Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Council.

MARCH 3, . p. MIR. Francis pre-
sented the petition OF citizens OF Morgan
county, setting forth the virtual abandon
ment OF the road through Devils Gate,
and asking that that portion OF their
county road down to Uintah be annexed
to Davis county.
BY Mr.. Hammond-C. L. No. 81,
amending the act incorporating Logan
City, changing the boundary lines, and
prescribing the publication of financial
acts OF the city. Later the bill passed.
Substitute II. f. No. 40, amending the
incorporation of Cedar City, Iron county,
passed.
Substitute for G. f. No. and II. +.
No. so, amending the Incorporation of
Smithfield, Cache county, passed
II. F. No. 81, the general appropriation
bill, came up on its third reading. When
item nine was reached, appropriating
100000 to pay witness fees, Mr.. Sharp
moved to amend by substituting clause
making the appropriation $4,000 for the
purpose OF paying jurors and witnesses
during the years 1867.
Taylor advanced warm and lengthy
argument against the justice and propriety
OF appropriating pay for jurors who were
picked up from the worst anti-Mormons
on the street. So far rs he was concerned
he would never vote dollar to pay such
jurors.
Mr.. Sharp said the question before
them was not one of open venire, but OF
paying jurors. l regret as much as any
one the power granted by Congress to
draw one-half the jurors from one-fifth of
the people to sit in judgment on the
other four-fifths; the bills passed and
vetoed were for the selection of jurors,
and not for their payment. have yet TO
learn that the Edmunds law is fair, but
because we are unable to agree with the
Governor is no reason why we should
not appropriate for the payment of Jurors
and witnesses.
Mr.. Grover favored the amendment,
and said it made no difference how much
we may differ with the policy of the
Government, it was the duty OF the
Legislature to provide for the payment of
jurors.
Mr.. Barton opposed the payment OF
jurors, saying the people of Utah demand
the right to select the jurors.
Mr. Francis said we must be tried by
Gentiles under the present rulings; that
this was not fair towards the majority,
that he was opposed to paying the Jurors.
Mr.. Hammond was in favor of paying
jurors, who, he said, could not afford to
give their time and expenses; that we
have shown the Governor our views in
the bills he has vetoed, but that does not
release us from our duty to provide for
the payment OF jurors.
Mr.. Francis said he was willing to pay
jurors if an exception was made OF such
as are drawn on open venire.
Mr.. Page said he opposed the motion
because he did not wish to assist in plac
ing the yoke of bondage any more on the
people; had faith that Congress woult
not enact anything one-tenth as unjust n.
is done in the District Courts, and was
opposed to paying their jurors.
The motion to amend was lost, Grover
Hammond, Sharp and futile votin.
for it.
Mr.. Hammond opposed the item appro
priatlng $3.50 to Pratt and Spence TO
transcribing the constitution and memo
rial of the Constitutional Convention
and said all members of that convention
, has as much right to be paid; that h,
/ would be willing to pay almost anything
to have Utah admitted US State, an,
that after that was done all could come il
and get paid.
The item was stricken out, as was ais
( the NelCs' bill for printing same, 5000. 80
, After a long list OF items were added
by the Council, the bill was passed, will
r the understanding that other items coul,
g be added, two Of which were passed q
once, one for $3.50, for Nephi City to pa
v them for money expended on the Sal
: Creek road, and the other for 900 t
: Davis county to fix the road throug
q DEVILS Gate.
9 At :3S adjourned till Up. m. Saturda,