STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES BY THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND REFORM FROM THE GENERAL AP PROPRIATIONS MADE FOR ITS USE BY THE FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE. Appropriation made by Sec. 13, Chapter 51, Laws of 1897....55,000.00 1,862.10 3,681.75 2,778.40 688.89 120.00 Amount of the Rawlins Penitentiary Building Fund used toward care and maintenance of building. 169.95 Total amount available for general purposes. $64,301.09 From the above appropriation expenditures have been made for the following purposes, to-wit: Part of expense of Wyoming General Hospital.. Balance unexpended January 21, 1899. The foregoing statement is exclusive of the expenditures of the Hospital for the Insane, the Wyoming General Hospital (except as stated) and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home; also of the construction accounts of the Rawlins Penitentiary and the Hospital Building at Rock Springs. ADDENDA. The item of "Contingent and office expense of Board" consists of the following: F. B. Sheldon, Clerk of the Board, salary... .$2,100.00 711.05 On motion of Mr. Atherly, the House adjourned. Chief Clerk. TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY. House of Representatives, The House met at 10 o'clock a. m., pursuant to adjourn ment. Hon. Levi R. Davis, Speaker of the House, presiding. Present-Atherly, Baird, Carpenter, Christian, Conaway, Condit, Cooper, Davidson, Davis, Eychaner, Fourt, Gardner, George, Halbert, Hawk, Hilands, Hollingworth, Jones, Juel, Lewis, McAllister, McAnally, McDermott, McDonald, Nagle, Nowlin, Ogden, Reader, Reid, Roberts, Snow, Stough, Sullivan, Swanson, Thom, Woods, and Mr. Speaker. Excused-Butler. Prayer by the Chaplain. The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was then read and approved. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. The following petitions were received from Mr. Cooper, and ordered filed. The petition of Chas. Edwards and six others, and the petition of Frank Marsh and two others, citizens and stockgrowers of the State of Wyoming, praying that the Fifth Legislature abolish the office of State Veterinarian. INTRODUCTION, READING AND REFERENCE OF BILLS. The following bills were then introduced, read the first time, and referred to committees as indicated: H. B. No. 143, by the Revision Committee: "A bill for an Act to adopt and establish the Revised Statutes of Wyoming of the year 1899, and providing for the editing of the same, and repealing all laws in conflict therewith.” Referred to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered printed. H. B. No. 144, by Mr. Thom: "A bill for an Act to appropriate money from the Common School Land Income Fund, to reimburse the General Fund of the State for amounts expended from said General Fund, for the payment of the United States land office fees in connection with the selection of school lands." Referred to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered printed. H. B. No. 145, by the Auditing Committee: "A bill for an Act making void and of no effect any indebtedness hereafter created in excess of the limitation of the Constitution, by any County, City, Town, Village or other sub-division of the State of Wyoming, and making any officer who shall participate in creating such indebtedness, and the sureties on his official bond, personally liable therefor.” Referred to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered printed. SENATE FILES ON FIRST READING. The following file of the Honorable Senate was thereupon received, read a first time, and referred as indicated: S. F. No. 18, by Mr. Fox: "A bill for an Act relating to the reports to be made by the President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming, and repealing Section 7 of Chapter 75 of the Laws of 1891, Section 3 of Chapter 109 of the Laws of 1895, and Section 2 of Chapter 110 of the Laws of 1895." tions. Referred to the Committee on Buildings and Institu REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. The following reports were thereupon received from standing committees of the House, and read: Fifth Legislature of the State of Wyoming, Mr. Speaker: House of Representatives, Cheyenne, Feb. 11th, 1899. Your Committee No. 27, to whom was referred H. B. No. 108, beg leave to report as follows: That the same is herewith returned correctly printed except the transposition of two sections. Mr. Speaker: C. LEWIS, Chairman. House of Representatives, Cheyenne, Feb. 11th, 1899. Your Committee No. 22, to whom was referred House Bill No. 122, beg leave to report the same back with a recommendation that it do pass, for the following reasons: We find that there are 3,268 applications on file for the pamphlet known as "The State of Wyoming," containing information concerning the resources of the State. We find that these requests are coming in daily and that there are no pamphlets on hand, for the purpose of giving the in formation asked for, or of complying with the request for same. We further find that this pamphlet can be printed and published at this time cheaper than at any other time, for the reason that the type which was set to print the said pamphlet is still set up, and for that reason it will not require the large expenditure for composition work, and for the further reason that we believe the proper advertisement of the State through the medium of this pamphlet would result in more good to the State than the cost of publishing the same. Very respectfully submitted, Chairman. Fifth Legislature of the State of Wyoming, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee No. 3, on Ways and Means, to whom was referred H. B. No. 134, beg leave to report as follows: There is now in said fund $3100, with the expectancy of the fund being increased to $6,000 in two years. The Capitol is poorly heated, and your committee recommend the bill do pass. J. S. ATHERLY, Chairman. Mr. Speaker: House of Representatives, Cheyenne, Feb. 10th, 1899. Your Committee No. 14, on Education, to whom was referred H. B. No. 107, beg leave to report as follows: The bill is reported without recommendation. L. R. A. CONDIT, Chairman. House of Representatives, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee No. 14, on Education, to whom was referred H. B. No. 118, beg leave to report as follows: That the bill do not pass. L. R. A. CONDIT, Fifth Legislature of the State of Wyoming, Mr. Speaker: House of Representatives, Your Committee No. 25, on Revenue, to whom was referred House Bill No. 114, beg leave to report as follows: |