Show UTAH OTAH legislature SESSION COUNCIL TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 lund submitted a report from nephi r W clayton ex auditor of public accounts Polun ts ah auditor do facto from january lot let to march 1890 at which time the office was turned over to his hia successor together with ith all books papers and other p property ro perty belonging to the auditors auditor s office ff I 1 ce it shows shown that the agricultural E C liege received capitol grounds 1000 legislature 1200 and that the warrants in circulation december 31 1889 amounted to and that 18 ine iiii total disbursements amounted to deducting the warrants issued by treasurer jack amounting to ctorn this thia total leaves a balance of warrants in circulation of fi F 43 providing for the protection of di discharged ed employee emp loyes came up as the special order of the day toe the bill was amended and passed by a vote of 7 to 6 1 H F 9 amending sections 2267 and 2272 compiled laws lawa of relating to fees of mining recorders came up on its A cipal pal passage pa asage it provides that the miners shall regulate their own fees relative to the recording of mines baskin and evans IT vans were opposed to the passage of the measure on the ground that the fees of such clerks should be regulated by law bill was ff nally finally passed howe however verg together with H F 31 1 relating to the subject of private corporation et if WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24 the judiciary reported favorably on the following bills C F 76 making eight hours a days lab r on all public works C F 79 relating to the power of city aou noilden noil men H J B R 3 referring to the duties of the territorial auditor and treasurer H F 75 authorizing county courts to transcribe county records befort in each instance adopted and bills filed for second read in log the he same committee reported an original bill which was read by its title prescribing the procedure in the matter of dower adopted and bill filed tor second reading I 1 the 8 me committee reported another original bill relating to the same subject adopted the judicial committee to whom was referred H F 72 providing for the fees of attorneys in justices fust icea courts was waa reported back without recommendation the same committee reported adversely upon H F 79 referring to the g of causes of action adopted and bill rejected the committee on counties to whom was referred the petition of citizens of grand county recommended that the sum um of be appropriated report rejected judiciary committee reported favorably on the bill providing for the attaching of part of uintah county to grand county adopted committee on university and agricultural C u college recommended the p passage a of C F 77 relating to agricultural cu colleges adopted A comma n i cation from tb the e governor wa was received announcing his approval of ofa C F 26 making the first monday in septembers Septem bera legal leal holida holiday yand ad C J B R 4 accepting grants of land for agricultural purposes C F 79 referring to the charters of cities of the second class was read a second time and the rules were suspended and the bill pawed passed H P F no 65 relating to the befouling of streams and providing that no sheep beep horses hones or cattle shall be herded within one mile of any stream used for domestic purposes was then taken up evans who favored the passage of the bill when it first came up for consideration a few days ago said aid that he had bad changed his views as to the measure and thought that there were some cares capes in which this law would be unconstitutional he still thought the law as a whole was a good oue one but when it came to a question between sheep and human beings the sheep would have to th go baskin seconded the motion to recommit the bill as aa the sections were too broad lund said that the present was the time to act there are thousands of tanners and citizens in all parts of the territory who signed the petitions praying for relief the petitions are signed by men who own thousands of sheep the motion to recommit was lost the question recurred on the passage of the bill and it was passed haynes and peters aone alone voting no mr haynes moved to mke make the title of the bill an act to kill the sheep she OP industry 11 in utah the resolution was not seconded and the title of the bill becomes the title of the act H J B R B authorizing the secretary of the territory to turn over copies of the compiled laws of 1888 to be distributed to the various county officers was read for the second time the rules were then suspended and the bill read a third time and passed THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 the fee bill was also read the second time and was wag followed by the deep creek county measure labeled C F 82 creating young county which was reported back by the committee on counties without recommendation mr evans moved at the conclusion a ion of the reading that the enacting cl clause use be stricken out mr Mc mccuiston Culaton ot of cooee tooele was also agoan against t the bill mr evans motion then prevailed the following bills were read the third time and passed CT 89 relating to the alignment of dower in district courts C P F 86 regulating the procedure in the matter of dower in district courts C F 77 establishing an agricultural college and an experimental