The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-12-29
Nv mutual consent both Houses adj
jonrned Till Thursday, he sfd ProximO. AZ
HOUSE,
elrrNbAY. Dee. 81 !. 10 am.

+. t i s3. HOUSE, if |
elrthbAY, Dee. ~, 10 am.
"A note was received from Hon. Fran
els III Wootton, Secretary Of the Terri
tory. thanking the members Of the House
for their complimentary resolution inviting
him to seat wishin the bar OF the House
The following bills we're then taken NJ
and disposed Of as hereinafter mentioned:
can act amending certain acts therein
named.p Laid on the table TO come UP IN
| It's order.
AN act assigning the Chief Justicc and
the two Associate Justices TO the several
Judicial districts. passed. its third reading.
An act to open o road up Weber
River Knnyon, aud appropriating money
| therefor was tukef up on Its second
reading and referred TO the committee on
claims ard appropriations.
An act awarding damages on judg-
ments taken to the Supreme Court for
delay was taken mp on its third reading
and lost,
/ 'sAn act concerning justices Of the
peace passed its third reading. I.
| A bill for "An act amending certain
acts therein named, = passed its first read
ing.
\ Mr.. James presented bill for AN act
to Incorporate the Carson Railroad and
Turnpike Company which was referred
/ 10 the committee on interpretations; also .
bill for An act concerning mining claims
lin Carson County, Referred to the com
i mittee on judiciary. &. II
MoNDAY, 10 am .
i After passing through the usual open
ling ceremony, Mr.. Wanden presented q
memorial from the citizens of Beaver
county, praying for an appropriation, for
. terinof years, Of the amount Of Terri.
torial taxes acctuing upon the assessment
Of Beaver county, to be expended upon
i the present road, or in locating and i'm.
tproyinga Territorial road in said county,
(which was referred to the committee on
claims and appropriations
/ The chairman of the Penitentiary com,
fmittee reported that they had considered
the subject Of the 33d par, Of the Cover.
nor's message, and, on examining the law,
found that provision was made for the
purchasing Of tools, materials, and every.
i thing requisite to furnish labor for the
lconyicts; therefore, nothing was required
| but the enforcing and carrying out Of the
law already enacted.
i Mr.. Peaeock, from the committee on Ii
brary, reported AN act authorizing and
requiring the Territorial Librarian to pro
teure and preserve on file certain printed
Imatter.n
Il The committee on judiciary reported
back a oil for An act concerning mining
claims in Carson county, with several
amendments. TWAS laid on the table 70
come up In IFS order. ., a.
i Mr. SiIas s. Smith, chairman of com,
Inlittee on counties, reported adversely te
4 the organization Of Morgan county, in
/ Weber valley, on The ground that there
was not sufficient reasons set forth in the
petition Of the inhabitants to Justify a
county organization ,:., ii r.. szs
L i n act amending certain acts therein
i narned, passed its first reading. e. A !.
Il An act prescribing the manner Of as
| sessing and collecting Territorial ant
4 Comfy taxes, was taken up on its second
!, reading, and while under discussion, OF
motion Of Mr.. Benson, the House nd
!; jdurned till two pm, at which hour tn,
House met the Council III Joint Session
to elect the Territorial and such Count,
! officers as are required to be elected b!
the Legislative Assembly.
!, WEDSEsDAY, Dec 26. j
The only business OF interest," INTRODUCED
was "An act regulating the interest .
money in Utah Territory The bill wa
amended and passed its first reading.
! Er Thursday, Dec, 81.
"An act amending certain.acts therei
named" occupied nearly the whole session
in its second reading, =
,l."@. Al !: 80. !:
...-@.. FRlpAY, Dec. 2S.
Tho members spent a great part Of tn
time discussing a bill on the subject {
interest II was, after about two hour
q. debate, literally killed! = 4. +. =.