, 1891-01-03

Mr.. Chatterton's bill, an act to amend
and re enact Sec. 1897, of the Revised
Statutes, passed by a unanimous vote.
In the Senate.
The bone ofcontention in the senate
yesterday was the bill providing for a sub
mission to the people of the question of
a location of a miners hospital. I'm
der the bill the hospital cannot. be
located at any point further than three
miles OF a point at which 900 miners
are employed. The matter was taken up
in committee of the whole and returned
with a favorable recommendation. As
soon as the committee arose Mr.. McGil
moved a suspension Of the rules for the
second and third reading of the bill.
Mr.. Chatterton, Mondell, Woodruff and
Robins voted against the motion, but ten
voted in favor it.
Mr.. Chatterton then moved that GER
tain words which limited the location of
the hospital be stricken out. This was
lost.
Mr.. Mondell moved that the senate
stand in recess. This was lost.
A little tilt occurred between McGlll
and Mondell. The latter made an
onslaught on the bill. claiming it was un.
constitutional. This fired up the senator
from Albany who said he was glad to see
that they (meaning Mondell, Chatterton
and Woodruff-all supporters Of Warren)
were beginning to have some respect for
the constitution. If they had exhibited
the same regard for the constitution
earlier in tho session things would have
would have been no occasion for Jars or
jolts.
This was mauifestly a reference to the
election of Warren. Mr.. Mondell colored
up. but maintained his seat without re-
plying. so that what might have proven a
very interesting row was thus nipped in
the bud. Chstterton and Mondell were
the only ones to speak against the bill
and McGill and Keenan, in favor of it.
The Dill then came VI for final passage
and was passed BY a very close vote. The
ayes were Chamberlain, Edwards, Fitch,
Kabis, Keenan,, Marx, McGill. Russell
and Schnitger, 9; the nays, Chatterton,
Robins and Woodruff, 3, and the absent,
Mccormick, Mondell, Tlsdale and Will
liams.
NOTICE OF A Ill
BY Mr.. Marx: Repeating and enact
ing section 1881, revised statutes, relat-
ing to wages exemption.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRsT READING.
Providing for the compensation Of
county officers. Providing for a home
stead exemption.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Tie house stock bill was indefinitely
postponed. The alleged reason was that
a bill OF almost similar character had Just
passed the senate and 1t was an unneces-
sary waste oftime to go over and consider
the house bill. This leaves one stock bill
only before the legislature. This bill has
passed the senate and is now before the
house. where it will probably be amended,
in which event the opponents of the bill
hope to knock it out through the inability
Of the two houses to come to any agree
ment.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The bill providing for semi-monthly
payments to coal miners wa made special
order for 2 o'clock this afternoon.
PASSED
Mr.. Mondell's appoTtionment bill was
so amended that Sheridan county will get
W representatives instead of one and in
that shape passed under suspension of the
rules. The Sweetwater delegation alone
opposed the bill.
GETTING ARoUND THE VETo.
In anticipation of the governors veto,
MIR. Fitch received unanimous consent to
introduce a bill providing hat certain I'M
incorporated societies may acquire prop
erty not exceeding in value, $40, 900 and
sue and be sued. This bill is less sweep
ing than a similar bill which recently
passed both houses.
A BILL VETOED.
The governor ~interposed a veto of a
bill of a similar nature to that mentioned
in the foregoing paragraph. He snys:
"A very serious objection appears to this
act in section 3 which repeats sections
597, sos and 500 of the Revised Statutes.
The sections proposed 70 be repealed pro-
vide, among other thing that certain So
cieties therein named and not mentioned
in the first section of the chapter may in
corporate and their repeal would work an
unwarrnnted discrimination and injustice
against certain secret and benevolent soci-
%eties,', The governors veto was sus,
tlined and the new Fitch bill is drawn to
meei the objection
E.I!-, PASSED.
Mr.. Woodruff $ bill legalizing the in
corporations OF cities and towns and the
elections held therein Ito cover the case Of
LANDER was passed by a unanimous vote.
Tho school bill, marvellousIy amended,
was passed. The house bill providing
that in case of imprisonment for fines it
shall be at the rate of 81 per day; the bill
declaring void nuac waving claims for
damages in cases of accidental death; the