Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-28
HorsE.
Adjourned

HOUSE.
February 81.
Hammond, from the committee on
private corporations, reported favor.
ably on II. F.55, to encourage the
manufacture OF cements. Adopted.
Thurman, from the Judiciary com.
mittee, recommended the rejection
OF II. +. SO, amending the present
law relating to cruelty 10 animals.
Laid on the table subject to call.
He alsc reported on G. +. 46. mass.
ing sheep stealing grand larceny,
offering a substitute, which was
adopted.
He also reported on c. +. Il, re-
lating to the custody Of the records
Of United States Commissioners,
offering a substitute, which was
adopted.
The committee on municipal cor
porations and towns reported nd
versely ON the petition to change
the time of election in Springville,
for the reason that under the laws
Of Congress, the Assembly had no
power TO pass special legislation
such as was asked for.
Thurman, from the judiciary
committee, reported adversely on
II. f. and II. +. 81, regulating
the practice Of medicine. Pierce and
kimball made n minority report In
favor of II. F. 81. Both bills were
rejected.
Thurman, from the committee on
municipal corporations aud towns,
reporting on the indefinite charsc-
ter OF the boundaries Of Ogden,
promised to report bill to cover all
such cases.
BenniOn introduced H. F. SO, re-
pealing the section of the present
law which makes drivers of live
stock liable for damage to roads in
certain eases. Committee on high
ways.
Ferry introduced II. F. 20, relat-
ing to the removal of county seats.
Committee on counties.
Robinson introduced II. +. Il, TO
provide compensation for counsel in
criminal cases, appointed by the
court.
Hammond moved that the bill be
but Withdrew the motion
in favor Of one TO refer to the judi
ciary committee.
\ claim for record books, sent in
by the Auditor, went 70 the claims
H. =. 50, the railroad fence hill,
came up on second reading and was
filed for third.
II. +. 81, creating the office Of
Territorial statistician and prescrib-
ing his duties, passed its second
reading, pending which Sargent
moved to strike out the enacting
clause. The motion was lost.
II. F. IS, the cement bill, came up
on second reading. 1t exempts all
plants for the manufacture Of ce-
ment from taxation for five years,
aud was passed under suspension
Of the rules.
Before the bill passed Pierce made |
4 brief speech in opposition to it, 1
giving the reason that cement could |
De prolitahly manufactured here, as
Inc raw material was 30 abundant 1
and accessible.
Hammond, Ferry and Williams /
favored the bill, and Allen opposed |
L. Thurman argued in favor OF
he bill.
c. +. ), the wild animals bounty |
bill, came upOh third reading.
Greer moved 20 pay half a cent 4
ZACH for English sparrows. VIII
Jams who voted against the same
yesterday, said he had
,ince become convinced that n good /
county should be offered for this OBJ
ectionable bird, and favored the
Allen interrupted the reading Of
he bill TO introduce a memorial 10
congress protesting against any re-
iuction Of the amount asked for for
government building. which was
to the committee on memo
'ials 10 COngneSs. As IL was desir-
ihle TO have the memorial passed
today, ihat committee retired
o perfect it, and the house took up
:. +. 5 again.
The bounty on sparrOws was male
ialf n cent. The bill passed unani-
H. +. 81, the division fence bill,
anne up on its third reading and
laSsed.
Pierce, from the memorial COM
nittee. reported on the public build
NJ memorial, offering a substitute,
which was adopted and passed.
IL. f. 90, the public administra-
ors bill, came up on third reading.
hammond moved to make the sher-
II instead Of the county treasurer
he public administrator. Lost.
Reid moved 10 make the coroner
inblic administrator. Lost.
Allen moved to let the county
curt appoint that officer. Lost.
The bill was amended slightly
nd passed, Allen being the solitary
negative
Thurman, from the judiciary
Recommended that II. +.
), the milling easement bill, be sent
0 the mining committee, which
ras done.
johnson called up the diphtheria
elief petition from Uintah County.
Greer moved to make it the
pecial order for Monday next.
'aIried.
Adjourned.