Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-11
The House..

The House.
MARCH 10, 10 a. m.-The House bill
to prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases among animals was passed, thu
Speaker casting the deciding vote.
III. F. No. 50, changing the corporate
limits of the town of Fairview, was
passed.
III. F. No. 81, amending the act incor
porating Mt. Pleasant, was passed.
Hatch, from the Judiciary Committee
requested permission to return several
bills without recommendation. AMONG
them the bill introduced by Mclaughlin.
providing for the recording of marriages.
1t was suggested that the bills be allowed
to die in the hands of the committee.
A bill to incorporate the city of Smith
field, framed to meet the objections of
His Excellency to bill on similar SUBJ
ject, was introduced by Howell and pass
ed under suspension of the rules.
Il. +: No. IS, the union depot bill, was
passed by vote of Is to 3.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Up. m.-The Council bill granting q
charter to Cedar City, was passed.
The Council amendment, II. F. No.
81, incorporating Mt. Pleasant, was con-
CURED in, as was also the amendment to
the bill Incorporating Smithfeld.
The House bill amending the charter
OF Provo City, was passed.
The House then took recess suhiect
to the call of the Speaker. About
o'clock the Speaker called the House to
order, and announced message from
His Excellency, the Governor. AS the
message was understood to relate to the
general appropriation bill, was very
lengthy and of great Importance, Secre-
tary Thomas was requested to read it, in
stead of entrusting it to the chief clerk.
Representatives Hall was pretty we'll |
filled, all the members of the Council be-
ing present, besides several of the Utah |
commissioners, Territorial officials and
others. The message, which was an I'M
compromising veto of the appropriation
bill, was listened to with close attention
by all present.
After dead silence for several mo.
ments following the reading, another
message from the Governor was Announce
ed, approving the House Joint Resolution
providing for the distribution of II. F.
No. ~, to encourage the growth of tim
Der, and ID. +. No. 9.
MIR. Smoot moved that the House adj
Journ out of respect for the gentlemen
who had framed the bills that met with
the Governors approval.
Speaker Ritter spread very wet blan-
ket over the whole proceedings at this
point by announcing he had received def
mite Information that the per diem of the ,
members would be Withheld.
latch. '''4'''ou {
The Revenue bill was then taken from I
he1abie and further consideration was
ni1d1ehnltely postponed, which practically !
-, Inc Council amendment to the House .
I'LL amending the act to incorporate \
'rovo City was concurred in. II
Mr.. Hatch arose and stated that tho q
Governor had reminded the Legislature II
nat our officers" the Territorial And;. a
'f ana treasurer, were usurpers and art.
lg Illegally. Hatch understood thew s.
ere acting under commission from the Il
GOVERNOR. 1t could not be that thew were "
surpers unless the Governor was an e.
supper. Woo az ct
Greer stated that the election at which b.
he Auditor had been elected had boen .
llled by the Governor. e'-
None of the members took ocooc;o,, -
ate that the term for which the Andito w :,
ia been elected and for which the com ~
lslon had been granted had expired IN
veral years ago. gr
MARCH IL, 10 a. m.-Communication to
Is received from the Council STATING
a they had amended G. F. No. & . ne
IL pertaining to highways, to conform tn ~
suggestions of the Governor, and had to
ssed, ana forwarded the same for the NO
'ion OF the House. The House con- ~
r !, IN the amendments and passed the m,
u, unanimously. WIG LII
Inc Committee on Judiciary reported on
OK II. r. No. Y, a bill providing for 10
record OF marriages, without recon- =
On motion the bill was laid on the table ~. w
definitely '''o '''''o WI
some one made ii motion to take q IA IA
ess. Mr.. Hatch objected to this. and ar or
TED that as the members were draw !
,, their per diem, they should put in a .r,
| day pun IL d arr
dr. Mclaughlin introduced a bill, by
lsent, appropriating money for the paw ,ar
ntof officers of the Legislative Assam. la
!. Following is the bill: :
hat the sum of 1890 is hereby apnro- loo
steo OF any money in the Territorial ~ -
'sury, not otherwise appropriated. for the he OF
ment OF the officials of the TWENTY de lis
nun session OF the Legislative Assem- In
to be paid and distributed as follows. six
A. NJ. Wells, Chief Clerk of the eau
S council $3.50 90 as
III ,la loot Pratt' Enrolling Clerkof fic
J. q R;mhaii S ;....:..;.;.... 300 90 prie
of the Connciil ''' seAn'-as-Arms o,o - rigt
Lewis y M. Cannon, Messenger of wv w It's
me Council. 24O On the
Jonn Hoagland, Waterman of the rout
- S' :...:............ 24O 90 coul
n, " Snaw, chaplain of the Coun- not