Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-20
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The House.

JANUARY 19.-The invitation from the
Board of Directors OF the Insane Asylum,
asking the House TO visit the Asylum,
was accepted, and Friday, the Goth inst,
fixed as the date OF such visit.
Thurman's concurrent resolution, re-
questing information from the clerks OF
the District Courts, was returned with
one amendment, changing the date of
transmitting such information from Feb
ruary 1st to February 18th.
The amendment was not concurred in.
A petition was presented from the citi-
zens OF Richfeld asking an appropriation
of 81 900 for the improvement of cam
Won road. Referred to the Committee on
Highways.
Hatch, OF the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the Council substitute for
House resolution on compilation OF
laws, recommending that the substitute
be rejected. The report was adopted.
Smoot, of the Committee on Asylum
fol the Insane, presented report recon.
mending that 200 copies of the biennial
report OF the board of directors be
printed.
The report was adopted and the board
of directors authorized to distribute the
reports throughout the Territory.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Cannon-A bill to lessen the term
of sentence Of convicts for good conduct.
Committee on Penitentiary and Reform
| School.
By Notwithstanding offenses
against chastity, morality and decency
Committee on Judiciary.
BY McLaughlin-An act amending al
act incorporating Park City. Committed
ON Municipal Corporations and Towns.
A request was received from the Coun
Gil for a conference committee to consider
the House resolution requesting informa
ton from clerks OF District Courts.
The request was granted, and Thur
man, King and Stratford were appointed
rs such committee.
A resolution was introduced providing
for the distribution Of 200 copies of Vest
map of Utah, which were in the hand!
of the Treasurer.
Hatch moved that the resolution be re
ferred to the Committee on Mines ant
Mining. The Speaker entertained the
motion, which was lost.
The resolution was laid on the table.
Thurman called attention to the fac
that the printed copies of his bill relating
to the selection and pay OF jurors had no
been distributed, but were piled up Oh
his desk.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed
to procure three copies each of Utah Re
ports 1, 2 and 8, for the use Of the House
Also, to see that copies OF the Council
minutes were distributed to members 0
the House.
A request was received from the Coun
Gil asking for conference committee Oh
III. r. No. ~, relating to a compilation o
laws.
The request was granted, and Greer
West, Woolley, Baty and Young wer
appointed as such committee.
The resolution on the distribution O
maps was called up for its second reading
and was referred to the Committee OIL
Counties.
The Conference Committee on the resc
luton requesting district clerks to ful
nish information, presented a repor
recommending that the resolution b
amended by fixing the date for furnishin
the information at February 9Th. TIL
report was then adopted.
The House then adjourned until
O'Clock to-day, but the members subse
quently agreed to change the hour to
O'Clock this evening, in order to allow tn
members an opportunity to attend tn
funeral OF the late William Jennings.