| Show legislature COUNCIL counce MARCH 2 pursuant to adjournment the council met at 2 ap in and after the usual opening exercises the jd journal of monday da was read and approved ar mr francis presented two bius bills from the DESERET news company one for 53 lor printing jurors certificates tes etc in n 1881 t the e other for 50 for p printing rl na in g done in 1882 fo for r the tsilta constitutional tio I 1 convention referred to the committee on claims and public accounts mr grover presented a petition from peter and other citizens citizen of levan asking for compensation n for witness fees in commissioner mckays court referred to attic committee on claims and public accounts A communication from tile the house was read announcing the passage of H F no 61 a bill amending the act incorporating corp orating park city the bill was read the first time also the ae second time b by its title and under uudo r me sus huspen ell alon 07 of uie rules was read thae third tl ird time and passed another communication from the house was read announcing that the representatives hau concurred in the councils amendments to the bill amending the charter of american fork city also that they had received from his excellency the governor the following veto to the bill restraining bulls balls running at large in rich county TERRITORY OF UTAH EXECUTIVE OFFICE salt lake city feb 1886 son aron if W siler biter speaker house of representatives SIR SIB I 1 return herewith H F no 33 38 with out my approval provis provisions 1 b fuch u eh as are contained in section 4 ha have v obee been n he held d to be invalid in california and may be so in this territory the legislative power by the organic act is vested in the e governor an and legislative gisla tive assembly and the validity of an act perhaps may not be left to the determination of another tribunal or even a vote of the territory or any county T the he pol policy e is elicia not the best one this is bill wi will 11 be be beneficial I 1 to rich county and perhaps to other botn counties it if so they should be named or oar it should have universal application I 1 am very respectfully ett ully ELI ll 11 U d governor mr sharp stated that he understood the house were about to frame another bill on the subject of bulls build so that points mentioned in the governors message would be provided for mr grover from the committee on judiciary reported back CF C F no 33 a bill amending see sec 1 chap li 16 session laws of 1884 in relation to limited partnerships and recommended that no further action be taken thereon report adopted and the bill laid on the table indefinitely he also reported back ff H F N no 53 a bill amending see sec 2 of an act regulating latin the manufacture and sale ot of intoxicating liquors without amend ments I 1 this his bill prohibits the sale ale of any spirituous liquors within one mile of any church or seli school ool laid on the table indefinitely also the p petition of morten frederickson asking that itis his name be changed laid on the table as such matters were no now w attended to in attic the district courts the committee committe eon on ag agriculture reported adversely on the petition of maryb mary B eyring and other ladies of washington county asking for aid in the culture of silk petition laid on the tabie tabe mr hammond from the committee on education reported back adversely C F no 25 a bill amending chapter 19 session laws of 1880 as the proposed amendments would not improve the present school law mr barton from the committee on irrig irrigation a tion reported adversely on the petition of william W illiam 0 mcgregor and others asking for aid in sinking artesian wells in iron county and recommended that the petition be not granted as by gra granting grafting this the council would be aiding a private corporation report Ld adopted opted mr barton from the committee on counties reported back the substitute lor for H F no 52 a bill changing the boundaries of san juan and emery counties and recommended that it be put upon its passage report adopted substitute tor for C F no 2 a bill fixing the boundary lines between millard and aid juab counties was taken up un on its third reading and after an animated discussion between barton hammond grover sharp page heyborne and tuttle the bill passed on call of the roll A communication was received from the house asking for a committee on conference as the house did not concur in the councils amendments to the reform school bill sharp barton and page were appointed on said committee on oil behalf of the council the following three comm communications were received from his excellency the governor the first relates to a bill prescribing the punishment for a misdemeanor I 1 in u justices courts OF UTAH EXECUTIVE OFFICE SALT SAIT CITY march 1 am 0 flow ellas A smith president of the conn ail SIR I 1 herewith return without my approval C V F NO 18 in view of article 6 61 of amendments to the constitution of the united stales and sections 9 and 17 of the organic act this to say the least is a doubtful subject of legislation the extent of tte the criminal jurisdiction of justices ot of the peace is 13 ferta certainly an uncertainty and I 1 do not nol deem it wise at this time to undertake