The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-07
OUR LAW MAKERS.
SIXTH LEG IsLATIvE ASSEMBLY.
TUenty-Fy Day.


Reel.
Mr.. Claiche, from the conference
committee, appointed to meet q like
committee from the house, reported
that they had considered council file
No. 10, a bill for an act to encourage
the formation of fire companies, and
recommended concurrence in the house
Amendments.
Mr.. Holiday inoroduced council
joint resolution No. Is, proposing
amendments to the joint rules Of the
houses, which were read and adopted
and sent for its concurrence. The res
olution provides for abolishing joint
rule No. II, in relation TO the introduc-
ton of bills without the consent Of a
quorum, after the 30th day Of the ses-
sion.
On motion of Mr.. Holiday all bills
read a first time were read a second
time and referred to the proper com
mittees.
On motion, the council resolved itself
into a committee of the whole, with
Mr.. Medium in the chair.
The committee of the whole arose
and the council proceeded to business
on the regular calendar without a re-
port from the committee.
By general consent Mr.. Holiday in
troduced council file No. "a, a bill fol
an act to amend an act entitled, "An
act providing for the organization Of
school districts, schools, and other pur.
poses, approved Dec. 10, 1873"
BY Mr.. Medium, council file No. SO,
a bill for an act to compensate the wild.
ow of Augustus L. Bartlett, deceased,
for the performance of TIE duties Of
territorial stenographer.
On motion Mr.. Reel was further ex
cused ON account Of sickness.
The council took q recess until 8
O'Clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll call; all present. except Messrs
Post and Reel.
The report of the committee Of the
whole was read and on motion the rules
were suspended and the report adopted
The following bills were read a third
time and passed.
Council file No. 20, a bill for an acl
to provide for the payment Of delin'
quent taxes.
Council file No. 81, a bill for an ac
to extend the authority of county clerk
Of the several counties of Wyoming.
Council file No. 10, a bill for an act
to amend an act entitled an act defn'
ing crime within the territory of Wyo-
ming.
Council file No. IA, a bill for an aci
to provide for the manner of taking
bail in criminal cases.
Council file No. 70, a bill for an ACT
to provide for the better protection Of
life and property in the territory Of
| Wyoming, which was read q third time,
amended in several particulars, and re-
ferred to the angrosing committee to
be re-engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Medium the coun
Gil concurred in the house amendment
to council file No. 10.
On motion of Mr.. Post the council
went into the committee Of the whole
with Mr.. Galbraith in the chair.
The committee arose and reported
favorably on sundry bills.
On motion the rules were suspended
and Mr.. Homer granted leave to intro
duce council file No. 81, a bill for ar
act in relation to laying out and estab'
fishing public roads and highways.
On motion, the rules were suspended
and the report Of the committee of the
whole adopted.
House joint resolution No. 8 was
then, on motion, indefinitely postponed.
Council file No. 70, a bill for an act
in regard to the assignment of wages,
| was, on motion, indefinitely postponed.
Council file No. "a, a bill for an act
to regulate service by publication, and
for other purposes; also house bill No.
| 90, a bill for an act to amend an act
| entitled, IAN act to establish salarie:
and compensation Of county officers, and
for other purposes;'' and also house bill
No. IS, a bill for an act to amend an
act entitled, "An act to create a lien
for mechanics and others in certain
cases, approved Dec. 10, 1872 were
each, on motion, laid on the table.
House bill No. A, on motion of MIR.
| Medium, was referred to a special
committee of one member from each
county.
The chair appointed as such commit
tee Messrs. Medium, Galbraith, Post,
Noble and Christie.
House bill No. 80, a bill for an act to
provide for the service of writs, orders,
process of any kind and all notices
where the distance is over fifty miles,
was read a third time, the amendment
Of the committee of the whole concurred
in, put on its passage and passed.
The council took a cess until .
O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The council convened ut Z O'Clock, p.
m.
Roll called; all present, except Mr.,
Reel.
Council file No. 40, a bill for an act
to amend an act regulating the brand.
ing, herding and care of stock, APP
proved Dec. 8, 1873, was read a third
time and passed the council.
Council file No. n, q bill for an act
relative to the public revenue and pro-
| viding for the taxing of locks of sheep
in transit through the territory, was
read a third time and passed the coun-
Gil by the following vote:
AYES: Messrs. Blair. Christie, Ho.