The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-22
UTAH LEGISLATURE:
Twenty-Sixth Session.
COUNCIL.
EIGHTH DAY.
Monday, Jan. 81, 1884.


The Council assembled at 2 pm.
All answered to their names but
Mr.. F. S. Richards.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Minutes of the last session were
read.
Mr.. Hammond suggested that the
year 1878 in the minutes was an
error. Also asked for information
az to whether or not the matter in
the minutes should be kept stand
ing, so that corrections could be
made.
Mr.. Grant said the printing OF the
| journals was in the hands or the
Secretary of the Territory.
The Chair said the error pointed
out by Mr.. Hammond should be cor
rected and a correct copy of the min
uteS furnished.
A correction was ordered and the
minutes were approved.
Mr.. Woolley presented bill to
extend the powers of corporations
organized for commercial, manu-
featuring or stock raising purposes
in the Territory of Utah.
Mr.. Barton moved that the bill
pass its first reading and be referred
| to the committee on private corpora.
lions. Carried.
Mr.. Woolley presented q bill
making county treasurers sub. treas
urers of the Territory, and repeal.
Tag certain acts conflicting here
with.
MIR. Grant said that the Terri
torial treasurer had had great diff
Guilty in obtaining funds under the
old plan, and he was opposed to the
bill. When the treasurer called on
the assessor and collector for funds,
he generally was met with the re-
ply that they had been handed over
to the county treasurer, and herein
difficulties were created.
Mr.. Wooley briefly explained the
nature of the bill, taking a position
in opposition to that Of Mr.. Grant,
claiming that the old law was
the best, and that the treasurers
should be required to settle at GER
tain times, not be permitted to de-
lay and be thus enabled to embez.
Zle.
The bill was finally read the first
time and referred to the committe
on ways and means.
The Chair announced that he was
in receipt of q telegram announcing
that he had a dangerously sick child
at home, and desired to be excused
in time to reach the train at 3 pm.
On motion, the request was
adopted and the President excused.
Mr.. 81. J. Richards presented bill
to amend Section SIC of the Com
piled Laws. It provides that after
the word bylaws and before the
word established, an authorization
for issuing degrees and diplomas be
inserted.
Mr.. Hey borne moved its reference
to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Hammond suggested that it
could not be told what committee
was proper from the subject matter
of the bill.
Mr.. Barton moved to amend by
referring to the com mittee on educa
ton. Accepted and adopted.
MIR. Page presented bill, with a
pet ton from j. G. Male, asking
for change Of name; he moved its
reference to the judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. Taylor desired to introduce
an amendment, making all such
matters one bill, further in the ses-
sion, and acting on them together.
He moved to that effect and that
the judiciary committee be instruct
ed to withhold such bills for that
purpose. Carried.
Mr.. WOolley was called 20 the
chair, and the President took his
leave.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the Coun-
CT adopt the rule suggested by him
in relation to change of name, and
that the committee be instructed to
prepare bill accordingly.
Mr.. Grover thought this a rather
wholesale way of doing business;
E0Cn C6AcO5 ohOutu OO dCGCu vi SOpdTs
ately. This might be the only case
of the kind.
Mr.. Hammond was opposed to
the motion in its present form. The
committee should examine each
petition and report on 1t one way or
another.
Mr.. Taylor further explained his
objects and the nature of the bill.
The motion was put and defeated
by rising VOTE to 4.
Mr.. Grover moved TO proceed with
the regular Order-the report
of the com mittee on rules; adopted,
and the CLERK proceeded to read the
rules.
Mr.. Grant moved that where no
objection was made to rules while
being read, they be considered ap-
proved. Adopted.
Mr.. Hammond moved that House
rule, with amendment, be substi-
tuted for rule r. Adopted.
Mr.. Barton moved the amend
ment of rule Is. Adopted.
Moved that the rules as read and
amended be adopted. Carried.
Adjourned.