Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-04
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


MARCH 3-3 p. m.-Ihe committee oil
Conference on ii. +. No. 10, to establish
Reform School, reported an agreement
on accepting an amendment releasing the
Governor and Auditor from giving bonds
to act as members of the Board of Direct
ors. This and some minor amendments
were adopted.
Mr.. Taylor presented the petition OF
Milando Pratt and others, asking pay for
clerical services at the session of 1884.
Referred without reading
Agreeable to the report OF the Com
mittee on Highways, $1,000 was voted
TO be placed in the general appropriation
bill to aid Davis and Weber counties in
constructing bridge across the Weber
river near Uintah.
The Committee on Claims and Public
Accounts reported against approprating
$4,000 to Auditor Clayton for clerk hire
during the past two years, and $4,000
for the same for the years 1867. Re-
ferred
The same committee reported adversely
to the petition OF Peter Fleigus, asking
an appropriation OF $l20 10 pay witness
and mileage fees in the case OF Moss
Brothers, convicted Of burglary.
IL. F. No. 90, regulating the branding,
herding and care Of stock, and furnishing
certain offenses concerning the same,
was passed.
Substitute for G. +. No. 80, amending
section 1885, chapter 2, title 4, code of
civil procedure, was passed. The object
of the amendment is to make the salaries
OF court reporters employed by the Terri
tory to not exceed $4,000 per annum
drawn from the Territory, but it does not
deprive them OF private fees in cases
where their services are not needed by
the Territory.
A recess was then taken for thirty min
utes.
BY Mr.. Grover, G. +. No. 80, to pre-
vent the spread OF contagious diseases in
stock. Ordered printed.
II. f. No. 45, amending section 81
chapter of chapter GO, relative to the
settlement of small estates, was read the
third time and passed. 1t provides that
where the amount is less than 1000
publication in newspapers need not occur.
Messrs. Barton, Taylor and Hammond
were appointed to act under concurrent
resolution of the House as committee to
consider the various vetoes by the Gov
ernor.
Substitute III. F. No. %, apportioning
the Legislative represei ton, under n
suspension of the rules WIS read three
times and passed. This is the same as
G. F. No. IA, which passed the Council
some time ago and was killed in the
House, then dug up rs n substitute bill.
During the session recess was taken
.. three times, and at 20 adjourned till
p. IN. Thursday.
The House.
MARCH 3.-The Judiciary Committee
reported favorably on q new substitute
bill for N. F. No. 49, providing for the
punishment OF sexual crimes.
The Ways and Means Committee recon-
mended the payment Of two-thirds OF the
: debt of Kane county--$7S6. S1--by the Ter.
+ ritory, rs Kane county had borne the
expense OF prosecuting cattle thieves fol
parts OF other counties before the bound
airy lines were changed. A warm discus
, sion followed, but the report was finally
adopted.
By Mr.. Clark, defining the duties OF
/ county courts in reporting on appropri
3 atoms made from the Territorial Treasury
, for road and bridge purposes.
. BY Mr.. King, to prevent the spread o.
t contagious and infectious diseases among
I domestic animals, and to provide Terri
: torial veterinarian.
s By Mr.. Kimball, a new bill to prevent
r bulls running at large in Rich county.
9 By Mr.. Lund, prescribing the punish
y ment for jail-breaking.
G By Mr.. Farnsworth, allowing mincra
:, locators to stake out 800 feet on each side
i OF a mineral vein and thereby conform t.
:, the United States law.
n By Mr.. Mclaughlin, providing for tn,
o recording OF marriages.
= BY Mr.. Thurber, amending the fish ant
s game law by closing the duck-killing sea
y son on April LIST and the spawning season
g of trout July LIST, instead of June 18th
d BY Mr.. Thurber, amending section 27s
h chapter 8, laws OF 1876, by declaring tn
d theft of heifer grand larceny and tn
= stealing OF n sheep or goat petit larceny
l. Mr.. Hatch objected to SO much worl
IL being given to the Committee on Ju
e dietary, because they would not &c
o through in time, and he asked that tn
e Militia Committee, since they ha
l. nothing to do, be instructed to he'll
" them.
5, The Chair suggested that only lega
,r questions were involved in some OF tn
:, bills.
a Mr.. West offered resolution to tn
ls effect that committee OF five from tn
lie House and three from the Council be ap
vs. pointed to wait on the Governor to cor
K. slider the veto messages and to report o
ID them. Adopted.
d III. f. No. 16, to lessen the term OF in
1t prisonment OF convcts for good behavior
g. was returned by the Governor withou
t, his approval.
d. His Excellency's message was referre
to the Committee OH Penitentiary an
Reform School with instructions to draf
u new bill.
q. The Council substitute for House file
Nos. 3, 20 and 81, and Council files Nos
y IL, % and 30, amending the code Of civ
I'd procedure, came up as the special orde
IL oil the day and passed by unanmou
"A vote.
m The substitute for III. +. No. 81, tn
~ Legislative apportionment bill, was pu
II upon its passage under suspension OF tn
Re rules and passed, Smoot and Mclaughlin
40 voting no.
e. G. f, No. ~, amending the charter o
,e Morgan City, by prescribing punish
ID ment for Migrants, passed without an,
n opposition.
10 The Enrolment Committee, Ieporte,
ir that ii. i. No. So, changing the boundar
" lines Of Emery county, had been eI
d rolled and forwarded to the Governor ic
r. approval.
If Pending the consideration of II. i
No 60, amending the law referring to Tn
A. establishment and support of distriC