, 1899-02-15
MONUMENT BILL
SENATE AND HOUSE ARE ENGAG-
ED IN KILLING BILLS FOR
PASTIME.
Sullivan of Casper Introduces a Monu-
ment Bill-Free Text Books Bill
Comes up in the House Again, and
According to Ruling of Speaker
Davis, Is Adopted.


Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 15.-(Special.)
The house was called to order by
Speaker Davis at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The clerk read a communication from
the senate in which it was stated that
rs per cent of all the house bills had
been indefinitely postponed by that
body. Mr.. Davidson asked whether the
senate had yet repealed the constitution
of the State of Wyoming. There being
no answer forthcoming, Mr.. Sullivan
asked unanimous consent to introduce
house bill No. 17S, and the same was
granted. The bill is for an act requir-
ing the senate to erect a monument
over the slaughtered house bills enact
ed by the legislature of the State of
Wyoming. The bill appropriates $1,000
out of the pockets of the senate, not
otherwise hypothetical, for the cree
ton of the monument, and that 1t shall
be subscribed with the epitaph, They
lived not wisely but too we'll, having
too much ambition The bill was re-
ferred by the speaker to the people Of
the state.
bill came up for consideration, and was
read as amended by the senate, that
body having incorporated Laramie
county in the provisions of the bill. Mr..
Davis of Albany county moved that the
house concur in the amendment by the
senate, and Mr.. Baird asked that the
amendment be read. after which he
stated that as Laramie county had been
included in the provisions of the bill,
the motion to concur would have come
with better grace from a member of
the Laramie county delegation. He
claimed that the people of Laramie
county did not want the bill forced up
on them, and that the taxpayers would
resent the action Of the senate. He
said that heretofore the various dele
cations had shown the utmost courtesy
to each ether, and he hoped the same
would be extended to Laramie county
now, and he believed they would SO act
now. He said that there are 5000 peo-
pie in Laramie county who pay no
fovoc np1i fho8 $ho condition, ~, Ait.
county are different from those prevail
ing in others. He said that the people
Of Laramie county were thoroughly
satisfied with the prevailing method in
vogue concerning text books, and he
hoped that the house would not force
the measure on county that did not
want IT. Mr.. Atherly said he would
vote to concur in the amendment, be-
lieving that what is good for twelve
counties is also good for thirteen. Mr..
Nowlin of Uinta county, said that the
house had no desire to force upon Lar
annie county something she did not
want, but he did not propose to jeopar-},
dize the entire bill by voting on an
amendment to please Laramie county.
Mr.. Nagle opposed the amendment and
endorsed Mr.. Baird's remarks, express
ing the hope that the house would not
concur in the senate amendment. Mr..
Butler said that he did not want to act
precipitately in the matter and would
vote for the amendment rather than
jeopardise the interests of the measure
by voting against the amendment. Mr..
Thorn of Johnson county thought as a
matter of courtesy the Laramie county
delegation should be consulted so far
as possible in this matter and he was in
favor of leaving the question to these
gentlemen. Mr.. Jones of Laramie
county said that he was heartily in IA
vor of the amendment. and urged the
house to concur therein. He said the
people wanted Laramie county includ-
ed in the bill, and that if the question
were submitted to them two-thirds
would vote In favor of it. Mr.. Baird
said he believed this to be true, but the
vote would all come from the 5000 peo-
Pile who paid no taxes. Mr.. Davidson
of Laramie county said he was opposed
to the senate amendment including
Laramie county and hoped the house
would not concur as he believed the
majority Of the Laramie county people
were opposed to 1t. Mr.. Hawk, the
author of the bill, spoke in favor Of the
amendment, and hoped that the Ques-
ton would be settled at once and not
postponed, as some propose. Mr.. Davis
of Albany withdrew his motion and
MIR. Atherly Of Albany moved that the
bill be made a special order for Thurs
day. afternoon. Mr.. Maggie moved to
exclude from the provisions OF the bill
counties second class, and Jones oner-
ed an amendment that the house concur
In the senate amendment. Maggie then
Withdrew his amendment and offered
a motion that the house refuse to con-
cur In the senAts amendment. Atherly
sasd that thu Laramie county people
were inconsistent in the matter IN not