The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-15

tion be postponed, as the member most in
terested was absent. He favored anothe
conference committee.
ON THE GAME LAW.
Mr.. Olsen introduced a petition signe
by Alfred Solomon and 227 others. askin
that the time which is now fixed by la,
during which 1t is unlawful to kill certai
game be changed. The petition was re
ferred to the committee on fish and game
SOME FAVORABLE REPORTS.
Mr.. Richards, of the committee on judi
clary, reported on H. F. %, relating to ap
preparation lof money by city councils Q
county courts, offering substitute an,
re commencing its adoption
The committee on judiciary reported
favorably on the following bills and re
commended their adoption: H. F. 10, pro
hlblting the sale of tobacco to minors; c.
F. 26, and G. F. 81, relating to the civi
code. The committee further reported or
81: F. IA, relating to appeals from the dis
trlct court, recommending that the bill be
rejected, and on c. F. II, relating to es
trays, substitute was submitted and re
commended to be adopted. The committee
also reported on H. ]. R. 2, calling for the
purchase OF 400 volumes of Utah reports
suggesting that the resolution do not pass
for the reason that it was thought that
amount of money could be appropriated to
better advantage to the library by the
purchase of law books.
THE DESERET UNIVERSITY.
The committee on university and agricul-
tural college reported on the report of the
chancellor Of the University of Deseret,
making certain recommendations thereon.
On motion the report was laid over until
next Wednesday, and in the meantime it
was ordered that 100 copies be printed. The
report recommends that all grades below
the second year be cut off, and that all
studies except painting, music and architsc-
tural drawing, be made free, and further
recommends that the sum of SOC, $50 be ap-
propriated for expenses and
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The committee on printing reported that
1000 copies of the report of the board of
trustees OF the agricultural college had been
printed and were now ready for distribu-
ton; also, that substitute for G. F. %, rela-
tive to corporate towns, had been printed
A communication from the House an
nouncei that H. F. s, the fish and game
bill. had passed the House
SLAP AT THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Seegmiller moved that the action of
the Council in accepting the report of the
81. F. 10, in which the word "asses" was
stricken from the live stock bill by the
House.
Mr. Richards said the House had good
reason to desire to strike out the word
"asses."
On CITIES AND TOWNS.
Mr.. Hall, of Salt Lake, introduced C. F.
81, relating to charters and rights and
powers of cities of the first and second
class Referred to the committee on cities
and towns.
LIENS OF MECHANICS.
Mr.. Richards introduced G. F. 50, refer
ring to liens of mechanics and others. Com
mittee on judiciary.
ANoHER ANTI-CIGARETTK PETITION.
Mr.. Booth presented a petition of James
Turner and one hundred others requesting
that action be taken to prohibit the sale of
tobacco and other narcotics to minors and
hoping that the measure would meet with
the unanimous consent of the Council. a
similar petition from j. II. Rumel, jr,, and
others was presented. Referred to the
committee.
A communication from the House stated
that a second conference committee had
been agreed on for c. F. 3, on railroads.
and that such committee had been ap-
pointed.
H F. 81, relating to the townsite act
was taken rp on second reading and the
rules wers hen suspended and the bill
passed.
THE ANTI CIGARETTE BILL DISCUSSED.
H. F. 19, relating TO the sale of tobacco.
ETC., to minors under eighteen years old,
was taken up on second reading.
Mr. Bryan introduced the following
to be added to section |: And
it shall be unlawful for any such minors to
use any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco, or
opium or any other narcotic 10 any form''
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Hall moved an amendment by
changing the penalty for violation of the
act from mlsdemeanor to a fine of not
less than $40 nor more than $500, giving as
his reason that punishment under the laws
governing mlsdemea1orS was too severe
Mr. Hatch said he hoped the amendment
would not prevail, as the penalty was not
too severe.
Mr.. Hall said that the bill now made 1t a
and violators could be i'm
nrisoned six months or less or fined $500 Or
ess.
Mr. Richards said the minimum now was
81, and he wanted the minimum fixed
higher. 1t was not only desirable to pass
aw, but it should be put into execution.
Mr.. Booth thought $40 was small enough
Mr.. Benner moved that the lowest fine
be fixed at SIS instead of $40. He regarded
old might 60 down street smoking cigar
ette and think it was manly, and man
might think it cute and reach into his
pocket and give the boy a cigar. He
thought if the fine was kept at $40 or more
no one would make complaint. He wanted
it reduced to s. in order that there would
be more complaints, so as to make 1.-THE
lava terror to evil doors.
Mr.. Bryan thought it would take $40 to
pay expenses Of prosecution, and that that
amount was small enough, but he would
favor the maximum to be reduced to 500,
and moved to so amend the amendment
which was carried.
The amendment to reduce the minimum
to S. was lost.
Mr.. Richards said the fine should be
fixed high enough so that it would prevent
the sale of tobacco to minors.
Mr.. Collett amended by fixing the lowest
fine at s.. In support of the motion he
stated that man could get on drunk for
s., and boy who did nothing but smoke
cigarette should not be fined more. Being
that the motion to reduce to s.
had been lost, and a motion to reduce this
below that amount would not be in order,
he changed his motion to &C. He said he
did not think that the bill fixing the least
fine at $40 would have the sympathy of the
people, and without it the law would be
dead letter.
The amendment was lost and the original
motion prevailed. leaving the figure at from
$40 to 500.
Mr.. Benner then moved that the fine in
the case of a boy using the weed be fixed
at s.. He said there was great difference
between the offense and the man who
opened an opium joint. The latter should
be hanged. The motion prevailed and the
bill was ordered printed aud further action