Show THE LEGiSLA coux mL FEB after the usual opening exercises the journal of wednesday was read react aud and approved mr sharp fron from the committee on ash and same game reported that thai they nad had considered the house amien amendments dment to C F no 10 recommended that the council should not coli concur cur and asked lor a committee on conference report I 1 I 1 adopted mr 11 hammond ammond from the committee on education rep reported orfed back C F no 11 a bill amen amending ing sec 3 chap 19 assion i es sion laws of 1880 without amendments also C af F no 20 a bill amending sections and 1579 session laws of 1894 with amendments recommended that they be printed and put on their passage adopted also from tle the same committee CI CF no sa S a bill amending sec 4 chap cha 80 30 session laws of sa with amendments ment report ado adopted ed and bill ordered punted also HF no 41 a bill to amend see sec 20 chip chap 19 session laws of 1880 report adopted mr slack from the committee on penitentiary and reform school re ported back H F no 15 a 4 bill to lessen the term of convicts for good conduct also H F na N 19 a bill to establish a territorial reform school each without amendments and recommended that they be put upon their passage report adopted mr barton from the committee on counties reported back C V no 2 a bill defining the boundaries of juab county with au an amendment further describing the boundaries of said county the boundary lines between J huab and millard counties Coan ties have for years 3 ears been a matter of dispute ashute A committee of this le legislature gi slature had bid been on the ground and had endeavored to settle this matter between the counties the question had also been considered by former legislative assemblies and MI anaa p that mat report be re berred back to the committee and that tle L boiu boundary dary lines between these two counties cc duties be e fully defined by av v as ai he believed that would he the only aly way to satisfactory i iy ay pad end this xa matter atter the bill was referred back to the committee for still inore no e definite terms in describing the hues A ines message sage from roi the house was read announcing that they had a agreed reed upon the report of the conference committee on C P F no 8 a bill pertaining to highways mr page also submitted the report of the conference committee with the amendments agreed upon which with the amendments was adopted opt L d the special order of the day C 1 70 F no 35 a bill in relation to trusts was taken up on its thud third reading beginning at sec 1 15 and wrea a sec 29 was reached the further consideration of this bill was postponed till ful today to day fiday anday substitute for H P F no 20 a bill to encourage the growth of timber was read the third time the first section was amended to read five hundred dollars I 1 instead of I 1 two hondred and fifty dollars to any person who shall plant and suitably cultivate one or more acres of forest timber passer on the call of the roll and the rouse house notified H F enola ENo no lQ 19 a bill to establish a Terri territorial toris reform school was read the second time by its title and placed on file for third reading H F ano no IS ie a bill to lessen lithe terms of imprisonment ol of convicts I 1 for good behavior was read the third time and passed ardithe an dithe house ordered to be notified novi fied a F s no 14 abill a mil bill attending section 20 0 chap 19 session laws aws W appropriating W annually to fo ag t the e university ver hersity of 0 D Dest mo 0 tret ev ift aty normal pupils TO admitted d d duba during two yeara ws read the third time and ad the passe passed ayes 7 noes 2 1 the president voting aye mr heyborne hesbol ne was excused on oti account of illness the crancil adjourned adv till 2 pm today to day afternoon Alter After hoon feb 25 at 2 p in the house house resumed act ane consideration of the house bill to provide tor for a territorial board of equalization 0 taxes it was a special order of the day and came up on its third reading it was read tho thoroughly ra u ehly debated and numerous im important pom r lt amendments were made to it I 1 I 1 it had monopolized one hour and a half when mr west its I 1 sponsor made art an eloquent speech G m favor of the bill argei arguing that it would not work hardship ar or in justice justi ceto to any of the citizens of any of the counties of this territory mr thurman made a strong speech in opposition to the bill and mr king said that 0 awhile while he was not in sympathy with the measure as a whole yet it contained many good provisions and he would vote for it rather than see it killed mr hatch moved to strike out the enacting clause but bat afterwards withdrew the motion and moved to strike out the second section which provides that the probate judges of salt lake utah sanpete pete beaver weber and cache Counties Count les shall be the board of equalize equalizations equa liza on he would in bertan amenda amendment providing for the appointment of seven pers persons offs who shall be named by the assemblies sem blies tor for said hoard board Th the motion emotion was carrieo carried by a vote of 13 to 9 notwithstanding mr west strongly protested against it believing it would kill the bill mr kin king said section 2 as it