MEMORIAL.

To the Hon. Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Your petitioners, the undersigned, would most respectfully represent and show:

First. That they are citizens and electors of the State of Wyoming.

Second. That they do most earnestly pray that your honorable body will enact a bill to repeal the License Act for Gambling in said state, as embodied in Section 2178 and 2179 of Chapter 4, page 618, of the Revised Statutes, and all other acts or parts of acts, authorizing gambling in said state.

Third. That your petitioners do further pray that your honorable body pass a bill to prohibit gambling in the state of Wyoming, and in duty bound, will ever pray. Laramie, Wyoming, Feb. 5, 1901.

Signed:

FREDERICK TEVIS KRUEGER.
MINNIE DODGE KRUEGER.

JAMES E. GATES.

And five hundred and ninety-seven other citizens of the county of Albany, State of Wyoming.

On motion of Mr. McGill the above petition was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

BILLS INTRODUCED.

The following bills were introduced, read first time and referred to committees as indicated:

S. F. No. 43, by Mr. Thomas-"A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 930 of the Revised Stautes, 1899, relating to the construction of headgates and measuring devices in ditches."

Referred to Committee No. 6, on Public Lands, Irrigation and Agriculture, and ordered printed.

S. F. No. 44, by Mr. McBride-“A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Sections 690 and 691 of the Revised Statutes of 1899, relating to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, and for other purposes."

Referred to Committee No. 5, on Public Buildings and Institutions and ordered printed.

S. F. No. 45, by Mr. Sullivan-"A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 3297 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming, 1899, relating to terms of court in the second judicial district."

Read first time and referred to Committee of the Whole and ordered printed.

S. F. No. 46, by Mr. Rusk-"A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 2696, Chapter 2, Title 21, Division 1, of the Revised Stautes of Wyoming, by making the 12th day of Feb. of each and every year, a legal holiday, and when certain

legal holidays fall on Sunday, making the Monday following a legal holiday."

Referred to Committee No. 1, on Judiciary and ordered printed.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following reports were received and read:

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming.
Senate Chamber.

Mr. President:

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Your Committee No. 12, to whom was referred H. B. No. 100, beg leave to report as follows:

pass.

A majority of your committee recommend that the bill

Your Committee No. 1, to whom was referred H. B. No. 62, beg leave to report as follows:

We have considered this bill and recommend that the same do pass.

Your Committee No. 16, Federal Relations, to whom was referred Substitute for H. B. No. 2 and H. J. M. No. 2, H. J. R. No. 9 and H. B. No. 81, beg leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass. Very respectfully, JOHN MCGILL,

Chairman.

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming.

Mr. President:

Senate Chamber.

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Your Committee No. 1, to whom was referred H. B. No. 64, beg leave to report as follows:

pass.

The majority of committee recommend that the bill do
M. NICHOLS,

Chairman.

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming.
Senate Chamber.

Mr. President:

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Your Committee No. 1, to whom was referred H. J. R. No. 7, beg leave to report as follows:

After careful consideration we recommend that the resolution do not pass.

Your Committee No. 1, to whom was referred H. B. No. 54, beg leave to report as follows:

We have considered the bill and recommend that the bill do pass. M. NICHOLS,

Chairman.

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming.
Senate Chamber.

Mr. President:

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Your Committee No. 23, on Engrossment, to whom was referred Senate Files Nos. 7, 22, 24, 25, 32 and 36, beg leave to report as follows:

That the same have been correctly engrossed and are herewith returned to the Senate.

Your Committee No. 3, to whom was referred H. B. No.

20, beg leave to report as follows:

That the bill do pass.

Your Committee No. 17, to whom was referred H. B. No.

30, beg leave to report as follows:

That the bill do not pass.

JOE IREDALE,

Chairman.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS ON GENERAL FILE.

On motion of Mr. Davis the Senate resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of bills on the general file.

Mr. Sullivan in the chair.

On rising the Committee of the Whole presented the following report:

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming.
Senate Chamber.

Mr. President:

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Your committee of the whole, having had under consideration bills on the general file, beg to report progress and ask leave to sit again.

PATRICK SULLIVAN,

Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Nichols the report of the Committee of the Whole was received and the request therein made, granted. On motion of Mr. Griffin the Senate then stood in recess until 2 o'clock p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate was again called to order at 2 o'clock p. m.
Mr. President in the chair.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

The following message was received and read:

The Legislature of the State of Wyoming.
House of Representatives.

Hon. President of the Senate:

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Sir: I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the following titled bills were this day introduced in the House:

H. B. No. 135, by Committee on Education-"A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 1019 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming, 1899, relating to county libraries."

Read first time, referred to Committee of the Whole and ordered printed.

H. B. No. 136, by Mr. Badgette-"A bill for an act to amend and re-enact Section 1057 of the Revised Statutes of 1899, relating to meetings of boards of county commissioners." Read first time, referred to Committee on County Affairs and County Boundaries and ordered printed.

H. B. No. 137, by Mr. John Reid (by request of the Committee on Game and Fisheries)—“A bill for an act to amend

and re-enact Sections 2105, 2106, 2107, 2110 and 2114 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming, 1899."

Read first time, referred to Committee of the Whole and ordered printed.

Very respectfully,
A. J. MOKLER,

Chief Clerk.

The Legislature of the State of Wyoming.

House of Representatives.

Hon. President of the Senate:

Cheyenne, Feb. 7, 1901.

Sir: I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the following titled bills were this day read a third time and passed the House by the votes indicated:

H. B. No. 112, by Special Committee appointed to investigate the Penitentiary, composed of Messrs. Dinwiddie, Black, and Gray, of the House, and Thomas and Black, of the Senate. "A bill for an act providing for the removal of all state and other convicts confined within the state under conviction and sentence to penitentiary confinement to the State Penitentiary situate at or near the City of Rawlins, in the county of Carbon, and making an appropriation for the expense thereof, for such repairs or changes as may be necessary in said State Penitentiary, and the building of such other buildings in connection with said penitentiary, and making a tax levy for the purpose of raising funds for the expense thereof, and for the repeal of Sections 644, 645 and 646 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming."

Ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent and excused, 4.

Said H. B. No. 112 is herewith enclosed for your consideration and action.

Very respectfully,

A. J. MOKLER,

Chief Clerk.

There being no objection, Mr. President returned to House Bills on first reading in the order of business and the following House Bill was read first time and referred to Committee No. 5 on Public Buildings and Institutions:

H. B. No. 112, by the Special Committee appointed to investigate the Penitentiary, composed of Messrs. Dinwiddie, Black and Gray, of the House, and Thomas and Black, of the Senate. "A bill for an act providing for the removal of all state and other convicts confined within the state under conviction and sentenced to penitentiary confinement to the State Penitentiary situated at or near the City of Rawlins, in the County of Carbon, and making an appropriation for the expense thereof; for such repairs or changes as may be necessary in said State Penitentiary, and the building of such other buildings as may be necessary in connection with said State Peniten