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granted. He then introduced house bill
No. 40, relating to the sale of real es-
tate for delinquent taxes and providing
for advertising in connection there
with.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole, McAnally of Carbon in
the chair.
Proceeding to the consideration of
house bin No. u. relating to guaranty
bonds for public officials, a discussion
of which had occupied the major por-
ton of the forenoon, Mr.. Baird moved
that the maximum rate be fixed at one
half of II per cent, and the motion
prevailed, Mr.. Fourt of Fremont being
the only One to vote against it..
An amendment was next proposed by
which all bonds should be furnished
under competitive bids, and Mr.. Baird
made a spirited and logical argument
to show why the amendment should
prevail. He could not see why the peo-
pie should not let these bonds at as
low a rate as possible; and preferred
that the entire bill be killed rather than
see the amendment defeated and the
measure become a law without it.
Mr.. FouTt opposed the amendment
vigorously, insisting that under its pro-
visions unreliable companies might
come in and secure the writ 'ng of these
bonds.
Mr.. Baird insisted that this argument
Is entirely fallacious, as no company
could do business in the state until
passed upon and admitted by the in
surance commissioner, whose certifi-
cate vas sufficient evidence of the COM
pany's reliability. The statute pro-
vides certain requirements as to capt.
tai, investment, securities, etc. which
must be complied with before any COM
pany can legally enter the state to
transact its business, and this is sufIi-
cient safeguard to the people. The
amendment was lost, however, by a
vote of IA ayes to 81 nays.
On motion of Mr.. Fourt, the house
reported back this bill with the rec
concentration that it do pass, as
amended.
On motion Of Speaker Davis, the
house now proceeded to the considera-
ton of house joint resolution No. s, in
relation to the election of a United
States senator. The clerk then read the
resolution, and on motion it was rec
commended for passage.
On motion of Speaker Davis, the COM
mittee now arose to report in conso-
nance with the above outline of its pro-
ceedings and the entire report was
adopted. The speaker here announced
that it was the desire of all those mem
bers who had signed the call for a eau
Gus on the bounty bill. that a meeting
should be held by them Immediately af-
ter the adjournment of the house.
The following bills were then read a
second time by title: House joint res
~Clution No. 8, house joint resolution No.
5, and house bills Nos. 5, 6 and 7, and
on motion they were ordered e~ngrossed
and passed to third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, at 3:15 p.
m, the house adjourned.
SENATE.
Cheyenne, Jan. 23.-CSpecial.)-The
senate r~econvened at 2 p. m, President
McGill in the chair.
Justice Corn being present, the oath
of Office was administered to Senator
elect Iredale. and he took his seat as a
member OF the senate.
On motion of Senator Coleman, the
senate resolved itself into committee Of
the whole, Senator Cady in the chair,
to consider house joint memorial No. /,
being a memorial relating to the Sho-
shoHe Indian reservation. On arising,
the committee recommended that the
memorial do pass.
On motion of Senator Corson, the
rules were suspended, the memorial
read a second and third time, and pass
ed by the following vote: Ayes, IS.
Absent, l..
The enrolling committee reported
that senate file No. l was correctly en-
rolled, the same was placed upon its
final passage and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, IS; nays, o.. Absent, 1.
This is the bill relating to a four year
term for county commissioners.
At 2:45 the senate took a recess sub
ject to the call of the chair.
Senate was called to order at 1926.
A message was received from the
honorable house announcing the pass
age by that body of house joint reso-
luton No. s, concerning the election Of
a United States senator.
Senator Taylor asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce a joint memorial,
which was granted, and accordingly
house joint memorial No. 2, memorial
LIKING congress in regard TO the pastur-
ing OF sheep on the forest reserves, was
introduced by that gentleman. Read
and referred to the committee of the
whole.
Senator Coleman of Big Horn, hav-
ing given previous notice, introduced
senate joint memorial No. 3, relating
to star route mail contracts. Referred
to committee on federal relations.
The committee or printing reported