The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
Twsnty-fOurth Session.
Eighteenth Days Proceedings.
COUNCIL.

January 90, 1880.
The Council was called to order a
the regular hour, and disposed of thu
following matters:
Councillor Harrington. from thu
committee on judiciary, reported bach
the bill in relation TO guardian anc
ward, with several amendments, and
recommended its passage.
An act to authorize corporations &c
change the number of their directors,
trustees or officers, and amending
! section 532 of the Compiled Lave Of
Utah, was taken up and read the
second time as amended on Wednes-
day, and Is passed its second reading.
i Under a suspension of the rules, 1t
was put upon its third reading, by Its
title, the title WAS read and the bill
passed.
The act TO Iegslize the execution
and acknowledgment of certain deeds
vas next taken up on its third read
ing; the title was read AID 1t passed,
and was sent to the House TOR action
on it by that body.
The act in relation to guardian and
ward came next under confederation,
ard the amendments recommended
by the committee were read and
adopted. They consisted OF striking
out section 10; changing the close
of section Is, article III, so
as to read Provided in chapter 3,
title XIV, of the Compiled Laws OF
Utsb;" making the frat word in the
fifth line Of section II, printed bill.
receiving" instead OF recovering"
and altering the last Of section 80,
article ", from "as otherwise pro-
vided for in this section" to "as
otherwise provided for by law" The
bill was then taken up on its secoId
reading, during the course OF which a
communication with the request that
it receive immediate attention, was
received from the House ami read.
Tbs message announced the pass
age by the House of the following
Joint resolution
Whereas, The comptroller Of the
treasury st Washington, D. O., has,
by which we consider an inconsistent
construction of the act Of Congress
relating to the legislative expenses Of
the territories, ordered the Secretary
of Utah to reduce the per diem of the
members and officers of the Legisla-
tive Assembly; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we regard this
acton OF the comptroller as unju
and contrary to the provisions Of the
aw, and that memorial be prepared
by a committee of both houses, con-
iisting of three members appointed
~ the President of the Council and
our members By the Speaker Of the
House, to be transmitted without de-
ay to the Congress OF the United
5tatep, arking that this ruling Of the
be set aside, and that il
an appropriation be made
10 make up a sufficient amount to
cover the usual legislative expenses OF
.his territory.
On the motion being put !o CONCUR
IN the resolution, Councillor 8. Snow
said the acts of Congress warranted
he action of the comptroller, and
Councillor Wells remarked that the
ruling of the department was incon.
sistent, and the legislation in connec-
ton with Utah had ever been invid'
ious.
The resolution was then concurred
in and the president appointed
Councillors Welle, Caine and Thurber
IN the part of the Council to act with
he House committee in preparing
he memorial.
The further reading of the guardian
and ward bill Was then proceeded
with; it was slightly amended, and
the sixty lengthy, concise and legal
like sections D! which it is composed,
passed their second reading.
A communication from the House
was received and read. It said that
body had passed a bill for an act de-
fning what may be trespass and
damage, approved March 3, 1852.
The bill, which was read and passed
It's fret reading, was referred TO the
OF judiciary.
The Ininutes we're read and &C
,epted and the Council adjourned.