The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-09
OUR LAW MAKERS,
sIXTH LEGIsLATIvE ASSEMBLY.
Itoenty7sirth Day.
COUNCIL

Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Glafcke introduced council joint
memorial and resolution No. IL, memo
rializing congress to build a military
road from Fort Washable to the Vel
lowstone park and Fort Ellis, Mon
tana.
MI. Glafcke, from the special COM
mittee, to which was referred council
files No. 80, 81, 60, CT, 6s, reported back
council file No. IS, a bill for an act to
establish and regulate the fees and
compensation of officers and for other
purposes, as substitute.
On motion of Mr.. Holiday council
file No. SS was, under suspension Of
the rules, read a second time by title
and referred to a committee and or
dered printed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Quorum present.
Council file No. 4, a bill for an act
providing for the keeping OF territorial
prisoners, and for other purpos es con-
nected Herewith, was read a third
time and passed as amended.
Council file No. 30 was taken up on
motion Of Mr., Homer. Council con-
CURED in the house amendment.
Council file No. 43 was then taken up
and Mr.. Galbraith moved that council
file No. 43 be indefinitely postponed.
There being a tie vote Mr.. Post
moved that the bill be held in the gen.
eral file of bills until a full attendance,
of the members Of the council. Car
ried.
The following bills were read third
time and passed:
Council file No. 81, a bill for an act
for the apportionment of the territory
OF Wyoming into council and represent
alive districts, and for other purposes.
Council file No. go, a bill for an act
providing for compensation of county
assessor and prescribing cretain duties
relative to that office.
Council file No. 32, house amend
ments %concurred in.
Council file No. 80, a bill for an act
to prevent the spread of malignant dis
eases among sheep.
Council file No. 20 was taken up
and house amendments concurred in,
being a bill for an act providing for a
reward for the arrest of certain GRIM
inals in this territory.
Council file No. go, a bill for an act
authorizing the building of a court
house in Rawlins, the county seat of
Carbon county.
Council file No. 62, a bill for an act
to amend an act to establish a code of
civil procedure for the Territory Of
Wyoming.
Council file No. 20, a bill for an act
to provide for the better protection of
life and property in the territory of
Wyoming.
On motion council adjourned until
Tuesday at 8 O'Clock.
HOUSE.
House met at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called; all present.
Mr.. Hooker presented a petition to
repeal an act approved December 10,
1877, in relation to county licenses.
Mr.. Maghee presented a house joint
resolution and memorial relating to the
payment Of damages to certain citizens
of the territory.
House bill No. 1, a bill for an act re-
lating to the acknowledgment of deeds
and other instruments, was then taken
up, the council amendments read and
adopted, and the bill put on its final
passage and passed.
Council file No. 80, a bill for an act
to prevent the spread of malignant dis
eases among sheep, was then taken up,
read a third time and passed.
Council file No. &c, a bill for an act
providing for a reward for the arrest of
certain criminals in the territory, was
read a third time and put on its final
passage.
Council file Nc. Al, a bill for an act
to amend an act entitled, IAN act con-
corning alienation by deed, of the proof
of recording of %conveyances, and the
cancellation of mortgages" was read a
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hardin, house bill
No. 90, a substitute for house bill No.
%, was taken from the table and re-
ferred to committee No. 6.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Crawford the
house resolved itself into committee of
the whole to consider the general file of
bills.
Mr.. Phillips WAS called to the chair.
The speaker resumed the chair at 6
O'Clock.
A message was received from the
governor announcing the signing of the
following bills:
Enrolled act No. 2, entitled an act
relating to the admission of attorneys.
Enrolled act No. 8, entitled an act to
repeal an act entitled un act relating to
the sch DOL districtsin Uinta county.
Also enrolled act No. 81, entitled an
act to create certain legal holidays.
The following bill was vetoed by the
governor:
Enrolled act No. Is, entitled an act