now stood made no provision for a chairman j and he moved that at the first meeting of the board it elect a chairman and secretary his motion was carried Thurman Th nrman and hatch made strong speeches against the measure aud and west king and don 0 young spoke as stor stoutly in ih its favor delvor 1 durins daring the animated and lengthy debate the life of the hill bill seemed to be trembling in the balance at length the animation not to say excitement the discussion had elicited subsided casid d and tile the measure considerably altered e from what it originally appeared made a last struggle for its existence fand and prevailed by the sain of its teeth Aless rs anderson baty clarke creer howell king ridly elder r stratford smoot woolley west ivest and young voting for the bill and i 1 farnsworth farns worth hatch thurman ma houstan kimball Kimba II lund mccullough 10 u mclaughlin ui thurber and 8 tet stewart against it mr cannon was absent tile the speaker said it required 13 to pass the md measure asure and as the vote stood 10 to 12 his vote was called for to decide the fate of the bill in the house he said in reply that hitherto he had abstained from voting but he considered the bill now before them was of great importance and ought to 10 pass he therefore voted for it und and the bill was sent to the council tor for its action onit on it A notice of the councils Counci Ps non con currence in some amendments to the fish and game bill was received and a conference was asked for thurber houston flo uston and folau molau mclaughlin blin being appointed a committee on the part of the house A solemn silence reigned in the house after the announcement ment of the receipt by the speaker of the following ing gubernatorial message vetoing ething the new jury bill OF EXECUTIVE bair LAKE tiry ciry february 24 1836 hon holz JF IF riter litter speaker of the house of sir sic graver grader reasons of objection exist to the bill now in my hands than to the tor nier bill returned to your our honorable body with nt ti my iny objections Uon giess has undertaken to legislate upon the and the plan provided by b the act ot congles Oon Con giesa gres 4 approved appi oed june 23 isa for the formation of juries however vaulti it laa been shown to ue be must prevail ail any territorial legislation should be in in aid ot the purpose 01 or congress to bring ann i lito into tte the jury room competent jurors juroko and should not stend an expensive bastein gy by stein which has been shown to bring into the jury room loom incompetent jurors tile the law ol 01 wi riu is faulty m this that the one halt half of tiie the number ot of names for both the grand giand and petit juries are selected by the probate judges or oil the aunt counties besin in which the respective district courts are held and the further tact that the probate judges invariably select the names of those who as a rule are aio defendants detent detent jurors and are in sympathy with defendants oba charged ed with of tenses against I 1 laws aws of the uni united t rad states this plan was invented and urged u upon congress by persons who were engaged engage ra in the defense of the system of polygamy polygamy and by this means desired to de delay ay the execution of all laws tending to attack that unlawful system to ISM 1881 the courts were hampered and prosecutions defeated by the methods adopted under this plan good juries are now obtained under the old common law practice which generaux generally prevails throughout the united states where the method prescribed for or any rea son falls faila and which in its application in utah has lately been sustained by the supreme court of the united states and th the 0 laws at last are belne being faithfully executed ira in the face of a determined opposition the great burthen of the work for jurors at present and that for which their services in great yeat part in the future will be required a t the 4 a hearing of owes cases inder ander the laws bt bf the united states toia this bill has been conformed in part to tc the objections presented arthe by the executive to the former bol on this subject lu in excepting wab trials for or bigamy polygamy and unlawful cohabitation it rails howsmer how to ex capt trials for foi perjury pe rury attempts at bribery assaults and against it c t brynen ury nen and grow 1 lap oat u t ot prosecutions of the offenses ol of bigaha bigamy y po polygamy agamy and unlawful cohabits coh abita tion this bill if it be bb a Tight rightful ful subject of legislation would inaugurate a of leier legerdemain demain not easy tobe understood in its ita application Ui would be summoned who are competent to serve in united states cases and territorial cases and others who would norbo competent to serve in c cases ases arising under laws lais ot of the united states and who under this law might bo be competent to serve hk territorial cases lu in practical operation it would at times leave the court coin c with one set of jurymen juryman from the original box under the law of congress another set trout irom the open venire system aird aad still another ise set under this bill from the supplemental box confusion would unavoidably follo follow wand and largely increase e the cost of the courts I 1 fail fa il to comprehend any reason why