The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-12-01
Legislative Proceedings.

n. m, with President Pease in the
chair, and . quorum present.
Bills Introduced.
BY Mr.. France, a Council joint me
mortal requesting that IA military
post be established at Independence
Rock, Wyoming Territory" Rules
suspended and memorial unanimous
~ passed.
Also, "a bill fr an act providing
for change of venue in civil and GRIM
inal cases."
Bills Passed.
House bill, No. 20, "For an act to
repeal sectionrtwo OF article five, chap
ter four, Of the laws of 1862" Ayes,
10; nays, ..
Mr.. Mills, according to previous
notice, moved the reconsideration Of
the vote by which the amended gam
ing bill, restricting gambling, vas
lost. RECONSTRUCTED, and bin put upon
its passage, and lost. Ayes -Messrs.
Bramel, France, Holiday, Kelley,
Mills and North &c; nays-Messrs.
Bresnnhen, Calhoun, Haas, Johnson.
Kuykendall, Searighrt and Pease-7.
Adjourned until , o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Council continued lis habit OF
going into committee of the whole,
and having entered into that brother
ly condition, arose and reported on a
bill which had been under consider
alton, "FOr an act to regulate the
compensation Of county officers, AID
for other purposes" Recommending
that it do not pass.
Hon. W. II. HQLLADAY'S SPEECH ON THE
COUNTY FEE BILL.
Ar. Chairman and Geatlen'en Of The
Committee:
In presenting this measure for your
consideration, l do SO with the object
to tighten the burden of our county
governments load under which The
people of each county in this Terri
tory are already grOaning-a matter
that demands the honest attention of
every member of this Council.
1t is a fact, plain to every person
who has given it thought, that in
some particulars the fees and percent
age,n now paid to county officials, are
extravaganza, and demand retrench-
ment aud limiting 10 II fair and just
compensation for I services render
ed. To accomplish this it seems nee
essary to rearrnnge some of the pres
ent county offices and to limit the
salary thereof, and IL. reduce the per-
eentaEe for collecting Territorial and
county taxes, and also tor collecting
money for licenses. 70 accomplish
this / have submitted the bill now
before you for your consideration
not as an idea originating with my
self, but one that has had the careful
consideration of persons more citpa-
BILE, and as a system that is now in
force in some of the older States, and
one thai gives satisfaction TO the tax
payer Wherever it has been tried.
1t is time that the idea was eXplod-
I'd that the people 1.-THE sovereigns)
should pay to the public officers (the
~servants) double the amount that such.
~services-or, at lest, the intellect re-
quired for such services-would de.
mand in cOmnereia! ~ scientific pur-
suits. That everyone is entitled to
fair compensation for any services
rendered, l readily concede, and /
claim that such compensation is pro-
vided in this bill.
To set forth the cost of some of the
county offices under the present sys-
tenn, and TO show the differences be-
tween the cost of the system now in
force and the change provided Tor in
this bill, Isubmit the following state
ment of the cost of those offices only
that are materially affected by this
measure, taking Laramie and Albany
counties aS Il basis:
In Laramie county the cost of col
lecting the Territorial and county
taxes for this year, including treas
urer's fees, being in all, eight per cent
on fifty thousand dollars-Si,000.
The emoluments OF the sheriff's Of
fee, less his percentage on collections,
it is safe to estimate at 81 500.
EInoluments of county attorney, in
Guiding his fees for cases prosecuted
in justice courts, $500. f.ueE reg
Eight per cent. on six thousand dol
lars collected for county licenses, $3.50.
Making a total cost to Laramie
county for collecting taxes and mon
eys for licenses, and for the two offices
herein named, of SI2,4S0.
Under the present system Of collect