, 1884-01-19
THE LAWMAKERS.
They Introduce Much New Business, and
Adjourn to Monday.


members present. Mr.. Warren gave
notice that he would introduce a bill to
annul the act to incorporate the city Of
Cheyenne.
Mr.. Gray presented a resolution
thanking the house for its courtesy to
the council at the joint session, which
was adopted. He also presented q Pc
tition from citizens of Albany county
praying for the passage of a local OPP
tion law; referred.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Mr.. Hines, an act to define the duties
and regulate the salaries of county and
prosecuting attornies; an act to amend
an act to provide for elections, etc.
Joint resolutions as follows were in
PRODUCED: By Mr.. Homer, tending a
vote of thanks to Governor Hale.
BY Mr.. Hines, providing for the
printing of reports and appropriating
money therefor. Both were adopted.
A favorable report on the matter of
obtaining newspapers was made and
accepted. y
The council resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to consider the
act to amend an act regulating corpo-
r%ations, and reported it back with the
amendment that section 2 be stricken
out. The report was adopted.
AT the afternoon session house mes
sages detailing the action of that body
were received.
House joint resolution No. 4 was
then concurred in under a suspension
of the rules.
The same action was taken in regard
to house joint resolution No. 3, and
Messrs. Babbitt and Whittier were APP
pointed on that committee yellow
stone park.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY MI. Homer: A bill for propaga-
tion and culture OF fish.
By Mr.. Whittier: An act to provide
for canvassers and other purposes.
The territorial treasurer's report was
then received and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Irvine, the rules
were suspended and the bill to create
and regulate corporations was passed.
The council then adjourned until .
O'Clock Monday.
THE HOUSE.
Messrs. Qualey and Weaver were alb
sent at roll call.
Mr.. Groesbeck presented a petition
from the Women's Christian Temper
ance union of Laramie City for a local
option law, which was referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
In accordance with previous notice,
Mr.. Seaton introduced a memorial to
congress asking that the organic act Of
the territory be so amended as to ex-
tend the jurisdiction of justices of the
peace to 1866 in civil cases, and it was
referred to the committee on Judi
ciary.
Notices of bills to be introduced were
given as follows:
BY Mr., Groesbeck: An act to incor-
porate the city of Laramie; an act to
amend an act to establish a code of
civil procedure, abolishine the distinc-
tion between courts of law and equity;
an act to amend the act establishing
courts and defining the jurisdiction of
justices Of the peace; and act to amend
the act to preserve the public peace by
preventing the display of knives and
other deadly weapons in the presence Of
one or more persons; an act to confirm
the organization and proceedings of the
Napa Quicksilver Mining company, the
Kansas Mining company and the Htna
Quicksilver Mining company; an act to
legalize the acts of j.. w. Blake as no.
tary public.
BY Mr.. Craig: An act to amend Sec
ton 229 of the civil code.
BY Mr.. Deloney: An act to provide
for the manner of conducting school
elections.
BY Mr.. Snider: An act for the better
protection of life and property against
dangerous Illuminating oils.
By Mr.. Coad: An act to amend
chapter so of the session laws of 1892;
an act to amend the crimes act, chapter
35 of the compiled laws; an act to
amend the criminal code.
BY Mr.. Cahill: A bill to preserve the
public peace by preventing the display
of revolvers and other deadly weapons
in the presence of one or more per-
sons
BY Mr.. Teschemacher: An act con-
corning preliminary examinations of
persons accused ef crime; q bill con-
corning peremptory challenge of jurors
in the trial of criminal cases In courts
of record.
BY MI. Nickerson: An act to amend
chapter Al, session laws of 1882, 30 as
to except sheep from the operation of
the law contained in said chapter.
BY Mr.. Cahill: An act to
the growth of timber and fruit trees in
the territory; a bill providing providing
for the registration of voters.
BY Mr.. Nickerson: A resolution to
provide for the printing of the gov
ernor's message.
Mr.. Miller, for the committee on
elections, reported adversely to seating
Justin Pomeroy in place of Z. S. Crock
er, disqualified, believing it TO be
against the weight of law and prece-