Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-25
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Council.

FrnRuARY PA message from the
House was read, giving notice oil concur
renee in Council amendments to IL. f.
No. Is, amending the charter OF Richiield
substitute to ii. f. No. IS, amending the
charter of Park City; also IL. f. NO. ~
amending the charter OF Pleasant Grove
City.
From same, of passage OF II. +. No. IT.,
to lessen the terms OF imprisonment IN
the penitentiary. Read first and second
times and referred to the Committee on
Penitentiary and Reform School. :,
From same, of the passage OF IL. r.
No. Al, amending section 20, chapter w,
laws OF 1880, relative to the University oil
Deseret. Committee on Education.
Also from same, of the passage OF SUB.
stitute G. L. No. 10, for the protection oil
fish and game. Committee on Fish and
Game.
BY Mr.. Francis, from the Committee
on Claims and Public Accounts, recon-
mending an appropriation OF $40 to w.
X. Reed, of Sanpete county, for services
in assisting in the prosecution OF certain
cases some three years ago. The report
was not adopted, Mr.. Sharp only voting
for it.
BY Mr.. Page, from the Committee on
Highways, recommending that "a 900 be
appropriated to Cache county toward
bridge over the Bear river The petition
asked for $1,000, and estimated the
bridge to cost 10000.
By Mr.. Hammond, from the committee
of conference, relative to House concur
rent resolution No. 81, for printing 5,O0o
copies of the reports of the Territorial
Superintendent OF Public Schools, Chan
cellor and Board Of Regents of Deseret
University, recommending that the num-
Der be 1900 copies. Adopted.
By Mr.. Francis, from the committee
of conference, on substitute for @. f. No.
"a, relating to fire insurance companies,
reporting an agreement upon the House
amendments. The report left under dis
cussion without disposing of it.
BY Mr.. Barton, G. F. No. %, a bill
amending section a, chapter 30, laws Of
1884, relative to examination OF teachers.
Committee on Education.
G. +. No. 80, in relation to trusts, came
up rs the special order on its third read
ing. When few sections had been read
the further reading was deferred, and the
bill made a special order for to-day
Substitute for II. +. No. 20, to encour-
age the growth OF timber-Mr. Hammond
offered an amendment making the term
forest trees" applicable to such trees
only rs are used in the mechanic arts,
and the bill was laid over till to-day.
A message from the House was read,
giving notice of the passage of III. +. No.
40, prescribing the qualifications Of cleo
tors. Committee on elections.
Substitute for G. +. No. "a, incorpo-
rating Nephi City, in Juab county, passed
its third reading.
After numerous amendments the bill
passed.
A message from the House was read
giving notice Of the adoption OF the report
OF the conference committee relative to
printing the report OF the Superintendent
Of Schools; also giving notice of the
adoption of substitute for G. +. No. "a,
relative to fire insurance companies with
amendments.
On roll call the House amendments
were adopted.
The Committee on Enrolment reported
that G. F. No. 80, to prevent the befoul-
ing OF waters, had been forwarded to the
Governor.
Mr.. Barton presented the petition OF
William Reeve, Assessor and Collector OF
Davis county, for relief on uncollectible
taxes. Committee ON Claims and Public
Accounts, without reading.
AT 4 80 O'Clock adjourned till p. m
TODAY.