Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Council.

February 27.-H. F. No. 81, making
amendments to the act establishing al
Insane Asylum, under a suspension o
the rules, was introduced, read ant
passed.
A substitute bill was introduced to set
tie the boundary line troubles between
Juab and Willard counties. 1t gives
Willard county the disputed territory
about one hundred sections, and cuts of
from Willard county Slice two miles
wide on the north side and gives it to
Juab county. Bill ordered printed.
H. F. No. 40, prescribing the qualities
OF electors and office-holders, registration
OF voters, manner ofconducting elections,
etc., was called up under suspension of
rules. 1t has oaths similar to those ad-
ministered by registration officers under
the auspices of the Utah Commission.
The bill passed.
At 8 80 adjourned till to pm. Mon
day, March LIST.
Lss The House.
The Committee on WAYS, and Means
recommended that the Auditor be author
lied to renew the lease on the Territorial
offices in the Hooper & Eldredge building
for two years, at $50 per month, with the
privilege of a renewal at the same rate
from 1883 to 1890.
G. F. No. 20, to provide revenue for the
Territory and the several counties there
of, came up. During the debate Mr.
Hatch rose to point of order and asked
if a member could speak on the same
question more than four or five times.
A Council message stated that H. F.
No. 81, relating to the election of secre-
tary for the Board of Directors of the Ter
ritorial Insane Asylum, had passed the
upper house with amendments.
h Also, giving notice of the passage with
amendments of HI. F. No. 40, the bill
prescribing the qualifications of electors,
providing for the registration of voters,
etc. The amendments were concurre d
in.
The conference committee reported an
agreement on G. F. No. 10, by inserting
the section which makes it misdemean-
or to have in possession any trout less
than six inches long. The section also |
provides that deer shall not be killed for
lood during the summer months by per-
sons encamped in the mountains. Adopt
ed. q
AT 4:30, pending the consideration of
The revenue bill, recess was taken until 7 I
o'clock
Evening Session.
On assembling at 7 o'clock there was q
ong waiting for a quorum. A message
vas read from the Governor returning
he bill amending the charter of Park
Jitp without his signature, for the reason
hat amendments were proposed TO he
made relative to salaries of officers of the
'ity.
MIR. Hatch moved to indefinitely post
zone the revenue bill, for the reason that
was about the same as the present law.
he bill was laid on the table and will
ONE up again Monday.
A petition was read from the citizens of ]
bluff City, San Juan county, asking for
5000 to be expended on roads and
ridges. Referred to the Committee on
Highways
Mr.. Hatch announced that the Judici- {
ry Committee had set their machine in t
notion and ground out one substitute for
x bills which they had been investigat-
~: 1t was ordered printed without +
laking its purport known, except that it Z
slates to civil procedure.
The bill making eight hours DAYS
Ibor was lost. p
The substitute for FL. F. No. SO, taking q
lat portion Of Emery county lying east +
10 south of Grand river and attaching it q
San Juan county, was passed. This 81
cludes probably 400 or 500 sections of 81
Try rough country.
The Clerk began reading batch of a
from the County Clerks. o.
latlve to the use of the appropriations " ~
AIDE to counties two years ago for Il
ldges and roads. Referred to Commits 81
3 on Highways. 81
AT 8 O'Clock the House adjourned till 2
m. Monday, March LIST.
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