, 1899-02-03
PRINTING BILL
THE EXPENSE FOR PRINTING THE
REPORTS TO BE CUT
DOWN.
House Nearly Reaches One Hun
dred-Senate Receives Many Bills
Passed by the House-Iredale's
Legal Holiday Bill.

| houoV was Sdlltu " olutl dI III d. Ill
this morning by Speaker Davis. After
roll call and prayer by the chaplain
the journal was read and approved.
House bill No. SO, by Lewis, relat,
ing to the program, distribution and
protection of fish, and creating hatch,
cry districts of the state, and provid.
ing for the appointment of superin-
tendents thereof. Under the provi.
sions of the bill the state is to be divid-
ed into two districts. District No.
is the district in Which Albany county
IL located. District No. 2 comprises
Sheridan, Johnson, Weston, Crook and
Big Horn, all the other counties being
in district No. l. A superintendent is
10 be appointed by the governor foI
each district, with a salary of 81, zoe
per year. The superintendent are tc
serve four years. Laramie is made the
headquarters of district Mol, and Sher-
idan Of district No. 2.
Representative Condit introduced
house bill No. SO, to amend and re-en-
act sections /, 2, 3, and 4 of chapter q
of tho law relating to probate proceed
ure.
Senate file No. 5 was read a third
time and referred to the committee on
buildings and institutions. This bill re-
peals certain sections of the law per-
tanning to the hospital at Rock Springs.
The speaker announced that he was
about to sign house enrolled act No. 3,
pertaining to the appropriation of mon
ey to reimburse certain parties for
land fees in connection with business
with the general land office.
The following bills were read a sec
ond time and ordered engrossed and
passed a third reading:
Senate joint memorial No. 2, relating
to star route contracts; house bill No
AZ, for the agricultural college at Ian
der: house bill No. Al, making an ap.
preparation for the erection of an addi'
tional building for the state university
ut Laramie; substitute for-house bill
No. II, for the erection of an addition
to the insane asylum at Evanston;
house bill No. CO, requiring county
clerks to certify all brands to the live
stock comimsison; house bill No. 80.
requiring butchers to keep a record of
brands Of all cattle killed by them;
house bill No. 10, to abolish the Office
of state veterinarian; house bill No.
IS, prohibiting the driving or leading
of live stock without the written con-
sent of the owner.
The following bills were read a third
time and disposed of indicated:
Senate file No. 1, providing that here
after n county commissioner in each
county shall be elected for aterm of flour
years. This brought out considerable
discussion, and after several amend
ments of a minor nature, was finally
passed by the following vote: Ayes. 30;
nays, 2: absent, 5.
House bill No. 6S, a~propriating $116.36
to reimburse Ex-Governor Richards for
expenses incurred by him in connection
with the enlistment of the troops from
this state for the Spanish war. 1t was
passed by the following vote: Ayes,
20; hayes, 2: absent, Z.
House bill No. SO, repeating sections
81, %, 90, "a, and SO OF chapter 33 of the
session laws of 1s9O-91, being an act
relating to the creation Of a board OF
live stock commissioners, and appro-
priating money to pay the expenses
thereof, was put upon its final passage
and passed.
House bill No. Ga, relating to the fees
to be paid justices of the peace, was al
so passed, securing the bare number OF
votes requisite for its adoption-2O, as
under the constitution, a majority OF
all the votes elected must be secured.
House bill No. Sc, relating to the re-
organization of the national guard, was
passed by the following vote: Ayes
"a; nays, l; absent, =.
House bill No. II, prohibiting the
printing Of all official reports except
those expressly authorized by law, was
passed by the following vote: Ayes. 80;
nays, /; absent, 4. This bill is designed
to correct the abuse OF printing officers
reports Unfortunately, the expense
Of which during the past four years
has amounted to thousands of dollars
Hereafter there will but two reports
published under authority Of law, and
these are the auditors and ~treasurer's
and these will be printed only once In
two years, at the converting Of the leg.
islature, for their 8 for reference
II other officers desire to publish theil
reports, they will have to be paid Out
Of their contingent fund fees, and MOI
look to the legislature for the money
The publishing Of the state engineers
report recently cost $500 alone.
House bill No. 70, requiring the STATE
engineer to cover the fees coming int
his custody into the general fund sub
! jet to disposal by the state. 1t wa