, 1899-02-04
OF DEPUTIES
ATHBRLY AND CARPENTER MAKE
A SUCCESSFUL FIGHT FOR
THE BILL.
Queer Circumstances Concerning Bill
Relating to Exemption of Certain
Property-Senator Verbryck's Bill
In the House-Star Route Con-
tracts Bill Passed.

Cheyenne, Feb. 4.-(Special.)-The
speakers gavel dropped promptly at 10
O'Clock this morning in the house. and
after prayer by the chaplain, and roll
call, the Journal of Friday was read and
approved.
The following bills were in troduced
and referred:
House bill No. 80, by the judiciary
committee, declaring the offices of dis
trict court commissioners and clerk of
the court to be incompatible. Referred
to the committee of the whole.
House bill No. 100, by the committee
on education, relating to the duties
OF superintendent of schools and sup
~erintendents of public instruction. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
House bill No. 1O1, by Cardiff, pro-
vides for the maintenance of a branch
fish hatchery at Sundance, and carries
an appropriation with it. Referred to
the committee on game and fish.
House bill No. 1O2, by Maggie, fixing
the fees Of court stenographers, and re-
duced the same. Referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
House bill No. 1O3, by Condit, to ap-
point stock inspectors in the various
counties and prescribing their duties
and fixing their salaries. Referred to
the committee on live stock.
House bill No. 1O4, by Condit, rela-
tive to the capture and sale Of estray
horses found on the open range. Re-
ferred to the committee on live stock.
Senate file by Verbryck, regulating
the practice OF medicine and surgery
and obstetrics in Wyoming was read
the first time and referred to the COM
mittee on sanitation.
The speaker announced that he was
about to sign house enrolled act No. 5,
to protect merchants and manufactur-
ers from counterfeit labels and stamps.
Also house enrolled act No. 6, concern
ing arid lands.
Mr.. Baird wanted the report OF the
revenue committee on house bill No. 81,
a bill relating to the exemption of GER
tain property from taxation. The
speaker stated that hte report had not
yet beer handed in, but shortly after
wards a report %purporting to be from
the revenue committee, was given to
the clerk, recommending that the bill
do pass. Nagle objected to this report
and claimed that nc such report had
been made by the committee. He stat
ed that a majority of the committee
were opposed to the measure, and that
at the committee meeting, it had been
agreed to report it back to the house
with the recommendation that it do not
pass. Three members, a majority,
signed the report. He said he was sur
prised to see such a report brought in
to the house. as it was directly opposed
to the action of the committee, and
that it had doubtless been prepared
outside of the committee room and
could not possibly have any weight.
Mr.. Nagel recalled the circumstances
in connection with the committees ac-
ton, and stated that as a matter Of fact
been ordered and he had seen the chair
man, Mr.. Thorn, sign it. Mr.. Reid OF
| Albany, co%rroborated the statement Of
Mr.. Nagel, and stated that this favor
able report was not the work OF the
committee. Speaker Davis stated that
he would seek to discover whether this
report was the work Of the committee
at a regular meeting or the production
of some outdoor, sidewalk discussion,
and II he found the former to be the
fact he would accept the report, II the
latter he would reject it. Mr.. McAllis-
ter of the committee also corroborated
the statements of Messrs. Nagle and
Reid. Mr.. Thorn made a statement JUS
tifying the report made, but Speaker
Davis ruled hat the objection of MI.
Maggie was we'll taken and the report
was not received.
The following bills were read a third
time and passed or disposed Of as in
dictated:
Senate joint memorial No. 3, by Cole-
man, relating to star route contracts,
was passed.
House bill No. 65. requiring butchers
to keep a record of the brands OF all
cattle killed by them. Referred to the
committee on live stock.
House bill No. 3. bounty bill, by
Wood, came next. Mr.. Baird offered
the same amendment urged by him
when 1t was in committee OF the whole
reducing the amount appropriated tc
SIC, 900 for bounty funds and that thif
fund was to be collected by a direct
tax on the live stock Of the state. HI
also suggested that that part OF thu
bill authorizing the various boards o.
county commissioners to oner eddi
tdonal bounties be stricken out OF tn
IA,u :. u vo~ ontirelv unconstitutional