"Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after May 1, 1895," and the bill as thus amended was ordered to be again engrossed for third reading. On motion of Mr. Parmenter, the House resolved itself into committee of the whole. Mr. Van Orsdel in the chair. Upon arising, Mr. Speaker pro tem. in the chair, the committee made the following report: Mr. Speaker: Cheyenne, Janary 24, 1895. Your Committee of the Whole, having under consideration bills on general file, beg leave to report that the same have been duly considered and your committee recommend as follows: That S. F. No. 24 be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. That S. F. No. 18 do pass. That H. B. No. 25 be laid on the table until Monday, January 28th, to be then considered in committee of the whole. That H. B. No. 38 be amended by striking out the word "city" wherever it occurs in the bill following the word "Laramie," and that as so amended it do pass. J. A. VAN ORSDEL, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Hills, the report of the committee was adopted. FIRST READING OF BILLS. II. B. No. 96, by Mr. Downey, "A bill for an act providing that the state officers be paid monthly." Referred to the Committee of the Whole. On motion of Mr. Van Orsdel, a recess was taken until 2 o'clock p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. House called to order at 2 o'clock p. m. Mr. Speaker in the chair. The following communication was received from His Ex cellency the Governor: Executive Office, Cheyenne, Wyo., January 24th, 1895. To the Hon. Speaker of the House: I have the honor to inform you that I have approved and signed Enrolled Joint Resolution No. 5, appointing a committee pursuant to the requirements of Section 6, Chapter 54 of the Laws of 1888, to examine the accounts and records of the Auditor and Treasurer from the 30th day of September, A. D. 1894, to date, and to report such examination to the Legislature. WM. A. RICHARDS, Governor. Mr. Iredale here appeared and requested to be noted as present. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES. The Committee on Corporations submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Cheyenne, January 24, 1895. Your Committee on Corporations, to whom was referred H. B. No. 90, beg leave to report as follows: We refer the same back to the House and recommend that it do pass. JOHN SCOTT, Chairman. At the request of Mr. Kelley, consideration of H. B. No. 44 was made special order for to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. On motion of Mr. Goodell, the House resolved itself into committee of the whole. Mr. Hertzog in the chair. Upon arising, Mr. Speaker in the chair, the committee reported as follows: Mr. Speaker: Cheyenne, January 24, 1895. Your Committee of the Whole, having under consideration bills on the general file, beg leave to report that the same have been duly considered, and your committee recommend as follows: That H. B. No. 33 be amended by striking out the word "company," appearing in line 23, Section 3, of the printed bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "owner or owners thereof," and that the bill be recomitted to the Committee on Agriculture, to frame a section as an amendment to said bill, providing that in case of the destruction of any reservoir or dam that all parties damaged thereby shall recover from the owner or owners of any such dam or reservoir for any and all damages sustained, and that the bill be taken up for further consideration in committee of the whole on to-morrow. That H. B. No. 65 do pass. On motion, the report was adopted. G. A. HERTZOG, Chairman. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES. The following report was submitted by the Committee on Engrossment: Mr. Speaker: Cheyenne, January 24, 1895. Your Committee on Engrossment beg leave to report that House Bills Nos. 3, 19, 35, 57, 58, 62 and 23 have been duly and properly engrossed and are hereby returned to your honorable body for action. E. L. RANNEY. Chairman. Mr. Parmenter, on behalf of the Committee on Arbitration, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Cheyenne, January 24, 1895. Your Committee on Arbitration, to whom was referred H. B. No. 14, beg leave to report as follows: That the same be reported back to the House with the recommendation that it be referred to the Committee of the Whole. B. M. PARMENTER, Chairman. The following communications were received from the Senate: Hon. Speaker of the House: Senate Chamber, Cheyenne, January 24,1895. Sir I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the following entitled bills were this day introduced in the Senate: S. F. No. 48, by Mr. Woodruff, "For an act to amend Chapter 73 of the Session Laws for the year 1890, in relation