station in connection therewith H F 30 substitute authorizing counties to issue bonds for outstanding indebtedness and for other purposes H F 98 authorizing county courts to transcribe county court records cordo re H F 88 attaching a part of uintah county to grand county H F 72 providing for the payment of attorneys attorney 82 fees in justices injustices courts was laid upon the table FEBRUARY 26 the committee on claims to whom was referred refer reu the claim of peter mclaughlin for recommended that the same be rejected adopted and claim rejected the committee on w claims mank mended the rejection of wm naylors taylors Nay lors claim for 70 adopted H J M no 6 petitioning congress gress to pass suitable laws setting apart other lands than named in the bi I 1 was read the second time and rules being suspended passed unanimously C J M no 6 petitioning congress to establish at the agricultural college at lotan a special chair on beet sugar analysis whereby instruction can be given in the manufacture of beet sugar in the territory was read a second time and filed for third reading rules suspended and memo rial pawed passed SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 after the journal of the forty seventh day had been read and approved a communication was received from the house announcing the passage of C F 16 substitute providing for a uniform system of free schools throughout the territory on motion of evans the amendments made therein by the house were taken up and considered on motion of evans a conference committee consisting of Evans and peters was appointed by the chair ta confer with a like committee from the house to consider the amendments made by the lower branch in this bill as the council did not feel disposed to concur in all the amendments made the judiciary committee committed to whom was referred C F 88 a bill for an act repealing section 9 chapter 31 session laws of 1890 relating to sugar and other bounties and extending said bounties through the years 1892 and 1893 reported that they were agreed that since the law of 1890 appropriated a certain amount of money for the pur poses poe named the same should be given to the enterprises contemplated because no doubt the sugar factory at lehi was erected at grout expense on the faith of the law of 1890 referred to and since the factory did not begin to produce until the year 1891 the committee believe that the bounties already granted should be distributed through the two succeeding years the only substantial difference says the report in this law and the one already existing is that in the event of a failure on the part of the factory to manu fac ture sufficient tent sugar in the year 1892 to insecure the whole amount of money appropriated an opportunity will be affords d in the year 1893 to manufacture sufficient sugar which will entitle the factory to a claim upon the whole amount of money appropriated by the territory for that amount that is to say H F no 83 relating to attachments and executions from justices courts and H F no 84 relating to gaming gamin were rejected on recommendation 0 of the judiciary committee on recommendation of the committee on claims the following claims were rejected gus linberg i 13 60 JJ duke W T cahoon 60 20 james magee sa i a aj w MONDAY FEBRUARY 29 C F 54 creating a territorial board beard of equalization was wall considered by sections as amended by the house council concurred in all of the amend merits ments and the bill passed by a unanimous vote it now goes to the governor after being enrolled and engrossed C F 6 securing liens to mechanics and others and to repeal all other acts and laws in relation thereto was likewise considered and passed all voting aye except glendinning GIen dinning H F 97 invalidating and making admissible ad in evidence documents affecting title to real estate as now on OD file in the offices of county recorders was read the second time the rules were suspended and the bill pas sed also H F 69 89 relating to fees of marshals and sheriffs H F 62 relating to the branding of cattle and which provides that any one that shall alter a cattle brand shall be liable to punishment in the pan penitentiary iten for not more than three years or by a 1000 fine was by a unanimous vote killed A communication was received from the governor announcing his approve al of the bill giving to mayors majors of cities of the first and second class a qualified veto power HOUSE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 C F 44 creating a bureau of statistics was read and refer referred fed to the committee on statistics the committee on judiciary reported favorably on H F 86 a bill requiring public to attach the date of the expiration of their terms of office to acknowledgements acknowledge ments adopted the same committee reported adversely on H F 87 relating to chattel mortgages adopted 0 4 the committee on public health ia reported favorably on H F 81 an not act regulating the practice of pharmacy and recommended its passage adopted t C F 25 relating to the incorporation of metropolitan cities was ad adopted ted H 7 F 28 to amend chapter 29 laws jaws 1890 relating to game was read and passed H F 70 to punish the adulteration of food was passed by a vote of 15 ayes ayea to 8 noes H F 83 relating to attachments and executions from justices courts parsed WED WEDNESDAY aday FEBRUARY 