The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Fifth Session of the Legislative
Assembly of Wyoming.
Council Proceedings.
MORNING SESSION.
COUNCIL CHAMBER

MORNING SESSION..
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CHEYENNE, Nov. IA, 1877.
The Council convened at 10 a. m,
the President in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Roll called. All present.
The journal of Tuesday was read and
approved.
Mr.. Haas, from the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the con
tested election case between Homer
MerreIl and J. c. Friend, submitted a
majority report, recommending that
Mr.. ]. G. Friend be admitted to a seat
in the Council. Mr.. Downey, from the
same committee, submitted a minority
report recommending that Mr.. Merrell
be given a seat in the Council.
Mr.. Downey moved that the Council
resolve itself into n committee of the
whole for the purpose of considering
the two reports. Agreed to.
Mr.. Pease, of Albany, called for the
reading of the testimony in the case.
Mr.. Haas stated that he had left the
papers containing the testimony at his
office, but would furnish them in a few
moments.
The committee of the whole rose, and
the Council took n recess for Ii min
utes.
The Council was again called to or
der. and OH motion of MI. Holiday,
again resolved itself into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Dyer in the chair.
Mr.. Keller having previously read
the testimony, was, on motion, request
ed to read it to the Council.
The testimony was very long, and
but little of it would he admitted in II
case before the District Court. y
large part of it is hearsay. One man
named Mintal testified that he knew of
a man who had said that he knew
that as many as twenty United States
soldiers voted ut Medicine Bow, but
could not tell who the votes we're for.
Another said that a large number of
teamsters wore soldier clothes, and I'M
less a person was acquainted, could not
tell whether they were soldiers or citi-
zens.
The poll book shows the vote of
Medicine Bow to be as follows:
Merrell, 15S; Friend, %; Hays, $50;
Ferris, 151; Ross, 17G; Whitney, 175;
Errett, 20; Tisdel, l70.
The committee of the whole then
rose, reported progress and asked TO sit
again.
Notice of the following bills was
given:
BY MertZheimer, To amend SEC. 10,
| Chapter 40 of the laws of Wyoming.
Also. To exempt mechanics, clerks
and laborers from the operations of at
tachments.
by Mr.. Cheney, To legalize the acts
Of II. G. Nickerson, n Justice of the
Peace for Miners Delight, Sweetwater
county.
BY Mr.. Pease of Albany, To amend
the exemption law.
IhC lOiioN iIiS blii WIS ouu ny
Mr.. Holiday:
c. +. No. 2.-To provide the manner
Of paying county officers. The bill
provides that all county officers receiv-
ing money from the county shall pay
the same into the Treasury, and all fees
shall be paid by Il warrant drawn by
the Board of Commissioners, and that
no officer Shall pay himself from any
funds i'll his hands belonging to the
county.
The President stated that lie noticed
Col. Murrin, Speaker of the ''Third
House," and hoped a motion would be
made requesting him to take a seat be-
side the Chair. The motion was made
and Col. Downey appointed to conduct
| Col. Murrin to the rostrum.
Adjourned until , p. III.