to malicious mischief." S. F. No. 49, by Mr. Woodruff, "For an act to amend and re-enact Sections 39, 40, 43 and 44 of Chapter 73 of the Session Laws of Wyoming for 1890, defining the crime of larceny." Hon. Speaker of the House: Very respectfully, J. C. ARGESHEIMER, Senate Chamber, Cheyenne, January 24, 1895. Sir-I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the following entitled bills this day passed the Senate: S. F. No. 16, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled • 'An act providing for the issuing of refunding bonds in school districts,' passed by the Second Legislature, being Chapter 10, Session Laws of 1893." Aves-17. Absent-1. S. F. No. 32, for "An act to repeal Section 3843 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Wyoming." Ayes-17. Noes-0. Absent-1. And said bills are herewith transmitted for the consideration and action of your honorable body. Very respectfully, J C. ARGESHEIMER, Chief Clerk. BILLS ON THIRD READING. The following bills were read a third time: H. B. No. 3, by Mr. Fox, "A bill for an act relating to bonds and undertakings, and regulating the admission and conduct of fidelity and surety companies," was read a third time, placed upon its final passage and passed the House by the fol-lowing vote: Ayes-Messrs. Alger, Allen, Barrett, Black, Bristol, Brooks, Brown, Chapman, Corson, Covert, Davis, Downey, Finch, Fox, Goodell, Gregory, Henry, Hertzog, Heward, Higgins, Hills, Jackson, Kelley, Lobban, Parmenter, Platt, Ranney, Scott, Van Orsdel, Williams, Mr. Speaker-31. Noes-Messrs. Iredale, Mahoney, Sullivan-3. The Speaker here announced that H. B. No. 3, entitled as above, had passed the House. H. B. No. 19, by Mr. Higgins, "An act to amend and reenact Section 2 of Chapter 4 of the Session Laws of the Stateof Wyoming, enacted by the Second State Legislature, approved February 9, 1893, defining the judicial districts of the stateand prescribing the time for holding the terms of the district court in the several counties of each judicial district," was read a third time, placed upon its final passage, and passed the House by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs. Alger, Allen, Barrett, Black, Bristol, Brooks, Brown, Chapman, Corson, Covert, Davis, Downey, Finch, Fox, Goodell, Gregory, Henry, Hertzog, Heward, Higgins, Hills, Iredale, Jackson, Kelley, Lobban, Mahoney, Platt, Ranney, Scott, Sullivan, Van Orsdel, Williams, Mr. Speaker33. Noes--P. Absent-Messrs. Clark, Knittle, Minta, Parmenter-4. The Speaker here announced that H. B. No. 19, entitled as above, had passed the House. Mr. Fox, Speaker pro tem., in the chair. H. B. No. 23, by Mr. Van Orsdel, "A bill for an act providing for the compilation and revision of the statute laws of the state and for other purposes,” was read a third time, placed upon its final passage and passed the House by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Barrett, Bristol, Davis, Downey,. Fox, Gregory, Hertzog, Higgins, Hills, Iredale, Kelley, Mahoney, Platt, Ranney, Scott, Sullivan, Van Orsdel, Williams 19. Noes-Messrs. Alger, Black, Brooks, Brown, Chapman, Corson, Covert, Finch, Goodell, Henry, Heward, Jackson, Lobban-13. Absent-Messrs. Clark, Knittle, Minta, Parmenter, Mr. Speaker-5. The Speaker pro tem. here announced that H. B. No. 23, entitled as above, had passed the House. H. B. No. 35, by Messrs. Alger, Brooks and 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 buildings or property to be replaced," was read a third time, placed on its final passage and passed the House by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs. Alger, Allen, Barrett, Black, Bristol, Brooks, Brown, Corson, Covert, Davis, Downey, Finch, Fox, Goodell, Gregory, Henry, Hertzog, Heward, Higgins, Hills, Jackson, Kelley, Lobban, Mahoney, Parmenter, Platt, Scott, Sullivan, Van Orsdel, Williams―30. Noes-0. Absent-Messrs. Chapman, Clark, Iredale, Knittle, Minta, Ranney, Mr. Speaker-7. Mr. Speaker pro tem. announced that H. B. No. 35, entitled as above, had passed the House. H. B. No. 58, by Mr. Van Orsdel, "A bill for an act relative to the conduct of elections," was read a third time, put upon its final pasage and failed to pass the House by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Black, Bristol, Chapman, Corson, Covert, Downey, Fox, Goodell, Gregory, Heward, Kelley, Parmenter, Platt, Scott, Williams-16. Noes--Messrs. Alger, Barrett, Brooks, Brown, Davis, Finch, Henry, Hertzog, Higgins, Hills, Iredale, Jackson, Lobban, Mahoney, Sullivan, Van Orsdel-16. Absent-Messrs. Clark, Knittle, Speaker-5. Minta, Ranney, Mr. Mr. Speaker pro tem. announced that H. B. No. 58, entitled as above, had failed to pass the House. On motion of Mr. Downey, the House adjourned. M. C. BARROW, Chief Clerk. |