The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-04
HOUSE.

A communication was received
from the Council announcing the pas
sage. By that body, of bill to author
izs certain counties to subscribe for
stock 10 the Utah Eastern Railroad
Company. The bill was read and re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
Mr.. Peery presented a bill to regu.
late assessments of insolvent debtors
aud mortga2ors, etc.
Prior to acting on Mr.. Peery's bill,
messages were received from the
Council stating, first, that it had
passed the House bill amending sec
ton 1882; the title was amended and
there was also an amendment strik-
ing out the first section of the bill and
making q proyiso that justices courts
shall have exclusive original iurisdic-
tion where the bill, damage, etc., does
not exceed 800, as an addition to sec
ton 1892. The amendments were
ooncurred IN.
Also that the Council had passed
the House bill to organize San Juan
County, with amendments. The
amendments were read and coz.
CURED in, and are as heretofore re,
ported in the Council minutes.
Mr.. Peery's bill was then taken W
and referred TO the Judiciary com
mittee without reading.
Mr.. Penrose presented q petition
| from DR.. S. B. Young, proprietor o.
the Insane Asylum. The petitioner
sets forth that he had received insane
patients from Tooele County for 1877
SO. and that since December 1878 all
sums due from that county for the
care of these patients remained IN
maid. and asked that the territory
aDpropriste the amount to cover The
expenditure; it also asked an appro
priation to cover the expenses oil
keeping Sarah Myers, the Salt Lake
County Court having refused t.
acknowledge and keep her, anC
stating she was a territorial patient
Tbs amount asked for is 1918 20. The
petition was read and referred to tht
committee on claims and sppropria
tions.
The Speaker announced that tht
! next business was House file 81 whicl
i was 10 come up on its second reading
Prior to the reading Mr.. Penros
desired to present q petition, Whicl
he did. The petition was on To
woman suffrage question praying 70
equal political rights with men. !
had twepty-one signatures.
The bill amending section 43 OF tn
Compiled Laws of Utah, specltyln
the Offices women shall hold, wa
: then read q second time.
Mr.. Grover moved that the enac
ing clause of the bill be stricken on
: and said in support OF the motion Tbs
the matter had been pre- Viously dis
cussed; there wes probably no fultae
necessity for It's discussion; the Hou;
had already given its decision on tt
, mstter in laying the former bill Q
: the table, and be saw no reason f
: changing his opinion. He saw IL
!. measure was capable of doing a gre
Nj Ideal Of harm, while he sould see l
s good in 1t. He was prepared
d positive action now, without al
IS further loss of time. He therefl
II made the motion.
is Ny. Penrose said the gentleman
Is remarks we're net 70 III LUiut. app
81 ing rather to the bill on the tab
= This was a new bill; he did not vi
~ 10 raise the discussion on the old b
the measure low presented had be
10 nrepsred to meet the wishes OF
& members of the House. based on th
n objections to the bill now on the tai
Il was made in difference to