, 1890-12-10

BY MT. healS-A Dill Tor the establish
ment of a state board or bureau of labor
and defining the duties and providing for
a court of arbitration.
Mr.. RicLardson-A bill declaring GER
tain labor contracts void.
A bill to encourage the destruction of
predatory wild animals, providing a
bounty or compensation therefor and n
tax for the payment of the same.
By S. G. Dayis-A bill providing for
deputies and assistants of certain county
officers.
By Mr., Buechner-To amend and re-
enact section 237O of the revised statutes
Of Wyoming aud to repeal all limitations
arising under contracts not IN writing.
BY Mr.. Buechner-A bill providing for
the compensation OF county officers and
repeating certain statutes concerning
them.
ON SECOND READING.
The bill Introduced by Mr. Sweet for
the suppression OF tramps was read the
second time and ordered not engrossed
for third reading,
The bill introduced by Mr., Bond in re-
gard to the building OF the yiaduct vas
read the second time and ordered en-.
crossed.
The Pinkerton bill was read the second
time and ordered engrossed.
The bill of Mr.. Bonds authorizing
cities and towns to build and MAINTAIN
water works was read the second time
and ordered engrossed.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Merrill re.
lniing to the issuing of bonds by cities for
the purpose of refundinR the existing
debt was read the second time and ordered
engfossed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The taxation and revenue bill wal re-
turned with the recommendation that it
be referred to a special joint committee
on taxation and revenue.
The bill to legaIize the September cleo
ton was returned to the house with the
recommendation that it pas.
BILLS PASSED.,
The bill to fix the salaries Of the judges
Of the supreme and district courts.
SWEET TNLKs.
When the Judiciary salary bill came up
for third reading Mr.. Sweet ofthis county
SAID he desired to call attention to section
4, article Is, OF the constitution, which
fixes four mills as the tax limit. In con-
sidering Judicial salaries it vas not a ques-
ton OF how much the Judges were worth,
bat how much the people could afford to
paP them. At present they could not af-
lord to 90 too high. If the state could
afford it, he would be willing to pay S5,-
900 a year. He would ask the delegation
from Urnta if during the Thanksgiving
recess they had consulted their cOnstitu-
ents in regard to these judicial salaries.
Tie solid Republican delegation from Al
bany was asked why they were voting in
favor of these enormou salaries.
Was it because the Albany county
people wanted them to do so,
or was 1t because they had two invorte
sons to honor hat they voted so solidly
IN favor of the high salaries? Converse
couuty furnished the state with a COVER
nor. He must be in his Office every day
10 the year and he gets 50, 500 for it, The
Judges were to get So, 900 Tor two months
work. He asked the delegation from
Carbon if they had consulted their con-
~sti:ueuts or the officers elect in regard TO
fixing the salaries. He asked the Sheri-
dan and johnson delegation what enter
prlses and developed resources they had
seen in traversing the state upon which
to put a tax to pay these enormous ex-
penses. As a representative OF the
wealthiest ard most p~opulous county in
the state the people he represented were
not in favor of the passage Of the bid.
Nine votes were cast against it when the
bill was put upon its final passage.
The bill for fixing the compensation of
members aud officers of the legislature.
The bill Tor temporarily providing for
the blind, deaf and dumb.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house in committee of the whole
recommended the passage OF the following
bills: 10 remove limitation of the
amount OF damages collectable BY suit fol
loss of life, Providing that no dis