Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-16
A MEMORIAL
s,kIng Congress 10 Amend Certain
Laws Relating 10 Utah.
AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHOOL LAW
s.b,iI,uto Revenue Bill. - Business
Done in the Council anu
House To-day.

uuhNllA'aN'a'
n, the Honorable Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the United states
In congress Assomblodi-lour momor-
iaiias, tho Governor ana Legislative
k..embly Of the Territory u liah, rcs.
psciiully petition YOU 20 fclehl' modify
and almond an act passed by your honor
ablo body aud approved Juno ~, 1871,
entitled "An act relating to codrlg ami
,,IIaIat officers In thOTortitofy OF u alb,
arI known ~ tho Poland hill, and also
sy AL entitled "Au act ~ almond section
..r5g III tho Revised Statutes OF tho
Tuiirl stnies,n approved MARCH -, 1852,
and also an act u Congroas commonly
r,iiei Tho Edmunds-rncker nc, which
vspt into effect March 0, lssl, iu The FOL.
lowing respects:
First-Amcnd section ! Of said urHi
tYgntIoued aci, 30 ~ 90 relieve tho United
s',i0s marshai aud his deputies from the
.iHty Of attending all sessions Of tho su.
pramr Court aud tho district courts ~
stif Territory, and from serving aud ox-
geutiuu all processes, writs, orders iudg-
monte aud dccfcos, except when said
courts are engaged IN unued States bus.
iuUss. aud w cases whore the United
Sttios lsa party.
sccond-Amond section Of said first
mentioned act 50 ~ 10 relieve the United
states attorney and his assistants from
4ppoaring la tho courts Of said Territory,
aatup. In cases whore tho United sta.cs
TbimEAmond section o of said nrst
mentioned act 10 NJ To Abrognto aud take
away the authority Of tho commissioners
therein mentioned a. examining and
committing magistrates in all cases arts
Inc under Tie laws OF said Territory aud
restore tho said Jurisdiction 10 tho JUS
.Icf. of the poaco elected by tho pcoplo.
Fouuh-Amund section OF tho last
mentioned net, known ~ the Edmunds-
Tucker ac', ~ ~ 10 abrOgato and with
draw from tho commissioners therein
mentioned all jurisdiction In civil mat
tore. aud all Jurisdiction as examining
and committing magistrates, arising un'
dor tho laws ~ said Territory
Firm -RopCal section y Of said last
mentioned act 40 ~ 10 c1nhno the United
Satos marshal aud his deputies 10 the
execution OF tho laws oi tho United
SniOs.
sixth-Ropcal section j . OF tho said ac,
shat tho people Of the various counties of
aId Turritury may be restored TO their
f..ht 90 elect their probate Judges
Seventh Repeal section - Of tho said
lly, mentioned act, so NJ to restore 10 the
people the right 10 elect a Territorial
suuohni0ndunt of public schools.
EIshih-rho repeal, amendment and
modification Of tito said acts and parts
% acts would place the judicial depart
mont u tho said Territory OF Utah In
harmony with that Of tho other torrl-
tories Oft tho United States, and greatly
lesson tho expense of litigation la this
territory, aud would Ia great measure
tt0p the constant accumulation ~ charges
on tho books u the treasury department
OF tho United States against this Tort
tnry.
Aud your momorinlists represent that
ihU causes giving rise 10 the enactment
" the said laws aud parts OF laws hayo
ceased TO exist, and we submit with all
candor that II ~ a maxim VI law coming
down from our forcihthers that whom tho
reasons Of u law ceases, tho law Itself
should cease.
And your momorlalisis will oyor pray.
II Is not believed that any extensive
changes will be- made In the present
school laws nj this session OF the Legls.
lature, unless a change Ia this time and
nature OF school elections can be- 30
called. The Council yesterday indi-
Gated disposition 10 this eiicot by
killing the BIN known as DR.. PAtk's
school bill. Tho House committee on
education Ia considering q number OF
amendments to the school laws, most
W which are VI miuof importance.
one OF them, however cannot be
clhssed a. such, as II Ia proposition 10
change the time, anu probably the
character, OF school elections. For
many years tho school election was
held early In July, and a few days
after the l. lose NJ the school year, June
g1th. Atsuoh election only one out OF
the board OF three trustees, was chosen
annually, making the touure three
years. At the last session OF the
Legislature, a law was passed pro.
vlding that tho election for school
trustees should be held on this same
day In November ma the general cleo.
ton, that "A full board should be chosen
tlennially and that the newly elected
Trustees assume the duties OF the
office January LIST. The principal oh.
jeollons to this nTe that the new board
takes the office In the middle OF the
school year, which makes the report OF
the years business cover the dOingH Of
two sets VI oiiiceTt; the school election
Is net held at tie same polling place as
tho general election, aud many voters
cannot vote at both on the same day;
IL IL detrimental to school interests To
Tut IN u full board OF "green" trustees.
y IL pt0bgblo that the House commit
tee on education will bring Ia u bill TO
make the amendments 10 the existing
laws necessary TO meet these points.
Warmers revenue bill has been thor
oughly considered Ivy the wAya and
means committee OF the House, has
been amended by that committee, and,
o. ~ amended, comprises the substitute
offered yesterday. lt Ia the most in-
pgt,aul measure pending In thvAssen-
bly,, and will probably be passed.
COUNCIL.
Consideration OF II. b. 10, appropTi-
a,lng $1,000 for tho employment Oi
needy lsborsrs on the Capitol grCundH
was co lluued after the close OF the
NEwB report yesterday. j. ". Booth
unored a substitute approprinting the
amount 10 Salt Lake county for roads
and bridges. Lost. Alter further dis
cussion, the bill was pasaed by the .ol'
lowing vote;
Ayes; Breeder, II. T.. Booth, Hsguo,
Luud, Heeley, Taylor anu William
4 Nayt; Adamr, j. h, Booth, El'
uredgp, Hart anu SuamAn-b.
Btreden presented petition from
oita'ns Of Box Elder county, protest
lug sgainst the medical law.
The petition Of the Salt Lake county
court for 81 ,602.60, for hall the cost Of
maps, was referred,
Iheclmmitteo on education reported
adversely on q, n, 90, known R IN,
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