The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-26

orial, which was read, ordered
printed and sent to the Council.
Mr.. Penrose presented the fol-
lowing bill:
& Bill to establish and protect the
maternal rights Of married no
men.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gov
eTWor and Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory Of Utah, That hencetorth the
rights 0: msrried parents shall be equal,
and toe mother thall be as fully entitled
to the custody, control and earnings Of
the children az the father.
Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in
consistent with the foregoing are hereby
Iepesled.
Referred to the judiciary.
A bill was introduced by Mr..
Francis to provide for branch county
tails. Referred without being read.
The following Council resolution
was taken from the table, adopted,
and sent to the Council with those
words placed in brackets stricken
out:
ReSolved. The House of Representa-
tives concuTring, That [in view OF the leg
isistion now being presented to Congress,
having for lis object the depriving Of cit
izens oftbis Territory Of rights land lib
critics dearer to them than life j there be
appointed select COMMITTEES OF seven
mem bers of tire Council and thirteen Of
the House, to take into consideration the
political situation Of the Territory, and
the propriety of calling convention
comprising delegates from election dis
rict OF the Territory, Of double the num-
Der OF their representation in the present
Legislature. 10 sssemb bic in Salt Lake
City at sn early Day, t. ADOPT State
Constitution Tor Utah, and to provide fyr
the election Of Elem bers of the LeGiSis
ture, and calling n session thereof to pro-
vide for the election CfSenstors and Rep.
resentatives to TIE Congress Of the United
States who shall demand of the general
government. for the Territory of Utah,
a republican form Of government as
guaranteed by the Constitution OF the
Unied States, which ssys: The United
States shall guarantee to every State IN
this Union republican form Of govern
ment."
The. Speaker appointed the fol-
lowing committee, to act with like
committee from the Council:
Messls, FAIR, PenrOse, Sharp, Par
fridge, Preston, Dalton, Peterson,
Hatch, Booth, Thurman. Francis,
Stout and Peery.
A message from the Council
states that'H. F. 81, providing for
county sealers Of weights and mea-
sures, had passed with amend
ments; and that that body
had concurred in the House amend
ments to Council bill Is, to incorpO-
rate Nephi city also that H. F. I'll,
to change the boundaries of Payson
city, had been amended on the pass
age
The House did not concur in the
Council amendments to the bill pro-
vidiDg for county sealerS, and that
body was SO notified.
Another message informed the
House that the resolution to print
400 copies Of the report of the re-
gents OF the University of Deseret.
with the report of the general super
intendent Of district schools, had
been cOncuTred in.
Council bill Is, to amend section
1880 Of the compiled laws. and C. T.
10, providing for the collection of
small debts, were taking up on
their second reading and placed on
the general file.
II. f. 16 (substitute), prescribing
the time and manner of holding
municipal elections, was read the
third time. a discussion ensued
upon the propriety of the proposed
change in the time of holding such
elections, resulting in the rejection
Of the bill by vote of 9 toS.
Mr.. PenrOse presented the report
Of John I. Caine, the special COM
missioner appointed for the Third
Judicial District. Referred without
reading to the committee on claims
and public accounts.
A Council message stated that
that body cOncHrTed in the House
amendments to the resolution in re-
lation to a constitutional conven-
ton, and had proposed further
amendments. Also that that body
adhered to their amendments to II.
f. 81, providing for county sealers
Of weights and measures.
House adjourned till Monday att
2 pm.
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