The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-21


that it was merely a matter of con,
venien1e. The amendments propossd
we're that mining companies and
others need file only in one county,
while the business could be carried on
Ia any county, while a fling of tins
organization should be made at the
Auditors Office, 60 that information
could always be obtained. The law,
without the amendment, provides
.s that the fling OF the organization
Is should be done in the county where
g the business is carried on. The dis
! cussion was prctracted, and it was
u argued against the amendments that
9 persons living in q county would be
s compelled to send to the Auditor Of
3 Public Accounts in order that they
might obtain reliable information as
, to the business being done in their
very presence; and that there could
be no great inconvenience in the law
as it is already, az some 9 cents a
year for postage would cover all the
Inconvenience that might be incurred
by making the fling of bonds, etc.,
necessary in the county where the
business was to be conducted. Mr..
Darlington stated that his whole OBJ
Geot was merely to assist the
introduction of foreign capital where
by the great wealth of this country
might be unlocked. and employment
given to labor that is now idle.
Mr.. Preston moved to strike out
the amendment read, and it was sec.
onded. Mr.. Sharp, however, desired
that the bill be ordered printed,
that the members might have it be. |
fore them, when q little amusing |
spsrring took place as 10 Mr.. Preston'S |
willingness to withdraw his motion |
that the one regarding the printing |
might be put. The motion was put |
and the amendments we're stricken |
out, leaving that portion of the act
as original. The amendments to Sec
ton was then read.
Mr.. Sharp then moved the reference
OF the bill to the committee on Judi
ciary. The motion was lost.
The motion to have the bill printed
was renewed by Mr.. Gardner. and
lost.
Mr.. Farr moved that the bill lie
upon the table, which was put and
carried, and the Speaker declared the
bill rejected.
Mr.. Smith reported from the COM
mittee on agriculture, etc., q couple
OF bills. The first wac relative to the
report of The sealer of weights and
measures, and recommended that
Sc. so be allowed BIN for righting the
scales of the territory; the amount
was allowed.
The second was report on the bill
amending section 70 of the Compiled
Laws of Utah, which included a sub
stitute for tne original bill. The sub
stItute was read, and on motion was
accepted.
Motion was made to refer the bill
back to the committee that the title ,
might be put to it. The motion was I
last, and the Speaker announced no
bill before the House.
Mr.. Farr, chairman of the COM
mittee, reported back the bill for an
act prescribing fees for the Secretary 7
Of the Territory. with amendments. l
The bill with the amendments was
accepted, on motion Of Mr.. Jacques,
and the Speaker announced the
original rejected. The substitute was
read, and passed its first reading.
Pending a motion for its second
Mr.. Hatch asked that the d.
law governing the services required of :
The Secretary of the Territory, SO that c
be and other members might un Ter. I
stand the object of this bill. Il
MIR. Penrose explained the matter l
Tor tae benefit of Mr.. Hatch, and Mr.. i
Lyman read the provisions under ?
which the Secretary is entitled to fees.
The bill was read the second time, t
Dot upon its third reading by its r
tile, and passed. t
The same committee reported back 0
he bill referred to it, comforting t
Exclusive original jurisdiction on b
Justices OF the peace, without amend Il
nents. The bill was put upon its O
eCond reading, and passed with q i
light amendment. It was then read 2
~ its title and passed. t
Mr.. Hatch, chairman, reported C
rom the committee GA counties, the y
ill Grating San Juan County, with b
amendments, which were read and
.dopted. '
The bill passed its second reading, U
md went to its third reading by its
tile, when the bill passed. p
Mr.. Pack presented the financial f
eport of Summit County for 1S7s-79. c
Mr.. Gardner presented the financial t
eport Of Salt Lake County for the g
40 years up 10 January 1st. 1880. y
The Speaker suggested that the
ath be administered to the watch #
nan of the House, who was absent !
N the first day, and the Secretary p
icing present, that matter was dig
POSED of. Il
MIR. Muriook moved, the Council o
that seventy-fvs copies of b
DE minutes of both houses be printed fl
or the use OF the members of the 4
Assembly, instead of $50 as hereto.
ore, which Was carried.
Some discussion occurring as to 4
be effect of motion to lie on the
able. tae Speaker decided that it
killed the bill; whereupon s
dr. FAIR moved that it be the sense 4
# the House that a motion to lie on
he table be merely to remain there
Turing the will of the House, and r
hat this motion covers all measures
heretofore laid on the table. The :
notion was carried.
Adjourned.