The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-16
UTAH LEGISLATURE.
Twenty-Sixth Session.
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, Jan. Is, 1884.
Council met at 10 am.
Roll called. All present but one
F. S. Richards.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
A resolution was offered provid
ing for the Office of Minute Clerk q
a salary of SIS per day.
An amendment was offered max
ing the resolution joint and applic'
able to both Houses. Accepted.
An amendment that the payment
be made out of the Territorial
treasury was accepted.
The resolution was carried.
A joint resolution was offer ed
that each House have an Usher al
50 per day, to be paid out OF the
Territorial treasury. Carried.
at 1870 the Councillors repaired
to the House to meet the Repre-
sentatives in joint session, after
which the regular sitting was re-
sumed.
Motion, that the Council now
proceed to the election of Minute
Clerk. Laid over to await the &C.
ton of the House.
It was moved that the Council
provide for such newspapers,
postage stamps, ETC., as members
may require.
Motion that the sergeant-at.arms
be required to provide boxes at the
postofice for members of the Coun>
Gil. Carried.
Moved, the House concurring,
that the sergeant-at-arms of each
house be required to provide the
members with such papers, not ex-
ceeding three dailies or their equi-
valent in other publications, as they
may require. Also postage stamps,
etc.
An amendment was offered that
the number Of dailies be four in.
stead of three.
A discussion ensued on this ques-
ton, some favOring four, others
three,
A communication was received
from the House in relation to the
election of minute clerks and ush
ere, that body concurring.
The discussion on the newspaper
question was then resumed. The
amendment was adopted.
A motion was made that the
committees of the Council be
formed.
Discussion followed as to what
number of committees should be
and their duties. the pro-
priety of having standing joint COM
and the number OF mem>
bership on each committee. After
several amendments, among them
one to number the committees, the
motion as amended was agreed to.
John w. Taylor was elected min-
ute clerk.
Moloni Pratt was elected usher.
1t was moved and carried that
w. Stayner, notary public,
be authorized to administer the oath
to the newly elected officers, and
this was done.
Moved that the chair appoint a
committee Of three to consider upon
the number of members TO be
placed upon each standing commit
tee.
An amendment was offered that
he President be an eX officiO mem
Der of the committee. Carried as
Councillors Hammond, Woolley
and Grover were appointed said
committee.
A motion was made that he Joint
committees (the House
be as follows: Enroll.
nent. public printing, and Terri |
-orial library, to consist Of two men,
Oers, two on each from the Council
and three from the House. Carried.
A communication was received
rom the House announcing that
that body had passed Joint
providing for giving each
IF the members copy of the Com
piled Laws and the laws since en-
acted; also for newspapers to the |
of four dailies or their |
equivalent; also that the daily |
minutes and printed lists of the
members of each house be distri-
,uted.
Pending action, the minutes were
'alled for, read and accepted.