, 1890-01-22
STATEHOOD MEMORIAL.
Appeal to Congress Presented by
Speaker Downey.
Bills on City Taxation and a Ballot
ing System.
Proposed Act Reducing Salaries OF
County Officers.
The Day.

in earnest, a number of bills being
read. A statehood memorial was intro
duced and suffrage and live stock meas
ures presented. The houses now dispose
of preliminary business with alacrity.
House OF Representatives.
A STATEHOOD MEMORIAL
Speaker Downcy called Mr.. Jesurun tu
the chair. and by consent OF the house
presented a ringing statehood memorial.
The action of the tenth Assembly, of the
people and Of the constitutional conven-
ton is recited. and hen it is set forth
that:
I'VE deem it our duty to renew the
memorial adopted by our predecessors,
which has been fortified by a vote of the
people. a precedent followed by a number
of states, which have obtained admission
without an enabling act.
A of the arguments for the admis-
sion detailed in the memorial of the last
assembly exists now in an augmented de-
gree. The territory has largely increased
In population and wealth. Our actual as
sessable property is nearly 800, 900, 600,
while our territorial debt is but 1920, 0O0.
representing an expenditure for a capitol,
g university. an asylum for the insane, a
deaf mute institute and preparation for a
penitentiary, which are worth much more
than the sums expended 10 their erection.
We annually expend for the sup
port OF our common schools and
for other supporting purposes more
than two times the amount received from
the government We shall soon have
three additional railways Our mineral
resources are no longer problematical. and
these, with our vast agricultural and
grazing area, we are fitted for a great,
prosperous and stable commonwealth.
llliteracy is rare and we will be well gov
erned. Our people. without regard to
party affiliations, are ready and eager TO
assume statehood responsibilities to es-
cape from territorial passalage.
The assembly, one branch of which is
Democratic and the other Republican, in
the name and BY the authority of the
people of this common wealth. respect
fully urges upon congress the immediate
admission of Wyoming as a state to the
federal union"
STANDING COMMITTEES.
There was a good outside attendance in
the house yesterday morning when
Speaker Downey named his standing
committees This is the list:
Statehood and memorial to congress
Rusk, Schnitxer, Guthrie, Brown, Bur
ritt.
Judiciary-Hebard. Bur-itt. Adams. d,
Finance. expenditures and ways and
means-Schniteer, Taylor, J%esurun.
Evans, Mccormick.
Railroads and traL sportation -Jesurun,
Hebard. Taylor.
Irrigation and agriculture-Burritt,
Bowie, Pickett, Rusk, Taylor.
Stock raising aud stock ltws-David,
Guthrie, Rusk, Atherly, Burritt.
Corporation and municipal laws-Kel
logg, Hebard, AtherlY.
County affairs aud county boundaries
Taylor, Rankin, David, Thomas, Kellogg.
Elections-Adams, Atherly, Evans,
JesuIuu. Thomas.
Public buildings and public institu-
tlons-Eyans, Bowie. Kellogg, Rex,
Simpson.
Coal mines and mining-Thomas, Kel
logg, sheldon.
Internal Improvements and Highways
Mccormick, Rex, Guthrie.
Immigration AMI Public Lands-Rex,
Roedel, Rankin.
Education and Public Libraries
Atherly. Brown. Mccormick.
Game and Fisheries-Pickett. Simp-
son, Roedel.
Sanitary Affairs-Roedel. sheldon.
Simpson.
Mechanical. Manufacturing AMI Labor
ing Pursuits Simpson, Rex, Roedel
Federal Relations, Indian and Military
Affairs-Bowie. Pickett, Adams.
Mines and Mineral Products-Sned-
don, Bowie. Pickett.
Public Printing, Joint Printing and
Public Accounts-Rahkin, Schnitger,
David.
Engrossment-Guthri David, Jesu
rin.
Enrollment-Brown, Burritt, Adams.
Rules-Burritt, TAYLOR, Adams. Evans,
Thomas, Snedd1n, Jesurun. KELLOGG,
Pickett Mccormick.
MUNICIPAL TAXES.
1t is provided in Mr.. Schnitger's bill
for an act changing the manner for col
Letting municipal taxes, that before May
LIST of each year the town supervisors or
city council shall declare. by ordinance,
the amount required to be realized for
that year by taxation. Each purpose for
which the money Is desired shall be emu
merated. A copy of this ordinance
shall be certified to the county commits
sioners and fled with the clerk prior to
May l. The county board then levies on
municipal property at the same time as
on other realty and personal holdings.
Town and city taxes shall be collected
simultaneous with county tribute and
shall be. when unpaid. declared delin.
quent in September. The collecto shall
render account to the municipal corpor
alton each thirty days after the taxes be-
come due. There shall be exempted. tc
the extent of $500, the homestead prop.
erty of the widow of a federal soldier OF
sailor of the late war. Speaker Downe,
referred Mr.. Schnitger's bill to tn,
judiciary committee.
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.
Mr.. Hebard's election bill is an elabo
rate treatise on the subject. Its readip,
occupied more than two hours, it con,
tanning 182 sections. but interest wa,
maintained throughout The proposition