, 1884-01-25

convened at 10 a. m. yesterday, with
the speaker in the chair.

convened at 10 a. m. yesterday, with
the speaker in the chair.
Notices of coming bills
By Mr.. Deloney: Providing a penalty
for committing and maintaining null
sances. 1t refers to cleanliness Of alleys,
streets and back yards.
By Mr.. Quealey: To amend section
90 of the act referring to elections and
the n of conducting the same;
also, to legalizs the election OF Andrew
Johnson to the office of Justice of the
peace in Carbon precinct, and to au-
thorize him to perform the duties of the
office.
BY Mr.. Smith: Closing saloons and
places of business on Sunday and for
other purposes.
BY Mr.. Groesbeck: To amend the
Justices code so as to allow sheriffs to
serve writs of attachment in justices
courts.
Bills introduced
BY Mr.. Coad: To amend chapter l2,
session laws of 1882; also, to amend
the act to incorporate the city of Chey-
enne.
Bill to authorize the building of a
school house in district l, Uinta county,
passed.
Council bill No. 8, amending the act
regulating corporations, was passed.
1t clears up the ambiguous royisIons
of the present law regulating the call
ing Of meetings.
Recess until 2 p. m.
House ~reconvened at 2 O'Clock.
The committee on territorial affairs
and internal improvements reported
unfavorably on the bill to amend the
act to provide for a territorial and
county revenue The amendment re-
lates to the repairing and construction
of roads and bridges, and provides for
not more than three mills on the dollar
taxation for that purpose.
MI. Teschemacher gave notice ola
bill to amend an act to create and regu-
laCe Corporations.
Committee on judiciary reported a
bill making 1t lawful for hotel keepers
to sell baggage left by guests who fail
to pay bills, unless redeemed within
six months, recommending its passage.
The house went into a committe of
the whole to consider bills on general
file, Mr.. Craig taking tine chair.
In committee of the whole a discus
sion arose over al amendment by Mr..
Groesbeck to provide that "for re-
pairing and constructing roads and
bridges under direction of county com
missioner, not more than two mills on
the dollar, and In cases of sudden or
extraordinary emergency, not more
than three mills on the dollar" Con-
siderable discussion ensued. Mr..
Nickerson offered an amendment to
the amendment as follows: "Pro-
vi6ed that this act shall apply to only
Albany and Laramie counties, ~ and
this amendment was adopted. Mr..
Groesbeck read the whole bill and said .
"By the bill as 1t now stands the
counties of Uinta, Carbon, Sweetwater
and johnson, can in nc emergency levy
a road tax. If members from these
counties want to wade in mud knee
deep, for Gods sake let them do it,"
Mr.. Nickerson moved a reconsid-
Grafton Of the vote on his amendment,
a reconsideration carried.
The bill was then recommitted to a
special committee of six, as follows
Downey, Teschemacher, Quesly, Nick.
erson, Snider and Seaton.
A bill to amend an act to protect
hotel keepers was farther amended BY
making the time to hold property
three months.
The committee arose and recommen.
ded the passage of the bill as amended
! also referred bill No. s, relating to the