Show THE legislature COUNCIL FEB 8 punctually at 2 p in the presidents gavel vel fell on en the table and after the cual usual opening exercises the journal was read and adopted mr slack presented a petition fro from in the citizens of washington county asking toi lor an appropriation of 2500 to rebuild a bridge that had been washed away by the flood of 1885 the petition stated that the carrying away of said bridge had cut off the travel between their county and arizona and showed also the great difficulty of making and keeping in repair the roads of washington county referred to the committee on highways hichwa 8 mr sharp presented C F V no ro 34 a bill to amend section 6 chapter 46 session laws of 1884 relating to insurance companies read and referred to the committee on I 1 judic larv the special order of the day C F N no 0 27 a bill amending an act incorporating po rating morgan citrin morgan county was taken up and after several in minor inor amendments the bill passed its third reading and the house was notified thereof I 1 C JF F no 16 a bill regulating the practice and selling skiing of medicine was read the second time and placed on file for third reading C F no 31 a bill amending sections 2 and 8 chapter 31 session laws of 1882 in relation to the duties of the territorial sealer of weights and measures was read the second time and placed on file for third reading the second reading of C F no 29 a bill to provide revenue for the territory of of utah and the several counties thereof was dispensed with for today da mr r taylor was excused on account of sickness adjourned HOUSE FEB 8 precisely at 2 pm the speakers gavel ea came down on his desk and once more the house bouse came to order the usual preliminaries were gone through after which mr thurman was excused from attendance today to day on account of sickness mr king presented a petition from jos D smith ex assessor of millard county asking for an ap appropriation lor of 2250 to reimburse him for baxas assessed in that county but collected elsewhere referred to committee committe eon on claims and and public accounts mr anderson andersen presented a petition f from roin tooele thoele county signed by the probate judge and others asking aid to build a road referred to the therom com cittee on highways mr king presented a petition from the citizens of salt lake county asking for the repeal of the law requiring requiring screens to be placed at the head 0 of irrigating channels to prevent fish from passing through as they obstructed the flow of the water v ater referred to the committee on fish and ana game mr farnsworth presen teda petition from B ferguson asking reimbursement for services as prosecuting attorney referred council bill 22 in relation to assignments of insolvent debtors came up as it a special order of the day on its second reading was read by sections discussed tor for a long time amended and at 8 to p pm m passed to its third reading n he the council notified the house it had passed the bill incorporating morgan city which was read the first time and referred the substitute for H F 24 a bill to prevent the spread of malignant diseases e es W was as called up for its third reading I 1 n an and d made the special order to tor r tg tuesday e S d ay the act for encouraging the growth of timber was the next object of attack f from rom various members of the house mr king the father of the bill defended it vigorously but a number of amendments were made to it and finally it passed by vote of 13 to 6 5 the act in relation to the mode of criminal procedure was enrolled and sent to his excellency for his approval or rejection the sum of 5 was allowed to mr wilkins clerk of the second 1 district C court for services rendered the house which closed the business for the day and an adjournment was taken till tuesday at 2 p in COUNCIL FEB 9 at 2 p in m T tuesday the council was called to order and after the usual openings op ening enins ceremonies the journal of V monday was read and adopted A message from the ho house ase asking for a committee on conference in relation to H F no 26 relating to the estates ot of decedents dece dents wasl agreed to mr sharp and mr francis were appointed on behalf of the council also a message from the house an the passage by that body of a substitute for H F no 20 a bill to encourage the growth of timber was encourage read an and referred to the committee on agriculture mr grover from the committee on judiciary reported back C F nol knob 30 a bill la mending see sec chap 7 title LX IX laws of oft Utah with amendments placed on file for second reading C F no 34 84 a bill amending see sec 6 chap 46 session laws of 1884 was placed on me file for second reading and ordered printed C F no 32 a substitute ito the bill to prevent the befouling befoul ina of water for domestic par purposes poses to prevent the obstruction of of highways w with ith offensive matter to prevent cruelty to animals and to prevent the construction and maintaining maintain ins of unlawful fences read bead and adopted adapted placed on file for second reading and ordered printed the special order of the day C F no 17 a bill bili amending see sec 56 chap 54 bession laws of 1884 in relation to proceedings ce ee in justices courts was taken U up edings an and after being discussed a short being tae time was made t the e special order for wednesday C F no bill to provide revenue for the territory of utah and the several counties thereof was taken up on its second reading mr francis moved to strike out the subdivision of sec ec 2 which reads i money loaned where thle the same name is secured by mortgage on real ei state where the real estate is taxed such money to be exempted from taxa taxation tian mr francis claimed this clause would work a great the poor men who had to borrow money the president called mr page to the cnair chair mr smith said the reason for this subdivision was to protect the poor men who were compelled to borrow and were were now required to pay the tax on the borrowed money as well as on the estate which secured it outside capitalists were bringing large amounts to utah and they invested their money only in real estate they neither paid taxes here nor in the state where they resided mr taylor was in favor of the provision he had one case in his mind now that of a person who came to this territory er with he loaned this sum on real estate and the poor men who had to borrow this large sum paid the taxes he considered this taid bill ill a very important one and as he had not had the bill long enough to read it through would move that it be made the special order for friday next mr hammond was in favor of striking n 0 out an and stated that if such exemption e tion is made men would take their money from om manufacturing interests and become money lenders mr barton barten would throw every safeguard around men who were compelled to borrow money there are too man many y inducements already foi men engaged isk IH money loaning the motion to strike out prevailed the president voting no mr gover moved that the further consideration of this bill be set for wednesday adopted A message from the house was read announcing the governors veto of the jury bill I 1 0 J F no 30 a bill amending see sec chap 7 title xi of the code of civil procedure was read the second time placed on file for third reading and ordered printed ka C F no 24 a bill amend amending see sec 6 chap 46 session laws of isa in relation to fire insurance companies was also read the second time placed ou on file for third reading and ordered printed the act in