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

JAN. ga petition was presente,
by Mr. Farnsworth from the Count,
Court of Beaver county, asking al
appropriation OF $1,000 to REIN
burse the county for expenditure.
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 ap.
preparation for building bridge. Com
mittee on Highways
Lund presented 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
MIR. 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 H. F. No. 20, with a SUBJ
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 a
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
$3,000,000. He was opposed to the bill,
1t 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 II.
The bill was amended by striking out
the provision making it a misdemeanor
Tor the builder of wire fence, who failed
to comply with the provisions of the bill.
The bill was then put upon it's passage
and defeated.
House adjourned.
JANUARY 28.-Pursuant to adiourn-
nent the House met at Up. m.
Mr.. Houston presented a petition from
he citizens of Iron county, asking to
nave the county highway fixed, the sum
leeded being 81 900. Committee on High
Wavs.
MIR. Smoot presented remonstrance
lgned by seventy-six names of Pleasant
irove, demonstrating against the limits
+ the city being reduced. Committee on
lunicipal Corporations and Towns.
Petition, from A. G. johnson, t
'ooele county collector, asking that he be
redited the sum of sos. 4911 % for taxes not U
ollectable. Committee on Claims and |
'ublic Accounts.
The Committee on Judiciary to whom a
as referred G. F. 6, report back the i
ame with substitute bill, with recom- {
lendation for its passage. c.
The Committee on Private Corpora
ons report back G. F. 10. with recon- Il
for its passage.
Mr.. Farnsworth-Bill referring to N
landing, herding and care of stock.
ommittee on Live Stock.
Mr.. West-Bill to amend section 1888,
lapter 4, Laws of 1873. 1t reads as fol- n
VS.:
Be 1T enacted by the Governor and Legisla- ia
'e Assembly Of the Territory of Utah, That W
,tion 1885, of chapter w., of an act regu- r.
ing the mode of procedure in criminal -
ses approved February %, 1878, be amend
to read as follows: OF
section 1888. After conviction of an offense W
t punishable with death, defendant who to
$ appealed may be entitled to bail. w
first, as matter of right when the of dr
use charged is not rape, murder in the Sec D.
degree, or other Infamous crime, pun ~
able by more than five years. imprison- re
mt In the penitentiary. nj
'econd, as matter of discretion in the ce
es above enumerated Or
Referred to Committee on Judiciary. NJ
Moved that when the House adiourns il Gil
until tomorrow at 10 clock. Carried.
}. F. 10, a bill to amend section 45, be
apter Is, session laws of 1884. Passed an
second reading. ed
;: F. 6, section 5, chapter 25, laws of pa pa
a, passed the House. W