citizens called fo 0 o service under the laws 1 t the united states are not good enough to try all cases arising in a territory which is a apart part of the united baates it or any reason persons are incompetent as a rule to try united stages cases certainly they are aid aad of right ought to be incompetent to tr try y T territorial cases many of which ua in this T territory e r r tory ar are e closely I 1 allied to cas cases es growing growt out of offenses cs a against t the he united sfa states tes this bill if otherwise practical tacal would largely the already already great cost of expenses in per diem and mileage corper sons who will not be ep employed loyed 4 reasonable economy would he be fatal to th this is measure as no nd corresponding good tor for the protection of society ah in any aay of its parts pait can possibly follow with the unalterable conviction that he has not the moral or I 1 legal egal right to join oin with the legislature in any measure which fails to supplement and aid in in the execution of all laws against all classes of offenders the executive res respectfully ret returns to your house in which it originated H X I 1 N no 0 47 without his approval ELI H lunray govnor the bill to I 1 lessen the ter teimei msisie I 1 imprisonment i s ol 01 lm ent of convicts for goad conduct 1 t and a ld that to encourage the growth of timber after being amended by the council were sent to the engrossing committee the private ivete corporation bill pas passed sed and the bill amending the act latin american bjork IFO rk was ordered printed pe pending jading tile the second reading of the measure T the 11 e bill incorporating Pleasant Grove was sent to the governor the liquor license bail passed the house then theia adjourned till 2 pm friday CO UNCIL F EB the council was called to order at a 1 2 pm pau as per adjournment and after the usual opening a ceremonies cere the journal of tl w was as read and adopted communications from the house were read announcing the passage by that of H F no 50 a bill to provide for a a territorial board of equalization read the first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on counties C F no 17 a bill amending section 50 chapter 54 session laws of 1884 ha had d been rejected that the house had passed H F no 53 a bill 0 to o regulate the sale ot of intoxicating liquors this bill was read tey y its title the first and second time and referred to the committee on lucli judiciary N v C P F no 37 had been passed without amendments referred to the committee on enrollment that the amendments to the bill to encourage thea the growth 1 crowth of timber had been concurred f in a that a committee of conference consisting of thurber H houston and McCullough had been agreed upon the fish and game bill Mess rss barton grover and taylor tailor were appointed on the part of the council the house also sent notice to the council that his excellency the governor had vetoed etoel H F no 47 a bill provi providing dlug for the selection and payment of jurors mr hammond Hamra ond from the committee on enrollment reported that the substitute ute for C F no 34 a bill in rela t tion ion to firo fire insurance companies had bad been correctly enrolled and had been forwarded to the governor Gov einor for his action the report from the committee on private corporations rejected substitute to 11 F no 22 a bill conferring on 01 L union depots certain privileges mr barton was excused from this days session on account of being engaged in committee work 1 the he special order of the day a bill in relation to trusts was then taken laken up but its further consideration was baij laid over till monday C F no 11 a bill amending section 3 chapter 19 session laws of was read the second time and placed on file for third reading C F no 20 a bill amending sections and of the complied campil laws was read the second time and placed on tile for third reading 11 F no 19 a bill to establish a s territorial reform school was reaf read the third time and after several amendments had been adopted its it farther consideration was made the tn special order for today to day saturday uh under the supervision oi of the rules rule 19 th following dills bills were read the t time C F so no 20 a bill reducing the bonds of the alers officers of the university of deseret mr sharp explained that these officers had been under heavy bonds and that their office was ivas one of lionor honor more than pay he considered that it was more than khan a hardship to ask these gentlemen to enter into such enormous bonds passed used on the call of the roll C F go no 88 a bill amending section 4 chapter 80 30 session laws of 1881 was also read rd and passed 0 CF F no go 11 a bill amending s section ec tion a Z chapter 19 it session laws of was read react and loseby lose lost by bv a vote ot of 4 to 5 this bill provides that the trustees may sue for and collect all delinquent tuition fees as an action of debt and that no property shall be exempt from execution on a judgment so recovered adjourned till lill 2 p m saturday HOUSE the house was called to order and opened ahe I 1 he usual way at 2 p in fhe minutes of the previous days proceedings were lengthy leng tny embodying emoo dying tile lue governors messa sage ge vetoing H HF Y no 47 a bill to provide |