, 1888-02-19
TO THE sTooK COMMITTEE.

TO THE sToCK COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Blakc's bill for an act providing
for the taxation of railroad grant land,
was referred to Chairman Kuykendall of
the stock committee.
GAME LAW.
A bill amending and re. enacting the law
in regard.to the penalty for violations of
the game laws, introduced by Mr. Sny-
der, vas referred to the game and fisheries
committee.
PREFERRED STOCK.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Adams in
troduced house bill No. II without previ-
GUS notice. The measure authorizes Ger
tain corporations to issue preferred stock
when specified conditions exist. 1t diff
fers from the vetoed act in that preferred
stock can only be issued by unanimous
consent OF the members of a corporation.
The rejected bill empowered three
fourths OF the shareholders to take this
step.
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Mr.. Van Devanter's code on negotiable
instruments, modelled after the laws of
California, Dakota and New York, was
read to the committee of the whole in the
afternoon, Mr.. Sampson, Albany county,
in the chair. The bill contains Il6 sec
tons and covers every point hat has ever
been raised on the question. Several
minor amendments were offered and ac-
cepted. The only discussion of any mo
ment occurred on the section stating the
number of days in which a check should
be presented ere the drawer was released
from responsibility in case of the failure
of a bank after the issue of an order on
the concern. The limit. which is one day
in other localities where this law operates,
was finally fixed at five days for Wyo-
ming.
Mr.. Rummel objected to the briefer
time on account of the abominable mail
facilities of the northern portion of the
territory. The provisions of the bill meet
the views of the lawyer representatives,
and it is said hat the bankers advocate its
enactment.
ADVERSELY.
The stock committee recommend that
Mr.. Simpsons bill for the relief of Chas.
Il. Clay in the matter of losing glandered
horses be tabled. The report was
adopted.
WATER o CARBON.
Mr.. Kuykendalls bill empowering
county commissioners to relieve towns
without a water supply and intended for
the relief of Carbon, Carbon county,
passed the house and was transmitted to
the council.
An EXPOSE.
Mr.. Symons' council file increasing the
fees and emoluments of was
killed in the house on motion of Speaker
Pease during the afternoon session of the
committee of the whole. Mr.. Pease
stated that the originator OF the measure
had a fathcr-in-law who was coroner of
Albany county, and probably introduced
the bill with the idea that every man
should look after the welfare of his W
household.
BY PERMISSION.
By unanimous consent, notices of the
introduction of bills were given as fol-
lows a few minutes before adjournment
to yesterday morning:
By Mr.. Grant-To repeal that section
OF the statutes providing that no town
shall have the power to regulate gambling
otherwise than specified by law.
By MI. Adams-Amending two sec.
tons of the chapter relating to the deaf
and dumb institute.
By Mr.. misunderstanding dates on
which fiscal officers of the territory shall
balance their accounts.
ANOTHER PETITION.
A petition urging the passage of the
anti-gambling bill was received from
Evanston. A few more than ITO names
were attached.