The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-04
HOUSE.
Friday, 80 a. N

FRIDAY, 10 80 a. N.
The House met as per adjourn
ment.
A communication from the Coun-
Gil announced that they had con-
Cured in the House amendment to
Council bill 10, to amend section
1850 of the compiled laws.
The committee on ways and
means, by Mr.. PeeTy, chairman. re-
ported on II. F. No. q, a bill TO
amend section l. Of chapter s, of the
session laws Of 1878, relating to the
per cent. Of school tax 10 be levied,
that they had considered the bill
and wished to report adversely Oh
its passage. Report accepted.
Mr.. Sharp, from the committee on
private corporations, reported rela-
tive to II. F. %, bill to amend
chapter 2, of title II, of the COM
piled laws, that the committee had
approved of the bill, return the
same without amendment, and rec
Ommend its passage as amended.
The report was accepted.
The committee on irriga ion. to
whom was assigned that portion of
the Governors message relating to
irrigation, reported, through the
chairman, Mr.. Sharp, that the sub
ject, in the opinion of the commit
tee, taking into consideration the
importance of the agricultural in
terests of the Territory, depending
greatly upon such a measure, and
the small amount of deunite infor-
nation at present in the pos
session Of the committee, was,
under these circumstances, I'M
fit for legislation but the
committee recommended the ap-
continent of a special commits
sioner to this end to collect what in
formation it was possible to OBTAIN
from this and adjoining states and
territories having a bearing upon
tie subject of irrigation, compile
and publish the same in convenient
fol- M and make his report to the
L. gislative Assembly of 1884. The
report was accepted and the recon-
mendation adopted.
In the absence of the chairman
Mr.. Booth, from the committee on
Judiciary, to whom was referred
Council bill No. 15,desigDating pub
lie holidays, reported that they had
made an amendment to the bill by
the add. ton Of the 22d day of Feb
ruary.
On motion of Mr.. Stout the re-
port was accepted and the amend
ment adopted, the bill being placed
on file to come up III its order.
The committee on claims, con-
corning the petition of Gilbert Bel
KNAPP, assessor and collector of
Weber County. respecting his claim
for uncollectabIe territorial taxes
which the petitioner had advanced,
reported through Mr.. PenrOse, the
chairman, that they had duly eX-
amined and approved OF the claim,
and recommended that the sum of
S77.5O be appropriated to the relief
of the said petitioner. The report
was accepted and the amount Or
dered to be placed in the approprla-
ton bill when prepared.
A bill was introduced by Mr..
Booth for an act to amend section
13 of an act pertainingto highways.
1t provides that superintendent
and managers of mines or incor-
porations or partnt rship companies
having in their employ men liable
to the poll tax, shall be held re-
sponsible for the amounts charged
against such employees, which may
be paid out of any moneys which
may be due them for labor con-
nected with the said companies.
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on highways, with permits
sion to print.
Special oder, II. F. No. s, to
amend an act establishing district
and precinct pounds. and presenting
regulations for conducting the same,
and for the disposing Of estTay AMI
mails, was taken up.
Mr.. Johnson, in behalf Of the
measure, stated that its passage
would greatly benefit his constitu-
snts, who were principally stock
-aisers, hy preventing cattle thieves
rom stealing their property. 4.