The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-05

ne luO OOAuOAts
al The bill re6xing the boundaries {
ne the counties bordering the lake Wa
nt taken up on its third reading by il
a. title, the title read, and the bill pssse
ot and was sent TO the House.
ar Council adjourned until Thursday
l. = HOUSE.
d The messages received from tht
q council on Tuesday evening were
: read, the first being the Council bill
q amending the charter OF Salt Lake
Q City. The bill was read for the fire.
n time aud referred to the committee
4 on corporations and toWnsites.
The second announced the passage
of the bill providing for the condemn
a ing of lands for public use. Referred
i ito the committee on irrigation and
canals.
The third message stated that the
f Council had concurred with the
| House in the adoption of the memorial
! to Congress relative to the conpensao
ton of members of the Legislative
Assembly.
Mr.. Smith presented a petition
from directors Of the Utah Agricul
tural and Manufacturing Society OF
Provo, Utah County, asking for an
appropriation to aid the society in CIV
ing an exhibition ia the coming fall
Referred to the committee on claims
and appropriations.
ra.d from
the Auditor of Public Accounts, re-
Iating to the lease of the territorial
Offices 10 the Little building, stating
that he could secure the Offices at the
same rental for a further period of
two years.
MIR. Sharp presented a bill from the
committee. on railroads, empowering
railroad companies to deed and mort
gage their rights, franchises, etc.
The bill isIthe same as already passed, |
minus the feature of allowing COM
panies to hold and work coal lands. |
1t was read the first, second and third |
times and passed.
Mr.. Grover called up from the table
the bill for an act pertaining to high
ways, which was read the first time
and further consideration postponed
until Thursday.
Mr.. Francis presented q bill to
amend the civil practice act OF con
tempts and their punishments. 1t
amends section 1892 of the Compiled
Laws, and provides that persons may
be adjudged in contempt only upon
failing to perform a duty which it is
shown by affidavit can be perform
and the confinement shall be limited
to thirty days, or until the act is per-
formed. Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
A message was received from the
Council announcing the passage by
that body, of the bill in regard to
railroads to deed and
mortgage, etc., with slight amend
ment in section 4. The amendment
was read and concurred in.
Mr.. Farr, from the committee on
judiciary, reported two bills, with
for both. The substitute is
q bill validating deeds made by pro-
bate judges and mayors. etc. Some
discussion arose as to the manner of
iisposing of the matter. when the
House bill was withdrawn by the
committee and the Council bill, with
The amendments, was read and the
adopted. The bill was
then read a third time By sections,
and then passed.
A message was received from the
Council rejecting the House bill
section Y, in relation to
weights and measures.
Mr.. Pack moved for committee Of
conference on the subject, and the
motion was lost.
The committee on judiciary then
back House file II, with q
which amends chapter 4,
title IL, OF the Compiled Laws. rela-
i've to the changes in the number OF
trustees or directors of a corporation,
and allowing other alterations. The
substitute was read and accepted. The
bill was read the second time by sec
lions, some slight amendment being {
made. The bill was then read the
third time by it's title and passed.
The committee on printing reported
that the financial reports Of the
had been printed and the
recommended that they be
placed on the minutes so that they
could appear in the proper places.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Johnson presented a petition
from Eli Baird and 257 others, asking
for a removal OF the county seat of
Kane County from Toquerville to
Kanab, and setting forth the reasons
therefor. Referred to the committee
on counties.
Mr.. Francis moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to draft rules to
govern the House, until which time
parliamentary rules should govern
the body. The motion was put and
lost.
Mr.. Farr repc fted back from the
judiciary committee the bill in rela-
ton to guardian and ward, and re-
commended that it be put upon its
passage. The reading of the bill was
postponed until Thursday.
The same committee reported ba
Council file II, and recommended
that it be not passed, its necessity
having been superseded by the pas
sage of former bill. Report adopted.
Mr.. Lyman presented report
from the clerk OF the Second District
Court, relative to the fines that had
rot been collected, stating that none
whatever had been paid in during
1879.
The committee on enrolment re-
ported that a couple OF bills had been
enrolled aud presented to the Governor
for his signature.
Adjourned.
Skating Rink.