, 1923-02-22
The Seventeenth wyoming Legi

1t was SOS Honday evening when
with less than n quorum present, the
legisl iture adjourned sine die.
tt past legislative ession is said
to have bco,en all previous records
for length of duraticn-having adj
journed uerrly two DAYS later han
the leea! time limit.
The house and senate clocks were
stopped at five minutes of twelve
Saturday night and the legislators
from then on until Monday evening
kept in continual session, standing
at ease" only long enough to lunch
and catch a few hours of sleep.
Governor Ross made the final ad-
dress of the session. Appearing be-
fore the remaining Senators and Rep
~resentatives Monday evening he ex-
pressed his thanks for upholding
my efforts to bring about better law
enforcement" expressed his appre-
citation of the fact that the law
makers had passed most OF my
recommendations and stated that he
recognized the fact that good men
had honest differences of opinion"
In summarizing the activities of
the past forty two days 1t was found
that a total of $50 bills had been
introduced of which one third or 1870
had succeeded in running the gaunt-
let in both the house and senate.
Among the more important meas
ures passed by the seventeenth legis-
%lature were the following:
Proposing a Constitutional Amend
ment for a Severance Tax law and
for taxing the hidden wealth oil
mines and oil wells: enabling munic.
qualities TO adopt the City Manager
form of government: providing for
state certification and guarantee OF
irrigation and drainage district
bonds: liberalizing the State Farm
Loan Act and cutting the interest
on the loans from 6 to 3 per cent
the so-called Eugenics Law providing
for examination for. venereal diseas-
es before marriage licenses are issu-
ed to males; Proposing a constitu-
tional amendment to turn one third
OF tho state school land oil royalties
over TO the public schools for their
current uses; creating the State De-
partment OF Agriculture and combln-
Ing several state departments into
the one; creating n State Tax Find
ing Commission.
Among those bills not so fortunate
In the last hours of the session were:
Putting the removal OF the state
capitol up to a vote OF the people;
legalizing the practice OF chiroprac-
ties in Wyoming: making y. Richard
Ship State Poet Laureate: thoro-
ughly revising the states incorpora-
ton laws: Increasing the number OF
Supreme Court Justices to five.
A proposed State Bank Guarantee
law: n severance tax law and the
placing Of state p%arochial schools
under state supervision.
A par, NJ the last Intentional bills
were killed either In the house or the
senate and the remainder wero lost
in the shuttle"
Up TO yesterday morning tho Gov
ernor had signed thirty eight Of the
enrolled acts. leaving % TO he dis
posed OF within tho next eleven days.
Tho thirty eight bills signed arc:
Relating TO Legislative npproprla-
tlon; relating to change OF venue:
1 ratifying the Colorado River Pact:
providing relief for delinquent tax
payers: bill making Armistice day
and labor day legal holidays: re-
lnting to timc OF completing lrrlrn-
ton projects: providing for cooper
alton OF highway department with
city and towns for the construction
OF roads: relating TO contracts for
nuhlic WORKS undor tho commission
form OF government. relating TO
drainage districts: relating 10 trcss-
pass by hunters and trappers. de-
timing SANDER and fixing penalty: re-
lntinr TO irrigation districts: relating
10 funds for state law library. pro-
yidinr for Girls Industrial Institute;
providing for notices TO creditors by
rccolycrs: providing FOR notices OF
Hens for taxes due United States,
relating 10 school district elections:
providing for destruction OF Injurious
rodents and maEpios: lcFallElng or
gnnizntion OF Teton County; provid-
Ing for safety instruction in public
schools: relating TO grounds for Mt
tnchmont. relating To employment OF
children. relating TO vocational
training Of disabled persons: relnt-
ing 10 settlement OF bills OF cr-
captions: relating to state farm
loans: relating 10 distribution Of fed
eral oil ROYALTIES: giving new coun-
ties immediate Legislative represent
alton: to punish for injury TO signs
and sign boards: accepting provis-
ions Of Federal Maternity Act. pro-
viding for notice Of ~pendcncy OF
action affecting title of real prop
crty: relating TO State Board OF