, 1923-01-18
CARBON in FORE
AT CHEYENNE
CARBON COUNTY LEGISLATORS HOLD
IMPORTANT POSITIONS. new
OFFICE PROPOSED

vAssVs4 0VA UVLv
(By F. L. BABCOCK. Staff Cor
respondent of The Rawlins Repub-
lican.)
CHEYENNE. wyo.. Jan. 1s. j
Among the FL counties represented
in the Wyoming legislature none is
playing a more important role than
is Carbon.
W. W. Daley. who retired from
the presidency of the senate this
Revenue committee and, in addition, |
is a material factor in grinding out
the work OF the committees on
mines and mineral products, county
affairs and internal Improvements
and highways.
r. H. Alcorn. serving his second
term In the house. enjoys a distinc-
tion similar to that gained by Sem
atOr Daley. He is chairman of the
House committee. and also is a mem
Der of the committees on oil and gas
and bridges and highways.
Although a new member, Fred
Healey has captured the head posi-
tion on the Corporations committee
and places on the Game and Fish and
Agricultural bodies.
Dr.. Swisher, of the Democratic
minority. is with the committees on
sanitary and medical affairs and
state building and institutions.
The personnel OF the senate com
mittees was announced by President
Skovgard late last week. but in the
house. where there were numerous
contests for places. Speaker Noblitt
was not able to make his final selec-
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this week.
The fact that the Carbon u n
men got what they were after in
nearly every instance, gives a good
indication how they stand with their
fellows.
Request that the rentals on state
and school lands be reduced and that
the filing fees charged by the state
land commissioner not exceed those
charged by the various county clerks
was officially made Tuesday in petit
lions received from q group Of stock
men Of Carbon county.
The statements SCI. forth that the
petitioners r owners and holders
OF state leases. that they are inter-
ested In the livestock Industry, that
the stockmen of Wyoming have suf-
fered great losses within the nest
three years. that the rentals and fees
as now charged are excessive, and
that economic conditions prevent
their payment.
Addressing themselves both to the
State Land Board and the presiding
officers OF the two branches of the
legislature. the Carbon county men
ask the former to reduce the rentals
charged by the state on state and
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amend the law in such q way as to
mot authorize the state land COM
missioner to charge and collect any
greater amount of fees for filing and
recording instruments than that sum
which is now authorized by law and
charged by the county clerks of the
various counties"
Within the next few days there
probably will be introduced in the
legislature a bill proposing Q consti-
tutional amendment for the creation
OF the office of lieutenant governor
OF wyoming. Furthermore. there IL
likely to be n proposing an amend
ment making the office Of attorney
general elective instead Of ap-
pointive.
Both matters have been under dis
CusSlOn tOf some time.
II is argued that greater efficiency
could be secured by having Il known
IN advance who the presiding officer
OF the State Senate was to be and
that the task of grinding out new
laws and repeating or amending old
ones could be started much sooner
after the biennial sessions begun II
the Senate did not have to spend the
first few days in getting organized.
In other states the Lieutenant gov-
ernor presides over the deliberations
OF the upper branch OF the legisla-
ture and scrves IA governor In case
his chief Is incapacitated. He is to
his state what the v~icc-president IL
tn the United States. Following his
election in November. he AN begin
tho job or lining up tho work that
Will start the second week In Janu-
AIRY and OF getting ready to appoint
his standing committees.
As the situation stands in Wyom-
Ing, one-fourth OF the (0-day Sos
sion II over. only = few bills have
been introduced. nonc OF them ex-
cept the emergency appropriation
act has been reported out by tho
committees. and this one act In the
only n that has been given any con-
alteration. A few resolutions and
memorials have been acted upon.
Governor Ross recommendations
have been heard and printed. tho
Colorado River treaty question has
been reviewed.. committecs have been
named. and that Ia about all.
II In not the fault Of the icgisia-
ture but the system.
Al for the attorney genaraiship, Il
In maintained that tho man fIiiinE
that position would be more repre-
to tho people n he came
directly from the people.
In his budget message Governor
Ross had this TO say about the need