, 1890-03-06

the territory to the asylum at Ezanston,
Counties refusing to remove the insane
as provided are required to pay the com
mission $50 per month for each patient
A tax of one quarter of a mill is levied
for the support of the asylum. Appro
priations are made to reimburse Uinta
Fremont and Crook counties for the
amounts paid the asylum during the pas
year.
Mr.. Campbell introduced a bill provid,
ing that tyre written matter should be
considered as printed matter in supreme
court cases.
Mr.. Liggett intro luced a bill dein-
ing judicial districts. The counties of
Laramie, Converse, Crook. johnson and
Sheridan form the first district to be pre-.
sided over by Chief Justice VanDevauter.
Albany, Carbon aud Nafrona counties
from the second district presided over BY
Justice Saufey. Uinta, Sweetwater and
Fremont counties from the third district
with Justice Corn presiding Judge. In
the event of the formation of a fourth
district it will be formed of Crook, John.
son and Sheridan counties while Laramie
aud Converse counties will form the
first.
BOOMERANG RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Campbell introduced a resolution
thanking the publishers of the Laramie
Boomerang for daily papers furnished
the council. Mr.. Stotts opposed the
resolution. He said a recent article in
the boomerang, while not given as the
editorial opinion OF the paper, was vet
sanctioned by the publishers, in which
the present council was charged as being
public robbers if they passed any bills
appropriating any money for institutions
not heretofore established. As the coun.
Gil has appropriated money to establish
the Sundance normal school the council
stood charged with robbery by the Boom
eran9 and he did not favor voting any
thanks to a paper thus insulting the
council.
Mr.. Burdick moved to make the reso-
luton the special order of the day for
March 10th.
MI. Hunter advised the council not to
shirk action on the resolution as proposed
by Mr.. Burdick. He thought the coun-
ell SHOULD be manly and if it wanted to
thank the Boomerang do so, if not, defeat
the resolution. Mr.. Burdick then with
drew his motion and the resolution was
made the special order for March nth,
the last day of the session.
II COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Council file No. AZ, providing for the
temporary education and care of blind,
deaf and dumb persons, wal reported
upon favorably.
House bill No. 4, establishing a terri
torial militia organization, was amended
by striking out the word male" leaving
the ranks open for female militia c9mpa-
MES. The bill was recommitted to the
formation concerning the amount of funds
necessary to carry the bill into effect.
WESTON COUNTY.
The Weston county bill was made the
special order of the day for March It'll.
BILLS PASSED.
Council file No. 40, providing for the
erection of a hospital building at Rock
Springs, passed the council with but two
dissenting votes. Mr.. Kinney made a
forcible speech favoring the bill. HIS
people had been modest in their request
and had cut down the Appropriation for
building to the very lowest possible
amount. After the hospital was com
pleted it would be self-supporting; the
funds now being raised by the voluntary
subscriptions of the miners and known
as the hospital fund" would be expended
for the running expenses of the hospital.
and nothing would be asked of the terri.
tory.
House Joint memorial No. 5. requesting
congress to pass the Union Pacific fund
ing bill, was passed by a unanimous
vote.
Mr., Pickett's Big Horn county bill also
passed the council.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
The council non %concurred in house
amendments TO council file No. %, relat
ing to county and territorial revenues, and
in house amendments to house bill No. 3,
the election bill, and conference commit
tees were appointed or each.