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Show UTAH LEGISLATURE. 8alt Lake Clly, Fob. IS. Neither branch of the legislature transacted much business yesterday. Tho scnato passed the houso joint memorial asking ask-ing congress to create tho Tenth United Stales Judicial district, and tho bill providing for tho uso of money heretofore appropriated for the southern south-ern branch normal school was read and referred to the comnilttca on appropriations. ap-propriations. Tho houso, after tho joint session, listened to prnyor and then adjourned until Monday. Three ballots were taken for senator, tho last voto resulting: McCune, 27; Cannon, 13; Sutherland, 12, King, 0; Ncbeker, SaltLakoClty, Utah, Fob H. Threo now bills n ere introduced In the senate yesterday, viz.: No. 35, appropriating ( 81,000 for tho purchase of tho Utah J stato table. This table was mado by John Wilson of Salt Lako county nnd contains pieces of wood from every stato In tho Union. No. 30, providing for tho manner of locating and recording record-ing nuart2 and placer mining claims and for copying records and defining tho duties of county recorders nnd district dis-trict mining recorders. This measuro revises the wholo subjecet of tho entry and record of mining claims. No. 37, providing for the teaching In tho publlo schoolsof the effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics on the human system. The scnato was In session Just twonty minutes. Tho house passed a resolution to amend tho constitution so that boards of county commissioners will bo authorized author-ized to remit tho taxes of indigent poor persons. The bank loan bill was killed, night new bills wero Introduced, Intro-duced, among them being a plan to convict unmarried fathers and compel them to support their children; a measuro meas-uro to consolidate educational boards, and ono creating a commission of Irrigation Irri-gation and forestry, fish and game. Uno ballot was taken for senator, resulting: re-sulting: McCune, 21; Cannon, 12; Sutherland, 11; King, 8; Powers, 3; Nebckcr, 1. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 15. Tho senate occupied over three hours' tlmo yesterday, and succeeded iu passing tho measuro providing for changing tho site of the university of Utah, and In killing tho anti-tobacco bill. Threo new bills wero Introduced. The banking bill failed to pass tho houso yesterday, while tho bill providing provid-ing for thu establishment of n winter courso of study at the agricultural college, col-lege, covering five calendar months from November 1 of each year, was taken up, discussed at great length and finally passed. Several now bills wero introduced, among them being ono to establish a branch of tho agricultural agri-cultural experiment station In tho southern part of tho state, nnd ono amending tho school laws In several respects. A incinorlul was also Introduced Intro-duced praying congress to rclmburso citizens of this state for scrilccs rendered, ren-dered, mouoy expended and property lost In tho Indian wins In Utah during the years 1804 to 1870, after the respective respec-tive claimants have been glvcu nn opportunity op-portunity to establish their claims. Two ballots wero taken for senator, both ballots resulting: McCune, 27; Cannon, 12; Sutherland, 12; King, 7; Powers, 3. Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 10. Senator Sen-ator Cannon s measure providing for the erection of n hospital for tho stato school for tho deaf, dumb and blind at Ogden, and appropriating 81,500 for the puipose, and houso blli No. 55. by Parry, which ptovldes for tho distribution distribu-tion of money heretofoie appropriated for tho southern branch normal school wero passed by tho senate yesterday. The (.enuto wus In busIou for an hour and a half, and for tho first tlmo In weeks every member was present. In the house Sorensen's homo bill No. 47, authorizing the board of pardons to rcduco sentences of statu prisoners for Sood behavior, foifeiture of such re-uctlon re-uctlon and pnrolo of prisoners, nnd repealing the present sections on tho subject, and Stewart's house bill No. 04, amending section 231 ot tho revised statutes, In relation to the financial statements of cities, were passed. A number of bills wero inttoduccd and referred to committees. At the Joint session, two ballots wero takon for senator, both resulting as follows: McCune, 27; Cannon, 13; butherlaud, 13; King, 7; Powers, 3. Salt Lako City, Utah, Feb. 17. Six ballots were taken for senator yesterday, yester-day, tho last ono resulting! McCune, 20; Cannon, 11; Sutherland, 13; King, 7S Powers, 3; 11. K. Thomas, It D. S. Cook, 1. Senator Chambers' highway bill, and Senator Hvans' bill providing for a fee of 83.50 for filing tn the district court any answer or counter-claim demanding demand-ing affirmative relief, wero passed by the senate; a new fish and gaino law was Introduced. In the houso seven bills were passod, several moro advanced to third reading and half a docn measures either killed or given a brief respite from tho death blow. The most Important action was tho passage of the Univurslty removal bill and the proposed now mining rccoid law. |
