, 1923-02-06
Bills Lead Ill Others in Legislature;
Both Houses Still Flooded With New Measures
Lower House Calls
Off Restrictions On
Introduction

Wyo., Feb. 6.
More than so per cent
seven-seventeenths, to be ex-
the bills brought in in
TIE senate of the Wyoming
Legislature Monday relate to
prohibition. and so per cent of the re.
mainder of the bills introduced re.
late TO natural gas. Which means
that only three bills brought in In the
upper house Monday do not relate to
prohibition or natural gas.
The flock of prohibition bills.
seven In number. were produced by
the standing committee on Prohibi.
ton and Senator Slbley OF Laramie
county-five by the former and two
by the latter. The Sibiey Fills are
designed to make prosecuting attor-
neys and sheriffs Jealous in enforce.
ment Of the prohibition law. One
provides for reports IN Row the law
is being enforced. the other for the
removal of officers who do not en-
force the law. The five committee
bills ere designed TO make more
stringent prohibition's mandates and
more severe the punishment Of vio-
lators. One prohibits the prescrib-
ing Of liquor by physicians; another
provides for disposition OF liquor seiz.
&c by officers.
The three natural gas bills were
introduced By Senator Dillon OF Ere
mont county. Senate 81 provides
that natural "a produced IN Wyom-
ing shall be used IN Wyoming. Sen.
ate SO relates to tha-wastefui 4uSS of
natural gas and Senate SIS regulates
tho use OF natural gas.
The lower house OF the legislature
also was dealing with gas Monday.
Sitting as a committee of the whole,
It approved for passage Representa-
tive L. A Mnler's joint resolution
relating to exploitation Of the natural
resources OF the state. which include
natural gas. This resolution declares
in regard to the present system OF
exploiting wyoming's natural re-
sources for the benefit of other states
and the residents of other states ait
should be the policy OF this and sue
ceeding legislatures to adopt such
regulations governing the production
of raw materials and to levy such
taxes as to guarantee to the state
and its citizens a proper share of the
unmeasured wealth derived from the
development OF the natural
Of the state" The resolution states,
furthermore. that corporations ex.
plotting the natural resources of
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quarters in Wyoming. The resolu.
ton might be said to be a purely
argument"-there is nothing in
It to compel any corporation to do
any Of the things It Eays should be
done. 1t lie absolutely devoid OF teeth.
The house committee of the whole
killed a bill designed to give an of.
ficer MANNED in the performance of
his duty. Jailer Homer J. Booth OF
Fremont county, the same benefit
from the workmen's Compensation
that would be paid to a work.
man suffering a similar inJury-loss
of an arm. At about the same time
the Senate was passing a measure.
rs. amending the workmen's
act. carrying a clause
designed to give Booth b relief pro-
vided by tho bill the House killed.
The clause In the Senate act is retro.
active however. and probably will not
scrutiny in connection
with the Tex post facto'' provision of
the state constitution. 1 would make
the bill effective in part on and al.
ter July 1. 1919. The Senate bill
brings sh=.ifis. and deputy sheriffs
drawing salaries. also their depend.
ents within the operation OF h
workmen's Compensation act on the
theory that the work of these off.
is "extra.hazardous" employ.
ment.
The House Monday decided that II
the senators could introduce bills dur.
ing the first 30 days Of the session
was on reason why the House
members should not do likewise md
accordingly abandoned its rule limit.
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