to extend this jurisdiction ali hie tact fact that the jurisdiction of the district points leaves heaves the pan ashment of this class of offenders safely provided for I 1 a am in very respectfully 1611 ELI vez H MURRAY governor the second was to a bill defining the manner of determining disputed county oua aty boundary lines TERRITORY OF or UTAH executive office salt sail lake city february 27 1886 hon eli atias A smith president of the council siri herewith return 0 P F no 15 without my approval COURt counties Les are clearly creatures ot of legislative will and their boundaries may not be established by the county courts of any one or more counties or in a ai y ather other way than that prescribed by the legislature this bill permits the county courts to assemble and to change a law of the legislature in fixing a bound boundary arV 11 in or out of their failure to agree these c courts our tsure are permitted to delegate to commissioners the authority to determine and es ish the line designated by law the requirements designated by law which governs the commissioners is lacking in the power granted to the courts it occurs to me the number of commissioners should be designated otherwise the services of a whole neighborhood may be required I 1 am very respectfully ELI H R MURRAY MOKA governor the third veto was to a bill to pre vent venethe the befoul befouling lug of water TERRITORY or OF UTAH EXECUTIVE OFFICE f SALT LAKE city feb 28 1886 hon elias A smith president of the cou awn n ct cil sir I 1 herewith return CF no 32 without v ith my approval The fact that so indah odthe lands contiguous to tue streams are public lands at once presents the question as to how far we may legislate in this direction I 1 would be pleased to see sec a properly guarded bill on this subject and am of the opinion that a bill drawn from a sanitary standpoint white while protecting ro the settlements from befouled waters wa teri would not infringe upon the rights of individuals upon the public lands I 1 am very respectfully en EL I 1 H murray governor govern or H F no 52 a bill to change the boundaries or of suit baa juan and emery counties was read the third time and passed mr hammond ammond ll was excused from attending the sessions of wednesday adlay and thursday mr francis from the special joint committee to audit the accounts of the auditor and treasurer reported they had bad audited all the accounts of these officers compared stabs and warrants and found all correct as reported by the governor in his message to 10 the Ab report adopted and the committee discharged the council adjourned HOUSE m 2 the various committees of the house held sessions this morning and were budr advancing measures and completing reports 0 on various 1 IOUs petitions and oil bills tho the last ol 01 wah which ieli ai aie 0 to 10 be completed on thursday the alu alln 01 ol march at 2 p in after the usual preliminaries the house proceeded to bu business bus luebs mr baty presented preben ted a petition from the assessor asses bor and collector of box elder county asking to be reimbursed iu in certain amounts for un collectable taxes paid by him into the tr treasury eaury referred to the appropriate committee mr howell ho well from the committee on highways reported favorably upon tip out the h e petition of citizens of iron county for means to build a road in that county and recommended that be appropriated for that purpose report adopted tile the on penitentiary and reform school recommended that the house concur in the council amendments to the bill to establish a reform school etc the bill as amended among other things makes Governor the and auditor of public accounts and the probate J judges d g es of salt lake weber utah san pete and cache counties the board of directors of said reform school it appropriates for the support of the institution enste instead ad of as appeared in the original bill the council struck out section 17 which provided that the proceedings in the justices courts may be reviewed in the district courts and the proceedings ce edings in the district courts may be reviewed by the supreme court of the territory the house did not concur in this amendment durin during the consideration of this bill the lecig legislature slature was serenaded by the slavin slavia brass band the I louse house did not concur in the council amend amendment ment which requires the governor to give bonds as one of ane directors and that he be an ex officio member of the board the council was notified of the non concurrence of the house in the aforesaid amendments then p proceeded roce eded to r consider other matters at an early stage of the session of the utah legislature a venerable crank by the name of sydney hudson whose locks have become bleached by the snows pf af many winters visited the house branch of the legislature and sought every opportunity that offered to buttonhole button hole and engage the atten tion ot of sundry members of the house notably the committee on elections of which ron hon fi H baty is the chairman H his is visits from the kirbt have been frequent almost daily and he lias has been unremitting in his endeavors to accomplish his bis pur purpose which until today to day did not trans transpire re