, 1890-12-14
SATURDAYS SESSION..
The Senate Passes a New Attor-
ney General Bill.
Salaries of the Judges Fixed at
$4,000 a Year.
Legislature Ready TO Adopt a New
State Seal.

NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. matchmaking and re-enact-
Jog section 376S of the Revised Statutes,
relating TO the tax levy.
SENATE FILES ON FIRST READING.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding and re
enacting section 379l, Revised Statutes.
concerning the assessment of property.
The bill provides that bank notes shall be
assessed at their par value. Credits
shall be listed at such sum as the person
listing them believes can be collected, and
securities at the value which the person
listing believes to be worth in money.
By Mr.. misunderstanding for the
payment Of the money expended in con.
structing = ~RuaRing station in Clear creek,
johnson county. The amount appropri
Ated is 1906.
HOUSE BILLS on C READING.
The bill declaring void certain tax ex-
emptions for tree planting was read a
second time and ordered engrossed for
third reading.
Mr.. Woodrufs memorial relating to
predatory Indians was passed to a third
reading.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE FILE.
The following house bills were read a
first time and reported to the committee:
Authorizing incorporated cities and towns
to construct and maintain highway via
ducts and issue coupon bonds to pay for
same. Providing a penalty for the I'M
portAtion into this state of unauthorized
persons to act as peace officers. Author
izing the construction of water works and
the issuance OF bonds to pay for the same.
Authorizing the issuance of bonds by
cities and towns to redeem, fund and re-
fund existing Indebtedness. Prohibiting
religious discrimination in the selection of
teachers for the public schools. De-
claring the September election legal.
Removing all limit to the amount of
damages to be recovered for causing the
death Of any person.
JUDICIAL SALARY BILL PASSED.
The bill fixing judicial salaries at 50. 900
u year in lieu of all travelling and con-
tinGeat expenses was passed.
The consideration of the bill to protect
ion keepers and hotel keepers was post
poned for final action until next Tuesday.
The bill creating the office of attorney
general provides that in addition to his
other duties he will act in the capacity of
reporter for the supreme court and get an
annual salary OF $500.
-I THE BIG SEAL.
" The Joint committee appointed to de-
wise a great seal reported as follows:
Your committee appointed to draft a
design for the great seal Of the State of
Wyoming, beg leave to submit the en-
closed designs, drawn by the different
parties mentioned below:
No. / designed by II. f. Buechner.
No. . designed by Mrs. TIL. jenkins.
No. 3 designed by Mrs. Il. w. Dana.
No. 1 designed by Mrs. Il. B. Ross.
No. 5 designed by Mr., Frank Bond.
We herewith call attention to the
description of the different designs as
presented.
No ! designed by II. +. BueChner,
represents the great seal in its actual size
as it should be in the seal press. It con
sists of a circle three and One-CiEhth
inches in diameter with Il plain band
three-clghths of an inch wide, bearing the
wording. Great Seal on top, and
"State OF Wyoming on the lower half
OF the band in letters three-sixteenths OF
an inch. The center, two and a quarter
inches, shows in the lower half
a fine landscape OF one of WyO-
ming's valleys with a flowing stream
through its center, cattle grazing on the
land, ranches, a farmer with his plow cul-
t~ivatinR the soil. To the right is on oil
derrick together with tanks and build
ings. On the left is a mountain range
aud a wagon road leading thereto. Thcre
are mills aud reduction works shown,
prospect holes in mountain sides with ore
dumps, etc. TINS landscape, which com
prises the main interests of the state,
such as cattle, ranching, farming, oil and
mining industries, is surrounded by a
nbbon-like scroll from both sides leading
to the center aud upholding the platform
OF the state OF Wyoming-"Equal
Rights" The figure Of a woman stands
erect thereon holding in one hand a
shield. The other arm is uplifted, the
broken chain with which they were tied,
hanging in pieces from her bare arm and
her finger pointing heavenward to 4 star
marked III" To tho right and left are
the dates of the territory 1869 and of
the state 1890
No. . by Mrs. Therese jenkins, repre-
sents the letter wv" in large size, cover
ing the center space with the star "a
10 the center of tho letter, the scale of
Justice and a school house above, a pillow
and wheat sheat to the left, several cattle
lying down on the right, a mine with a
pick in the center with the Latin words,
prints inter pdres, C'First Among
Eduals"D yer the same. The wording
Great Seal of the State of Wyoming
on top and July 10, $780, on the lower
half OF the circle.
No. 3, by Mrs. Dana, represents in
colors, red, white and blue. The upper
part thereof is a mountainous scene, with
the wording "esto perpetua." Over the
center dates IS6S-IS9O in each corner of
the same in blue. The center stripe is
white, bearing the word wv Yoming' and
~ little stars thereon.
Mrs. (. B. Ross design represents a
center with the number ~ thereon,
surrounded by stripes with a plate-"Pro-
gress" on top and Equal Rights below,
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