, 1923-06-21
REPUBLICAN STATE ORGANIZATION PETITIONS FOX
EXTRA SESSION

AZ LNooA
The action of the Executive Committee of the Republican
State Central Committee last Friday in petitioning Governor
error made In enrolling the State Farm Loan Act will meet with
the hearty approval of the business and farm interests u the
state.
The Committee was unanimous in the belief that the enact
ment of the Farm Loan Act exactly as passed by the last Legs
lature would prove of great assistance to the Agricultural inter
One Of the first bills introduced in the last session was one
lileralzing the State Farm Loan Act and making it possible for
farmers to secure loans amounting to $4,000 instead of $4,000.
This hin was thoroughly considered, and agreed upon by both
houses and passed. However, an error was made in enrolling
the Act and the measure signed by the President of the Senate
Speaker of the House and Governor was not the same as the
measure passed by the two Houses.
The Attorney General ruled that portions ns Of the ~. measure = sure, Were
desired to give the farmers could not be given under the law as
Several members of the recent Legislature requested Governor
Ross to call a special session to re-enact this measure but the
governor felt that the expense would be too great and so de
At the meeting Saturday every phase of the situation was
considered and it was found that unless the act was made work
able residents of the state would lose many times over what it
would cost to convene the Legislature for a couple of days to
Senators W. w. Daley and H. S. Kirk presented to Governor
Ross the resolution passed by the Committee and discussed with
His Excellency the feasibility of converting the Legislature to
Rovernor Ross realizes the necessity of converting the Legs-
replies from questionaires which he has sent out to every
member of the last Legislature.
In the following resolution Governor Ross was appraised of
the decision of the Republication State Executive Committee and
Whereas, the Seventeenth Legislature of the State of
Wyoming, deeming it wise to lberalize, amend and reenact
Of 1921, known as the State Farm Loan Act, and N"
Whereas, the said Legislature, having passed such relief by
legislation which was subsequently referred to the Attorney
General of the State of Wyoming, and
Whereas, the Attorney General has rendered his opinion to
the effect that certain sections of said law, because of a clerical
error, are unconstitutional, and
Whereas, the farmer has thereby been deprived of the bene-
fits intended by said Act, and
Whereas, this committee recognizes the imperative need for
the immediate relief Of the farmer and agricultural intrests as
provided by said act
therefore, Be it resolved that the Wyoming Republican State
Central Committee urge his Excellency VIM. B. Ross, Governor
of the State of Wyoming, to convene the Seventeenth State
Legislature of the State of Wyoming in special session, for the
sole purpose of enacting the State Farm Loan Act as agreed
upon by the conference committee of the said Legislature, and
as reported back to the Senate and House of Representatives
and adopted by them.
BE it Further Resolved that a copy of these Resolutions be
submitted to the said Governor of the State of Wyoming for his
consideration"