24 three fourths of the time allotted to the legislature for lawmaking law making purposes expired today the session in the house began promptly at al 2 p m w with all the seats filled except those of stoker marshall and ferry the speaker filled the places on the committees made vacant by the ab sence of ferry nine in number as follows appropriations colton highways kimball Kino ball education marshall agriculture and irrigation lawrence live stock moritz mines and mining W H irvine worlds fair marshall statistics mackay memorials to congress pierce A petition from george A hicks and forty two others of spanish pork fork protesting against the defeat of the sugar bounty bill and asking reconsideration calton moved a reference to the committee on manufactures and commerce J D irvine moved an amendment that it be laid on the table seconded by snow the vote on the amendment stood 10 ayes 10 noes 8 3 absent the speaker voted aye so the communication was tabled A notice in relation to the sugar bounty bill from a committee claiming to be democrats three in number was read and treated with contempt no reference or other disposition being made the committee on education reported in favor of the passage of H F 98 93 for the education of blind children recommending its passage adopted the committee on manufactures and commerce reported on C F 69 to encourage manufactures recommending its adoption A minority report was also presented in which the rejection of the bill was urged because it would extend favors to the sugar factory the committee com attee report was adopted and bill filed for third reading the committee on claims and public accounts reported in favor of the rejection of the claim of lorenzo barton of rejection of the claim of john W V brown 10 and als that 0 of I 1 william B R crawford for 88 all of which were agreed to and the several claims were rejected the same committee reported in favor of allowing the claims of pluto plute county and iron county on map etc and the adoption of these will put the claims in the general appropriation bill the select committee for this purpose reported as follows the committee appointed by council concurrent resolution no 6 to whom was referred the duty of examining the books of the territorial auditor of public accounts arthur pratt and territorial treasurer bolivar roberts beg to report as follows we take great pleasure in saying that the he books of each office are kept in i a highly highly satisfactory and creditable manner by the italian method or double entry bookkeeping lugg and by said system we your committee experienced no difficulty in checking and double checking each and nd every warrant issued by said auditor editor of public accounts and paid by said treasurer during the incumbency of said offices commencing march Marchl 15 5 1890 to theia their annual report submitted to hon arthur L thmas th mas governor the appropriation bills passed by the honorable legislature of 1890 were charged to their respective accounts and were verified by warrants fante issued when they became due and payable the laws making special appropriations were examined and round found to be properly entered on the auditors books warrants issued and duly paid we recommend that all special appropriations be canceled and entered in general appropriation bill as at present it is difficult to determine the demands on the treasury and such action will enable the legislature to k ow definitely the amount of funds required to meet the public demands ROBERT LUND JAMES glendinning GLEN DINNING DAVID STOKER H W LAWRENCE committee C F 39 for the assessing and collection of taxes occupied the attention of the house a long time in which a number of amendments amend menta were made the bill was wag passed by a vote of it ayes to 6 nays snow fuffered a resolution to tho the effect that no bill shall be int introduced introduce after tho the fiftieth day of the session sessio without unanimous consent and this thi was adopted C J R 3 for the purchase of vols 6 and 7 utah reports volumes each was read for the third time and was rejected C P F 42 giving the mayor of cities of the first and second class clan a qualified veto and for other purposes passed its third reading and was passed H F 77 providing for the corred correct weighing of coal at coal mines and other matters went through its third reading and the bill passed THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 A communication was received from the council announcing that it had received a communication from the governor stating that he had approved of C F 26 making labor day a legal lega holiday also C F 49 amending section 2824 e s compiled laws also also C J B R 44 in relation to grants of land for the agricultural college the special order of the day the bill was then taken up quite a number of amendments were wee made to the school bill chiefly the changing of words without affecting the bill to any extent lawrence moved to recommit that the amendment might be made to harmonize but it aps was lost the bill passed bitt vote bof of 18 ayes to 2 nays H F 81 to regulate the practice of pharmacy came up on its third read ing it wasp was passed amed bya by a vote of 17 ayes ayel and I 1 nay HF 86 providing that notaries not aries public affix the date ot at which their commissions expire was read third time and passed H F 86 85 |