, 1905-02-15
SENATE IN COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE RECOMMENDS PAS
SAGE OF HOUSE BILL
lEvYiNG FUND.
Believed It Will Pass and Be Signed
by Governor Within Next Day or
Two-Both Houses Spend Fore
noon in Committee, Disposing OF
Large Number Of Bills-Memoria!
Services for Late Governor.

Special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 15.-Botf
houses of the state legislature spent
the most of the forenoon in committee
of the whole, when a number of bills
on the calendars were disposed OF
The most important of the bills in the
senate to be thus acted upon were the
bill to create a state board of horti
culture, the tax providing a levy o.
three-eighths of a mill for the support
of the university and the bill giving
the governort the power to remove Ger
tain appointive state officers.
The senate in committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Sullivan in the chair
disposed of the following measure:
House bill No. 10, protecting train
men from overhead electric wires; rec
commended for passage.
House bill No. 36, relating to trans
fers of water rights; recommended
for passage.
House bill No. "A, providing for fees
for court stenographers; recommend
ed for passage.
House bill No. 65, providing for the
appointment OF a state board of hor'
ticulture; recommended for passage,
This bill came from the house just
after the alleged disagreement be-
1900, A., t,,, h,l;n, uyhaD thn ocSnr.
ton was made that the house was re-
taliating Tor the slaughter of bills In
the senate. The committee OF the
whole today reduced the appropriation
from 5000 to $4,000.
House bill No. 81, providing for the
Incorporation of realty and loan com
panies; recommended for passage.
House bill No. LOG. giving the gov
ernor power to remove certain appoint
i've officers; recommended for passage.
Senator Keister sought to amend by
granting the officer the right to be
heard before some board, but the
amendment was promptly killed.
House bill No. 81. relating to chat
tells claimed by third parties to a suit;
indefinitely postponed. The bill was
introduced by Mr.. Yund Of Albany
county and was favored in the senate
by Mr.. McGill and opposed by Mr..
Bramel.
House bill No. 1913, providing a tax
Of three-eights of a mill for the sup
port Of the University Of Wyoming;
recommended for passage.
House bill No. 95, relating to the
valuation of coal mines; recommended
for passage.
House bill No. 1O7, making it a mis-.
demeanor to carry liquor into mines
and smelters; recommended for pas,
sage.
Senate file No. Al, providing an ex-
tension of time for county assessors
in which to turn over the tax rolls to
the board Of equalization in each
county; recommended for passage.
The house In committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Johnson in the chair,
considered the following bills:
House bill No. 10, relating to the
duties OF sherifs in the inspection OF
the hides Of slaughtered animals; rec,
commended for passage.
House bill No. 1877, reducing the coal
mining inspection districts Of the state
to one; indefinitely postponed,
Senate joint memorial No. l, memo
rlalizing the Wyoming delegation In
congress to oppose the passage of a
bill establishing a parcels post; rec
commended for passage.
House bill No. 1873, providing for q
commandant and adjutsnt at the state
soldiers home at Buffalo; recommend
ed for passage.
Senate Ale No. IS, relating to strays
and the publication Of notices; in
definitely postponed.
Senate hle No. 20. providing a pen
atty for failure to transmit Official no
tees; indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 127. providing for the
election Of attorney general. introduced
by Nj. Uhler: recommended for PAS
sage. Mr.. Uhler made a telling speech
In committee in support Of the bill.
HOUSE bill No. $40, relating to the
duties Of court stenographers; recon
mandad for massage.