Show UTAH legislature SESSION COUNCIL TUESDAY JANUARY 19 melville introduced an act provid providing ing for the compilation of the now new laws of utah committee comnas atee on judiciary J lund off ereda resolution 0 C B R no 6 to the effect that committees be appointed point bd 2 from the house and 1 from the council to audit all accounts of the territorial auditor and treasurer adopted and the chair appointed lund as member from the council on motion of evans it was decided to recommend the adoption of lunds bunds resolution WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20 council file no 10 a bill providing for tho th maintenance of illegitimate children read bead by its title and pawed passed to its third reading melville introduced a bill creating a board of pardons C F no 1 a bill relating to the punishment of polygamy and kindred offenses offen eesi passed to its third reading on evans motion it was decided to amend so as to make the prosecution a and nd conviction for any of these crimes a bar to further prosecution for noilar offenses As an amendment to the amendment evans moved that the section providing for the punishment of incest be null red fled so as not to conflict with the congressional law which provided forthe for the punishment of polygamy and incest as one 0 ne ofie of fenre nee adopted after a lengthy discussion the committee appointed to arrange a day on which to visit the agricultural college at logan reported that they had bad been tendered by D E burley general agent union pacific a speciaL train and recommended that when a motion was made to adjourn it should be until monday next at 2 p m baskin introduced a bill which was read for the first time by its title viz A bill for an act creating the istah utah national at ional gaard 11 council pile file no 1 providing for the punishment of polygamy and kindred offenses onen sea was takeo taken up and read by sections when the time came to vote upon its passage baskin in behalf of the committee whose minority report caused considerable discussion in the council monday last rose and stated that he was unalterably opposed to the passage go of this bill that if it had bad sit an object fat for good he failed to see it to him the bill conflicted with the congressional laws already existing to punish those offe it rendered a man liable to be convicted twice for one offense ofie nse evans of weber thought that pm per haps the gentleman from salt bait lake was adaid of the effects follows following ug the enforcement of the proposed measure we could not close our eyes to the fact that there is a great change in public feeling going on and reminded baskin of the stigma that was attached to his name two years ago age resulting to a degree from his bis connection with several pieces of legislation enacted for the supposed benefit of the people of this territory baskins ire was aroused evans circumlocutory inference proved to be the last straw in a firm voice he stated that he was proud of his present record and of his work in the past he never played fact or loose with any mormon the fact act that the gentleman from weber acknowledged the salutary effects of his present work and of tho the bills he be had in a small way been ID instrumental in passing for the benefit of the people proved to him that big hl argument had not been answered where had he been inconsistent he had been called inconsistent io in opposing a law that can not dot possibly do any good if that were inconsistency he hoped he always would be inconsistent he was evidently misunderstood in the council evand in reply remarked that when the people of utah put them selves in harmony with the general government as a rule very little fault was found with them baskin would probably recollect that a report was wa made at washington D C by the enemies of the mormons cormons to the effect that the people of utah to this day have never passed a law jaw punishing polygamy and that this fact had always been dwelt at great length upon and used as a weapon against the people now t that h at the latter are ready to he themselves and enact a proper laithe people of the united states say we don dont donit it propose to have you do it if the utah people peo ale decline to do anything any thing the action is construed as oue one of i rebellion if the people comply the fact is heralded throughout the land as a very cunning trick mr baskin knows by acts and formal acclamations the sincerity of this people he claims that Mormon Mor mons sI employ mormons cormons Mor mons do gentiles never employ gentiles no one is in accorded any honest be lief in this territory unless he is a gentile or liberal I 1 have had some experience in court matters in this thia territory and I 1 know that a great change is going on but it is not be CA cause use the opposing side has bas ceased its vigilance yet this gentleman from salt lake claims that it is ail a trick the great fear is in gentlemen that something will be pawed passed in harmony with the feelings of the masses manes of the people bill finally passed the council with t the lit following vote ayes peters greaves Gre avea morrell lund mccuistion stion melville elville evans noes noea baskin glendenning moran haines MONDAY JANUARY 26 25 after the usual preliminaries glendenning introduced a bill providing