Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
The House..

JAN. ga petition was presented
by Mr.. Farnsworth from the County
Court OF Beaver county, asking an
appropriation OF $1,000 to reim-
burse the county for expenditures
on county road and $500 for maintain
ing the same. Committee on Highways.
Mr.. King presented a petition from
the inhabitants Of Deseret, asking an APP
preparation for building bridge. Com
mittee on Highways.
Lund presented a petition from A. A.
Anderson of Fairview, San Pete county,
asking $34 for jury service Committee
on Claims and Public Accounts.
Mr.. Woolley presented petition from
Mr.. Dolby, asking for change of name.
In 1865 his parents were murdered by
the Indians. He was adopted by John
Dolby, and he desired to take the name
of his father, Cure, and be known as
VIM. Dolby Cure. Thurman called at
tention to the Legislative act referring
such matters to the District courts. Petit
ton referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Agricultural and Irrigation Com
mittee reported II. f. No. 20, with sub
stitute bill, entitled can Act to encour-
age the growth of TIMBER" which was
read and ordered printed.
THE BARBED WIRE FENCE BILL,
Requiring board six inches wide or
pole to be placed on such fences, passed
to its third reading.
Hatch was opposed to the bill. The
Legislature had no right to require man
to tear down his fences and rebuild them.
West figured the cost OF such change
in the fences, for the whole Territory at
$3,OOO,OO0. He was opposed to the bill,
it was an interference with vested rights.
King called Vests mathematics in
question, and spoke in favor OF the bill.
A general discussion OF the bill follow
ed, and the motion to strike out was lost
10 to IL.
The bill was amended by striking out
the provision making it misdemeanor
for the builder Of a wire fence, who failed
to comply with the provisions OF the bill.
The bill was then put upon its passage
and defeated.
House adjourned
JANUARY 2S.-Pursuant to adjourn
ment the House met at 2 p. m.
Mr.. Houston presented a petition from
the citizens of Iron county, asking to
have the county highway fixed, the sum
needed being 81 900. Committee on High
ways.
Mr.. Smoot presented remonstrance
signed by seventy-six names OF Pleasant
Grove, demonstrating against the limits
OF the city being reduced. Committee on
| Municipal Corporations and Towns.
Petition, from A. G. Johnson,
Tooele county collector, asking that he be
credited the sum of $95.49l3 for taxes not
collectable. Committee on Claims and
Public Accounts.
The Committee on Judiciary to whom
was referred G. T. 6, report back the
same with substitute bill, with recon-.
mendation for its passage.
The Committee on Private Corpora
tons report back @. +. 10, with recon-
inendation for its passage
/ Mr.. Farnsworth-Bill referring to
branding, herding and care of stock.
Committee on Live Stock.
Mr.. West-Bill to amend section 3SS,
chapter 4, Laws OF 1873. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Be IL enacted by the Governor and Legisla-
tue Assembly of the Territory of Utah, That
section 1888, of chapter w., of an act regu-
lating the mode of procedure in criminal
cases, approved February %, 1878, be amend
ed to read as follows:
| Section 1888. After conviction of an otfense
not punishable with death, defendant who
has appealed may be entitled to bail.
First, as n matter of right when the Of
Tense charged is not rape, murder in the Sec
ond degree, or other infamous crime, pun
ishable by more than five years. imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Second, as matter of discretion in the
cases above enumerated.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Moved that when the House adjourns it
be until tomorrow at 10 clock. Carried.
G. +. 10, a bill to amend section As,
chapter IS, session laws Of 1884. Passed
its second reading.
G. f. 6, section 5, chapter %, laws OF
1884, passed the House.