Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-21
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Council.
2OTH-EvENrNa SESSION


, JANUARY 20TH-EvENING SESSION.
The President presented message
from His Excellency the Governor, nom
mating Arthur Pratt for the position OF
Territorial Auditor Bolivar Roberts,
Treasurer, and P. L. Williams, Superin-
tendent of Public Schools.
A communication was read from A. E..
Marian, Assessor and Collector for San
pete county, asking an appropriation OF
1901 for taxes he paid for persons from
whom he could not collect. Referred to
Committee on Public Accounts.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From Mr.. Grover, for the Judiciary
Committee, reporting back II. F. 8, c. f.
IL and Is, and reco mmending their pas
sage. Adopted and bills placed on file.
II. +. 8, amending Sec. 3SS, Chap. l,
regulating the mode of procedure in
criminal cases, was read the second and
third times The amendment gives the
right of bail in all cases except where
charged with capital offense. The bill
passed.
C. F. No. II, amending $40, III, 722,
723, 757, and 759, Code of Civil Proceed
ure, passed its second reading and was
ordered printed.
C. F. No. IS, prescribing punishments
for misdemeanor. The object of this bill
is to limit fines for misdemeanors to a
sum less than $500 and Imprisonment not
to exceed six months. Bill passed.
C. F. No. 6, amending Sec. 5, Chapter
%, laws of 1884, regarding license of
business, was read the third time and
passed.
C. F. No. Is, defining the manner of
determining county lines; authorizing
counties to employ surveyors to make
surveys and erect monuments. The bill
was recommitted to the Committee on
Counties.
At s 20 the Council adjourned until 2
p. m. to-day.
JANUARY 21.-The minutes OF yester-
day were read and approved.
Mr.. Tuttle presented petition from
Martin Frederickson, asking permission
to change his name to Martin Hanson.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
The committee to whom was referred
the bill for the Protection of Fish and
Came" reported it back, with a substi-
tute bill, with recommendations for its
passage. Report accepted.
By MIR. Sharp-A bill to amend sections
57S and $50. Compiled Laws of Utah,
1876. Referred to Committee on Educa-
ton.
Council adjourned till tomorrow at 2
O'Clock.
The House.
JANUARY 20.-Mr. King presented pc
tition from John F. Turner, representing
that he had advanced money for the pay
ment of witnesses for the third and fourth
trials of Frederick Hopt, there having
been no funds provided for the purpose
by the Territory. The whole amount ex-
pended by him was over 500, and the
petitioner asked that he be reimbursed.
Referred to the Committee on Claims and
Public Accounts.
Mr.. King, from the Committee OH Ag-
riculture and Irrigation, reported SUBJ
stitute to II. F. No. IA, in relation to irri-
cation companies, and recommended its
passage. The report was accepted.
kimball, from the Committee on Live
Stock, reported adversely on H. F. No.
10, and recommended it be not passed. |
Report adopted and bill rejected.
Hatch, from the Judiciary Committee, |
stated that they were not prepared to
make report on II. F. Nos. IL and Is
(the two bills introduced by King and |
Mclaughlin in relation to sexual |
crimes).
The bills were ordered printed.
The substitute III. F. No. IA, in relation |
and passed its first and second reading. /
pt,T Ii 70, Oh
torial reform school. Committee on
Penitentiary and Reform School.
Baty desired to be released from the
conference committee on the resolution
relating to compilation Of laws, on the
ground that he was an inexperienced
legislator and the matter was of grave
consequence. His request was granted
and Thurman was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The substitute for II. F. No. IA was
then taken up on a motion to reject.
This bill declared it a misdemeanor for
any person to damage, destroy or inter-
fere with any dam, canal or waterway of
any irrigation company.
The substitute was rejected.
The following bills were reported from
the Council:
G. F. No. 6, amending section 5, chap
ter %, laws of 1884. Judiciary Commit
tee.
IL. r. No. 8, providing bail in criminal
cases pending appeal, with title amended.
The amendment was concurred in.
G. F. No. Is, providing the mode of
punishment for misdemeanors. Judiciary
Committee
III. f. No. IA was taken up and passed.
The House adjourned.
JANUARY 2l.-The House met pursuant
to adjournment; roll call; all the mem ,
bers present; prayer by the Chaplain,
as usual, he neglects to mention
the members Of Congress.
House journal of the tenth day read
and, after some slight amendments, it 1
was adopted. {
Thurman presented petition from !
citizens of Pleasant Grove, Utah county, ]
asking that the boundaries of the city of
Pleasant Grove be amended. Read and
referred to the Committee on Municipal
Corporations. /:
Rider presented the report of the Terri t
jorial Superintendent of Schools Read
md referred to the Committee on Educa-
ion.
Hatch presented the report of the Judi {
larry Committee on Council File No. 6,
ind recommended that it be put upon its
passage. On motion, the report was s
adopted /
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md term for boarders February LIST. This I
popular institution of learning, under the I
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