ized by this rule shall be decided without debate, whether on appeal or otherwise.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

RULES OF THE SENATE TO BE OBSERVED.

45. The rules of the Senate shall be observed in the committee of the whole, so far as they may be applicable, except that the yeas and nays shall not be taken, nor the previous question allowed, and there shall be no limit to the number of speeches.

MOTION TO RISE.

46. A motion that the committee rise shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate.

MEMORIALS TO CONGRESS.

47. Memorials to Congress or to the President of the United States must be considered in committee of the whole before being adopted.

48.

FILLING BLANKS.

In filling up blanks, the largest sum and the longest time shall be put first.

DIVISION OF QUESTION.

49. Any member may call for a division of the question, which shall be divided if it comprehend propositions in substance so distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the Senate. A motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible; but a motion to strike out being lost shall preclude neither amendment nor a motion to strike out and insert.

CALL FOR THE AYES AND NOES.

50. When a question is being taken, or about to be taken, it shall be competent for any member to call for the ayes and noes, which shall be entered on the journal, and the names › of the members shall be called in alphabetical order as printed on the slips for the use of the chief clerk.

SHALL VOTE UNLESS EXCUSED.

51. Every member shall vote who may be within the bar of the Senate when the question is put, unless for special reasons he be excused, but any member present within the bar of the Senate who refuses to vote on any question shall be placed on record as having voted in the affirmative. A motion to excuse a member from voting shall be made before the call of the ayes and noes is commenced, and any member wishing to be excused from voting may briefly and pertinently explain his reason therefor, but when the ayes and noes are being

taken, the call shall not be interrupted for any purpose what

ever.

PROTEST AGAINST ACTION OF THE SENATE.

52. It shall be in order for any member or members to protest against the action of the Senate and have such protest entered briefly in the journal.

MESSAGES-HOW SENT TO THE HOUSE.

53. Messages shall be sent to the House by the assistant chief clerk, sergeant-at-arms or messenger, the. chief clerk having previously endorsed the final determination of the Senate thereon.

MESSAGES-HOW RECEIVED.

54. All messages shall be announced by the proper officer at the door of the Senate, and may be received in any state of business, except when a question is being put, while the yeas and nays are being called, or while the ballots are being taken.

55. No person not a member or officer of the Senate or member or officer of the House shall be admitted within the bar of the Senate, except by special invitation on the part of the Senate or President thereof; but a majority may authorize the President to have the Senate cleared of all such persons.

REMOVAL OF OFFICERS.

56. Two-thirds of all the members of the Senate voting for the removal of the President, or any officer of the Senate, shall be sufficient to vacate the chair, or such office, as the case may be.

APPEALS.

57. A majority of all the votes of the members present shall be sufficient to sustain an appeal from the decision of the President.

CLEARING THE SENATE.

58. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby or any part of the Senate when in session, the President shall have the power to order the same cleared.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

59. All clerks and other officers of the Senate, in addition to their ordinary duties, shall perform such other labor as may be requested of them by the President.

RESTRICTIONS UPON MEMBERS.

60. No member shall be recognized by the chair, or be allowed to vote, when such member is at the time outside of the bar of the Senate, and no member, or other person, shall remain by the chief clerk's table while the ayes and noes are being called.

CALL OF THE SENATE.

61. A call of the Senate shall only be ordered, or a vote taken thereon, upon the demand of three members, one mak

ing the motion and two seconding the same by rising. Upon a call of the Senate, the names of the members shall be called by the clerk and the absentees noted. After which, the names of the absentees shall again be called. The doors shall then be shut and those for whom no excuse or insufficient excuse is made may, by order of those present, be taken into custody as they appear, or may be sent for and taken into custody by the sergeant-at-arms, wherever to be found, or by a special messenger, to be appointed for that purpose.

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE.

62. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Cushing's Manual shall govern the Senate in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the rules and orders of the Senate and joint rules and orders of the Senate and House of Representatives.

SUSPENSION OF RULES.

63. No standing rule of the Senate shall be rescinded, changed or suspended, except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members present.

The Senate, then, upon motion, stood in recess until 2 o'clock p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate was called to order at 2 o'clock p. m. by President Stone. Mr. President then announced the appointment of the following standing committees of the Senate of the Sixth State Legislature:

STANDING COMMITTEES, SIXTH WYOMING STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

Committee No. 1, Judiciary-Senators Nichols, McGill, Davis, Osmond and Madden.

