, 1901-01-22
THE LEGISLATURE

ing a state board of equalization and
prescribing its duties and to repeal
section 173 of the revised statutes.
Read first time, referred to the com
mittee of the whole and ordered print,
ed.
II. b. No. As, by Mr.. Brcckons, a bill
for an act in relation to the judges of
the district courts II providing that
certain orders may be made by such
judges at chambers, etc. Read first
time. referred to the committee on jul
dietary and ordered printed.
H. b. No. 40, by Mr.. Smith, n bill for
an act to amend and re-enact section
3S43 of the revised statutes of Wyo-
ming relating to jurors. Read first
time, referred to the committee on jul
dietary and ordered printed.
II. b. No. 50, by Mr.. Fishback, a bill
for an act to amend and rc-enact sec
ton 500 of the revised statutes of Wy
oming in relation to kindergarten
schools. Read first time, referred to
the committee on education and ord
cred printed.
H. b. No. 81, by Mr.. Fishback, . bill
for an act to amend and re-Cnact sec
ton 81 of the revised statutes Of Wy
oming relating to the duties of suprrin-
tendent of public instruction. Read
first time, referred to the committee
on education and ordered printed.
The proper committee reported adj
versely upon II. B. No. 81. H. B. No. 6,
and II. B. No. Il.
The house thereupon went into COM
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Badgetto in
the chair.
The committee voted favorably on the
joint resolution authorizing the print
ing of 1000 copies of the governors
message.
The committee then considered and
acted favorably on house joint M
ial No. /, which relates to a uniform
wolf bounty law. The memorial was
originally introduced by DR.. Reel and
is addressed to the legislatures of all
our n~eighboring states and territories.
Some discussion, however, arose in
connection with the memorial between
Messrs. Reed, Fishback and others and
the memorial was changed and amend
ed so as to make of it a house joint
resolution. In the curse of the con
sideration of this matter DR.. Reed
made one of the most forCible and eff
fective speeches heard in the house
thus far during the present session.
Speaker Atherly also made an animal
cd speech from the floor of the house.
The Colorado memorial" so called.
was then taken up and acted on favor
ably. This is the memorial which
recommends woman suffrage to every
state and territory in the union. n the
course of the discussion spicy things
were said by Messrs. Reed. Fourt,
Fishback and others.
On motion the committee of the
whole then arose.
On motion the rules were suspended
an H.. J. r. No. l and No. 8 were pass
ed. These resolutions relate to the
printing of the governors message and
the uniform wolf bounty law.
The house hen took a recess until
2 p. m.
At 2 p. m. the speaker appointed a
committee on the part of the house to
confer with a like committee on the
part of the senate in reference to a
vote of thanks to the Union Pacific
Railroad company.
A communication was received from
the governor stating that he had sign
cd H. J. R. No. Q.
The consideration of II. 3. No. 3 in
reference to the wolf bounty. etc. and
making an appropriation of 10000 for
that purpose, was entered upon. The
chief clerk proceeded to read the bill
lin full as per call of some of the mem
bers)and later on to read it section by
section.
The consideration of this bill brought
or a discussion which continued near
y all the afternoon and was partiCi-
pated in by nearly every member of
the house. Earnest, forcible, and in
some instances, eloquent, speeches
were made by Atherly, Fishback, R. H.
Reed, Cooper, Fourt, Roberts, Creswell
and others.
Various unimportant amendments
were proposed, some of them being
adopted, and some of them rejected,
Tut the main feature and tenor of the
bill was not changed. One amendment,
offered by Mr.. Emigh, striking out the
figures $40,0 900 and inserting in their
stead the figures 100000, caused quite
a commotion, and when the question
was put the amendment was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Fishback the COM
mittee then arose, after the bill had
been fully considered, and reported the
bill back to the house with the recon-
mendation that it be passed as amend,
ed. The report of the committee Of the
whole was adopted.
Under the head of second reading of
bills, II. B.. No. 2 was read a second
time and ordered engrossed.
H. B. No. Q was also read a second