, 1886-03-02
LEGISLATIVE
A Field Day" in Both Houses
Yesterday.
The Capitol Bill the Special Order
for To-Day at 2 p. m.

MORNING SESSION.
The council convened at II a. m. All
members were present. Council file No.
As, to authorize the commissioners Of
Uinta county to fund the existing IN
debtedness of the county, was introduced
by Mr.. Cashin.
Mr.. Peabody-Amending the act re-
lating to the compensation of county sur
veyors.
Mr.. Peabody-To authorize abe terri
tory and any county, school district, city
or town, to condemn foi purpose Of ac-
quirement of any real estate needed for
public purposes.
Mr.. Peabody-Providing that any
public highway, if the public necessities
require, may be extended to 500 feet in
width.
On third reading the following bills
were brought up:
Mr.. Grant-Providing for juries OF
probate court, constituting a jury Of such
court as six persons qualified to sit as
-
jurors IN o.ner COURTS IL ais' p'o'iues
Una. inc "uluuicaiioh regaru'nk ESTATES o'
'u,o's Ut o'her persons n"eap'c'a'eu "e"
'"'y IN 'ne Same way as su'n pe''v"S
were ueau' n Dill paSseu unanimously
Mr.. Daley-To repeal the act to estab-
lish the Office Of territorial ~geologist.
The vote was, ayes !, noes 8. Thus
the vote was lost.
MIR. Grainger-To exempt wages oil
manual laborers for three months from
garnishee, The vote was ayes !, noes II.
Thus the Dill was lost.
Mr.. ford-To adopt and establish the
statutes OF Wyoming and providing Tor
the editing OF the same. The act k
effect as lar as adoption is concerned on
January /, 1887. The bill passed.
House bill 10, to establish a Uniform
system OF weighing coal at mines. This
is the bull introduced by MIR. W~hltehouse'
and which passed the house alter con-
siderable discussion and debate The bill
passed the council by a unanimous vote.
1t now awaits the governor s signature.
. House bill ~, the irrigation bill by MIR.
Lobban, of johnson county was passed,
as amended, n now goes to the COVER
nor. The territory ia. divided into eight
irrigation districts.
House bill % substituted j. amending the
act defining the duties OF county ofhcegs
by permitting the appointment OF a deputy
county surveyor in each county and de-
lining the duties OF the surveyor and
deputy. The bill passed and now goes to
the governor.
House bill No. 81 (substitute), TO amend
the act fixing the fees OF county and pre-
cinct officers as far as the compensation
and duties OF county superintendent OF
public schools. In Laramie, Carbon, Al
bany, johnson and Uinta the salary OF
the superintendent shall be $500, and all
superintendent shall receive also 10 cents
mileage for distance actually Travelled IN
visiting schools. The bill passed and will
be placed in the governor ) hands
House bill No. 6l' providing Tor such
amendment of the act relating to railroad
companies and corporations that two COM
panies may consolidate, that one may
lease 10 another or may sell or contract
to sell. The bill passed and now awaits
the governor 5 approval
House bill No. 62 was recommitted.
House bill No. G1. to repeal the hawk
and eagle bounty. The bill passed; 1t
awaits the governors signature,
House bill No. 70, to fund the indebt'
edness OF district No. ?, OF johnson
county. The bill passed and is in the
governor hands
Substitute for council bill No. 81, pro
yiding for the registration of voters. 1t
provides for the appointment OF a board
of registration Of three electors in each
precinct, such board to also act as judges
of election. The board shall be appointed
thirty days before an election, and shall
meet three weeks before the election n
prepare a list of the electors OF the pre-