for the incorporation and government of metropolitan cities this bill provides for twelve wards in the city for two houses of the and gives the mayor limited veto power by moran A bill for an act to make the first monday in september labor day a legal holiday judiciary committee by evans tor for the collection arrangement ran gement and display of utah pro ducts at the worlds fair and appropriating pria ting money for the same com om cittee on worlds FAG this allows the governor with the councils council a consent to appoint fifteen commissioners to make the collection and provide for their arrangement the commissioners are to ta 4 per day for actual time engaged in collecting the exhibit one hundred hundred thousand dollars is the amount asked for to carry on this work by evans kegu regulating lating the utah library the bill provides a salary of 1600 1500 per adnum for the librarian by evans to provide additional salaries for each of the judges of the district courts of utah committee on judiciary by evans regulating the payment of witnesses jurors stenographer sand defining the duties of court commissioners sio ners committee on judiciary by evans to establish arbor day as a legal holiday committee on j u di ciary by evans a bill for an act to allow poor persons to commence and prosecute suits the committee on elections reported back C F 2 relative to the holding of elections and aed recommending that it pass after its second reading evans evana moved to suspend the rules and place the bill on its further passage baskin opposed this suspension because it did not give the minority any chance he announced himself as unalterably opposed to the bill as it stood and said the liberal party did not want it and would not take it if it could help it the liberals not dot only wanted the election here in february but they needed deeded it there were many men io in office now sailing under liberal colors who were traitors to the cause and the party were anxious to oust them the motion was carried on division resulting in seven for suspension and three against the bill was then put upon its third reading and on motion of evans to pass pars the bill baskin rose to oppose its passage he insisted that the bill should not pass his principal argument being that his own party were opposed to it there were men in office now whom they wanted to get rid of evans suggested that the chamber of commerce and other recognized business institutions had asked for the bill and it was the idea of saving trouble annoyance and expense by having ng all elections some on one day instead of every three mouths evans insinuated that there was an official bee buzzing in baskins 1 bonnet baskins blood was up he L corned the insinuation that he be was an office seeker personally he wanted it distinctly understood under tood that he be was not a candidate for the mayoralty of this city if he be were called upon to lead the liberal hosts to victory it would be because the citizens desired it because they believed in his bis honor and integrity and not because he sought the office this spirited tilt lasted for some time and at its conclusion the bill was amended passed and sent to the house the bill makes the first tuesday after the first monday in november next and biennially thereafter on the same day the time for electing all territorial Terri Torri toral county city town precinct etc officers all these to assume their offices on the first day of jan january nary following follow ing and hold bold office for two years thereafter and until their successors are qualified the bill also extends the teral of the officers now BOW in mee to january next HOUSE TUESDAY JANUARY 19 the speaker called the house to order punctually at 2 pm roll roil called all present for the first time this session snow presented a petition from several persons asking an appropriation of for the world Is fair committee on worlds fair the committee on municipal corporations po rations to whom was referred H F 22 to ex extend ten d ti time we u under rid er chapter 5 compiled laws relating to town sites reported it back with an amendment recommending its passage as amended adopted lawrence introduced a resolution for the investigation of the auditors auditor ps effice for the past ten years it provides for the appointment of a joint committee from the two houses to be of different political parties who shall be authorized to employ an accountant if necessary to make a thorough ex aruin atlon and report to the legislative assembly adopted anil and the speaker appointed as the committee on the part hariu of the house JU lawrence awrence and stoker WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20 the journal of yesterdays proceedings was read a long tedious and unnecessary performance occupying on this oc occasion castor wilh wih the corrections no less than twenty five 11 ve minutes after several amendments in which it was developed that the house was in a muddle through the incorrectness of the minute clerks record the minutes were finally adopted sargent presented a petition from several persons of garfield county in relation to cattle and sheep driven through the southern part of the territory from other places subjecting the people to expense and loss as the drivers will not observe local rules and asking such legislation