Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-12
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The various Committees Appointed
Reading of the Governors
Message.

washed walls for many long day. The
election OF officers resulted as follows in
The Council.
Elias A. Smith, President.
II. M. Wells, Chief Clerk.
Miando Pratt, Engrossing and Enroll
ing Clerk.
j. Golden Kimball, Sergeant-at-Arm
and Doorkeeper.
l.. M. Cannon, Messenger.
John Hoagland, Waterman.
Chas. G. Shaw, Chaplain.
The officers were duly sworn, and after
prayer by the Chaplain, Messrs. Grover
and Hammond were appointed COM
mittee to notify the House of the readi-
ness of the Council i'm the matter of or
ganization.
On motion the rules Of the last session
we're adopted for the guidance OF the pres
ent Council, after which Messrs. Barton,
Page and Shurtlef were appointed to
confer with similar committee from the
House and wait on his Excellency Gov
ernor Murray with information that the
Assembly was prepared to receive what
ever communication his Excellency had
to submit.
The motion to elect Minute Clerk
and an an Usher, at salary of $5 for the
former nnd "a for the latter, resulted in
the choice of ID. l.. Halliday for Clerk,
and ALT. Ridges for Usher.
A resolution from the House to print
100 copies of the daily minutes and 200
copies OF the list OF members, was con-
Cured in; and another, that members be
supplied with four daily papers, or their
equivalent, during the session.
An adjournment was then taken until
to-day at 2 o'clock.
To-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
AT 2 o'clock sharp, President Elias A.
Smith looked up from copy OF rules or
something of the kind on which his eyes
had been fixed for some minutes, and in
structed Chief Clerk H. NJ. Wells to read
the minutes Yesterdays session, which
the Clerk proceeded TO do, and after read
ing the minutes, without objections, they
were approved.
who waited on the Governor, reported
that his committee had received from
His Excellency word that he would meet
with the legislative body in Joint session
this afternoon at O'Clock
Hammond moved that the House be
notified that the Council would be pleased
to meet them in joint session ut 9 As
Carried.
After u number of undertone confer
ences with Mayor Sharp, the President
announced the following Standing Com
mittees of the Council:
Elections-Shurtliff, Grover, TAYLOR,
Barton and Slack.
Judiciary-Grover, Hammond, Sharp,
Francis and Shurtliff.
Claims and Public ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
Haybourne and Taylor.
Appropriations = Hammond, Sharp,
Tuttle and Taylor.
Ways and Means-Sharp, Page and
futile.
Counties-Barton, Slack and Hay
bourne.
Engrossment-Taylor, Page and Bar
ton.
Observation-Disclosures. Page, Sharp,
Stuck and shurlliT.
Agriculture-Grover, Haybourne and
Barton.
Manufactures and Commensurate,
Shurtlitf and Grover.
Militia-Haybourne, futile and TAYLOR.
Penitentiary and Reform Schools
Slack, Tuttle and Francis.
lrrigation-Barton, Hammond, Hay
bourne and Page.
Fish and Game-Sharp, futile and
Grover.
Mines and Mining-Slack, Barton, Gro
YER and futile.
Private rporations-Francis, Ham
mond, Sharp and Shurtliff.
Municipal Interpretations and Towns
Grover Barton, Sharp and Francis.
Asylum for lnsane-Page, Hammond
Public Notwithstanding Sharp and
Francis.
Rules-Page, Slack and Haybourne.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
Contingent Expenses - Haybourne,
Francis and Slack
Enrollment-Hammond Barton and
Taylor.
Public Printing-Taylor, Grover and
Page.
Territorial Library-Tuttle, Hammond
and Haybourne
Sharp made a motion that the Joint
Committee on Printing be instructed TO
obtain bids on all printing not provided
Tor by the Government, the House con.
curing. Carried.
A resolution from the House, providing
tnat the members be supplied with copies
OF the Compiled Laws Of Utah for 1876,
1878, 1880, 1882 and 1884, was received
and concurred in.
A resolution OF the same character.
originating in the Council. which was
being considered, was withdrawn on mo.
tion of Councillor Taylor.
A report from the House Committee
was received stating that the appoint
ment OF his Excellency Governor Murray
TO meet the joint session at 3 O'Clock had
been made. A resolution from the House
designating O'Clock as the hour for the
Iolnt session-was received and adopted,
The Council then went into recess sub.
lect to call of the President.
II was reported or good authority this
afternoon that decision in the lannon's
Bulion-Beck mining suit would be given MT
Provo, at 5o'clock this evening
The House.
j. After the election of Mr.. Ritter TO the |
Speakership, which occupied much of the
afternoon, the remaining officers were |
elected as follows:
Chief Clerk-H. G.. Whitney.
Sergeant at-Arms-Lev Snow.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-John |
Boyden, OF Coalville.
Chaplain-Joseph Hall, OF Weber.
observation-disclosures Young.
Messrs. Hatch and King engaged in a |