The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-03-10
THE CITY
Business Transacted ut the Session
Last Evening.
CoUNCIL-41sT DAY.

DAY.
The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. yesterday.
Roll call. All present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. c. NJ
Sanders.
Journal of the 10th days proceeding.
read and approved.
The council continued its session I'm.
til half past one this morning, when
owing to the press Of work no report
could be had for this mornings issue.
1t will appear tomorrow.
The re-apportionment bill giving
johnson county one representative in
the house, and making it a joint dis
trict with Carbon in the counsel, was
passed, Also the bill authorizing the
erection of a jail and %jailors residence
at Evanston.
HoUsE-41sT DAY.
House met pursuant to adjournment,
Mr.. Speaker in the chair.
Roll call. All members present.
Prayer by Chaplain Chamberlain.
Journal Of the 10th days proceed
ings read and approved.
Message received from the chief clerk
of the council announcing the passage
of certain bills.
The committee on enrolment an
nounced that II BIS Nos. 8, IA, 81, "a,
AZ and % had been signed DO the gov
ernor.
Mr.. Bartlett offered a resolution con-
corning a dream, the full text of which
appears elsewhere.
Under suspension of the rules, MI.
Briggs introduced H B No. II, For the
relief of NJ. E. Gibbons and w. W.
Jeffrey, assistant enrolling and engross-
ing clerks 9TH legislative assembly. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Riner introduced, under suspen-
sion of the rules, II B No. ~, Author
izing the purchase of % copies of the
session laws of 1879, &c. Committee
of the whole.
After the reports of several standing
committees, upon motion of MI. Alex
ander, the house resolved into a com
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Alexander in
the chair. And at 11:55 the committee
arose and reported upon the bills under
consideration.
Substitute for H B No. IL, In rela-
tion to school districts on military res
ervations, was passed. Ayes "a.
Also the following:
II B No. 7, To provide extra COM
pensation for officers, &c. Ayes "a.
H B No. Ga, Providing for the pay
ment to district judges of their ex-
penses; SC. Ayes %.
II B No. u, Authorizing the pur,
chase of % copies of the session laws of
1879. Ayes II.
F No. 10, To establish a code of
civil procedure, sc Ayes "a.
CT No. rs, To amend an act defn-
ing county boundaries of certain coun-
ties, sc. Ayes "a.
No. 81, To amend an act regu-
lating the branding and care of cattle.
Ayes 90.
No. 10, Authorizing the purchase
of 1000 copies of the Hand Book OF
Wyoming. Ayes 81.
Recess.
The house ]reconvened at 2 O'Clock
p. m.
~, motion of NJ Tbouar the vote
c ] r and NJ No. O., To provide com
pensatlon for the officers of the 9th leg
i~slative assembly, &c. Reconsidered
vote, ayes 81.
Under suspension OF the rules, Mr..
Bennett introduced II B No. 70, to pro
cure a block of granite for the Wash
ington monument. Read first, second
and third times and passed. Ayes %,
CT No. 81, Providing the method
for ascertaining the proportion of ex'
isting indebtedness of counties which
newly organized counties shall pay.
Ayes %.
Recess until 1870 p. m.
After recess the house passed the
following bills, the titles of which We
are unable to learn, owing to the &C
commodation of the chief clerk. CF's
Nos 43, 81, II, 81 and SO.
The members of the house then ton
dered to the speaker, MI. Lane, Through
Mr.. Downs, a very beautiful ivory
gavel, inscribed on the faces with the
initials of the donors. Mr.. Downs, il
making the presentation said:
Mr.. SPEAKER: 1t is with the great
est pleasure that | rise to fulfill a privi
lege accorded to me by my honorabl,
colleagues of this house. In behalf Of
this body l present to you this gayel il
taken of our friendship, and in appre,
citation Of your work in your position a
our presiding officer. 1t is probabl,
something more ornamental than use
full, unless it should serve to remin'
you in after years Of your friends ant
colleagues, and Of our unusually pleas
ant relations as legislators. l say if i
does this it will satisfy us as to its use
~fulness.
After the session the members, a
Speaker Lanes invitation, repaired t
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