, 1899-02-13

morning, and the speakers gavel fell
at 9 o'clock.
The speaker here announced that he
was about to sign house enrolled act
No. 16, the game and fish bill, other
wise known as house bill Nc. "a.
The question of concurrence in the
amendment made by the senate to
house bill No. &c, relating to certain
fees to be paid by the secretary of state,
now came up for consideration. Mr..
Baird stated that he was growing tired
of seeing good bills passed by this
house, and then ruthlessly slaughtered
by the body at the other end of the
building. He said he believed that the
house had certain prerogatives given
it and that it should not sit there SUI
pinely and submit to the c~hildishness
exhibited on the part of the senate. He
hoped the amendment would not be
concurred in, and he said that he did
not believe that a greater amount of
wisdom was embodied in the nineteen
members Of the senate than there was
in the t~hirty-eight members Of the
house. Mr.. Carpenter of Albany en-
dorsed the statements of Mr.. Baird, and
said that the senate had amended the
bill SO as to entirely change the house
bill. He said that under the provisions
of the bill as it passed the house the
fees arising therefrom would be COW
cred into the general fund Of the state,
but as amended by the senate these fees
would be put into the state treasury
and then be subject to call therefrom
by the secretary OF state at any time
he might see fit, and they would thus
become a part of that officers contin-
gent fund. He insisted that this was
not right. and hoped that the house
would refuse to ncu in the senate
amendment to house bill No. "a. By
an aye and no vote the house refused
to oncur in the senate amendment to
the bill. the vote being as follows:
Ayes, 80; noes, 2; absent, 4. Mr.. Baird
now moved that the honorable senate
be requested to recede from Its amend
ment to house bill No. &c, and 1t was
ordered.
The following bills were introduced
and read a first time and referred:
House bill No. 146, by the committee
revenue, appropriating 1886 to pay
the indebtedness Of Company A, Wyo-
ming National Guard, formerly located
at Laramie. Referred to the committee
of the whole.
House bill No. 147, by Carpenter, ap-
propriating $40 to reimburse Clark Pei
ton of Laramie for expenses incurred by
him in rentals of certain state lands.
Referred to the committee on ways and
means.
House bill No. las, by Fourt, to pro-
vide for the publication and sale Of the
incorporation laws of Wyoming. Re-
ferred to the committee on corpora
tons.
House bill No. 149, by Nowlin, to es-
tablish and maintain a dividing line
between the counties of Uinta, Sweet
water and Fremont. Referred to the
on counties and county
House bill No. $50, by the judiciary
committee, providing for the manner
in which service process shall be made
upon school districts. Referred to the
committee of the whole.
House bill No. Isl, by the judiciary
to amend sections 1854 and
1855 of the revised statutes of Wyo-
ming. relating to the applications for
%retrial. Referred to the committee Of
the whole.
Senate files No. 10, 16, 20 and 80
read the first time and referred.
The house then resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole for the con-
sideration OF bills On the general file,
with Conway OF Carbon in the chair.
House bill No. "a. by Cooper, relat-
ing to corporations, was reported back
with the recommendation that it be in
postponed, as the same mat
ter is included in house bill No. ia, by
Baird, relating to licenses for exhibit
tions, shows, ETC., which was reported
back for passage.
House bill No. 11S, by Condit, relat-
ing to the duties Of county superin-
Of schools. etc., was reported
back with the Recommendation that 1t
be indefinitely postponed as the same
matter was contained In another bill.
House bill No. 126, by McAnally, re-
lating 70 the disposition of real estate
sold for delinquent ta1es was reported
back and referred to the committee on
Judiciary.
House bill No. 101, by Gardiner, pro
viding for q branch fish hatchery at
sundance, was reported back with tho
rscommsodatton that It do pen.