The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
Twenty-fourth Session.
FIFTH DAY.
COUNCIL.

y January IS, 1880.
d The customary preliminaries ba
J. ing been gone through With, at
b O'Clock the Council was ready f
business.
Councillor Harrington presented
e petition from Joseph Robson an
s eighty-three others, of America
9 Fork, members of the Garden Gu
! OF that pl.ce, praying for Legislation
ia regAId to the rsvsges of the cod
ling moth. The petition sets fOrti
that the depredRtion5 committed b.
the insects were exceedingly heav,
and sorely felt by the sgricultura
population OF the territory; that by
the united efforts Of the people, aided
by a suitable Law, the pest might be
exterminsted, and praying the As
sembly to adopt some measures to
give the people the necessary relief.
On the motion of Councillor Thurber,
the petition VAS referred to the com =
mittee on agriculture, trade and
manufactuTes.
Councillor Cuff introduced a bill to
enable the Utah Eastern Railroad
Company to buy and work coal mines.
The bill was read the frat time,
passed its first reading, and, on mo.
ton of Councillor Oaine, was referred
to the committee on mineral re-
sources.
The following resolution WAS pre-.
scented Oy Councillor Caine: "ReSOlued,
That hereafter no bills be ordered
printed by the Council, for the use of
the Assembly, except upon the recon-
mendation of the committee. He
explained bis motive for introducing
the matter TO be, that he understood
the appropriation was very limited,
inadequate to do the necessary print
ing for the session, and his idea was
to prevent any useless bills being
printed.
Objection was raised by one or two
Councillors to the business OF ordering
printing passing out OF the hands of
the Council, and being exclusively
under control of the committee on
printing, as often delay Would be en-
tailed by waiting for the committee to
consider the advisability of printing
certain bills.
On the motion TO adopt the resolu-
ton being put, it was lost.
Councillor Harrington, chairman
Of the committee on Judiciary, to
whom was referred the bill for an act
in relation to guardians and wards,
that the committee had con-
,idered the bill, made a few slight |
and recommended that |
copies be ordered printed |
ss amended for the use of the Assem-
ply. The report and reconmenda-
ion were adopted.
A communication from the House
vas read, announcing the passage by
hat body of a bill for an act empow-
,ring railroad companies to deed and
mortgage their franchises, and prop
,rty, and confirming such convey
.uces heretofore made, and for ether
,urposee.
The committee on mineral resources
epoltsd back the bill for an act to
Enable the Utah Eastern Railroad
Company to buy and work coal
mines, and recommended its passage.
Report accepted and recommendation
!dopted.
The bill was then taken up on its
econd reading, and at the first Sec
ion, Councillor Thurber observed that
le thought the bill conferred special
privileges on one certain corporation,
While Congress in 1868 had passed a
aw prohibiting territorial legislation
or private corporations or individuals,
md proposed to make it general.
ill was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
Councillor Caine offered the follow
ng resolution, which was adopted.
RESOLVED, That the freedom of the
'ouncil Chamber be extended to the
fsyor and members Of the City
Jouncil of Salt Lake City, the Pro-
ate Judge and Selectmen of Salt
AXE County, ex members of the
Assembly of Utah, ex-
delegates, ex-federal
Ulcers of the territory, the Justices of
be Supreme Court, the United States
District Attorney, the United States
Iarshal, the Surveyor General. the
Register and Receiver of the United
,tates land Office, the United States
Internal Revenue Collector, the gen.
raj commanding and staff officers
7olt Douglas, the Probate Judges of
be several counties OF the territory,
nd the Regents and Faculty of the
)eseret University, and that, upon
be visit Of any of said persons the
rgesnl-at-arms furnish them with
eats within the bar.
Minutes lead and accepted. when
be Council adjourned until Monday,