as wout ah end to the evil complained of committee on live stock snow presented a petition from the probate judge and county court of box elder county asking an appropriation for fora a bridge over bear river committee on roads and highways snow from the joint committee commit ies to arrange for visiting the agricultural college reported that thursday the dinst had bad been agreed on as the date and recommended that when the house adjourn it be to monday next the interim lolae to be taken up in visiting the reform school and nd I 1 lasane asane asylum ferry reported that the union pacific bad tendered the use of a special train to visit logan the tender being read arnett presented a bill to encourage iron manu manufactories factories read bead at length and referred to the committee on manu fac tures and commerce it provides that certain manufactories manu factories relating principally to iron making and working be exempted from taxation for the period of often ten years and granting sundry gundry other privileges H F no 8 by pierce a bill for an act to amend section of the compiled laws of 1888 relating to the taking of depositions of witnesses outside of the territory was read for the third time anti on notion of pierce placed on its final passage which resulted favorably by a unanimous vote H F no 11 by moritz a bill for an act to amend section of the compiled laws of utah of 1888 relating to procedure durein justices injustices courts was a alj placed on its final passage after th section which provides that the theja shall take effect on and after its a had bad been fet fit ricken out on a nu tion by pierce and the bill ito 1 being vigorously opposed by hl him m an defended by a half dozen lawyer lp au laymen the vote stood ayes 21 noes does 3 the bill is designed to put a stop t the practice of justices of the peace da dining clining to grant a motion for a chan chang of venue in civil cases H F no 12 by ferry a bill for K act to amend see bec of the campt laws ot of utah of 1888 relating t eminent domain also passed the vot v being unanimous MONDAY JANUARY 25 H F no 13 by colton a bill for act to amend chapter 3 of part 4 of t compiled laws of 1888 relating railroads also passed vote ayes excused 1 H F no 26 by marshall wa was call caller up by that gentleman he be decarl declaring I 1 C that it was of the greatest import anoSI that action be taken at once T thi being done marshall offered as a sli statute C F no 5 which roads reads follows section 1 that in all cities of t tb first and second class where ach school bonds have been or may hereafter aft voted it shall be lawful for the b beara boara 0 of education to make the I 1 a te thereon payable semiannually semi annually see sec 2 in all cases named in t first section of this act it shall be la ful for the board of education to pi a reasonable commission for the sale safe such euch bonds not exceeding 6 5 per cen conk off from the par value of the san provided that no commission shall paid for the sale of any such bon be when the rate of interest exceeds 6 5 cent per annum jr see sec 8 that all acts and parts parta acts inconsistent with the of this act are hereby repealed see sec 4 this act shall take from and after its passage the substitute was adopted by unanimous vote and the bill placed qa its final passage on motion of sarge sargent a the vote was unanimous 1 after the usual forms of calling fieg order calling the roll prayer and ifie of the minutes had been observed observe a message from the council was wag read rne it announced that it had bad this d day passed council file no 1 a bill te punish polygamy referred to judic ary committee another message from the eau same body announced that it passed council files nos 7 and council file no 7 provides for exemption of debtors debtor Ps household P perty etc from execution on attach altac ment and council file no 10 is 1 act providing for the maintenance ot l illegitimate children referred committee on judiciary I 1 ferry presented two claims fro fi summit sulamit county one f ff cf f them he said sa was fifteen years year sold old this he be did fi the benefit of the gentleman from iro ir county adams this roused that gentleman from state of somnolence and he that under the ten year rule the caal claim I 1 would be ignored a ferry replied that in his bis opinion abe territory of utah or the state eg utah as the gentleman a ilia his friends were endeavoring to make of it would never repudiate a just debt house Et ouse file no 21 by kimball was placed on its third reading and passed W the e bill provides as follows section 1 that section forty nine hundred and thirty three of the compiled tied laws 1888 be and the same is cheby hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following provided that an indictment tor for larceny may contain also a count for obtaining money by false pretenses pretense a count for embezzlement and a count for receiving or buying stolen property it to be stolen sec bee 2 that an indictment for forgery may cont contain vin a count for uttering a forged instrument knowing it to be a forgery sec 3 that an indictment for robbery may contain a count for larceny sec 4 that an indictment for burglary may contain a count for housebreaking and one for larceny sec 6 5 and the jury may convict of way offense charged |