The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-12

dS d lloSPlIdI. was ltJcCleu W d foio
of 8 to 4.
Council file No. 80, a bill for an act
to authorize the board of county COM
missioners of Laramie county, to issue
the bonds of said county to the Wyo-
ming, Montana and Pacific railroad
company, it being a substitu tie for the
original bill.
The council then took a recess until
z O'Clock, p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Roll called; all present except Mr..
Reel.
Mr.. Medium, from the committee of
the whole, made a report.
On motion of Mr.. Holiday all bills
read a fir st time, were read a second
time by title and referred to a commit
tee of the whole.
The following bills were then read a
first and second times:
House bills Nos. "a, So, SO, 6s, II, 81,
SO, so, 40, 26. AT, 4s, 40, 80, 81, SO, Ga,
20, 70. SO, 32, Is. II, 80, 50, and house
joint resolutions and memorials, Z, 6,
and 2.
The council then resol we'd itself into
the committee of the whole with Mr..
Post in the chair.
The committee of the whole arose
and without reporting, the council adj
journed until l o'clock, p. m. to-day.
The object of the council in adjourn
ing until 1 O'Clock to-day is to give the
committee on appropriations time to
prepare their report.
HOUSE.
The house met yesterday at 10 a. M,
pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called; all present.
Mr.. Crawford, by permission of the
house, offered the following resolution:
Resolred, That it requires a two-thirds
vote to carry the following motions:
To report a bill on its first reading.
To move the previous question.
To move to lay on the table.
To move to indefinitely postpone.
To move to limit debate.
Mr.. Skies moved to suspend the rules
SO that final action could be taken on
the resolution offered by Mr.. Crawford.
Lost, and the resolution was laid over
under the rules.
Mr.. Hooker introduced the following
resolution, which was passed unani-
mously:
WHEREAS, The Laramie DAILY Times,
a newspaper published at Laramie City,
in its edition of Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1879,
| contained an anonymous article, dated
| Cheyenne, Dec. s, 1879, rejecting upon
the action of the Hon. Henry l.. My
rick, speaker of this house. in reference
to the so-called capital bill, and charg-
ing said speaker with having failed to
vote for the bill for the removal of the
seat of the government of the territory
| of Wyoming to the town of Laramie, in
| the county of Albany, and with having
made unjust rulings as speaker in order
to secure the defeat of said bill; and
WHEREAS, Said charges are untrue
and unfounded in fact, and were evil
| IDENTIFY written by some person with the
malicious motive of disappearing and
injuring the Hon. Henry L. Myrlck as
q representative of the county of AL
bany;
Be IL resolred, etc, That the charges
against the Hon. Henry L. Myrick,
speaker of this house, contained in the
said article, are untrue and malicious
that the said speaker voted in favor Of
the passage of the bill for the remova
of the capital to Laramie City, and USED
all honorable meansto secure the passage
of said bill; and that after the recommen
dalton of the committee of the whole
house for the indefinite postponement
of said bill had been adopted by tn,
house, that the said speaker only obeyet
the rule of this house in holding tina
said vote indefinitely postponed the sait
bill; and that this house reaffirms it
confidence in the honorable speaker fol
his uniform impartiality in the perform
ance of the arduous duties of his posi-
ton, and condemns the unjust and dis
honorable imputation upon him made
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Quorum present.
Mr.. Mann moved that the further
considera tion of council file No. &C
be suspe nded. Lost.
Mr.. Hooker moved that a committed
of conference be appointed to confer
with a like committee from the coun
Gil in relation to council file Nc. 60
| Carried. Messrs. Hooker and Craw
ford were appointed.
Mr.. Spicer moved that further con
sideration of council file No. 60 be sus
pended until the return of the commit
tee of conference. Carried.
Mr.. Mann moved that council file
No. 81 be made the special order fol
7:30 this evening. Carried.
House bill No. go, a bill for an act
relating to the assembly and organiza'
ton of the legislature, was read a third
time and passed.
House bill No. Sc, a bill for an aci
relating to acknowledgements, was
read a third time and lost.
House bill No. 26, a bill for an ACT
relating to witness fees in the district
courts, was read a third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Crawford house
bill No. 46 was laid on table.
Council file No. IS, a bill for an aci
providing for a less expensive and more
effective manner of enforcing mechan
les and other liens. Mr.. Hooker moved
to strike out the enacting clause of the