The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-29

Ter were one year old, otherwise the
iol Would be declared estrsys and sol
" as such.
1w Mr.. Farr spoke again, and was fol
he lowed by Mr.. Murdoch, who said ht
eg was syerse to encumbeiing the laws
be but this was subject OF grea: i'm
portaace, aid he accorded with Mr.
be johnson that the eighteen monthi
II provision vas working into the hsnd.
Sc OF those who desired to take sdyan
10 sage OF the Law the way it now reads
le tbs amendment merely tended &c
D. remedy the evil.
q MIR. Fisher thought the bill a little
T. indefinite, and before the words lone
pc year" moved to insert the words sin
il leu thereof," in order to add to Its
~ clearness. The amendment was put
= and carried.
1t The bill was put upon its passage
?, by its title.
Il Mr.. Lyman desired to know if
10 there was but one object in this bill;
'e and moved that it be referred back to
? the committee with instructions to
add a section that this class of estrays
d be disposed OF for the benefit of the
Il school fund instead of the support of
estray pound.
Mr.. Smith was unable to see how
j., they could be able TO discriminate in
q regard to animals 1 year old, and if
= the law was applicable 10 older, be
o thought it could be trusted to others.
Y MIR. Penrosa said he could see the
E proprieiy of Mr.. Lyman suggestions,
3 If it applied to all estrsys, but other
J wise be could not.
= Mr.. Lyman explained his sugges.
} ton, and said without some other
and additional revision these estrays
; would simply be taken from thieves
, to the benefit of the pouudkeeper.
Mr.. Horne spoke on the matter,
and Mr.. Smith again a3verted to the
subject. He stated that the subject
Of general re7,7ion OF the act would
be good, and it was OF some consider
able Importance. The committee
was not agerss 10 doing the work of
general revision.
Mr.. Dusenberry thought, as there
was another bill on the same subject
before the committee, it would be |
we'll to refer the matter back to the |
comr'ittee, with the privilege Of in
troduC ng a substitute bill il it de-
sired, and Mr.. Lyman accepted the
suggestion. The motion was then put
and carried, and theioill was recon-
mllted with the instructions indicated
above.
The committee also reported back
substitute to the bill relating to
poundkeepers, ETC., which, touching
on the above subject, was Withdrawn
6y the committee, with the consent Of
the House.
Mr.. Hatch presented a petition
from 1874 citizens of Ashley Folk, in
the eastern part of Wasatch County,
asking Tor the organization of a new
county to be known as Coal County,
the county seat to be established
at Ashley. and defining the bound {
aries thereof. The petition stated
that the petitioners we're $50 miles
from the county seat OF Wasatch {
County. and IN order to get there had {
to traverse a country almost impass-
able two-thirds of the year. Referred
to the committee on counties.
A communication was received ,
from the Auditor of Public Accounts, 7
stating that applications had been |
made to him by certain counties for 7
which he WAS unable to c
allow, and asked for instructions.
to the committee on revenue.
Mr.. Murdoch presented q report J
from the committee On elections, in !
Gliding the bill amending an act to /!
provide for special elections to ELL 1
without amendment, and .
recommended It's passage. The bill
was read the second time, and then
The third time by sections. A slight l.
amendment was made by tt:iking L
)ut word. d
Mr.. Sharp moved tia, it be laid On I
he table to come up in its order, and 4
De ordered priutsd, 50 that the mem t.
)ers could have it before them and r
know what they were acting upon. #
vas pretty sweeping, and ought 70 be y
yell considered.
MIR. Lyman stated that it merely ="
provided for the appointment of per- :
ons by the county to fill vacancies :,
Until the next general election. The =
ole object was to save expense to the =
county. y
Mr.. Murdoch thought the bill '
'lain enough, AID did not need
printing. o
The motion was put and lost. {
On motion of-Mr. Penrose, another Il
light amendment was made, end the p
ill was passed b
Mr.. Smith moved that the House Il
econaider the vote by which the n
Rich County boundary bill was lost Il
N Tuesday. and the motion was n
econded. a
Mr. Pack opposed the motion, as Fl
le could not see what good could | N
ONE of the reconsideration of the B
ote after the matter had been 30 r
thoroughly ventilated the day pre-
ious.
The vote was put and carried.
Mr.. McKinnon moved it's reference
0 the committee on judiciary, and it Oh
vas so referred. al
Mr.. Dusenberry presented "a bill p
blowing reward to convi,ts and COM
nuting their terms OF sentence" E
7as read, and provides that daily q
eeord shall be kept of the behavior \
Il al inmates of the Penitsntiary, and d'
hat under certain conditions their OIL
erms of sentence shall be decreased, al
as they behave well
nd observe the rules. Referred to ::
he committee on Judiciary. IL
Mr. Sharp introduced a bill for an
.ot in relation to chattel mortgages.
he bill was read the first time and :
eferred to the committee on Judi :
isry. x 4
Adjourned till Thursday. at 2 c
}. m. 3
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