The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
Twenty-FOurth Session.
FOrtieth Days Proceedings.
COUNCIL.
Friday. Feb. %. 1880.


y table as unfinished business.
"a Councillor Barton, from the com
on mittee on Penitentiary, reportet
ty adversely on the claim of F. Kesler
lie for services claimed to have beer
le rendered as one of the directors of tht
le Penitentiary.
q Councillor Smith, from the con
ference committee on the school bill
e reported that a compromise mad beer
d effected, and recommended al
n amendment to the bill.
D Councillor Thurber, from the Joint
n committee appointed to examine the
= redeemed auditors warrants, reported
y that the examination had been made,
i warrants found correct and destroyed.
i The bill 10 amend the charters OF
: American Fork City and Pleasant
Grove ciliea was called up by Coun-
oilor Harrington, read the first time
by its title, and referred to .he com
mjt!ee On municipal corporations and
townsites.
The bill amending an act TO
establish q bureau OF statistics was
taken up, amended, aud pending its
second reading was laid on the table
to await the framing of further pro-
posed amendments.
Councillor Smith, from the COM
mittee on education, reported that
they hai agreed to recommend that
the Council recede from its action in
striking out q portion of section 10,
and accompanied the recommenda-
ton with further amendment. which
was adopted.
A communication from the House
announced the passage By that body
of the bill amending charters of in
corporated cities, without amendment. |
Councillor Wells reported tha. G. F. |
II, to legalize the execution and |
acknowledgment of certain deeds,
and 9. F. II, repeating section 1872
of the Compiled Laws, had been pre-
scented to the Governor for his ap-
provsl.
A message from the House: That
body had passed without amendment,
the bill requiring the recording of
mining notices.
The House bill to provide for fenc
ing lots, orchards and stackyards in
cities, towns and villages, was read
the first and second times, amended,
and referred to the committee on
municipal corporations and town
sites.
A communication from the Cover
nor announced his excellency's ap-
proval of the act amendatory OF and
to the general incor
poratIon act.
Counci'or Game presented the fol-
lowing amendment to G. F. IS, the {
bureau of statistics bill, after the {
words 'to take the statistics OF said
county," the words pertaining to
the following subjects Agricul-
ture, irrigation, horticulture, man {
ufactures, stock raising, mines, i'm
migration, exports and imports, and
to any other subject of general inter-
est" He also proposed an amend. {
ment, requiring the president of the ]
bureau to report to the Legislature {
daring the first week OF its session,
which was also adopted. The bill :
then passed its second reading; then '
its third by its title, the title amended
to read, "a bill for an act amending g
chapter 2. title X, of the Compiled Q
Laws oil Utah." Il
Upon motion to reconsider, an c
amendment was adopted requiring
the assessor to make the statistical
reports for the year 1880, and the ap- 8
clause was made to allow 6
an appropriation of $1,000 for the t
of the work. to be drawn Z
by the president of the Deseret Agri- V
cultural and Manufacturing Society. C
A message from the House stated G
It's concurrence in the Council t
to the bill for amending 8
he charters of incorporated cities.
The House bill amending sec. t
ions 110S. 1l09 and I'LL Of the d
Compiled Laws was taken up, read r
irst time and referred to the commit O
ZEE on judiciary.
Messages from the House an q
1ounced it's concurrence in the Coun- il
I'll amendments to the bill amending
he revenue acts, and its adoption OF C
he conference committee report, '
and amendments o
o the school bill. b
The bill for incorporating villages
vas taken up on it's second reading, 4
extensively amended, and passed it's a
econd reading; it was then read the f
bird time by its title, and passed. p
Councillor Wells, from the enroll. 6
nent committee, reported the bill for t
furnishing persons entering railroad
Jars in certain cases, and the bill pro- 4
7iding for right of way for canals h
or Salt Lake City, as ready il
.or the consideration of the Governor; !,
4 lso the bill in relation to guardian E
md ward. which had been corrected d
and concurred ia by the House. {
A message from the House re- d
ported the passage by that body of a c
dill to prevent husbands from mort
raging their homesteads. q
Another was received asking for a a
Oint session at z pm, for the cleo Y
ion Of certain officers. 4
Councillor Harrington, from the L
on elections, reported the q
following offices 10 be filled by cleo 3
ion by the Assembly: One chanoel- =
Ior, twelve regents and one treasurer
Of the Deseret University, one terri. I
torisl surveyor general, one librarian,
one recorder Ct marks and brands, :
One territorial commissioner, one I
warden of the peniteatiary, and one
sealer of weights and measures.
Councillor Smoot reported from the ]
on municipal corporations /
and townsites, that the bills for !
changing the boundaries of Lehi, I
American Fork and Pleasant Grove
Cities could not be properly acted /
upon, and recommended that they :
sy on the table indefinitely. Report
adopted. t
Recess till 2 pm.
2o'clo3k pm.
Minutes read and accepted. e
Councillor Smoot, chairman of the d
on municipal corporations {
md toWpsites, reported the act incor- Z
oorating Richmond City, with amend r
nents, and recommended that it be t
put upon lis passage. ?
Councillor E, Snow, from the COM |
nittee on claims and appropriations,
-o,,o-Sad adversolu IN the claim NJ n