, 1899-02-02
BILLS
LARAMIE AND LANDER BILLS
BOTH RECOMMENDED FOR
PASSAGE.
Asylum Bill Also Recommended
For Passage-Wolf Bounty Bill
Causes Lengthy Debate Yesterday
Afternoon Many Bills Introduced
Into the House Today.

Cheyenne, Feb. 2.-CSpecial.)-The
house was called to order this morning
by Speaker Davis at 10 o'clock. After
roll call and prayer by the chaplain, the
journal was read and approved without
amendment.
Bills were introduced as follows:
House bill No. sc by the committee
on railroads, to amend and re-enact
section l, chapter Sc of the Session
Laws Of 1888, relating to the exercise
of eminent domain by railroad COM
panies. Referred to the committee OF
the whole.
House bill No. 81, by Carpenter, tc
amend and re-enact section ! of an &C,
providing for the allowance of good
lime and discharge money and cloth,
ing for state %convicts. Referred TO the
committee on buildings and institu.
lions.
House bill No. IS, by Carpenter. tc
amend chapter s, of the Session Laws
of 1887, and providing for the assess
ment of property in cities of the sec
ond class, as therein defined. Referred
to the committee on corporations.
House bill No. 80, by McDermott,
regulating the sale of spirituous and
malt liquors. cider. ETC., upon railroads
in the state of Wyoming, and to re-
peal all acts in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act. Referred to the
committee on
House bill No. 80, by McDermott. to
amend section 314l Of the Revised
Statutes of Wyoming relating to the
limit of time for proceedings in error.
Referred to the committee on judici-
airy.
House bill No. 81, by McDermott. to
amend section 3134 of the revised stat
utes of Wyoming, relating to trans
cripts to be filed with the petition in
error. Reierrey to committee on ju-
dietary.
House bill No. 80, by MeDermott, to
amend section 3145 of the revised
statutes Of Wyoming, relating to pro-
ceedings in error. Referred to judici,
airy committee.
House bill No. SO, by George, to con-
fer upon the board Of land commission
ers and each of the members thereof
power and authority to administer
oaths in any proceedings before such
board. Referred to the committee on
judiciary.
House bill No. "a, by Cooper, provid-
ing that corporations doing business
in the State of Wyoming shall file an
nually an affidavit with the secretary
of state as to their condition. Referred
to the committee OIL judiciary.
Senate file No. s. referring to the
construction of bridges over bitches
and public highways, was read first
time.
House bills Nos. Ga. 6S, 90, 10, II, 10,
were each read a second time, engrossed
and passed to third reading.
The following bills were on third
reading and final passage:
Senate file No. /, a bill in relation to
the election of members of boards OF
county commissioners, was laid over
until Friday for further consideration,
House bill No. 8. the Johnson county
invasion relief bill, was read a third
time and put upon final passage and
was passed by the following vote:
Ayes, 80; noes, 2; absent, 3. This bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000.
The house then resolved itself into
committee of the whole and for the
consideration of bills on the general
file.
The first bill taken up was house bill
No. 43, which provides for taxation to
produce sufficient funds to erect and
equip the agricultural college buildings
at Lander. Bird, in order to get the
question before the house moved that
the same be indefinitely postponed,
This motion was voted down. A mo-
ton was then made to recommend the
bill for passage and 1t prevailed. This
bill provides for a tax of one-eighth
of a mill on all state property, to run
for such time as will produce $50 900
no part of the appropriation to be avail,
able until the sum of $50, 900 is reached
House bill No. Al, a bill in relation
to the construction of an addition tc
the University of Wyoming, at Lara
mic. Hiland of Carbon county. moved
that it he referred back with the recon-
m~endation that it be indefinitely post
poned. Before this motion could b.
put Maggie Of Laramie county, movet
to amend the motion, the nature o
which is that the bill be reported bach
for passage. Nagle's amendment wa'
carried. This bill provides for a one
quarter mill tax upon all the taxable
property Of the state for the years 1899
1900 and 1902, and will produce II
round numbers from 10000 to $36.
900.
The next bill taken up for considera
] ton was house Bill No. II, by Holling