, 1888-02-28
AN EXPLANATION.
Mr.. lafrentz Tells Why He Sus-
tanned the Maverick Veto.
He Voted Against the Bill from
Principle Solely.
Another Bill Providing for a Live
Stock Commission.
House of Representatives.
MR.. LAFRENTZ SPEAKS.

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reconsider the vote by which the veto was
made final. So soon as the house journal
had been read yesterday morning the gen
tleman inquired if the chair would enter
tain the proposed motion. Speaker
Pease responded that it could not be no
ticed. A vote on a veto was Unchanged
bic after being recorded. MIR. Lafrentz
did not object to the ruling Of the chair,
and proceeded to explain his action Satur
day night as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, | voted against the NAV
erick bill on Saturday. Mr.. Adams asked
this house to exoncrate him from the
charges made against him ythe governor
in his veto message. | fail to see that the
governor cast any reflections on the gen.
tleman, and | never ascribed any selfish
motives TO him in his connection with the
maverick bill, and van it understood that
| did not intend to censure Mr.. Adams in
any way by my vote against the bill.
Now as to the reason of my position in
the matter. | did promise, of my own
s%olltion, to again vote for the maverick
bill in case a better one could not be gotten
up, and only then. When the veto mess
age was received by the house | wanted it
acted upon without delay. Tho friends
Of the measure asked for time. The
message was ordered printed and the
entire subject referred to the committee
of the whole that it might be discussed in
detail. When it came up in committee
of the whole 1t was referred to committee
No. 10 without discussion, although OBJ
j%ections to this course were made by my
self and Others at the time.
Mr.. Speaker, | appeared before that
committee and asked the gentlemen COM
prising the same to meet the governor half
way, and TO present either a substitute for
the bill, or a bill covering and correcting
the Objectionable features of the measure,
as pointed out by the governor, to be act
ed upon in conjunction with the vetoed
bill. 1t was my understanding that the
committee would pursue either the one
course or the other. and in either event |
should have been satisfied. | came to the
session held on Saturday evening. and
after my arrival in the lobby a member of
the house, friend of the bill, told me
what was on the programme, and | told
him that | would not vote for the bill at
that time, and this information was con-
vcyed to several gentlemen of the house
who favored the steps about to be taken,
one Of whom is chairman of committee
No. 10. They ven on with the matter
with this knowledge, and have only them
selves to b'amo Tor being disappointed.
MIR. Speaker, | voted from principle, and
am not in favor of Jobs of that kind, and
l did not break my word. because the
gentlemen did not act in accordance with
the understanding | had with them in the
matter. 1t could not be expected of me
to vote different from what | did under
the circumstances.
FOR EXHIBITION.
A letter from j.. II. Johnson secretary of
the st. Louis exposition was read and re-
ferred to the committee on immigration.
The gentleman urges the necessity of the
placing of a permanent exhibit at st.
Louis. The mattGP will doubtlessly re-
ceive due consideration.
TAXEs.
Ia the usual form Mr.. Patten gave no.
ticc of the early introduction Of a bill
for an act providing for the more speedy
and certain collection of certain taxes.
~sECRETARY's FEES.
Mr.. Duffey will soon submit a bill for
the consideration of the house amenda-
TO the statutes in relation to the fees of
territorial secretary.
IT WILL o DOWN.
Mr.. Adams gave notice of the early in
PRODUCTION of "A bill for an act provid-
ing for the appointment of a board of
live stock commissioners for the territory
of Wyoming and for other purposes.
TO II JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Hoopcr's bill providing for two
terms of tho district court for Crook
county each year, and Mr.. L~afrentz's
measure in regard to juvenile delinquents
were read a first time and referred to the
judiciary committee
ADVERSELY.
The irrigation and agricultural commit.
tee returned to the house the substi-
tute for Mr.. Rummel's bill on water
measurement, with the recommendation
that it do not pass.
THE FEE BILL.
Mr., Hoopcr's amended fee list for
county officers was returned to the house
by abe county committee, with the recon-
mendatiOn that the same be considered
in committee of the whole, the committee
returning it having been unable to decide
upon a verdict. v
PASSED.
The following bills were read n third
time aud passed by the house:
Substitute for Mr.. Hooper's bill on the
general incorporation Of towns.
Mr.. Blake's measure in relation to the