Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Council.

JANUARY 2sth, Up. m.-The Commit
tee on Claims, to whom was referred the
petition Of A. L. Merriam, asking to be
reimbursed in the sum Of $250.50 for non
collectible taxes paid by him, recon-
mended that the sum OF $224.35 (non-col-
leectible taxes in Emery and Sanpete
countes) be appropriated to his relief
The remainder ($26l5 which should, in
the opinion of the committee, have been
collected with force, was not allowed
Adopted.
The Committee on Highways, to whom
was referred the petition OF r. A. Allen
and others, asking for an appropriation
of 81 900 from the Territorial treasury be
used in repairing roads along and max
ing bridges over the Sewer river in Plute
county. recommended that 500 be put in
the general appropriation bill provided
the County Court OF Piute county expend
5000 for the same purpose. Adopted.
G. +. No IA, pertaining to the appor-
tionng of the Legislative representation
of the Territory OF Utah, was made
special order OF the day, but on motion
the further consideration OF the bill was
deferred until Tuesday, in order to give
the committee ample time to see that no
precincts had been omitted.
The substitute for @. +. No. 10, relat-
ing to the manner OF adjusting disputes
in county boundary lines, was made
special order for Monday.
A message from the House was re.
ceived to the effect that committee OF
three-namely, Rider, King and Lund-
had been appointed to act with q like
committee from the Council, to examine
and destroy the redeemed warrants OF
the Auditor. Sharp suggested that the
warrants be properly checked up, Cancelled
and filed away for future reference, and
not DESTROYED. Growers motion to have
the message referred to the Committee
on Claims and Public Accounts, with in
structions to prepare Joint resolution
covering the original resolution and the
proposed amendments, was carried.
Another House message was received
stating that G. f. No. 6, relative to the
licensing of vendors of farm, garden and
orchard products, had been reported back
with amendments Referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
The substitute for II. +. No. o. provid
ing for the selection and payment o
Jurors, was taken up on its third reading,
Jurors fees are to be paid in cash, ant
for this purpose the bill provides for al
appropriation OF $4,000 for 1886 ant
$i5, 900 for 1887. The per diem is 81 81
and mileage 10 cents. The bill passed
by unanimous vote.
c. +. No. %, bill providing for as
signments of insolvent debtors, was reat
for the third time. The bill provide!
that there shall be no preferred creditors
and an assignee shall give q sufficien
bond to the acceptance OF the Probate
Judge. No material amendments wer
offered, and the bill passed, Taylor's be
ing the only negative vote.
Q. f. No. %, amending sections 49,
and 1876 of the Code OF Civil Procedure
passed by unanimous vote. The bill
provides for a longer time within which
actions may be commenced for violation
of written obligations.
On motion OF Sharp, the Council wen
into executive session and remained il
session about ten minutes to consider tn
nominations for Territorial officers mad
by his Excellency, the Governor.
Sharp moved that when the Counc
adjourned the time be set ut 10 a. IN. tc
day. Carried.
AT o'clock the Council adiourne
agreeable to this motion.