of counties A communication was read from john M zane in relation dofine to fines 8 collected in the third district court etc the writer said hu he could not say whether any grand jurors competent to act upon territorial business have been discharged because they were considered incompetent to act as jurors in united states cases from the fact that he mr zane could com not see how a person could be competent to act upon the one who was not qualified to act upon the other business the document was ordered spread on the minutes of the house A letter was read from hon HOD J W buckun bucklin ot of the colorado legislature and J B R elliott El llott president of the grand junction board of trade mr bucklin backlin said he had bad received an aps to build a bridge over ane rande grande river he thought the legislature of this territory would build a bridge over green river it it would greatly increase the wagon traffic between utah and colorado referred to the committe on highways mr cannon sent to the speakers jea kerls desk a communication from prof H C white the deaf mute instructor which was read the mute stated that he had been in consultation with ML mr r burton barton architect in relation to the cost of building the institute tor lor the instruction of deaf mutes mates and he had bad learned that instead of would be required for that purpose making a total of required the letter was referred to the committee on education this closed the business for the day and a little before 5 the house adjourned p in thursday COUNCIL FEB 4 the council met at 2 11 in and after the usual ceremonies journal ot wednesday was read and approved mr barton presented a petition from the star printing company asking askin for an appropriation of the um of for printing print printing open belh for the session of 1884 re referred erred to the committee on claims and public accounts mr grover presented a petition from W A C cbryan bryan asking that the sum sam of 1 18 be allowed for clerical services ser vicea in the year 1884 referred to the committee on claims and public accounts mr hammond from thu the committee on enrollment rep reported C IT F no ti 6 amending section 6 chapter 25 laws of IM 1884 as correctly enrolled ahmed by the Fres president ident and speaker Sp cakir audlene audle auda eni nl to the governor 1 mr grover from the committee commatee on oa municipal corporations and towns reported back C P F no 17 amending section 56 chapter 64 session laws 61 of 1884 also C F no 24 incorporating nepal city and recommended that they be put u upon on their passage A message TI from rom the 11 house ouse announcing the passage by that body of a substitute for ff F no 80 regulating the mode of procedure in criminal cases was A as read the first time and referred to the committee on judiciary the following bills were reported by mr page C F no 81 amending sections 3 2 and 3 8 chapter 31 81 session laws of 1884 relating to the duties of the territorial sealer of weights and measures and for other purposes read by its title and referred to the committee on manufacture and commerce by mr grover C F bill to prevent the fouling of water used for domestic purposes the obstruction of highways with offensive matter and cruelty to animals animal salso also to regulate and maintain barb wire mire fences read the first time and referred to the committee on judiciary C F no 27 ame amending the charter charter of morgan city morgin morgan county was read the second time ordered printed and placed on file for third reading C CV F no 17 amending see sec 56 chap 54 session laws of 1884 was read the second time placed on file for third reading and ordered printed the bill incorporating nepal city juab county was read the third time by sections and when section on 11 was wag reached the bill was referred referd ed back to the committee on municipal corporations and towns the substitute tor for H F no 26 re latiak lati ag to the estates of decedents dece dents was read the third time end passed and the house so notified adjourned HOUSE FEB 4 the house again assembled at 2 pm to today day and was called to order and opened in the usual in manner anner A quorum was present and after disposing of yesterdays minutes proceeded to business mr baty presented a petition fro from in the county court of box elder county asking assistance in the sum of to build a roid road in that county referred to committee on highways A communication from the auditor of public accounts inc inclosing lofling an account from sheeks and Ravi rawlins lins asking compensation for legal service in collecting taxes due the territory was received and ref to the committee on claims and public accounts another from the same person in relation to the linau cial statement of kane county was referred to therom the committee on counties mr howell from the committee on highways reported in reference to the petition from sanpete county recommending anat be appropriated to help build a road in that county adopted and referred to the committee on appropriations mr air the committee on ways and means reported in relation to C F Is 13 recommending sundry amendments and that as amended it be put pirt apon upon its passage amendments The were adopted and the bill was filed for a second reading mr thurber reported potted re the action of the committee on fish and game on the petition of citizens of weber county in relation to the protection ot of quails and recommended that ibbe not granted adopted the p petition amon gother things asked that an act be passed to make it unlawful for any person to kill more than 15 of these birds in one day mr hatch from the judiciary reported r ted H recommended that it be e rejected the bill was then read for information it relates ta appeals from justices courts to district courts the recommend recommendation bation to reject it was adopted mr kimball presented a report from the committee on live stock in relation to bulls running at large at certain seasons of the year and recommended that two sections be added to the bill adopted and ordered to reprinted be printed mr cannon presented a bill amending section of the compiled laws of utah which was read once and referred to the committee on education this bill provides that 10 be annually appropriated to the deseret university on condition that 50 normal pupils receive free tuition each year the sexual crimes bill the special order of the dav was again the subject of consideration this afternoon mr west renewed the amendments he offered yesterday which were de bated valedat it some length when a mr king offered amendments striking out see sec 2 and aad pr providing another see sec 3 8 alter after speeches ee he from several members the bi bill was again recommended to the judiciary with all ailtie the amendments offered for further consideration C F 13 which provides for a territorial board to equalize assessments for territorial taxes was read a second time together with a number of amendments offered by the committee on ways and means the chairman stating stati ui the reasons for the proposed amendments which change the time ot the meeting of the board from april to september sil all of which were carried and the bill filed for third reading mr thurman presented a petition 0 n frota from lion john T caine and othe others r s asking on Q appropriation to aid the orphans home of salt isalt lake city which was read and referred to the committee on claims and public ac counts bounly A substitute by the council for H F 2 in xe lation to the estates of decad ants was waa read but not concurred in and the council was accordingly notified A |
