, 1888-02-10

tration law with the statement that in
their opinion all of its provisions were
legal. This removed a serious objection
advanced by its opponents.
ADVERSELY.
In returning to the house Mr.. Dufey's
bill empowering school districts to reim-
burse clerks and t~reasurers for their serv-
ices, the special committee on school
laws recommended that the bill do not
pass"
FROM HIS E~XCELLENCY.
In a communication to the speaker
Governor Moonlight officially notified the
house that at $50 o'clock Wednesday
evening he had transmitted to the secre-
tary Mr.. Van Devanter's bill repeating
the statute in relation to the apportion-
ment of railroad bond Indebtedness on the
formation of new counties without execu-
tive action. No action was taken on the
message from his excellency.
MIR. BLAKE SEATED.
Representative-elec Blake presented his
credentials as a member of the Albany
county delegation. Messrs. Van Devanter,
Hooper and Blydenburgh examined the
documents and reported that the gentle
man was entitled to a scat in the house.
Mr.. Grant and Mr.. Weaver waited upon
Chief Justice Maginnis and requested his
assistance in seating the new member.
The judge administered the oath of Office
to Mr.. Blake and he was assigned to fill
the vacancies reserved in the house stand
ing committees.
LIEN LAW.
Mr.. Grants bill making certain me-
chanics lien laws operative in all counties
of the territory, was read a first time and
referred to the printing committee.
IMMIGRATION BOARD.
Mr.. Roberts introduced a bill which
contemplates the encouragement of i'm
migration TO this section. By its provis-
ions the secretary is made immigration
commissioner for the territory. and on
him will devolve the judicial expenditure
of 50, 500 appropriated for the purpose of
calling the attention of the outside world
to the advantages and prospects of Wyo-
ming and the inducements offered to set
tiers to make their homes in this section.
TORN TO PIECES.
Consideration of Mr.. Lafrentz' regis
tration bill by the committee of the whole,
Mr.. Sutherland. Albany county, in the
chair, occupied a greater portion of the
afternoon session in the house. Amend
ment after amendment was offered, and a
majority of the suggestions were accepted
by the house. The most serious obiec-
ton advanced was against the great lati-
tude allowed the registrar, the opinion of
many of the members being that alto
gether too much authority was vested in
that individual. 1t is doubtful If the
tormulator of the original bill
would recognize his child now. In the
words of the sportsman, 1T was shot all
to pieces" Worse than that the action
taken on the bill was almost equivalent to
al indefinite postponement of its consid-
Grafton. AS amended it was recommitted
w III SlSIJlOl CUluIlllJCC Will lLbll uC-
tons to prepare a substitute. 1t is con
cedcd that a registration law should be
placed on the statute books, but to strike
the happy medium acceptable to all is a
most difficult task. Although there was
40 party movement during the session
Yesterday, it is evident to the close OBJ
server that contemplation OF an election
conducted according to the provisions of
the bill provoked not a little of the oppo-
sition manifested. One man, the regis
trar, would be placed in a very responsible
position and there is always the posi-
bility that he might be partial. On the
other hand were he absolutely just the
duties of the office would be discharged
in a manner directly contrary to the ideas
Of a number who themselves WELD con-
siderable influence.
o WATER.
BY unanimous consent Of the house
Mr.. Kuykendall, Carbon county, notified
the body that he would soon present Tor
their action a bill extending the powers of
county commissioners. To a LEADER re-
porter the gentleman stated that the
measure was intended to authorize COM
missioners to relieve certain towns
in the matter of a water supply. Carbon,
Carbon county, would be greatly benefited
by the operations of such a law.
FAVORABLE.
House bill No. So, repeating a section
of the revised statutes providing that
members of certain corporations shall re-
ceive no salary was ordered engrossed and
read a third time, as was also Mr.. La
f%rentz's joint resolution or memorial to
congress- praying for the ceding of forty
acres of land for the use of the Wyoming
fish commission. The latter was slightly
amended.
Mr.. Duffey was excused until Monday
afternoon, and Assistant Chief Clerk Hills
granted a leave of absence until the same
hour. The representative goes west,
while Mr.. Hills will journey to Trinidad,
nnl in thn iptnrooIg &c tLa Uran.-