, 1890-03-09
PASSED THE HOUSE.
Amended Appropriation Bill Ready
for Council Action.
The Election Bill now Only Awaits
the Governors Approval.
A Proposition to Abolish the Uni
Versity Income Tax.
House of Representatives..
APPROPRIATIONS.

APPROPRIATIONS.
Nearly FIVE hours we're given to con
sideration of the appropriation bill yes
terday and it was passed as amended.
The engineers contingent was increased
from $1,000 to 81, 500 after a rather
heated debate. Messrs. Mccormick and
Jesurun tried to belittle the Office. Mr.,
Rankin's chief grievance was the failure
of the legislature to order publication of
the engineers report. Mr.. Mccormick
said the territory had grown without the
Office and Mr.. Jesurun had never heard
of the engineer being in Converse
county.
Mr.. Burritt indicated the engineer
and his Office. His work had been such
as to commend him to the United States
coast survey and he had been called to
Join Maj. Powell's staff at a bigger salary
thar he now received. HIS services have
been of incalculable benefit to the terri
tory and his report to the governor is one
of the most able expositions on irrigation
ever written, taking its place with the
standard works. The insinuation that
his salary was not earned was entirely
without foundation. Modesty is the only
fault of the engineer. He has adver-
tised the territory all over the world and
but for him the senate committee would
have learned but little about Wyoming
when here. Opposition to the increase
almost entirely disappeared before this
argument.
Allowance for treasurer's commissions
for the current year was increased from
81, 200 to 81, o
Mileage fund for the committee to ex.
anime mine bosses was doubled, being
made $500.
A dot of $35 for interest on capitol
warrants was stricken out.
These additional appropriation were
added to the list:
Contingent for clerk of supreme
court.......... 100
Deaf mute and blind institute def.
liz
Deaf mute and blind institute con-
tIngent...."............... .......... 100
To print 5000 copies Of the election
300
For fair association, bonuses. $500
Mrs. Jesurun wanted to turn the fair
association off without a penny.
Messrs. Kellogg, Mccormick and Bur
rift came to the rescue of the granger APP
preparation.
Mr.. Guthrie was chairman of the com
mittee of the whole considering the bill.
II ELECTION BILL.
So soon as signed BY the governor, the
Hebard election bill, as amended by either
branch and again by the conference com
mittee, will be a law. 1t has been several
times reviewed in these columns. The
measure is a modification of the Austral
ian balloting system. Voting will be
secret and thenames of all candidates will
appear. on the same ticket. Registry
will be in districts having 100 votes and
in all precincts along any railway. One
may register during the designated sea.
son or if sick or absent may be listed on
election day alter subscribing to an affl-
davit.
Every vestige of the odious poll tax
feature was obliterated.
In the house the amendments from the
conference committee were adopted Just
before tie noon recess.
Mr.. Burritt said that without the poll
tax section he would take pleasure in
voting for the bill.
Mr.. Hebard was called upon for a
speech. he thanked the house and ex
pressed the opinion the enforcement of
the law would insure purity of the ballot
box.
Mr.. Adams let go some citation. He
pointed out the fact that the measure was
a non. partisan work.
SCHOOL LAWS.