, 1890-02-11
FIXING STOCK LAWS.
The Adams Revision Bill Discussed
in the House.
Measure Creating a Territorial
Board of immigration.
Favorable Consideration of Mr..
CampbeIFs Salary Bill.

ernoon. 1t defines live stock, range,
drover and brands. This bill was pre-
scented as a compilation of a chapter of
the session laws of 1888 carrying much
stock law.
Mr.. Roedel objected to tie section
which read mo person shall drive live
stock which he does not own oil over
which he has no authority" He SAID
this would make a criminal of the small
ranchman who ran some %magnate's sheep
off his homestead, citing a case. MI.
Adams explained that the objection was
answered in the very next section, as fol-
lows: Every stock drover shall prevent
his live stock from trespassing upon the
property of another, and from i%niuring
any irrigating ditch or any public works"
mo person shall purchase or slaughter
any head of neat cattle until the same is
distinctly branded with the brand of the
owner" is the first sentence of a section.
Mr.. Schnitger inquired how the knowledge
was to be gained. This was amended.
Much discussion occurred on the bill
provision for the exhibition of hides of
slaughtered animals. Amendments were
offered by Mr.. Kellogg and Mr.. Simpson
and the law will be that a hide may be
sold at once and a bill of sale given and
receipt taken, or that it may be held
twenty days subject to the inspec-
ton of all persons. In the course OF the
debate Mr.. Atherly cited an instance
where one man exhibited the same hide
for half a dozen carcasses; Mr.. Jesurun
told OF an industrious citizen in his sec
ton who was able to sell dressed beef at
three and a half cents. aud Mr., Adams
said men hereabouts owned exceedingly
prolific cows. Mr.. Kellogg made a strong
protest against the enforced exhibition of
the hide by a farmer who divided a beef
among his n~eighbors. 1t was Mr.. Simp-
son who urged the amendment to allow
immediate disposal of hides.
Passage of the bill as amended was
recommended by the committee.
THE ELECTION BILL.
Messrs. Rex. Roedel, Snedden and
Speaker Downey voted against the He.
bard election bill when that celebrated
measure came up for final disposal in the
lower branch of the assembly. The third
reading was by title. Engrossment OF the
bill occupied the clerks Saturday after
noon, Sunday and yesterday morning.
The house members in charge of the bill
were keen to get it to the council early,
where, as one of the measures friends
said in the house, they expect it to be
considerably amended.
SLAUGHTERED.
Mr.. Evans house bill providing that
attached property shall be pro rated with
Difference to the priority of claims, was
killed. The ayes were Messrs. McCor-
mick, Rankin, Schnitger and Simpson.
LIBRARIANS SALARY.
By consent of the house Mr.. Adams
gave notice Of a bill amending the law
fixing the compensation of the territorial
librarian.
THE RoAD TAX.
Notice has been given by Mr.. Sheldon
that he will soon introduce a bill amend
ing the law on roads and highways. The
measure will abolish the SO road tax If it
becomes a law.
GEN. MINER.
Nh. Pickett offered a resolution ex
tending to Gen. Miner, of Fort Russell,
a vote Of thanks and the courtesy of the
house floor for the remainder OF the ses
sion. This is in recognition of assistance
rendered the house committee in military
affairs by Gen. Miner.
IMMIGRATION BOARD.
1t is provided IN a bill by Mr.. Schnitgcr
that the territorial immigration board
created by the act shall include the gov
ernor, secretary, auditor, geologist and
hydraulic engineer. This commission is
to meet three times a year. A secretary,
whose office is to be at the capitol, will be
selected for clerical work and other duties.
He must not act as agent for any trans
Dortatlon or land company. The com
mission is to publish matter which will
give the territory liberal and extensive
advertisement One phamplet is to con,
tain the land laws which most operate
here. For the purposes OF the lmmigra-
ton commission there is to be a]ppropri-
ated $4,000,
Favorable action was taken on Mr..
Rusk's measure for the protection OF
horse growers.
CITY FUNDING.
There was a first reading of MIR. Schnit-
gers bill authorizing the funding or re.
funding of the debt of a municipal corpo.
ration. Interest shall be 6 per cent. and
the bonds shall not be sold below par.
Payment on principal is to begin after the
sixth year of issue. An ordinance author.
ICES bonding.
PASSED.
The committee substitute for Mr.. Jesu.
runs bounty bill was passed and sent to
The council. 1t provides a royalty of six
bits on coyote scalps and 81. SO on wolves.
Messrs. Kellogg, Rankin, Simpson and
Speaker Downey voted in the negative.