The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-24

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odeomstst from the Council House to the coal
beds, 81 way Of Parley's Park, 70 be 5I.2I miles
Mr.. For recommends that route as the nearest
practicabIe summer and fall wagon route,
but the Weber river as the only prnc-
fticahle winter route. and the only route n
any way adapted for q railroad. Councillor
Smith presented memorial FOR daily mail SER
vice from Omaha, via Great Salt Lake City, %
san Francisco. Mr.. Stout. chairman Of com
.miitee on Judiciary, presented 70 The House the
report Of The special committee appointed last
session 10 take INTO consideration tie code Of
laws for this Territorys and, n referring The
same back 10 The House, requested the Council
md House 70 meet III Joint session, 10 act a. .
committee Or the whole, to take into considefa-
ton shId coee. The Joint Session convened IN
the Hall Of Representatives, and alter consider
able superstition the Gods was submitted, and d
portion Of read by The chief clerk Of the House
The Joint Session was convened neain on w Cd
nesday, and heard the reading Of the remainder
of lie code of laws. A motion favorable 70
is adoption a. whole was vetoed, and o. mo.
ton Of Councillor Csrrington the report WINS
accepted and The committee relieved from fur.
ther consideration Of the subject. On the dis.
solution Of the Joint Sessions, the Council and
House con inued their separate sittings. Coun.
cillor Smith, chairinan 81 comlpittee on AglI.
culture, Trade and Manufactures, presented !
report on The culture Of cotton, and recommend
ed The passage Of !. An not for the encouragement
Of Cotton Culture, which, ON motion Of Coun-
ciIIor Psatt, was laid on The table 70 come mp
It's proper order. The DeseTet Netrs and MoUN-
TAtNKER were requested 10 publish the report OH
the culture Of cotton, which our readers will find
in another column. Mr.. Wright, chairman Of
the House committee on Revenue, made the fol-
lowing report:- E. .... 4:
sCoMMIrTRE CHAMnEn, Dec. eli. 1859. Il
st90 he Hon speaker and HOUSE Of stpresestd-
Tires:
q 8 Rsrlrn Your committee on Revenue,
10 whom was referred the subject matter or the
Governors MEessageas contained III the eleventh
paragraph respectfully submit the following re-
s.We find that the second section Of the sixty.
first chapter Of the Revised Statutes or Utah.
prescribing the manner Of assessing and collect
ing territorial and county taxes, approved jan
18th, 1854. reads as follows:
!. property belonging 20 the United States, 10
this Territory, or any county, city Or town
thereof; to literary, scientific and benevolent
institutions, when used for those purposes: ii
buildings for worship, and the grounds, Materials,
and appnrtenances belonging thereto; to insane
or idlotic persons To the amount of one thousand
dollars; private libraries; burial grounds; and
monuments Tor the dead--are exempt from. but
all other property Is subject 10, taxation, II
From this II appears that all property. OF the
tithing fund is subject 10 taxation, except such
as is provided for by the foregoing section. +.
We further fiad on reference to the assessors
and COLLECTORS books, aud CAREFUL calculation,
that about one ninth Of the entire Revenue 81
Great Salt lake County II collected annually
from the property or said Tilhtng Fund.
We would also state, as authorized by our
own personal knowledge, that thionghoGt the
entire settlements, towns cities Of this Terri
tory, schools are accessible TO even the poorest
children, that whenever they are unable TO nav,
they are In all cases admitted TO the full beneits
Of the schools free Of charge.
"a u Of which is respectfully submitted. z,
. 81. G. WMGHT, Chairman.o
4 In the Council on Thursday, the .Memorial
TO the Postmaster General, was referred 10 the
committee on Petitions and Memorials. There
was considerable discussion over The act for the
encouragement Of Cotton Culture After lis
first reading cauneliIor pat novel m, ~
Bill b rejsc,ed In tie tli.c,,..,or Il j,
he was sustained Is C,oupcillo, Cs,l;ratan,
Councillors Lyman Ricb and E.y.,, IS, 3 4,
he al: motian "a a., o;ila.
hi was reter,.d b.cl.s S 81. ST..
cfIo,. ri ,er,,,g IL ,hs,, -.
bin ~ \ subs.ifl,,s ,,aL;,a t.,,,..
lions % The Ds.s,st. TicnItnr.i ~ ~
iactufi5p society. wifb { Nm. i, NJ
ment Of theeulture of COTTON. a.,
In the Hjuse, III. t.aae I,;,ilosL * -, :,
PETITION from The I Il izsns 5of pba,I Tauo. u,ab
county, siantd by Franklin ~. Young and f,,ty
othsrs, praying for IepeaI IL 4 marian ~ IL
charters of spanish FOX and paysop. 8 a. !.
they cover ths precinct Of pond Town. THE
petition WINS referred 10 The comm ttss y, IS.
corporations. The ..DeseIet II istorieal 8 cist,,,
Act was taken IN Oh lis second reading, IL
motion Of Mr.. slont The bill was referred hack
TO the committee for amendment. The saask.r
added Messrs. Rockwood and clawsor ~ ,i,s
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