Show THE TILE legislature LEGISLA TUBE the representations which were made to the president following is tho the statement in regard to affairs in this territory which unquestionably induced the presidents message to congress in regard to the utah legislature it wae was pres presented anted to the chief executive and secretary marby La hone hons john T caine and joseph A west hon L Q C lamar of the interior Yashin glon the necessities which de demand ul acdan an early session of the lei legislative assembly of the territory of utah briefly stated are as follow the entire appropriation for the Sur preme and district courts of the tile territory amounting amo to 70 and including the pay of jurors clerks witnesses reporters report cre etc was vetoed by governor murray leaving the coart conry p without money with which to prosecute offenses against the laves law a of the territory orv should this condition of affairs continue until the tile regular session of the tile assembly two years hence the evil conse lences to ety would be very great criminals would go unah dipped of justice jie tice the tile lawless elodum would continue unchecked in its depredations life and property would be unsafe in many sections and a state of con com prati para tive ve anarchy would result the appropriation a for fur the comple tion of the new university buildt building 9 and the main maintenance lee ot 0 thas tb a most 13 worthy and indispensable institution one of the oldest in tho the territory including cl the appropriation for the education of deaf mutes therein amounting in all to fW was also vetoed some years since it became apparent that a new building must te be erected to meet necessities of the tile institution and plans were approved and the tile work begun tinder legislative authority A sufficient amount not having been appropriated r 1 bated 1 however to complete the et i ltd ing to meet an imperative and ano immediate necessity ita ite chancellor and board of regents borrowed money and became individually pledged for its payment to plit the thet building in a suitable candit condition on for temporary occupancy cp cu this indebtedness is long since past due and should be immediately met and a further amount appropriated for the completion and furni hing of the building all the appropriations for the territorial rit orial al insane asylum amounting to were vetoed leaving the in slit ution in a most deplorable condition being but recently completed complete it was in debt for most oj of which amount its directors became individually responsible one note of given by them until the legislature meet and appropriate became due early last month and immediately ful following lowing tho the failure of tho tile appropriation bill it was protested aud and the tile dire etora notified to make immediate payment being poor men ait it will work very vey great liar hardship hip to them unless relief can soon goon be had under a recent statute one half the tile cost cort of maintaining the 1 indigent n di gent insane who constitute a 6 1 largy r g pere percentage of the inmates is chargeable charce ablo to the territory this cost for tho the year years s 1885 and 1887 wi was estimated at M taa and inserted 1 in the general appropriation bill which waa wm vetoed at the tile close of the sess session i on As a consequence th the e asylum is ig completely paralyzed unless relief can soon be had this most worthy institution will li have ave to be closed and its innia les tes now numbering over fifty be turned loose up n the tile community to seek care and e from whatever source it can be obtained for they cannot be kept to starve the directors can borrow no money and the credit of the institution through the failure of the last appropriation pr bation bill is irretrievably gone th 1 1 e salaries of all territorial officer officers including tile territorial super district territorial auditor librarian rents of offices etc are for thirty three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars worth of greata greatly keedo neade I 1 internal improvement improvements buek euch as roads brid bridges gea etc are stopped and much needed legislation made necessary hect by the rapid growth of the territory is imperatively demanded hoping that the administration will be able to secure an early se session s ail eiarl of the legislative assembly y by w which h lon h means the territory may be de relieved of its embarrassments embarrass ss ments and that the bill may not ther therefore eforo be delayed or encumbered by an any y U utah L A h legislation now pending in congress we are sir very respectfully your obedient servants jonn T CA IS le josefit joe o 0 A W WEST EST member late legislative assembly territory of utah |