, 1884-02-29

Both houses are hard at work amid
more or less confusion.
II you have a little bill in which you
are interested in having passed 1t would
be well to hunt it up at once as it may
get 'snowed in"
There Is just the slightest chance In
the world, judging from present ap-
~pearsnces, that either of the education
bills now pending in the house will be
passed owing to a press of other BUSH
ness, and then it is said now by some
that our school law az it now stands Is
we'll enough aud that to pass II new II
might be to jump out of the frying pan
into the Are.
Said a member of the legislature to
Mr.. Hines yesterday: "See here Hines,
what in - shall l do, tue session is
almost ended and 1 haven't done much
of anything which my constituents will
appreciate, and 1 DON'T want to go back
unless l make some sort of b record.
What do you tank I'd better doY
WELL" said the gentleman from
Sweetwater, "are your constituents
pretty good moral sort of folkss"
Yes sir, you bet your life they are"
said the inquiring member.
"Oh hi, then that's easy enough
DONE" said Hines, Just introduce a
Sunday bill"
There was a good deal Of confusion
around the Legislative halls yesterday.
The council, in committee of the
whole, was discussing with much ami
nation, to say the least, the so-calIed
water bill, while in the house, at the
same time, the members were listening
to the first reading Of the maverick bill,
and, in view Of that fact, Mr.. Warren
suggested, ''unoficially," that the third
house had better take up the gambling
bill.
There was a large amount of lobby
Ing to the square yard lone around and
in the legislature.
There is work enough on hand In the
legislature, even at this late day in the
session, to keep both houses constantly
employed for the next two weeks, to
say nothing of what will be presented
for their consideration hereafter.
The maverick bill was read in the
house OF representatives yesterday, and
during the time when it was being read
the members listened very attentively,
now and then some member would ex-
press to his neighbor on the right or
left. as the case might be, his approval
or ~disapproval of the same.
Through an error the word .'op-
posed" was made to read approved"
In defi1ing the position of 31r. Warren
on the proyiso offered as an amend
ment to the gaming bill, in yesterday
mornings LEADER. That gentleman,
as his remarks then made, show that
he was not in favor of the proviso.
There was considerable business done
In the house Of representatives yester-
day, and a general clean up of every
thing on hand, except bills in the hands
Of the committees. That was the sit
uation last evening.
The council went into executive ses-
sion again last evening and when the
doors were opened 1t was announced
that the nomination OF Professor Z. G..
Bailey as territorial geologiss had been
confirmed. The professor is therefore
no longer on the anxious seat.
The committee in the council, con-
sisting Of Warren, Hines and Gray, to
whom was referred the inter-marriage
bill, made two reports yesterday after
noon. The majority report, by War
rem and Hines, was that the bill ought
not pass. Mr.. Gray thought differ.
entity.
The maverick bill comes up In COM
mittee Of the whole in the house this
forenoon.
The "hremen's bill'' passed the house
yesterday afternoon by a unanimous
yote-two members being absent at the
time.