, 1899-02-18
THE LAST DAY
THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE
SESSION ARE VERY
QUIET.
Senate and House Closing Up Business
Rapidly-The Bounty, Revision
and Appropriation Bills Passed
WIN Last Until Midnight Tonight
Many Bills Passed.


VIII Last Until Midnight Tonight
Many Bills Passed.
Cheyenne, Feb. 1S.-(Special.)-A
flood of sunshine filled the room when
Speaker Davis, for the fortieth time
called the house to order at 10 o'clock
this morning. Every member was in
his IA when the gavel fell, and when
the roll had been called for the last
time by Chief Clerk Gillett, Chaplain
Durham offered a most ferverent pray
er and invoked the divine blessing up
on all members Of the Fifth state leg
islature, and all other bodies of like
character which are in session at the
fiected sincerity in this last supplica-
ton, impressive and earnest, that
stamped itself upon every member OF
the house and fortified each for the
closing days of what will be known in
the history of Wyoming as one OF the
most faithful, industrious and diligent
legislative bodies that ever assembled
at our capitol than the one whose light
expires tonight.
When the smoke Of the conflict shall
have cleared away. it will be seen that
the peoples interests have not been
neglected.
Appropriations, the size of which at
first startled the taxpayers have been
pared down to dimensions which are
generally satisfactory.
The morning session began by the
reception OF a communication from his
excellency. the governor, calling the
attention Of the house to the fact that
our present laws governing the bonds
and securities given by public officials
are inadequate, and urging the passage
OF house bill No. 40, by Fourt. relative
to guaranty and fidelity company bonds
for the public officials. The house bill
here referred to was introduced by Mr..
Fourt and provides that all ofhcials
who are custodians OF public funds
shall safely keep all moneys coming
into their possession, the wording
safely keep" having been inserted to
conform to the decisions of our state
supreme court. The bill provides that
all officials may give either personal
Or fidelity company bonds, and II the
latter, the expense of the same is to
be paid out of the public funds.
A communication "a read which
occupied a half hour, relating to the
action Of the senate on certain bills
which were before the body yesterday.
The conference committee hereto
fore appointed to adjust the differences
of the two bodies of house bill No. "a,
the soldiers monument fund. reported
that they have been unable to agree,
and the speaker appint another
committee consisting OF Atherly,
Baird and Slough, to meet a like COM
mittee from the senate to adjust the
matter.
The following senate files were raed
the first time and referred:
Senate file No. SO, by Coleman; No.
81 by Iredale; No. IS by Mcbride.
His excellency, the governor, mott
fed the house that he had signed the
following bills:
House enrolled act No. 81, creating
two fish h~atcheries and two districts
for the state and providing superin-
tendents for each Of them.
House enrolled act No. 30. relating to
the waters OF the state.
House enrolled act No. 80, providing
for a sanitarium and baths at the Big
Horn hot springs.
House enrolled act No. "a. for the
protection Of fish.
House enrolled act No. IS. for an ad-
dition to the Evanston insane asylum
House enrolled act No. So, providing
for a west wing to the general hos
lpital at Rock Springs
Il House enrolled act No. 81. providing
for an addition to the state university
at Laramie.
| House enrolled act No. 80. appro-
priating moneys to pay various out
standing certificates Of indebtedness
House enrolled act No. 80, the John
son county invasion bill.
House enrolled act No. 40, reimburs
Ing Ex-Governor Richards for expenses
, in connection with the Omaha exposi
ton.
House enrolled act No. Al, for the ap
: pointment Of trustees for county n
: brariee.
House enrolled act No. ~. providing