Show THE legislature MARCH ath the council was called to order at 2 pm and opened as usual H F noala bill pertaining to the location of mining claims reported back by mr slack was read the first and second time by its title and pla placed cedon on tile file for third reading sharp shark frauds francs and hammond were appointed comer rees on the part of the council on the amendments to the court reporters bill mr francis reported on the claim of wm win reeves ex collector ot of davis county asking for an appropriation ol of to reif reimburse tiburse him for uncollected taxes and recommended that the sum of be appropriated on condition that he make up the remaining part of f the sum asked for on the petition of S y S walker and others asking that the sum of 2000 be appropriated for the purpose ot of stocking rivers and streams of this territory with fish ab it was recommended that the sum be placed in the appropriation bill and that hat A M Mus musser be authorized to draw from the treasury 1000 each year for tills this purpose joae mr r sh sharp adopted rp reported from therom the committee on conference in relation to the court reports bill that the council amendments had been becu receded from report adopted H F no 71 a bill pertaining to the location of mines and H F no 75 a bill amending see sec chap A 0 of the criminal code were read the third ird time and passed H F no 40 a bill in relation to punishment for sexual crimes was read the first arst and second times by ay its title and referred to the committee on judiciary the general appropriation bill was received sec elved back from the house and after a number of amendments by the council the bill returned to the representatives for their rod rodon ret lon thereon H R no 76 70 a bill amending sections and of the compiled comp compiled ilef laws of utah were read the first and second time and referred S for cano CF no bill to amend the act City was read and referred A communication from the house announced the passage of H HF F no 77 to lessen the terms of imprisonment of convicts for good conduct read the first and second time by its title and referred the general appropriation bill was received from the house with a request for a committee on conference bathe on the amendments the president appointed grover page and sharp said committee S for C F no 24 a bill amending the act in corp orating nephi reported back with recommendations to concur in the house amendments amend meota report adopted H F no 77 a alil bill to lessen the terms of I 1 imprisonment of convicts tor for good conduct was read the third time and passed the act incorporating logan city was reported with were read and concurred in and the bill sent to the committee on enrollment mr taylor moved to insert hithe in the general appropriation bill the sum 0 of 1000 to be e apar appropriated avria I 1 ted to repair the road b between salt lake city arid the point aint of the mountain west on condition con itsou that salt lake co coa appropriate a similar amount the appio privation pria tion bill then passed ind and was forwarded to the house for their action on this amendment I 1 adjourned tui tl 10 a m monday MARCH 6 at ten the elouse bouse met pursuant to adjournment and the unfinished business of friday was pro ceedee with beginning with the council amendments to the appropriation bill after a great deal of discus sion the house concurred in nea nearly rl y all the amendments the house committee on appropriations offered a few amend amendments menti to the original appropriation bill among which were to be added for the payment of official reporters who ho shall be be appointed by the judges of the district courts in territorial criminal cri minar cases this motion was made by mr thurman the amount is to be expended during the years 1886 7 or so much thereof as may be necessary was also added on motion of mr lund to be expended under direction of the county court couri of juab county for buil building dinK a road up salt creek cadion mr hatch moved to add to the appropriation bill for the payment of jurors and witnesses for the next ensuing two years mr king in a firm energetic pertinent speech opposed the motion on the ground that it would be conceding too loo much and would be an injustice to their constituents in the face of the facts that the assembly had bad passed two good just and enry bills which the governor had vetoed mr mclaughlin spoke tin in favor of the motion thought provi provision situ should be ladeby this legislature to pay the jurors and witnesses and it if governor should refuse his signature to td the bill let the responsibility rest with him for so doing mr creer spoke earnestly earah antly and e elo in opposition to the motion mr thurman said he was willing to place himself on record as to his opinion and vote he denied emphatically a sU statement Kement made by mr me mclaughlin caughlin aug hlin that this legislature passed and sent jury bills to the governor for his action knowing at the same time that thai his excellency would veto them they were among the fairest measures of the kind that hu man mind had yet devised and under the present circumstances in rotation relation to this thia question ne would not vote to ap appropriate ate ane one dollar let the consequences be what they lia ight mr lund was willing to vote for the amend amendment meRt A few more remarks were made by mr hatch who said he introduced introduce if this measure earnestly and honestly and wanted to place himself on record on this subject ile he thought the governors action in vetoing the jury MIN bills should not influence the action of the house on this matter and he would vote for this measure although he had no idea the executive would sign it mr air howell supported the motion the ayes and noes were called for and hatch houston howell lund mclaughlin mclaughlin blin rider and Sti stuart aart voted in the affirmative a I 1 amative rma tive while cannon farnsworth worth creer kimball king stratford smoot thurber thurman and west opposed the house bouse then took recess till 2 rpm pm at 2 pm the house again spin met the sexual crimes bill bil was read the third time discussed I 1 amendo amended and passed by 15 to 3 the appropriation bill was then taken up u agafon A petition was read asking that chat an appropriation be made to assist and encourage cocoon raising which was referred to the committee on manufacture and commerce seventy two dollars was inserted in the appropriation bill for the relief of W N Doser iberry M mr cannon movee moved I 1 that be ba in seated in the bill for james jack for past services as territorial treasurer from 1870 to the present time referred to the committee on claim and public accounts A similar alta ilar bill from R N W clayton was referred to the same committee several other were ordered inserted in the bill which at 3 rpm f m passed by 18 to I 1 the bill amending sections and of the compiled compi leet laws of utah vas read the third time tame and passed py 4 vote of 1 U to 5 the convict bill was read the third time and passed mr air creer introduced a bill to authorize companies to construct union railroad depots etc read kead the first and second times by title and ordered printed the sum of was placed 16 inthe the appropriation bill as foes fees tor for A C emerson clerk of the first district court 1515 to T E R taylor for pub he printing f awo to buy land tor the territorial insane asylum and to lor contingent expenses of tae establishment the house honse bill providing for the re moval boval of insane and chec the logan city charter were passed adjourned till 10 a in Kop monday day i f 1 MARCH 8 I 1 at 10 am the house was wag called to order by the th e speaker after the 06 roll call the chap chaplain larn offered prayer in the course of which he ara prayed ed that every mem member berand and officer oft of itRI ane e house might be filled with the spi spir light truth troth and te ity and a determination to do h ats whole ae duty regardless reg of consequences and whether or not they received any pay from government for their services services the petition was responded to with hearty hearby amons amens and one honorable yentle iyan m a yea that the prayer be concurred t ih 7 TIA the reconsideration of the house bill rendering probate badges ineligible lor for elect electon n as legislators up as a special order of tha oay day and after as a bi brief alef debate the aye s and fineis noes were called and the ba bill was hp again in lost this time alm b by y a tie vote lp 19 ag against dinst 10 the sp speaker ea er did not vote and it if he had I 1 it w would uli still have lacked two of thi the number necessary to td pass paa the measure Adjo adjourned umed unil 2 pm p la |