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40 1890
terms, one beginning on the third Mon.
day in April and one on the third Mon.
day In October; in Crook county, two
terms, one beginning on the third Mon
day in May and one on the third Mon,
day in November; in Sheridan county,
two terms, one beginning on the sec.
ond Monday in June and n beginning
on the second Monday in December.
Representative VIM. Plat of Carbon
county has introduced a memorial to
the president for the establishment OF
the Medicine Bow forest reserve. 1t
reads:
Whereas, The great and most val.
euble irrigation interests of the set.
tiers in the valleys Of the North Platte
river, and its tributaries, extending
from North park, in the state of Colora,
do, on the south, north and east
through the counties Of Carbon, Ma.
trona, Converse and Laramie, q dis.
lance Of more than three hundred and
nifty miles, require and demand the
preservation Of natures water stor.
age, namely, the forests In the noun
tains at the heads of the streams; and,
Whereas, Forest fires are constant
ly being started, either through eng.
lect or willfully, some Of which In the
year 1900 consumed many thousand
acres Of heavy timber in the mountains
at the head of the tributaries Of said
North Platte river, thereby destroying
for years to come the Means By which
the melting Of the snow IL retarded 80
that water for irrigation may be had in
the summer; now therefor be It
Resolved, That the president Of the
United States be requested to estab-
lish as a forest reserve the Medicine
Bow mountains, and all that portion Of
the Sierra Madra mountains lying
south Of the Fourth standard parallel,
III the STATE Of Wyoming. il,
Provided, always. That such re-
servations be made under such rules
and regulations as shall not retard or
in any way hamper the operations OF
prospectors for minerals or In the op'
Grafton of mines and mining claims.
Be 1t further
Resolved, That q certified copy OF
these resolutions be forwarded by the
secretary Of state to the congressional
delegation with request that they pre-
sent these resolutions TO the president
and urge upon him the necessity OF
such action as is herein petitioned for
Representative Fourt has introduced
a bill providing for service in civil &C
lions and proceedings by telephone OF
telegraph. 1t would appear to be @
wise Measure and ought to operate In
some cases to ave great expense tc
4 litigants.
Senator Britain (democrat) has in
troduced a joint memorial, memorial
fling congress for an amendment tc
the constitution of the United Statet
for election of United States senators
by direct vote of the qualified electors
1t makes little difference to the peo
pie Of Wyoming. Except in 1893, when
the democrats had their senatorial
jamboree, this state has had no sena'
torial scandals. The representatives
as we'll as the people can be trusted.
Representative Hanna has introduc'
ed a bill to regulate the admission OF
building associations organized outside
the state. 1t is provided that every such
association shall file with the state
examiner copies of its articles of incor'
poration, bylaws, last annual state.
ment, samples of stock issued, ETC., and
that the state examiner shall make ex-
animation of the association, at its ex-
pense. Then, II found solvent and 9th.
erwise qualified, upon the payment Of
s25 per annum the applicant associa.
ton may do business within the state.
This law will aid in a material degree
to place foreign associations upon an
equality with the home concerns.
Senator Balch has introduced q bill
Of considerable importance to counties
OF the fourth class. It provides that
there shall be two members Of the
board Of commissioners. that one shall
be elected every two years to serve
four years, and that the county clerk
shall act as ex-oficio member Of the
board. This will effect a material saw
Ing in expense and serve the people
Just as we'll.
House bill No. IL, introduced by
representative Hans Hansen Of Car
bon county, provides that any person
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