The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-10

The committee on private cor
peratlons, by Mr.. Sharp, chairman,
reported back n. F. "a, with amend
ments, and recommended its passage
as amended. Report accepted.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the
petitions of John NJ. Coombs and
George III. Brown, stating that adj
ditional information had come into
the possession of The committee and
asked that 1t be reeommitted to the
committee on claims. So ordered.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the several communications
of the auditor of public accounts re-
ported that the committee recon-
mended the following appropriations
be made: TO purchase AN iron safe
for the district court at Ogden,
$1,000; 10 provide for the contingent
expenses Of the offices of treasurer
and auditor, $500 each; to pay for
| printing the amendments TO the
Compiled Laws, S65.5O. The report
was accepted and the appropriations
made.
Mr.. Preston, from the committee
on agriculture, reported that the
committee had amended the bill II.
f. 30, TO protect resident ranchmen
and stock owners, and for the brand
ing Of cattle, and recommended the
passage of the passage of the bill as
amended. Accepted.
Mr.. Farr, from the committee on
Judiciary, upon III. F. 26, establish
ing the salaries CT probate Judges
throughout the Territory, report ed
that the committee had duly con-
sidered the same and recommended
its passage. Accepted.
Also. upon II. F. %, to amend the
criminal procedure act of 1878, that
the committee did not approve of
the amendments and therefore re-
commended that the bill be rejected.
So ordered.
Thu committee on municipal cor
poratiOns and towns, by Mr.. Booth,
the chairman, relative to Council
bill IA, to incorporate Silver Reef
City, reported that they had
amended the same and recommend
its passage as amended. Report ac-
cepted.
The committe on agriculture, by
Mr.. Preston, chairman, reported
back II. f. Is, without amendment,
and recommended its passage. Ac-
cepted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Booth. to amend the char
ter of GrantSville City. Read the
first time. The bill is framed in &C
cordance with the petition to that
end referred to the committee on
municipal interpretations and
towns, asking that justices Of the
peace be given jurisdiction in all
cases arising under this city incor-
poration.
By Mr.. Francis, to amend section
OF chapter u, of the laws f 1882,
on revenue, providing that three
mills on the dollar shall be assessed
for Territorial and three mills for
school purposes. Read and referred
! to the committee OH ways and
| means.
By Mr.. Dusenberry, to purchase
and distribute copies of the third
volume Ct Utah reports. It pro-
Yides that the auditor shall be
authorized to purchase 200 copies at
a price not in excess of So, and dis
tribute them as follows: To the
governor, judges of the supreme
court, United States district attor
ney, clerks of the supreme and dis
trict courts, one copy each; for the
use of the Territorial Legislative
Assembly, fifty copies; to the Ter
ritOrial library, six copies; to each
county in the Territory, two copies;
to each state and territory ins the
Union, one copy; to the Supreme
Court at Washington, two copies;
and the remainder to be kept in
deposit, subject 10 the further order
of the Assembly. Referred 10 the
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Francis, to license CON-
mercial travellers at $50 per two
months, in each county wherein
they may endeavOr to sell merchan
disc. In case the license is not
paid such traveller shall be liable TO
a fine Of not less than 800 and noJ
more than 500, One-half of which
shall be paid to the infOrmer. Re-
ferred to the committee on COM
merce.
By Mr.. Lee, providing for stock
districts and the rounding up of
cattle. Referred without reading
to the committee on agriculture,
with permission to print.
SPECIAL ORDER.
H. f. %, in relation to irrigation
companies, was considered The
bill provides that on a representa-
ton to the county court of a major
ity Of the citizens Of any county, the
court shall divide the county into
districts, which may then organize
irrigation companies.
Mr.. Dusenberry moved to strike
out the first twenty-seven sections
of the bill. He was Of the opinion
that the bill was a nullity, as it at
tempts to provide for what properly
belongs to private corporations.
Mr.. PenrOse stated the object Of
the motion was to repeal ali irriga-
ton laws now existing in the terri
, tory. Many large companies at
Dracant wer6 acting under the OrO-