, 1884-02-02
DlSP0SlNG OF BILLS
Which WIN Materially Change Some Of
WyomIng's Laws.
A Brisk Session Of Both Houses

present. yesterday Wnen Inbt DOuy con
yened for business.
After the usual formalities had been
disposed Of Mr.. Hines gave notice of a
bill for an act concerning the holding
OF the supreme court, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Whittier presented the petition
OF Chief Justice James IB. Sener and
others, in regard to c. f. No. Z, which
was referred to the committee on ter
ritorial affairs and internal improve
ments.
Introduction of bills:
By Mr.. Hines: C. F. No. 20, being
a bill to for an act to amend an act en-
titled an act concerning Licences, and
for other purposes.
By MI. Whittier: C. F. No. 80,
being a bill for an act to provide special
pleas of set off and equitable de-
tense.
The committee on territorial affairs
and internal improvements, to whom
was referred q. f. No. Z, asked for
further time.
The committee on joint printing, to
whom .. F. Nos. 81 and % were re-
ferred, reported the same printed.
The committee on judiciary, to whom
was referred H. B. No. 10, recon-
mended that the same do pass.
Tha nnmmittaa m Rnanaa a~,,and;
lures and ways and means, recon-
mended that g. F. No. 26 do pass; also
H. b. No. 20 and C. F. No. %.
Bills on first reading:
81. BPS Nos. II and % were referred
to the appropriate committees.
Bills on third reading:
. G. F. Mol, a bill for an act to amend
an act entitled an act fixing the fees
and compensation to be paid county
and precinct officers. Passed. Ayes:
Messers. Bennett, Babbitt, Dater,
Daley, Gray, Homer, Hines, Irvine,
Quinn, Whittier and Mr.. President.
Nays: Mr.. Warren.
W No. I, a uil lOl al dCb IcRdTu-
ing the payment of witnesses, passed
unanimously.
G. F. Nc. IL, a bill for an act for the
relief of Mike Murphy, passed. Ayes u.
H. B. No. 10, a bill for an act to
legalize the acts Of ]. w. Blake as a
notary public. Passed. Ayes II.
q. F. No. 10, a bill for an act to
amend an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the City of Cheyenne. Passed.
Ayes IL.
G. F. No. 10, a bill for an act to
amend an act entitled an act to provide
for the privileges OF the writ of error
and the petition in error in certain
cases. Passed. Ayes ~.
On motion of Mr.. Whittier the coun-
Gil took a recess until 2 O'Clock p. m.
At 2 p. m. the council reconvened.
The committee on enrolment, to
whom was referred G. ]. R. No. 4, re.
ported same correctly enrolled.
Committee on engrossments, to
whom substitute for Q. f. No. s, a bill
for an act to define the duties and reg
ulate the salaries of county and prose-
cutting attorneys.
q. f. No. II, q bill for an act author
izing county assessors to appoint depu.
ties.
H. B. No. 10, a bill for an act to
amend chapter so of the session laws of
1882 were reported back as correctly
engrossed.
Committee on finance, expenditures
and ways and means, to whom was re-
ferred q. F. No. %, recommended that
it do pass.
On motion of Mr.. Babbitt, the coun-
Gil resolved itself into a committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Babbitt in the
chair.
Afterwards the committee arose and
made the following report: That II.
BIS Nos 20 and 10 do pass; that H. B..
N. 10 be recommitted to committee on
judiciary; that c. F's No %, 25 and %
do pass.
Bills on second reading
H. BIS Nos 10 and 20; C. F's Nos
% and %.
On motion of Mr.. Babbitt the rules
were suspended for the consideration
of e. F's Nos % and % and H. BIS
Nos 10 and 20.
G. f. No. 90 passed; ayes u.
c. F. No. %, a bill for the relief OF
G. d. Vickory, passed, ayes II.
II. B. No. 10, a bill for an act to
amend section SO of criminal code,
passed; ayes II.
H. b. No. 20, a bill for an act to ap.
propriate $1,000 out of the territorial
treasury for the use of Laramie county,
passed; ayes ~.
A substitute for G. +. No. s was
passed; ayes IL. Absent l.
G. F. Nc. IT passed; ayes II.
II. B. No. 10, on motion of Mr.. Bah.
bitt was recommitted to judiciary
committee.
G. f. No. 26 was ordered e~ngrossed.
The president announced that he had
signed G. j. r. No. 4.
On motion of Mr.. Homer, the coun.
Gil adjourned until Monday next, at II
O'Clock a. M.
TIL HOUSE
turned its attention to business at II
O'Clock, u. M, with the speaker in th,
chair.
Messrs. Coad and Schwartze wert