The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-24
HOUSE.


Thursday evening as passed, a bill
empowering railroads to deed ant
mortgage, etc With amendments
was taken up for consideration. Thu
amendments empower railroads &
purchase, bold and work a certain
amount Of coal lsnds, and states thsr
the act shall take effect from the pas
sage of the bill.
| On motion OF Mr.. Penrose the
amendments were concurred in.
A letter was received from Mayor
Little acknowledging the freedom Of
the House extended him.
a message was received from the
council announcing the concurrence
of that body il the House resolution
concerning the procurement of the
United Ststes Statutes by the
sergeants alarms for the use Of the
Assembly.
Mr.. Grover presented o0mmunica-
tons from the assessor and collector
and the treasurer of Juab county,
pointing out alleged defects in the
revenue law. The communications
were referred TO the committee On
revenue without reading.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on
agriculture, trade, tte.. reported upon
the petition OF r. Ballsntyne and
others, relative to wire or barbed
fences, accompanied by bill, which
provides that all persons building
wire fences shall be liable for cattle
injured by such fences, unless board
guard, not less than five. inches wide,
or a pole not less than two inches
thick, shall be placed along the fence,
not less than three nor more than
five feet from the ground.
The bill was discussed very freely
in all its bearings, it being urged
against it that il would cause great
expense TO persons who have built
wire fences. while it was provided by
our laws that stock owners should
look after their cattle in this territory,
and that the laws did not necessitate
any fences at all. 1t was also argued
that the bill, if passed, should be 80
amended that persons dividing their
own land off iItO parcels might have
the right 10 do it as they chose, while
as it now stood, all bsrbed fences.
wherever built, would have to be done
in accordance with the provisions
of this act. 1t Was remarked in
support of the bill, that the barbed
fence was an unusual and cruel mode
OF fencing, and that some provision
should be made by which cattle and
men walking in the dark, could be
warned OF the exitence of such a
fence.
Mr.. Pack made motion TO amend
the bill. providing that the bill apply
to only public highways. which
brought on the above discussion,
pending which, Mr.. Smell moved it's
recommit!al to the committee on
agriculture, which was carried.
Mr.. Smith, chairman Of the CON-
mittee, asked if the House had any
instructions 10 give the committee in
regard to the bill, when the matter
was still further discussed, but no
instructions were given and the COM
mittee was left to amend according to
their own judgment.
Mr.. Dussnberry presented a bill on
roads and highRsys, and a ksd its
reference 10 the committee on roads,
bridges, etc. Ee stated Ii was very
lengthy, seventy sections, and it vas
therefore referred without reading.
Mr.. Fisher presented a report from
the committee on unfinished business,
reporting back Il number Of bills laid
o7er from the last session.
Mr.. SHARP raised a Loint OF order
that this session had no right to take
up the business of dead Legislatures.
when Mr. Hatch moved that TIE re-
Io1t Of the committee be accepted
and the bills retained to the Auditor
LOT Public Accounts in accordance
with the statute.
} The Speaker decided that it va
customary to continue the unfinished
business of one session to the mex
and ave it taken up and continued
Some little discussion followed
, when Mr.. Hatch changed bis motion
to accept the report and refer the blk
TO the appropriate committees, which
was put and carried.
Mr.. VIM presented bill deiDini
, and recognizing vested and accrued
, rights il regard to water and proyid
! ling for the recording of such rights
He moved tia. the bill be read AMI
! referred TO the committee on irriga
, ton. The bill was read and referred
There was sUme talk ~ to In
prip ting of the bill, when 1t wa
i, thought that, in view of the numbe
: on the anne subject. it would be bette
nj to give the committee on irrigation
ii ekance to report bill cuilsd fror
h tins others, before any be ordere
printed.
h A communication was receive
Il from the Auditor OF Public Accounts
b stating that w. G. Duntar, publ
printer for the last Legislature, ha
=, been allowed, by the late auditor,
= overdraw his account $l21.7O, ss p'
= agreement, and asked an appropIl
! ton covering that amount. IL
Il matter was referred to the con
~ mittee on claims, etc.
= Mr.. Lyman presented a bill Tor
- act amending an act relative tospeci
- elections to fill vacancies. The b
" was read and provided for the 8
:. pointment OF county officers to
- vacancies occurring in the county
a. the County Court within a speclh
81 time and under certain conoitiol
,ai Referred to the committee on el'
ad tons.
az Mr.. Preston presented the fnane
81 report of Cache County for 1873 8
&C. 1879.
he The House then adjourned Unit
as o'clock on Monday.