The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-14

much a taxpayer as her husband
The motion providing that only prop
erty taxpayers should vote on to
question OF tex, was put and cal
ried, and it Was then provided tha
the registered voters could take par
in the election of trustees
a message was received from tn
Governor announcing his nou-ap
proval Of the bill relating to proceed
ings in the probate courts.
The school bill was taken I'D again
and after further amendment an ad
: journment was taken until 9 O'Clock
3 pm.
The House reassembled at 2 pm.
Mr.. Grover presented a petition
from the executors Of the estate of A.
lP. lockwood, relative to expenses
incurred by him in fish culture, and
asked an appropriation Of 5000. Read
and referred to the committee on
claims and appropriations.
Mr.. Shasp, from the committee On
railroads, reported back the bill
authorizing certain counties to pur-
chase an interest in the Utah Eastern
Railroad with amendments; which
we're read and'concurred in.
The bill was then laid on the table
to come up in its order.
The House again resumed consider
alton of the school bill.
A message was received from the
Governor returning the bill for the
organizing CT San Juan County, with
cut approval. Decentralization of
the subject was referred to the COM
mittee on counties with instructions
to briog in new bill. Also a mes
sage vetoing the bill relating to pro-
Ceedings in the probate courts.
Consideration of the school bill was
Communications were received
rom the Council, informing the
House that Acting Governor Thomas
lad returned the bill in relation to
guardian and ward, without his sig
nature. The message suggested sew
sral amendments, providing oppor-
unities for closer scrutiny by wards {
Indsapproval of proceedings by the
courts; also the disapproVal of the act :
or condemning lands for public use, !
he objection being that the bill gave |
be corporations too much power, t
nd as municipal corporations cov- [
red so much of the territory, the 4
ghts of settlers on pablo domain =
ere IN jeopardy from unfair use of t
lch power. q
Consideration of the school bill was a
,sumed and the second reading fin n
he'd. The bill was read the third 7
me by its title and passed. 4
During the discussion of the bill h
II. Jacques offered a motion that n
arents or. guardians of children, or 4
lildren having 70 guardians, may Il
ect to learn only spelling, reading, Al
riting and arithmetic, in the district a
hocls, at the rate OF 81 per term, in lie
dilion to the allotted portion of the 81
rritorial school money, which was 81
opted. v;
Mr.. Lyman presented Il motion that n
cal school taxes be assessed between NJ
nusry LIST and June 1st; lost. n
Mr.. Penrose moved an amendment III
section Is, providing the manner re
obtaining from estray poundkeep- N
the money accruing to the school M
nd, which received the unanimous ht
eff the House. N
On motion of Mr.. FAIR, the words IN
aking the use of convention text Jr
oks exclusive and mandatory in m
strict schools, were stricken out. ey
Mr.. Hatch, from the committee on
unties, presented a new bill for the
gsnization OF San Juan County,
lich was read the first time, and N
Q second and third times by its title ar
d passed. n
A resolution was adopted that the ar
,edom OF the House be extended to ar
Governor Emery. ar
A message was received from the r.,
unc'l announcing that that body he
d passed the irrigation bill, which sn
s read the first time and referred nc
the committee on irrigation. na
Messages were received from the ne
uncil announcing that that body "
d passed the House bill on bee Gull
.e, and the Council bill changing
, name of Christian P. Christensen
Christian P. Larsen. The latter -,
was read and passed by the u
)use. II
The committee on municipal cor
rations, etc, reported hack the
tition of the citizens of Lehi, chang
, the boundaries, with an accom-
nyipg bill, which was laid on the
lie to come up in its order. ar
until Saturday morning an
10 o'clock. in