, 1905-01-28
BOTH HOUSES TAKE RECESS AND
WILL NOT MEET AGAIN UN-
TIL EARLY HOUR MON
DAY MORNING.
Aliens Bill for Better Inspection Of
Hides Of Slaughtered Animals Dis
cussed in the House-Number of
Bills introduced and Others Dis
cussed In Committee Of the Whole
Little In Senate.
Special to The Republican,

special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Jan. 2S.-Neither
house of the Eighth state Legislature
was in session today, both having ad'
journed yesterday afternoon until 10
O'Clock Monday forenoon, many of the
members leaving for their homes to
spend the Sabbath. Senator Johnson
and Representatives S~odergreen, Yund,
Hoge, Atherly and King went to Lara
ME. accompanied by Representative
Peryam Of Saratoga, who will spend
the recess with his son. a student at
the University of Wyoming at Laramie.
Representative Martello went to Rock
Springs to visit his family until Mon
day.
The senate did little yesterday after.
noon. but considerable business was
disposed of in the house.
In the house Aliens house bill No.
70, for the better inspection of hides OF
slaughtered cattle, was discussed and a
letter from John Mahoney of Rawlins
to Governor Brooks vas read. Mr..
Mahoney spoke Of the practice of
stealing and butchering cattle and SO
destroying the hides as to render the
inspection of the brand thereon an i'm.
possibility. The bill seeks to remedy
some of the evils complained Of by
Mr.. Mahoney and other stockmen of
the state.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Sage-House bill No. rs, re
lating to statements to be filed by
county and prosecuting attorneys.
BY Mr.. Sage-House bill No. n, re-
lating to the procedure in petitions In
error in appeal cases..
BY Mr.. Wood-House bill No. IS.
providing a uniform time for the meet
ing of the boards of county commits,
sioners of the different counties of the
state. The bill does not name the day
but seeks to have 1t made uniform
throughout the state.
The house joint memorial to the
Wyoming delegation in Congress ask
ing the members of the delegation to
work with the president by voting for
any bill that seeks to place in the
hands of the interstate commerce com
mission the power to regulate freight
rates on railroads. was adopted in the
house. The motion to adopt was made
by Mr.. Uhler, democrat, Of Crook coun-
ty.
The following bills were passed by
the house yesterday afternoon:
House bill No. 10, by Mr.. Snively, re
lating to the duties and powers Of jus
tees Of the peace and ~constables.
House bill No. 80. by Mr.. Sammon,
permitting cities and towns to collect
and apply licenses from saloons just be.
yond the corporate limits Of such
cities and towns.
House bill No. 80. by the Fremont
county delegation, relating to the right
Of way of railroads across state lines
In committee Of the whole house,
with Hi. Hoge Of Albany county in the
chair, the following bills 9 con
sidered:
House bill No. 40, restoring to citi'
xenship convicts in the p~enitentiary
upon their release from that institu-
ton, recommended for passage.
House bill No. "a, by the Carbon
county delegation appropriation $500
to cover the deficit in the erection Of
the addition to the penitentiary at Raw
Inns; recommended for passage.
House bill No. So. by Mr.. Hayden
relating to the mode Of procedure in wa