Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-20
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The House,

JANUARY 19.-The invitation from tn
Board of Directors of the Insane Asylum
asking the House to visit the Asylum
was accepted, and Friday, the Goth inst
fixed as the date of such visit.
Thurman's concurrent resolution, re
questing information from the clerks G
the District Courts, was returned witt
one amendment, changing the date Q
transmitting such information from Feb
ruary LIST to February 10Th.
The amendment was not concurred in
A petition was presented from the Cit
zens OF Richfeld asking an appropriation
of 81 900 for the improvement of can
yon road. Referred to the Committee OF
Highways. :
Hatch, of the Judiciary Committee
reported back the Council substitute fo
House resolution on compilation o
laws, recommending that the substitute.
be rejected. The report was adopted.
Smoot, of the Committee on Asylum
fol- the Insane, presented a report recon
mending that 1000 copies of the biennia
report of the board of directors be
printed.
The report was adopted and the board
VI ollOIOOlC SuOhOliLCu w olOUllDutC tlit
reports throughout the Territory.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Cannon-A bill to lessen the term
of sentence of convicts for good conduct
Committee on Penitentiary and Reform
School,
By misunderstanding offenses
against chastity, morality and decency
Gop,,roiffao ON Tudioior
By McLaughlin-An. act amending an
act incorporating Park City. Committee
on Municipal Corporations and Towns.
A request was received from the Coun-
Gil for a conference committee to consider
the House resolution requesting informa-
ton from clerks of District Courts.
The request was granted, and Thur
man, King and Stratford were appointed
as such committee.
A resolution was introduced providing
for the distribution of 200 copies of Vests
map of Utah, which were in the hands
of the Treasurer.
Hatch moved that the resolution be re-:
ferred to the Committee on Mines and
Mining. The Speaker entertained the
motion, which was lost.
The resolution was laid on the table.
Thurman called attention to the fact
that the printed copies of his bill relating
to the selection and pay of jurors had not
been distributed, but were piled up on
his desk.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed
to procure three copies each of Utah Re-
ports l, 2 and 8, for the use of the House.
Also, to see that copies of the Council
minutes were distributed to members of
the House.
A request was received from the Coun-
I'll asking for conference committee on
81. r. No. IL, relating to compilation of
avs.
The request was granted, and Greer,
Vest, Woolley, Baty and Young were
appointed as such committee.
The resolution on the distribution of
maps was called up for its second reading,
md was referred to the Committee on
Counties.
The Conference Committee on the reso-
ution requesting district clerks to fur
llsh information, presented report |
recommending that the resolution be
mended by fixing the date for furnishing |
he information at February 9Th. The |
eport was then adopted.
The House then adjourned until 2 |
clock to-day, but the members suisse
uently agreed to change the hour to
clock this evening, in order to allow the
lembers an opportunity to attend the
neral of the late William Jennings.