, 1888-03-01
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
But One Vote Against the New
Maverick Bill in the House.
The Famous County Fee Bill
Quietly but Firmly Tabled.
But Little Opposition to the High
License Bill in the Council.
House of Representatives.
ALMOST A LAW.

House of Representatives.
ALMOST A LAW.
The event of the day was the discussion
of the amended maverick bill by the
committee of the whole house, Mr..
Hooper in the chair, and subsequent
passage of the measure with but one vote
in the negative. Mr.. Scrivner, Sweet
water county, was the single objcctor on
the final passage. Mr.. Summers, Uinta,
who has been fighting the measure tooth
and nail since its inception, was absent
when the roll was called, and conse-
quently did not go on record on the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Summers insisted upon the adop-
ton of an amendment to the section
regulating the branding of animals subse-
quently identified. He contended as upon
a previous occasion, that disputes as to
ownership should be settled by an
arbitration board upon the open range.
Supporters of the bill objected to the
alteration of this section, advancing
the argument that other procedure
than that provided would be
impracticable. Mistakes must occasion
ally occur in the handling oflarge punches
of cattle and frequently the wrong brand
was placed upon a maverick, but the err
ror was invariably rectified without delay.
Numerous instances of the correction of
mistakes Of This sort were cited by friends
| af tho p,oo~,r1 onl NJ S,,,ax,f
amendment was defeated almost %unani-
mously. The persistent representative
from Uinta was twitted of inconsistency
and unreasonsbleness by Mr.. Blyden-
burgh, and retorted in his usual style,
Messrs. Weaver, Adams, Kuykendall,
Sutherland and several other representa-
held the floor a few minutes each during
the debate on the bill. The maverick bill,
the provisions of which are said to be in
accordance with the views of nearly all
concerned and a large majority of the
army of disenterested has passed the
house with but one vote opposing and
will receive attention in the council at
once, probably, as the council files are not
overburdened.
THE FEE BILL.
The committee of the whole, Mr.. Kuy-
kendall in the chair, reported adversely on
Mr.. Hooper's bill reducing the fees and
salaries of the officers of the several coun-
ties of the territory. 1t had been ex-
pected that there would be considerable
discussion on this measure, but it was laid
to rest very quietly.
KILLED Al LAST.
Mr.. Rummel's bill providing a uniform
measurement for water used for irrigating
purposes was killed in the committee of
the whole. The gentleman's idea was to
place a measuring device called a wicr at
the headgatc of each ditch and thus COM
pute the amount of water used. The
measurement figures used were objected
to as impracticable.
THE FRIEND OF MAN.
In the usual form Mr.. B~lydenburgh
gave notice of the early introduction of a
bill for an act-to make dogs property the
same as other live stock
MINORS, DRUNKARDs AND TOWNS.
Mr.. Roberts will soon introduce a bill
%amendatory to the law forbidding the
vending of liquor to minors and habitual
drunkards; also Tor IAN act to classify
towns and for other purposes"
NDER SUSPENSION.
On motion of Mr.. ~Blydenburgh the
house courteously suspended the rules
temporarily and passed Mr.. Holidays
council file authorizing the incorporation
of Women's Christian Temperance
Unions.
EMINENT DOMAIN.
Under introduction and first reading of
bills Nh. Hooper's measure for the exel-
else of the right of public domain by rail
road companies and for other purposes,
was presented. 1t resembles the opera
tive law on the subject in force in many
of the states and territories, authorizing
companies to condemn lands for its use,
etc.
THE COUNTY BILL.
Mr.. Guernscy's council file known as
the county bill, paving the way for the or.
ganization of Niobrara, Fetterman, Sher-
idan and Natronia counties, will be con-
sidered next Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, having been disposed of in this
manner by the house yesterday.
LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Blake's bill for an act to provide
for the organization of the legislative as.
sembly was read a first time and ordered
printed. The measure specifies the mode
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