relation to the practice and sale ot of medicines was read the third time and passed and the house was notified ther thereof cof the bill mending am an act in relation to the duties of the territorial sealer of weights and inea measures laures was also read the third time and pase dand the house so notified council adjourned 9 at 2 p in today to day the house again met the speaker in the chair A quorum was present resent and preliminaries being settled ta Du siness commenced A tion by mr stratford from the city council ot of ogden oden city asking that the charter af said city b be e amended by an act drawn tor lot that purpose re ferreA referred the cammi committee tee on municipal corporations and A petition from the mothers mother 4 c f utah asking that an act be passed to pro hiat the sale of intoxicants within a mile of any school house referred to t the committee on mau manufacture facture etc mr mccullough mccallough sent up a petition in relation to amending the charter of alpine cing which was read and referred to the appropriate committee mr hatch from the 0 on n counties reported favorably on the action of the committee as to petition in relation to boundaries of rated towns act the report was read and filed to come up in its order A message was received from the council concerning a condei conference ence committee to confer on H 11 i F no 26 in relation to estates of decedents dece dents the council had appointed sharp and francis to act tor for that body concurred in mr smoot chairman of the committee on asylum for the insane reported back H jc 43 asking the appropriation of for the ther support of that institution ution and recommended that it be put on its passage filed to come up in its order mr howell chairman of the committee on highways reported favo favorably r on the consideration of a u n asking aid to construct a froidl fremont in fiut county to bilidt city in san juan county dua recommended the appropriation ut of igou purpose returned to the tee on high ways to await th aill arrival iVal of another petition from pinte bui upon the same subject mr kimball chair chairman iuan of the live stock committee to whom N as aelen ed H FW a bill to restrain bul bulls Is it itom conj running at large at certain season i e ported tack back a substitute in lien heit ot it atie same and that it be put upon its passage it iii akes it ful for the owners of animals amu tinned to allow them to run it at large lare on any stock range in rich county I 1 utah ata lh from the ast 1st day of january iu in eacle year to the first day ot of jul july inclusive A violation of this provision makes the animals so found kt at large estraya es trays read bead and filed to come up on second reading mr kin king presented a bill defining a and n gi providing tor for the disposal of the same among other fea features tates of this bill one is that all horses and neat cattle even though marked or branded which are allowed to run ran at large tor for two years or more upon any range are re declared es trays the constable il is required to attend all drives and roundups round ups aud and receive all es trays airily s and after the sale of the same to place the proceeds thereof in a live stock fund kept separately by the county treasurer to be used in paying stock inspectors and detectives employed by the county this bill a abolishes the office of pound 0 and keeper 1 and the constable is to assume his p place ace the bill was read once and referred to the committee on judiciary mr creer presented a bill amending see sec 27 chap 7 laws of 1884 in relation to procedure in public courts in regard to publishing notices etc read once and referred to the committee on judiciary the substitute for house bill bil 24 came up on special order for its third reading it relates to preventing of the spread of malignant diseases among sheep it was read the third time entire and then by sections discussed at some length am amended elidea passed the house and was sent to the council at p in by a vote of 18 to 1 the council notified the house that it had passed a bill to regulate the practice and selling of medicine which was read by its title and referred to the committee on public health sever al messages were read and concurred in mr west moved that when the house adjourn it be till 10 a in on monday carried the bill for restraining bulls from running at large was waa then read the s second time after which it was read by sections and filed for third reading the clerk then read a communication from the governor in relation to the new ball bail bill which toe tie vetoed the latter was spread upon the minutes minute F and sent to the council mr stratford from the conference con terence committee reported in favor of certain amena amendments ments made by the council to the house bill in relation to the estates of decedents dece dents anda and a motion to adopt the report prevailed an act making appropriations for the support of the insane asylum was then read read a second time it appropriates for this purpose its passage was recommended by the committee to whom it had been referred it was ordered printed and tu to be passed to its ils third reading substitute C F 15 the boundary lines bill was called pending pe udina further action of which the house adjourned at till 10 am on wednesday FEB 10 the house held a morning session today to day punctually as the metallic tongue of time sounded the hour of ten the speaker called order the roll was called a quorum present resent prayer offered the records oi of the previous day were read and the house branch of the legislature was once more set in motion the speaker was called away on special business and ron hon A hatch was appointed speaker pro tern tem the house bill to establish a territorial reform school which was made the special order of the day was called up for second reading it provides that the probate judge of the county in which the reform school shall be located and the superintendent ot of district schools of each of the four most populous adjacent counties shall constitute a board of directors for the utah reform school who shall qualify by giving bonds to the people of utah in ia the penal sum ot one thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful at performance of their duties the board of directors are required to appoint a president superintendent secretary and treasurer the president ahall be a member ot the board mr lund is the framer of the bill which is a ponderous document and contains 21 long sections after the reading of it through it was made the special order for thursday at 2 pm the substitute for the council bill de defining the manner of determining disputed county boundary lines was read the second time among other things it provides that whenever any county court is uncertain as to the true boundary line between its county and that of the adjoining county it shall notify such adjoining county court of the fact and inquest that a meeting of the county courts interested be held to agree upon and permanently establish the line in dispute by erecting monuments on the boundary lines when determined the bill was under di discussion one hour and 45 minutes in which mclaughlin young creer king smoot stratford ratford tit thur inan and west who was in the chair part of the time participated the bill contains but eilt sections but there were more than this number of amendments to it offered and accepted the tae rules were then suspended and the bill was read the third time and passed by unanimous vote I 1 at 12 noon a recess was taken until pm |