Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-21
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Council.
JANUARY 2OrH-KvESINa SESSION

JANUARY ZUIH-hNhSlNt SESSioN.
The President presented message
from His Excellency the Governor, NOM
mating Arthur Pratt for the position of
Territorial Auditor Bolivar Roberts,
Treasurer, and p. l.. Williams, Superin-
tendent of Public Schools.
A communication was read from A. +.
Marian, Assessor and Collector for Sam
pete county, asking an appropriation OF
1901 for taxes he paid for persons from
whom he could not collect. Referred to
Committee on Public Accounts.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From Mr.. Grover, for the Judiciary
Committee, reporting back II. +. 3, G. +.
ID and Is, and reco mmending their pas
sage. Adopted and bills placed on file.
III. +. 3, amending Sec. 1888, Chap. /,
regulating the mode of procedure in
criminal cases, was read the second and
third times. The amendment gives the
right OF bail in all cases except where
charged with capital offense. The bill
passed.
G. T. No. ~, amending $40, 721, 1872,
1913, 757, and 759, Code OF Civil Proceed
ure, passed its second reading and was
ordered printed
G. +. No. IS, prescribing punishments
for misdemeanor. The object Of this bill
is to limit fines for misdemeanors to q
sum less than $500 and Imprisonment not
to exceed six months. Bill passed.
G. +. No. 8, amending Sec. s, Chapter
%, laws OF 1884, regarding license OF
business, was read the third time and
passed.
G. +. No. Is, defining the manner of
determining county lines; authorizing
counties to employ surveyors to make
surveys and erect monuments. The bill
was recommitted to the Committee on
Counties.
AT 1870 the Council adjourned until 9
p. m. to-day.
JANUARY 21.-The minutes OF yester-
day were read and approved.
Mr.. Tuttle presented petition from
Martin Frederickson, asking permission
to change his name to Martin Hanson.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
The committee to whom was referred
the bill for the Protection of Fish and
Came" reported it back, with substi-
tute bill, with recommendations for its
passage. Report accepted.
BY Mr.. Sharp-A bill to amend sections
57S and $50, Compiled Laws Of Utah,
1875. Referred to Committee on Educa-
ton.
Council adjourned till tomorrow at .
o'clock.
The House.
JANUARY 2O.-Mr. King presented pc
tition from John +. Turner, representing
that he had advanced money for the pay
ment OF witnesses for the third and fourth
trials Of Frederick Hopt, there having
been no funds provided for the purpose
by the Territory. The whole amount ex-
pended by him was over 500, and the
petitioner asked that he be reimbursed.
Referred to the Committee on Claims and
Public Accounts.
Mr.. King, from the Committee on Ag-
riculture and Irrigation, reported sub
stitnte to III. +. No. II, in relation to irri-
CATION companies, and recommended its
passage. The report was accepted.
Kimball, from the Committee on Live
Stock, reported adversely on III. f. No.
10, and recommended it be not passed.
Report adopted and bill rejected.
Hatch, from the Judiciary Committee,
stated that they were not prepared to
make report on III. +. Nos II and Is
(the two bills introduced by King and
Mclaughlin in relation to sexual
crimes).
The bills were ordered printed.
The substitute Ii. +. No. IA, in relation
to irrigation companies, was called up
and passed its first and second reading.
BY Lund-A bill to establish Terri
torial reform school. Committee on
Penitentiary and Reform School.
Baty desired to be released from the
conference committee on the resolution
relating to compilation of laws, on the
ground that he was an inexperienced
legislator and the matter was OF grave
consequence. His request was granted
and Thurman was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The substitute for II. F. No. IA was
then taken up on motion to reject.
This bill declared it misdemeanor for
any person to damage, destroy or inter
lere with any dam, canal or waterway of
any irrigation company.
The substitute was rejected.
The following bills were reported from
the Council:
@. +. No. 9, amending section 3, chap
ter 20, laws of 1884. Judiciary Commit
tee.
II. II. No. 3, providing bail in criminal
cases pending appeal, with title amended.
The amendment was concurred in.
G. +. No. IS, providing the mode Of
punishment ormisdemeanors. Judiciary
Committee.
II. L. No. IA was taken up and passed
The House adjourned.
JANUARY 2l.-The House met pursuant
to adjournment; roll call; all the mem.
bers present; prayer by the Chaplain,
wherein, as usual, he neglects to mention
the members OF Congress.
House journal of the tenth day read
and, after some slight amendments, it
was adopted.
Thurman presented a petition from
citizens OF Pleasant Grove, Utah county,
asking that the boundaries OF the city OF
Pleasant Grove be amended. Read and
referred to the Committee ON Municipal
Corporations.
Rider presented the report of the Terri
torial Superintendent OF Schools. Read
and referred to the Committee on Educa-
ton
Hatch presented the report of the Judi
elary Committee on Council File No. 9,
and recommended that it be put upon its
passage. On motion, the report was
adopted
st. Mary's Academy.
st. Mary's Academy will begin its sec
ond term for boarders February LIST. This