Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-11
The House.

III q. m.-Ine morning session opened
with only two-thirds OF the members
present, but others soon came in. Speaker
Ritter stated that business called him out
OF the city for few hours, and asked to
be excused. Mr.. Hatch took the chair.
Mr.. Young called attention to rule 40,
providing that unfinished business should
take precedence OF the regular order OF
the day.
III. +. No. 10, to establish Territorial
Reform School. Quite discussion was
INDUCED i'll over Mr.. Thurman's motion
to postpone it till to-day, which finally
prevailed, so it will come up to-day on its
third reading.
Substitute for C. f. No. Is, defining
the manner of determining disputed
county boundary lines. On motion of
Mr.. West the rules were suspended and
the bill placed on its third reading, after
which it passed.
III. +. No. 20, regulating the branding,
herding and care of stock, and Furnishing
certain ofenses concerning the same, was
called, when at ~ o'clock recess was
aaken till p. IN.
2 p. m.-The consideration OF ii. i.
No. 30 was continued on its second read
| ing, as unfinished business, and was ut
length ordered filed, to come. up in its
order.
| A message was received from the
Council stating that G. +. No. II, amend
ing chapter IA, laws of 1884, had passed
that house. Referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
G. +. No. %, q bill providing for the as
| sgnments OF insolvent debtors, came up
on its second reading.
Clark and Stratford wanted provision
in the bill for preferred creditors, but the
amendment was voted down.
Farnsworth's motion to have further
consideration OF the bill postponed indefi-
nitely, resulted in tie vote, and Chair
man Hatch decided the matter by voting
in the affirmative.
Don Carlos Young wanted to appeal
from the action OF the Chair, but the
members failed to sustain him.
Mr.. Young presented the biennial re-
port OF the Chancellor and Board of Re-
gents of the University of Deseret. With
out reading it was referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. Mclaughlin, from residents
and taxpayers OF Summit and Wasatch
counties, asking for an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose OF constructing and
repairing roads at the head OF Provo
canyon: Committee on Highways.
By Mr.. Houston, from David Cameron
and others, asking for an appropriation
with which to improve the public roads
In Garfield county. Same committee.
BY Mr.. Thurman, from citizens of
Pleasant Grove, asking the Legislative
Assembly to pass Il bill defining the
boundary lines OF their city, all the tax
payers now having agreed on limits.
REPORTS.
From the Committee on Claims and
Public Accounts, recommending the
allowance OF the claim OF Joseph ID.
smith, ex-Assessor and Collector OF Mil
lard county, for S22.50, taxes assessed in
Willard and collected in Beaver county.
from same committee, disallowing the
claim OF Barlow Ferguson, Prosecuting
Attorney for Beaver county, for $3.50,
extra legal services in prosecuting Terri
torial cases. The committee called atten-
ton to the law in the case, which pro-
vides Tor the remuneration asked as II
! county officer.
The same committee reported on the
claim OF Il. I. Sprague, Clerk Of the Ter
rltorlai Supreme Court, for an allowance
oil $40 for clerks fees in Territorial cases,
ana recommended that $3.50 be allowed
and Incorporated in the general appropri-
ation bill. The latter amount represented
the fees for the last two years, and the
balance exhibited claim for periods
| prior to 1884.
by Mr.. Howell, from the Committee ON
Highways, recommending the passage OF
( Z. f, No. 8, relating TO highways, and
/ the rejection OF @. i. No. |, since the
first bill incorporated all the provisions Of
the. second. Received and filed to come
up in its order.
| BY Mr.. Greer, from the Private Corpor-
alton Committee, recommending the
passage OF u substitute bill for III. Il. No.
%, authorizing the incorporation OF rail
road companies, the building Of union
/ depots, etc.
Mr.. Young handed in written motion,
which was seconded and referred to the