, 1890-12-31

sneep inspectors ana the prevention OF
scab. Be- Mr.. Tisdale-Providlng for a
board of live stock commissioners Sub
stitute for senate file No. l9. providing
Tor the selection, care, leasing and control
of public lands. These were read a first
time and referred to committees.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
By Mr.. Davls-Providing for the pay
ment of money expended in constructing
a guaging station 10 Clear Greek, John
son county. By Mr.. Haley-For the pro
pagatIon. distribution and protection of
fish. It was noticed by Mr.. Baker when
this bill was read over that whether In
tentionally or not. the fish commissioner
was allowed an annual contingent of
5000. This evoked quite a talk and
the contingent was definitely fixed at
s 5000 for the two years. By Mr.. Peter
son-Providing that a grand Jury shall be
summoned only when ordered by the
court and providing for prosecution by in
formation. By Mr.. Johnson-Regulating
certain criminal procedure. By Mr.
Sweet-Concerning Abstractors of title,
fixing their liability and bond and es-
tlbllshing the OBJECT of their certificate as
evidence. By Mr.. Clay-Defning the
duties and powers OF county superinten-
dent of schools. By Mr., Sutherland
Providing that eight hours shall consti-
tute a days work. By Mr.. Bond-Pro
viding for the sale Of useless state prop
erty. BY Mr.. Du~nn-Fixlng the terms
of the supreme court. By Mr.. Dunn
Extending the powers OF the county com
missioners so that they may divide their
counties into school districts. By Mr..
Bond-Providing for the duties and
compensation of clerks of the supreme
court. These bills were all read a second
time and ordered engrJssed for third
reading.
SENATE FILES ON sEcoN READING.
Providing for steno0rapkers in each
county. To authorize foreign administra-
tors and executors to release mortgages.
Creating and establishing a state board of
charities and reform. To prevent fraudu-
lent and corrupt practices in tho making
Of contracts by public officials. A mem
oral to congress praying for the establish.
meut OF a wagon road between Fort
Washakie and the Yellowstone Park. All
were passed to a third reading.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Mr.. Reals bill in regard to the
establishment OF a labor bureau was re-
committed. The live stock bill was
passed by a vote OF 10 to 9, every member
from Laramie county voting in favor Of it.
Those who voted against the bill we're
Arnold. Baker, Dunn, Gebhardt, Griffin,
johnson, Langheldt, Reals and Started.
Clay, Fullmer. Thorpe and Merrill of
Carbon we're ABSENT.
The senate substitute bill providing that
a wholesaler doing also a retail business
must pay both licenses, was passed with
only two dissenting votes. The bill to
protect proprietors of hotels. inns and
boarding houses passed by a vote of "a
to 6.
COMMITTEE OF H WHOLE.
The following bills received favorable
recommendation without amendment:
Mr.. Chatterton's bill requiring the state
treasurer to issue ~triphcate instead of du-
plicate receipts; Mr. Sutherland's bill CON
corning the alienation of homesteads; Mr..
Hittle's bill providing for the Office Of
county sio-L, N--D~--% bin prV
vidinR for a stay of execution on iudg-
ments in tho district court Mr.. Halls
bill providing that defendants may give
bonds in r~eplevin cases. Mr.. Bonds bill
making county clerks ex oficio registers
of deeds was amended. The register now
receives a salary of 5000 in all counties
and 10 counties having an assessed valua-
ton of more than S., 900, 900 he receives
in addition $3.50 for each million or frac.
ton thereof.
NEW APPoRTIoNMENT I'LL
Mr.. Dunn has introduced a new ap-
%portionment bill, 1t provides one sena-
tor for each 5000 inhabitants on a basis
of the United States census and one rep
resentative for every 1900 inhabitants,
but each county must have one senator
and one representative. Under this ar
rangement each of the twelve counties
gets one senator. Laramie being entitled
to two, or thirteen in all. As to repre-
sentatives Albany gets four, Carbon
three, Laramie eight, Sweetwater three,
Uinta four, Converse, Crook, Fremont,
johnson, Natrona ne. Sheridan and
Weston one each. twenty nine In all.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the
directors of the Worlds Columbian ex-
position praying that the worlds fair be
kept open on Sundays.
by Mr.. l.. G. Davis-Providing for
mine locations.
By Mr.. Bond-Providing for licensing
p~awn5rokers and intelligence Offices.
NIGHT SESSION.
4 night session was held to consider
HaleY's ponderous bill regulating probate