Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.



Richards introduced a bill relat.
ing to mechanics and contractors.
COMMITTEES on judiciary.
Booth presented a petition signed
by James Turner and others request
ing the passage OF c. +. IS, prohibit
ing the sale 10 minors Of liquor, to-
bacco and narcotics, now pending in
the Legislature.
II. +. %, pertaining TO rules and
regulations under the townsite act
was amended, rules suspended and
bill passed.
CT. 20, relating to trials and YER
diets Of juries, was amended and
passed.
c. F. %, providing that a matter
referred may be brought on for
trial or hearing before the referee,
by either party, on fifteen days
notice to the other party, was
passed.
A communication from the House
asked for a second conference COM
mittee on II. +. 10, relating to live
stock. Granted. Richards and
Seegmiller were appointed conferees.
c. F. %, providing for and
regulating the Utah Territory
library provoked considerable
discussion as to whether or
| not this division should be kept
separate and apart from the Uni
versity library. A motion to sep
arate them was lost. With numer-
Gus amendments the bill passed.
A communication from the Gov
ernor stated that he had approved
c. +. Z, relating to railroad cor
pOrations.
A communication from the au-
dltor of public accounts stated that
the delinquent taxes for the year
lSSS, amounting to Sl903, had been
settled in full by the clerk Of Emery
County.
II. 4. 10, on live stock, passed.
Seegmiller presented a claim in
favor Of ex-Assessor Clark of Sewer
County. Committee on claims.
Adjourned.
Feb. 10, IL a. m.
A message from the House stated
that the report of second conference
committee on II. +. 10, relating to
live stock, had been aiopted'and bill
passed as amended.
Booth moved that when any COM
mittee had more than one subject
under consideration that ii be made
permissible that one report cover
all. Carried.
Substitute to c. F. %, relating to
the organization Of towns, came up
for third reading.
Bryan offered an amendment to
the substitute, and pending its
third reading, further consideration
was deferred until Monday next,
and the amendment oriered printed.
G. +. ., authorizing the estates
OF decedents to be mortgaged or
leased in certain cases, was amended,
and on motion Of Richards the bill
passed.
The committee on public printing
reported that n substitute to CT. 10,
had, as ordered, been printed.
Adopted.
Substitute to II. F. 10, relating to
the giving or selling ofliquor, tobacco
or any narcotics TO minors, was read
and adopted. A motion to re-
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of the
adoption of section . was lost.
Olsen opposed the bill as an unjust
and stringent measure and he be-
lieved further that it was or would
be exceedingly unpopular among
the people Of the Territory.
This Richards denied and claimed
that in order to suppress the traffic
and use Of tobacco and liquor n less
stringent measure would prove in
efectual. AS to 1t being unpopular,
he could not believe, from the fact
that so many petitions had been
presented to the assembly, signed by
hundreds Of our best citizens asking
that some measure be adopted to
prevent the sale to and use Of mar
cotics by minors.
Bryan favored the punishment Of
the disposer rather than the young
and thoughtless consumer.
Bepuer considered il a cowardly
attack upon minors, and thought If
this bill became law il should be so
amended as to draw adults within
its jurisdiction.
Collect consideret: the bill uncon-
stitutional and favored the striking
out of the second section
Richards moved that further con-
sideration Of the bill be postponed
till Monday, and that it be made
the special order Of the day. Car
ried.
Adjourned.