Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Collncil.

February 27.-H. L. No. 81, making
amendments to the act establishing an
Insane Asylum, under suspension of
the rules, was introduced, read and
passed.
A substitute bill was introduced to set
tie the boundary line troubles between
Juab and Willard counties. 1t gives
Willard county the disputed territory,
about one hundred sections, and cuts off
from Willard county u slice two miles
wide on the north side and gives it to
Juab county. Bill ordered printed.
III. +. No. 40, prescribing the qualities
of electors and ofiice-holders, registration
of voters, manner of conducting elections,
ETC., was called up under suspension OF
rules. 1t has oaths similar to those adj
mlnistered by registration officers under
the auspices of the Utah Commission.
The bill passed.
At 80 adjourned till to 9 pm. Mon
day, March LIST.
The House.
The Committee on Ways and Means
recommended that the Auditor be author
lied to renew the lease on the Territorial
offices in the Hooper & Eldredge building
for two years, at $50 per month, with the
from 1888 to 1890.
G. +. No. 80, to provide revenue for the
Territory and the several counties there
of, came up. During the debate Mr..
Hatch rose to a point of order and asked
if a member could speak on the same
question more than four or five times.
A Council message stated that ii. F..
No. 81, relating to the election of secre-
tary for the Board of Directors OF the Ter
ritorial Insane Asylum, had passed the
upper house with amendments.
Also, giving notice OF the passage with
amendments of II. +. No. 40, the bill
prescribing the qualifications OF electors,
providing for the registration OF voters,
etc. The amendments were concurre
in.
The conference committee reported an
agreement on C. +. No. 10, by inserting
the section which makes it misdemean-
or to have in possession any trout less
than six inches long. The section also
provides that deer shall not be killed for
food during the summer months by per.
sons encamped in the mountains. Adopt
cd.
At 80, pending the consideration OF
the revenue bill, recess was taken until
o'clock.
Evening Session.
On assembling at Z o'clock there was a
long waiting for u quorum. A message
was read from the Governor returning
the bill amending the charter OF Park
Citp without his signature, for the reason
that amendments were proposed to be
made relative to salaries OF officers of the
city.
Mr.. Hatch moved to indefinitely post.
pone the revenue bill, for the reason that
it was about the same as the present law
The bill was laid on the table and will
come up again Monday.
A petition was read from the citizens o.
Bluff City, San Juan county, asking fol
$4,000 to be expended on roads and
bridges. Referred to the Committee or
Highways.
Mr.. Hatch announced that the Judici
AIRY Committee had set their machine il
motion and ground out one substitute fol
six bills which they had been investigat
ing. 1t was ordered printed without
making its purport known, except that i
relates to civil procedure.
The bill making eight hours a days.
labor was lost.
The substitute for II. i. No. So, takin,
that portion of Emery county lying cas-
and south OF Grand river and attaching i
to San Juan county, was passed. Thi
includes probably 400 or 800 sections @
very rough country.
The Clerk began reading batch c
communication from the County Clerks
relative to the use OF the appropriation
made to counties two years ago 70
bridges and roads. Referred to Commit
tee on Highways.
At 8 O'Clock the House adjourned till
p. m. Monday, March LIST.