The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31

The Council.
Considerable business was transacted in
the Council yesterday. The bill for the
suppression OF polygamy with amendments
was passed. A memorial to Congress from
the legislative assembly was presented by
Mr.. Evans which had such an effect on the
Liberal candidate for mayor that he asked
TO be excused for the remainder of the
session which was granted. The bill reeu-
lating the practice of dentistry, which was
resuscitated Friday on reconsideration
of the vote which killed it the day before
was read third time amended and finally
was killed by vote of three for to five
against. The proceedings were as follows
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Judiciary-C. F.
No 20 creating a board of parions, recon-
mending that it be rejected. Adopted.
From the same, c. Z. No. % providing for
The compilation of a new index of the laws
OF Utah, recommending that it be passed
From committee on manufactures-H. F.
No. 81 prescribing the age al which persons
may be employed to operate or conduct
elevators, recommending that it be passed
Adopted ana bill filed for third reading
From Committee on Ways and Means
c. +. No. 80, providing for county as
SCISSORS and collectors to make assessments
and collect taxes In cities, recommending
lis passage. Adopted and bill fled for
third reading.
From Committee on Private Cornnra-
tious-C. Z. No. 3D. amending chapter
three of part four, compiled laws of 1855,
relative to railroad corporations, recon
:aending its passage. Adopted and filed
for third reading.
From Committee on Claims-The petit
ton OF the district judge and clerk at
Provo for binding and indeIing the records
OF the Hrst eight years of that court with
a bill for same of $l75. Opposing the allow
Ruce for the reason that tie records were
the property of the government. Adopted
and referred to the committee on appro-
priaIons.
From Committee on Statistics-C. f. No
90 establishing bureau OF statistics recon-
mending that the bill be not passed.
Adopted.
From the conference committee, to whom
was referred concurrent resolution proyid-
ing for the examination of the accounts of
the auditor, reporting that they had agreed
upon a substitute, II. G. K. No. s, substance
of which will be found in the House pro
ceedings.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE HOUSE.
A communication was received from the
House returning &. +. No. l for the sum
preston OF polygamy with certain amend
ments, which the Council concurred in.
Also communication returning c. f.
No. for an act TO amend subdivision 2,
section 3429, compiled laws of 1883, with
amendments, and the same were concurred
In.
Also communication returning II. F.
No. II relative to bee culture which was
referred TO committee on Agriculture
Also II. F. No. 30 was referred to iudi-
ciary committee; also 81. Z. No. SO which
-ofa ~aA ? $50
and commerce; also H. Z. No. A which
was referred to the committee on judiciary.
also H. +. No. "a which was referred TO
the committee on judiciary.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, ETC.
BY Evans-C. f. No. a, creating q
bureau of statistics, which was referred to
the committee on statistics.
BY Evans-C. j. Nj. No. 2, memorable
ing Congress. The memorial is as fol-
lows:
THE MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable, the Senate and House of
kepresentauyes OF the United States, in Con-
gresS assembled:
We, your memorialists, the Legislative
assembly OF the territory of Utah, respectfully
represent.
two hundred million dollars. The proceeds
OF her farms, live stock, mines and manufao
lures for the year 1899, amounted to twenty
three millions OF dollars.
She has near quarter OF million OF civilized
people who IN point of intelligence Industry
and all the essential qualifications of good ciii
Zeas are up the standard Of any American com
munity. Polygamy, once practiced by a small
portion OF her people, has yielded TO the
suprema cy OF the law by 4 sense OF the evils
flowing from ii, and Of the utter futility of fnr.
ther attempting to maintain an institution
obnoxious to general public sentiment
In the midst of wonderful material progress
her people have recently turned their attention
To the study of questions of government and
Legitimate politics and are espousing the cause
OF one or the other of the national parties
These new conditions have come naturally
and honestly and for the future are ABSOLUTELY
secure. A patriotic people are pleged TO their
preservation. Retrogression. involving as il
would dishonor ana dire misfortune is impos-
sible.
Utah, in the feeling Of her people. has been
lifted from her humiliation and disgrace To-
day she is imbued with the hope and determi-
nation to be free-free in the full sense of
American constitutional freedom which means
something more than liberty permitted; which
consists in civil and political rights absolutely
guaranteed. assured and guarded: in ones liber