it now turns out that the fellow had a formulated a bill which he is anxious to have passed by both houses and that it shall become one of the laws of utah in 1886 it relates to the sanctity of the elective franchise and which if it prevailed would entirely the franchise system in the whole of f the he united states it is what a i certain federal judge of one of f the district courts desir desired ed to mould his court to Is a model for ill all other courts aud and the proposed measure is a model it is indeed unique it I 1 to 1 poses to give to every elector all lat bat he eau can ask aud more too fie the bill was accompanied by a petition tion memorial memoria lano and a lengthy singular document setting forth voluminous reasons why in his opinion the bill should become a law today to day the committee to whom the matter was referred made the fol following lowin report on the subject mr speaker your committee on elections to whom was referred H F 47 providing tor for the sanctity of elections state that the same has received the most candid candia consideration of your committee and is herewith reported back as being in our judgment very incomplete and impracticable R H chairman 11 the petition was signed by over three hundred persons the report anapa papers ers were laid on the table ti atie committee commit iee on education recommended the passing of the bill providing for district schools report adopted the the committee on corporations and towns recommended that the bill amending the charter of ogden city be put on its passage report adopted and bill ordered printed the bill incorporating american fork city was enrolled and sent to the governor the bill amending the compiled laws of utah was read and wood to come up again in its order the rhe council bill to abridge the county lindt of millard county was read the first time and filed to come up again in its order the ithe committee on claims etc recommended om mended that the claim of W H king collector of millard county of be e allowed adopted the bill an for improving and impounded animals was ordered to be printed mr dark clark from the special joint committee reported that they had examined amin edthe the warrants of the auditor and of the treasurer and found them all to be correct report approved mr king introduced a bill providing for the removal of ef insane convicts to the insane asylum read first time by title and referred to committee en reform schools mr creer introduced a bill to amend chapter 10 of the laws of 1884 in relation to water taxes etc referred to the ohp appropriate committee ane speaker appointed king west and lund a committee on conference arence to act with a like committee of the council in relation to the reform school bill the governor vetoed an act to pua pun ins mi demeanors the county boundary lines act and the act iu in relation to befouling waters the bill or originated in the Counci laud after headla reading the messages sa ea were returned to that body 0 dy re the council passed tile the house ouse hill in relation to the e boundary lines rf f emery and san juan counties A concurrent resolution in relation to the distri distribution buLion of the reports of the c and board of regents of the university of deseret and of the superintendent ot of district schools was read amended and referred to the committee ou on education council bill 38 was then taken u up it slightly amends see sec 41 chap 30 oy of the laws of utah it was amended and passed by unanimous vote vole the house under suspension of the ries rales passed the following council bill by unanimous vote SECTION 1 be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the TerrU territory ory utah that section compiled laws of utah 1876 is hereby amended by striking out the word ten in the fifth line of sn said section and substituting the word one in lieu thereof see sec 2 that section is hereby amended by striking out the words one hundred in the fourth line of said section and substituting the word ten in lieu thereof the bill authorizing the appointment of off official leial stenographic rap h ic reporters by the district courts in U utah tah was read aud and tiled for third readi reading n g the substitute bi bill I 1 amending an act revis revising irig the code of civil procedure dure of utah territory was read t the he third time by sections it defines the qualifications of jurors grand and petit actions in forcible entry forcible or unlawful de ta mainers iners the powers of magistrates in criminal actions the payment of notes contracts and many other items of interest too numerous tt tb name in this place the bill was under dis cassion more than an hour during which it received many amendments some sections were stricken out or replaced by substitutes other sections were rearranged etc at p m the bill was made the S special pe cial order for thursday day the oun cil notified the house that it had laid on the table indefinitely the house bill in relation to the manufacture and sale of intoxicants A bill to amend the charter of the city of lehi was read and referred the bill amending the act in relation to procedure in probate courts was read the third time aud and passed by unanimous vote adjourned till 2 p in today to day |
