, 1890-03-11
THE CRIMES ACT.
New Criminal Code Read in the
House and Passed.
II Defines and Provides for Every
Possible Illegal Act,
A Very Busy Day in Both Branches
of the House.
House of Representatives.
THE CRIMES ACT.

II CRIMES ACT.
1t took Mr.. Burritt a fe@ minutes less
than two hours to read the new criminal
code introduced BY himself and reported
upon favorably BY this committee: Chief
Justice Van Devanter. H. Donzelman,
Gibson Clark, j. G. Baird, A. G. Camp
bell, G. n. Potter, B. f. Fowler, G. Ii.
Burritt, f. s. Hebard. T. B. Adams.
Amendments prepared by the select
committee were adopted by the COM
mittee were adopted by the committee of
the whole. and the bill passed the house
under suspension of rules.
This measure is titled "a bill fJr an act
defining crimes and regulating criminal
practice" 1t mentions and elucidates
every infraction of divine and human law
in the deca!oRue, and provides a penalty
for each. 1t was carefully prepared, and
is presumed to be exactly what is wanted.
One merit is that several serious defects
in the operative statutes are remedied.
Two prominent and express provisions
are; No person shall be imprisoned for
debt. No treasurer Of any department of
the territorial government shall receive
in any manner any benefit whatsoever Fl ON
public funds given to his care.
APPROPRIATION BILL
The general appropriation bill was read
a third time, passed and sent to the coun
Gil An amendment was changing of the
statute to legalIze the reduction of the
salary Of inspector of coal mines from
81. 500 to 81, 800.
TIL o 10 FARM.
A bill passed under suspension of house
rules authorizes the leasing Of the poor
farm land at Lander by the commission.
PASSED.
Allowing county surveyors to re estab-
fish corner stones and United States sur
vey monuments when required and after
giving notice by publication.
Making more specific provision for the
conduct of school district meetings and the
election Of district trustees.
Fixing the salaries of officers other than
clerks and sheriffs. This was with the
conference committee amendments max
ing 800 the limit of the assessors fees
for making separate school district rolls
and allowing the treasurer one-half of one
per cent for discussing funds. The pay
now is two per cent.
APPROVED.
These enrolled acts have received ex-
ecutive approval:
Authorizing cities and towns to provide
a water supply for protection from fire and
for other purposes.
Compilation of the range laws, but not
altering the act creating a board of live
stock commissioners.
Limiting the exemption from jury SER
vice to male citizens over the age of 60.
The age has long been so.
To lessen the cost of taking cases to the
supreme court,
Prescribing the manner of filing bills of
exception.
Prescribing the name of appealing
from justices courts.
Reducing fees of county clerks.
Providing Tor the organization, man
agement and control of banks and loan
and trust companies.
Allowing towns to control gambling and
disorderly houses.
FOR RAwLINs SCHOOL.
The committee of the whole recon-
mended passage of the Galbraith school
bill with MIR. Burritt's amendment. The
change male by the latter will accomplish
the result sought by the friends of the
measure. 1t is that the school electors
may orGer that schools be kept IN session
not less than eight months a year where
there were sixty pupils enrolled during
the preceding school year. Passed.
CURIOSITY COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Bowie and Jesurun were ap
pointed to act Tor the house with Coun
Gillian Galbraith on the Wyoming exhibit
committee. Capt. N. j. O'Brien was
reelected custodian of the petrifed egg.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
"i' oCSuIuu . oCuOOl DILL q measure
which has been severely criticised and
which would require reconstruction, will
not be considered at this session. Post
ponement indefinitely of.a2tion on the bill
was recommended by the committee Of
the whole.
UNIVERSITY LANDS.
Rules for the leasing of university
lands prepared by a committee designated
by the secretary Of the interior, presented
as a bill were acted upon favorably by the
house committee of the whole. The bill
was passed after suspension of rules for
that purpose.
IN BILL.
By consent Mr.. Burritt introduced Z
bill to provide for the recording of in
struments necessary to perfect the title tc
certain property.
FURTHER CONFERENCE.
The Liggett and Pickett game bills ar,
in the care of a conference committee in,
Guiding: Messrs, Liggett, Trabing, Muir
ply. Pickett, Guthrie and Atherly.
Territorial Council.
BILLS PASSED.
Council file No. 20. amending Atlanta,