The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-08
Council Proceedings.


fully, PETER MCKAY,
b. FRANK LOWE,
Committee.
Mr.. Holiday presented the follow
ing joint resolution:
Council Joint Resolution No. /.
Resolved, That a joint committee,
consisting of two members of the
Council and three members of the
House be appointed to wait upou His
Excellency the Governor, and inform
him that the two houses are fully or
gained and ready to receive any COM
m%unication he may have to make.
On motion, the rules were IL S
pended and Council Joint Resolution
No. 1, passed the Council, and the
Chair appointed Messrs. Holiday and
Mertzheimer a committee on behalf of
the Council.
On motion of Mr.. Holiday, the Sec
rotary was instructed to inform the
honorable House of the organization Of
the Council, and to furnish that body
with a list of the names of the officers
of the Council.
Mr.. Mertzheimer offered the following:
That a committee of five be appointed
to submit rules for the government Of
the Council, and that until the same
shall be submitted the rules of the last
session shall be adopted. Carried.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Haas,
Holiday, Downey, Mertzheimer and
Draper said committee.
The following message was received
from the House:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
November Z, 1877.
Hon. President of the Council:
SIR-Iam instructed and have the
honor to inform you that the House is
fully organized and have elected the
following officers:
Speaker-N. L. Andrews.
Chief Clerk-H. w. Foglesong.
Assistant Clerk-R. Smith.
Enrolling Clerk-W. B. Trufant.
Engrossing Clerk-F. Lomaster.
Sergeant-at-Arms-E Martin.
Doorkeeper-T. d. Pierson.
Messenger-F. Nash.
Page-E. Kerrigan.
Chaplain-C. NJ. Sanders.
Respectfully,
H.. w. FoGLEsoNG,
Chief Clerk,
Hon. II. Haas offered the following:
Resolved, That the contested election
case of John e. Friend against Homer
Merrill, both claiming seats in the
Council from the county of Carbon, be
referred to u special committee of men,
bers to be appointed by the president of
Council; that all papers in the case be
referred to said committee; that said
committee shall have power to send for
persons and papers, to administer
oaths, to issue process to compel the at
tendance of witnesses and all other
powers necessary to investigate and de-
termine the question as to the rights of
said contestants; that said committee
shall report at as early a day as practi-
cable which of said parties is entitled
to a seat in said body, and until such
report be made that neither J.. c.
Friend nor Homer Merrill shall be en-
titled to a seat in this Council.
MI. Keller moved the suspen-
sion of the rules for the adoption of the
resolution.
Nj. Downey moved a division of the
question, which did not prevail.
The yeas and nays were called on sus-
pension Of the rules and resulted:
Ayes-Haas, Dyer, Keller, Draper,
Holiday, Pease, Hayes and Mr.. Presi-
dents.
Nays-Swan, Downey, Cheney and
Mertzheimer-4.
The President declared rules sus-
pended.
The resolution was then adopted.
The Chair appointed -Messrs. Haas,
Keller and Downey a committee in the
contested election case of ]. e. Friend
and Homer Merrill, in conformity to
the aforesaid resolution.
Hon. L. d. Pease offered the follow
ing joint resolution, Nc. 2:
Resolved, That a joint committee,
consisting of two members of Council
and three members of the House be ap-
pointed to report joint rules for the
government Of the two bodies.
On motion, the rules were suspended
and the resolution adopted as read.
The Council committee were an
nounced as follows: Messrs. Haas and
Holiday.
Mr.. Downey moved that the election
certificate of Homer Merrill be read for
the benefit of the Council.
A resolution regarding daily papers
for use of members was laid over.
House Joint Resolution No. l from
the House was received.
Council Joint Resolution No. 8, ap-
pointing VIM. E. Wheeler as official re-
porter Of the Assembly, was introduced
and action postponed.