, 1899-01-19

O'Clock, with the president in the
chair. The roll call showed all present
except Mr.. Galloway, who is seriously
i'll at the hotel. After prayer, the jour-
nal was read and approved.
Under the head of notice of intro
duction of bills, Senator Cross of Con-
verse county, gave notice that tomor-
row, OF soon thereafter, he would in
troduce a bill for an act prescribing the
time when public officers shall pay into
the state treasury the moneys coming
into their hands, and prohibiting pub
lie moneys from becoming sources of
profit to the officers who are custodians
thereof.
Under the head of reports of stand
ing committee, the committee on edu-
cation and public libraries, to whom
was referred the report of the Wyoming
State Historical society and state Ii
brarian, reported them back, with the
recommendation that they be returned
to the secretary of states office.
Under the head of federal relations,
| of which committee Senator Fox Is
chairman, was introduced senate joint
resolution No. 2, extending thanks to
the people of the State of Wyoming,
and to the patriotic and fallen soldiers
and sailors who took part in the Span
ish war. The resolution was read the
first time and referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
Under the heading of second read
| ing of bills, the bill providing for the
printing of the governors message was
| read a second time, and on motion the
/ senate resolved Itself into a committee
of the whole for the consideration OF
| senate joint resolution No. 2, with SEN
ator Cross in the chair. Upon arising,
the committee of the whole recommend
ed that the senate joint resolution be
passed. On motion the report OF tho
committee of the whole was unani-
mously adopted. On motion OF Senator
Goble the rules were suspended and
the resolution read second and third
time and placed on its final passage
and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, II; nays, 0; absent,2.
A communication was received from
the house announcing the passage In
that body of house joint resolution NO
6, providing that a committee OF one
from the senate and two from the house
be appointed to examine the accounts
of the state auditor and treasurer.
On motion of Senator Verybrick the
senate resolved itself into a committee
of the whole with Senator Cross in the
chair, for the consideration OF house
joint resolution No. 6. Upon arising
the committee of the whole recon-
mend that house joint resolution NO
6 be passed. The report OF the com
mittee of the whole was adopted.
On motion the rules were suspended
and house joint resolution No. 2, con
corning the printing Of the governors
message was read a second and THIRD
time and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Is; nays, O; absent or not o
ing, 4.
A bill appropriating the expenses Of
the legislature was passed.
The printing committee reported tina
senate file No. 1 had been correctly
printed.
The senate took a ecess subject to
the call of the chair and at 11:55 was
called to order. The president appoint
ed Senator Cross as a member OF the
| Joint committee TO examine the &C.
counts of the treasurer and auditor.
The bill introduced in the state SEN
! a,e by Mr.. Corson of Laramie county
known as senate file No. l, Is an I'M
portant measure, and should have been
enacted into law long ago. 1t provides
that at the general election to be held
in November, 1900, there shall be elect
ed in each organized county in the state
two commissioners for a term OF two
years. and that thereafter at each gen
| eral election there shall be elected IN
each organised county one commits
| sioner for a term Of two years and one
for a term OF four years. Under this
act. should It become a law, There will