The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-14
THE HISTORY OF UTAH.

court commissioners of the First and Sec
ond judicial districts.
THE HISTORY OF UTAH.
The special committee appointed to draft
q resolution authorizing the publication of
a history of Utah in two volumes in ac-
eordance with the proposition of E. W.
Iulhdge, and to appropriate the sum OF
sl2,0OO therefor, reported resolution in
conformity therewith-C. j. r. 3-wnich
was adopted and referred.
TO SELL THE STATE HOUSE, AT FILLMORE
The special committee to whom had been
referred the matter of the sale of the state
house at Fillmore, Millard county. reported
resolution G. c. r. II, authorizing the
territorial auditor to sell all the right and
title thereto which the territory might
possess, subject to the approval of the gov
ernor and secretary, ana providing that the
proper notice be given. The resolution
was adopted.
ON ESTATES.
Richards, of Weber, by permission, in
troduced G. F. ~, bill relating to estates
Of decedents The bill was read the first
time and filed for second.
TO PAY COMMISSIONERS.
The committee on university and agri-
cultural college recommended that the
sum of 5000 be appropriated to pay the COM
missioner to locate university lands. The
recommendation was adopted and the com
mittee on appropriation Instructed to in
corporate the same in the appropriation
bill
AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
The committee on judiciary reported in
favor of adopting the amendments made by
the House. in accordance with the sugges-
tons of the governor, to H f. 80, securing
ranchmen, tavern keepers and others liens
on personal property. The amendments
were concurred in and the bill passed.
CLAIM OF SHERIFF DE LA MAR
Mr.. Collett presented petition from
Sheriff De La Mar, of Tooele county, ask
ing an appropriation of $3.50 to pay ex-
penses incurred in the examination in
which he was arraigned for the killing of
Ryan at Garfield Beach last summer, while
In the discharge of his duty. Referred to
the committee on claims, who reported ad-
versely on the claim.
TAXES ON STOCK
On motion of Councillor Olsen, the action
by which G. f. SO, relating to taxes on
transitory stock, was killed, was reconsid-
cred and the bill passed.
THE MILITIA BILL.
The committee on militia reported favor
ably on H. E. 81, providing for the estab-
hshment OF territorial militia. The bill
then passed its second reading.
CHAIR OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALoGY,
H. F. 95, providing for the establishment
OF chair OF geology and mlneralogy in the
Deseret university, was taken up and
amended by reducing the annual appropri-
alton to $500.
Olsen moved to strike out the words
Deseret university, and insert in lieu
thereof Agricultural college, stating in sup
port of his motion that there was already
provision to establish such a department
at the Agricultural college, and that two
such chairs were not now needed, steps al
ready being taken to its establishment at
Logan.
Benner opposed this amendment and said
that he admired the enthusiasm of the
member from Cache, but thought that the
only place for the department was in Salt
Lake, the center of this great mining dis
trict
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed.
FOR THE PAYMENT OF JURORS AND OTHERS
H. F. go, for the payment of Jurors, wit
nesses, court reporters, ETC., came up, and
after amendment was passed.
TERRITORIAL BONDS.
c. F. 81, providing for the issuing and
disposal of territorial bonds, was taken up
and passed.
RELATIVE TO MORTGAGES.
H. F. 10, relating to mortgages, was
taken up and passed under suspension of
the rules.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ASKED.
The House announced that it did not
concur in the Council amendments to H. F,
go, and asked conference committee
Booth and Hall were appointed conferees