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was referred S. F. No. 18, beg leave to report as follows: That the same do pass.

J. E. HIGGINS,

Chairman.

Mr. Kelley, on behalf of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

Cheyenne, January 22nd, 1895.

Your Committee on Railroads, to whom was referred H. B. No. 25, beg leave to report as follows: That the bill do pass. A. D. KELLEY,

Chairman.

The following report was submitted by the Committee on Game and Fisheries:

Mr. Speaker:

Cheyenne, January 22nd, 1895.

Your Committee on Game and Fisheries, to whom was referred H. B. No. 38, beg leave to report as follows:

We have had the same under consideration and report with recommendation that it should pass.

W. E. JACKSON,

Chairman.

The Committee on Lands and Irrigation reported as follows:

Mr. Speaker:

Cheyenne, January 22, 1895.

Your Committee on Lands and Irrigation, to whom was referred H. B. No. 33, beg leave to report as follows: We recommend that H. B. No. 33 do pass.

J. A. VAN ORSDEL,

Chairman.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

The following bills were read a second time:

H. J. R. No. 6, by Mr. Covert, "For the appointing of a joint committee to recommend amendments to our State Constitution."

Ordered engrossed for third reading.

S. J. R. No. 2, by Mr. Hamlin, "To employ additional clerical assistance.”

Indefinitely postponed.

H. B. No. 4, by Mr. Fox, "A bill for an act for the relief of Caroline Van Buskirk."

Indefinitely postponed.

On motion of Mr. Goodell, the attorney general was instructed to draw and present a general law covering such cases as H. B. No. 4.

Recess until 11:50 o'clock.

House again called to order.

ELECTION OF SENATORS IN CONGRESS.

At 12 o'clock, noon, the clerk called the roll, and there were present the following members: Messrs. Alger, Allen, Barrett, Black, Bristol, Brooks, Brown, Chapman, Clark, Corson, Covert, Davis, Downey, Finch, Fox, Goodell, Gregory, Henry, Hertzog, Heward, Higgins, Hills, Iredale, Jackson, Kelley, Knittle, Lobban, Mahoney, Parmenter, Platt, Ranney, Scott, Sullivan, Van Orsdel, Williams, Mr. Speaker. And absent, the following member: Mr. Minta.

The Speaker announced that the vote of the House would then be taken for a Senator in Congress for the term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1895. Thereupon the roll was called, and the House did openly, by a viva voce vote of each member present, proceed to name one person for Senator in Congress from the State of Wyoming for the term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1895, the voting being as follows:

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Total votes for Francis E. Warren, 33.

Total votes for William H. Holliday, 3.

And on the conclusion of such vote the Speaker did announce that Francis E. Warren had received a majority of the whole number of votes cast in the House of Representatves for Senator in Congress for the term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1995; and the House did direct, on motion of Mr. Van Orsdel, that the same be entered upon its journal.

The Speaker announced that the vote of the House would then be taken for a Senator in Congress for the unexpired portion of the term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1893. Thereupon the roll was called, and the House did openly, by a viva voce vote of each member present, proceed to name one person for Senator in Congress from the State of Wyoming for the un-expired portion of the term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1893, the vote being as follows:

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Total votes for Clarence D. Clark, 33.

Total votes for Samuel T. Corn, 3.

And on the conclusion of such vote the Speaker did announce that Clarence D. Clark had received a majority of the whole number of votes cast in the House of Representatives for Senator in Congress for the unexpired portion of the term of six years, beginning March 4th, 1893; and the House did direct, on motion of Mr. Goodell, that the same be entered upon its journal.

On motion, the House took a recess until 2 o'clock p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

House called to order at 2 o'clock p. m.
Mr. Fox, Speaker pro tem., in the chair.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

The following bills were read a second time:

S. F. No. 13, by Mr. Appelget, "Stay in justice court for an act to amend and re-enact Section 3514 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming."

S. F. No. 6, by Mr. Craig, "A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 2872 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming, defining the form of a writ of attachment."

H. B. No. 50, by Mr. Van Orsdel, "A bill for an act to amend Section 2436 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming."

On motion of Mr. Kelley, the amendment recommended by Committee of the Whole, to amend title to read: “An act to amend and re-enact Section 2436 of Revised Statutes of Wyoming relating to affidavit for service by publication'" was adopted, and H. B. No. 50 was ordered engrossed for third reading.

H. B. No. 51, by Mr. Van Orsdel, "A bill for an act to

amend and re-enact Section 2878 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming."

On motion of Mr. Goodell, the amendment of title, “An act to amend and re-enact Section 2878 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming relating to affidavit for garnishment and service of the same," was adopted, and H. B. No. 51 was ordered engrossed for third reading

H. B. No. 45, by Mr. Kelley, "A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 2937 of the Revised Statutes of Wyom ing."

On motion of Mr. Kelley, the amendment of title, "An act to amend and re-enact Section 2937 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming relating to 'oath and undertaking of receiver," was adopted, and the bill was ordered engrossed for third reading.

S. F. No. 12, by Mr. Appelget, "An act to amend and reenact Section 2788 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming."

Indefinitely postponed.

H. B. No. 20, by Mr. Higgins, "An act regulating the jury system and providing that in all cases, both civil and criminal, a verdict may be rendered upon the concurrence of five-sixths of the whole number of jurors."

On motion of Mr. Higgins, the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole was adopted, and H. B. No. 20 was ordered engrossed for third reading.

H. B. No. 32, by Mr. Heward, “A bill for an act to establish and support a Board of Labor Statistics, and defining the powers and duties of the same."

Indefinitely postponed.

H. B. No. 35, by Mr. Alger, Mr. Brooks and Mr. Jackson, "A bill for an act authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of any county to build a court house and jail, to locate, receive by donation or purchase, a site therefor and provide for the payment thereof by the issue of bonds, and sell any old building or property to be replaced."

On motion of Mr. Alger, the amendment recommended by the Committee on Buildings and Institutions was adopted, and H. B. No. 35 was ordered engrossed for a third reading.

BILLS ON THIRD READING AND FINAL PASSAGE.

The following bills were read a third time:

H. B. No. 12, by Mr. Hertzog, "A bill for an act entitled 'An act concerning municipal corporations, regulating the assessment of property, the equalization of payment and collection of taxes, and the custody of funds of incorporated cities and towns."

Recommitted to Committee on Revenue.

H. B. No. 26, by Mr. Torrey and Mr. Ranney, "An act to fix the date at which laws adopted by the legislature of the state

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