, 1886-03-09
H LEGISLATURE.
A Large Number of Bills Acted
Upon Yesterday.
The Bill to Regulate Coal Weighing
Vetoed.

MORNING SESSION.
The following bills were acted upon
finally and passed:
To fix the time for holding elections Of
members of the Legislature in 1887, 1889,
etc, so that the Legislators should take
their seats in the January succeeding the
November in which they are chosen.
The vote was ayes I, noes 3. The noes
were Mcssrs. Ford, Granger and Blake,
The bill amending the law providing
for payment for live stock killed by rail-
road trains.
The joint resolution and memorial set
ting forth to congress that the Legislators
of Wyoming should have greater com-
pensation was passed, as amended by the
council 80 as to strike out all references to
the Ninth Legislative assembly.
Authorizing Laramie City to bond for
a sewerage system, to cost $4,000.
Authorizing establishment of u deaf
mute institute at Cheyenne, and approp-
rating $1,000 therefore for two years.
Twelve scholars are required before the
institute is opened and eight shall be in
continuous attendance.
Amending the act authorizing county
clerks to appoint deputies.
Providing for extra court stenographers.
Limiting the time in which parties
charged with crime may be prosecuted.
The council struck out the word fclonies,
and with this amendment passed the bill,
it applying only to misdemeanors.
Amending article 10 of chapter 2s of
the compiled laws so that the bonds of
justices are placed at 81 600.
Amending the %licence law so that ped
dlers OF prints, sewing machines and
books shall come within the requirements.
Amending the session laws of 1882, so
hat the prosecuting attorneys of counties
may receive fees for services outside Of
their counties.
To amend section IL of the act relating
to fees and compensation of county and
precinct officers so far as the city of Lara
ME is concerned.
Authorizing the city of Cheyenne to
construct filter beds.
To regulate the practice OF pharmacy.
Prohibiting the keeping of any place
where opium smoking is INDUCED in.
The penalty is 800 and four months in
Jail.
Restoring Henry G. Hunt to citizen
ship.
Amending the act incorporating the
city of Buffalo.
To restore Hugh j. Edwards to citizen
ship.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Chalice in the
chair, and considered the bill to authorize
the formation and organization of Mo
brara and Fetterman counties. Mr..
Ford moved that the committee recon-
mend that the bill pass. Mr.. Grant
moved to amend by a recommendation
that the bill should not pass. The amend
ment carried.
The house amendments 10 council bill
No. 90, were concurred in.
The bill to establish a code of civil pro-
eedure was progressed under suspension
Of the rules and passed without dissent.
The bill authorizing Laramie county
commissioner to establish a poor farm and
erect a poor house was introduced.
The council went into committee of the
whole and reported favorably to the in
diffinite postponement of council bill No.
sc.
A message was received from the gov
ernor informing the council that he had
approved the bills to oblige railroad com
panies to plough fire barriers on either
side of their tracks in prairie country,
and to prohibit convict labor.
EVENING SESSION.
The bill providing for the organization
of towns of more than 200 inhabitants,
was considered at some length in commit
tee of the whole, and was reported back
to the c%ouncl, with the recommendation
hat it should pass. The council thcn
went into executive session.
After the doors were opened, Mr..
Grant asked and obtained unanimous
consent, 10 introduce n bill, and then in
troduced bill No. 81.
CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS
In executive session. the council con
frmcd the following appointments
Territorial g~eologist, Samuel Aughcy
territorial veterinarian, James d. Hop
kins; fish commissioner, Otto Gramm; in
surance commissioner, j. b. Adams; ter
%ritorial librarian, John Slaughter; attorney
general, Hugo Donzelmann.
The bill to amend the act to provide iol
the payment for live stock killed by rail
roads was read the first time.
The bill to amend the act to fix th,
fees and compensation to be paid 3,
county and precinct officers was passed,
The substitute for the bill providing 70
the duties of county surveyors was passed
The veto of the governor Of the act "t'