Committee No. 2, Finance, Expenditures and Ways and Means-Senators McBride, Rusk, Sullivan, Thomas and Balch. Committee No. 3, Revenue-Senators Iredale, Sullivan, Williams, Black and Brittain.

Committee No. 4, Education and Public Libraries--Senators Verbryck, Nichols, Griffin, Hawk and Guernsey.

Committee No. 5, Public Buildings and Institutions-Senators Rusk, Williams, Black, Sullivan and Balch.

Committee No. 6, Public Lands, Irrigation and Agricul ture Senators Thomas, Osmond, Verbryck, McBride and Brittain.

Committee No. 7, Stock Raising and Stock Laws-Senators Sullivan, McGill, Rusk, Williams and Madden.

Committee No. 8, County Affairs and County Boundaries --Senators Madden, Hawk, Balch, Griffin and Brittain.

Committee No. 9, Apportionment-Senators Williams, Black, McBride, Rusk and Iredale.

Committee No. 10, Corporations and Municipal LawsSenators Davis, Thomas and Nichols.

Committee No. 11, Railroads and Transportation-Senators Guernsey, Iredale and Davis..

Committee No. 12, Elections-Senators Black, Osmond and Balch.

Committee No. 13, Coal Mines-Senators Griffin, Iredale and Verbryck.

Committee No. 14, Internal Improvements and Public Highways-Senators Osmond, Thomas and McBride.

Committee No. 15, Immigration-Senators Osmond, Hawk and Davis.

Committee No. 16, Federal Relations, Indian and Military Affairs-Senators McGill, Madden and Brittain.

Committee No. 17, Game and Fisheries-Senators Iredale, Williams and Guernsey.

Committee No. 18, Sanitary and Medical Affairs-Senators Verbryck, Black and Hawk.

Committee No. 19, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Laboring Pursuits-Senators Black, Griffin and Thomas.

Committee No. 20, Mines and Mineral Products-Senators McGill, Guernsey and Davis.

Committee No. 21, Public Printing-Senators Hawk, MeGill and Griffin.

Committee No. 22, Public Accounts-Senators Guernsey, Nichols and Brittain.

Committee No. 23, Engrossment-Senators McBride, Sullivan and Verbryck.

Committee No. 24, Enrollment-Senators Balch, Nichols and Madden.

Committee No. 25, Rules--Senators McBride, Rusk and

Hawk.

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

The following notices of the introduction of bills were given:

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming,

Senate Chamber,

Cheyenne, Jan. 10th, 1901.

Mr. President: I give notice that tomorrow or on some subsequent day I will introduce a bill for an act to amend and re-enact Sections 2553 and 2555 and 2559 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Wyoming relating to Location Certificates of Placer Claims, the amount of assessment work required to be done upon placer claims, and the filing of affidavits of assessment work. MELVIN NICHOLS,

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming,

Senate Chamber,

Cheyenne, Jan. 10th, 1901.

Mr. President: I give notice that tomorrow or on some subsequent day I will introduce a bill for an act to repeal Sections 2533 and 2534 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Wyoming, relating to the organization of mining districts, and the filing of copies of the laws and proceedings of mining districts. MELVIN NICHOLS.

Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming,

Senate Chamber,

Cheyenne, Jan. 10th, 1901.

Mr. President: I give notice that tomorrow or on some subsequent day I will introduce a bill for an act to repeal Section 2557 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Wyoming, relating to the regulating by mining districts of the amount of assessment work that may be done upon placer mining claims. MELVIN NICHOLS.

Mr. Balch and Mr. Hawk asked to be excused until 10 o'clock a. m. Monday. There being no objection it was so ordered.

On motion of Mr. Thomas, the Senate stood adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow.

GEO. W. PERRY,

Chief Clerk.

FOURTH DAY.

Senate Chamber,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 11th, 1901.

The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m., pursuant to adjournment of yesterday. Mr. President in the chair. Roll call.

Present--Black, Brittain, Davis, Griffin, Guernsey, Iredale, Madden, McBride, McGill, Nichols, Osmond, Rusk, Sullivan, Thomas and Mr. President-15.

Absent-Balch, Hawk, Verbryck and Williams-1.

Mr. Verbryck and Mr. Williams were excused from at

tendance this day.

Prayer by the chaplain.

The journal was read and approved.

NOTICE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

The following notices of the introduction of bills were