Hon. Speaker of the House: Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 9, 1901. Sir: We, your Committee on Rules, beg leave to report as follows: We recommend that the rules of the House of the Fifth Legislature be adopted as the rules of this House, with the following changes: In Sec. 4 insert Committee twentyfive (25) on Revenue, between Ways and Means and Railroads; add one new committee, No. 27, on Apportionment; amend Committee No. 8 to read County Affairs and County Boundaries; amend Committee No. 16, so that it will read Sanitary and Medical Affairs; amend Committee No. 14 so that it will read Education and Public Libraries; amend Committee No. 6 so that it will read Stock Raising and Stock Laws. Renumber committees so as to correspond. Very respectfully, A. J. MOKLER, Chief Clerk. The Legislature of the State of Wyoming. Hon. President of the Senate: Cheyenne, Jan. 11, 1901. Sir: I have the honor to inform your honorable body that House Bill No. 1, introduced by Committee on Ways and Means, "A bill for an act to appropriate funds for the compensation of the members, officers and employees of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the necessary legislative printing of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the necessary stationery, postage, furniture, repairs on furniture and incidental expenses of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the preparing for the use of the printer, certified copies of the Session Laws of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay the expense of preparing for the use of the printer, certified copies of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixth State Legislature of Wyoming; to pay for the expense of publishing the required legal notice of the submission of Constitutional Amendment Number One at the general election held November sixth, 1900; to pay the contingent expenses of the Judge of the Third Judicial District," and under suspension of the rules, read a second and third time, considered an engrossed copy and passed by the House by the following vote: Ayes, 34; noes, 0; absent, 3. Said bill is transmitted herewith for your consideration and action. Very respectfully, A. J. MOKLER, HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING. The following House Bill was read first time and referred to Committee No. 2, on Finance, Expenditures and Ways and Means: H. B. No. 1, by Committee on Ways and Means-"A bill for an act to appropriate funds for the compensation of the members, officers and employees of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the necessary legislative printing of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the necessary stationery, postage, furniture, repairs on furniture and incidental expenses of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the preparing for the use of the printer certified copies of the Session Laws of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay the expense of preparing for the use of the printer certified copies of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the expense of publishing the required legal notice of the submission of Constitutional Amendment Number One at the general election held November sixth, 1900; to pay the contingent expenses of the Judge of the Third Judicial District." On motion of Mr. McBride, the Senate Standing Committee on Printing, No. 21, and the Senate Standing Committee on Rules, No. 25, were constituted the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee on Rules, respectively. The following committee report was received: Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming. Mr. President: Cheyenne, Jan. 11, 1901. Your Committee No. 2, to whom was referred H. B. No. 1, beg leave to report as follows: That we have considered the above bill, and hereby return it to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass. WILSON MCBRIDE, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Nichols, the Senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of bills on the general file. Mr. McBride in the chair. Upon rising the committee of the whole presented the following report: Legislature of the State of Wyoming. Mr. President: Cheyenne, Jan. 11, 1901. The committee of the whole, having had under consideration bills on the general file, beg leave to report as follows: We recommend that House Bill No. 1, as reported by Com mittee No. 2, on Finance, Expenditures, Ways and Means, do pass. WILSON MCBRIDE, Chairman. Upon motion of Mr. McBride the report of the committee of the whole was adopted. Mr. Davis asked that Mr. Rusk be excused until 10 o'clock a. m. Monday next, and there being no objection it was so ordered. Moved by Mr. Nichols that the rules be suspended for the purpose of placing H. B. No. 1 on its second and third reading and its final passage. Roll call: Ayes-Black, Brittain, Davis, Griffin, Guernsey, Madden, McBride, McGill, Nichols, Osmond, Sullivan, Thomas, Mr. President-13. Absent-Baich, Hawk, Iredale, Rusk, Verbryck, and Wil liams-6. Noes-0. BILLS ON THIRD READING AND FINAL PASSAGE. H. B. No. 1, by Committee on Ways and Means, "A bill for an act to appropriate funds for the compensation of the members, officers and employees of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the necessary legislative printing of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the necessary stationery, postage, furniture, repairs on furniture and incidental expenses of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the preparing for the use of the printer certified copies of the Session Laws of the Sixth State Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay the expense of preparing for the use of the printer certified copies of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming; to pay for the expense of publishing the required legal notice of the submission of Constitutional Amendment Number One at the general election held November sixth, 1900; to pay the contingent expenses of the Judge of the Third Judicial District,” having been read three several times, was placed upon its final passage and passed by the following vote: Ayes-Black, Brittain, Davis. Griffin, Guernsey, Madden, McGill, McBride, Nichols, Osmond, Sullivan, Thomas and Mr. President-13. Absent-Balch, Hawk, Iredale, Rusk, Verbryck, Wil liams-6. Noes-0. House Bill No. 1, having received an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate of the Sixth State Legislature, Mr. President declared that the same had been duly passed. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. The following message was received from the House: House of Representatives. Hon. President of the Senate: Cheyenne, Jan. 11, 1901. Sir: By direction of the Hon. Speaker, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the House has this day appointed Messrs. O'Brien, Reid and Hanna to confer with a like committee from your honorable body "Providing a temporary committee of arrangements for the purpose of visiting and examining our public institutions." Very respectfully, A. J. MOKLER, Chief Clerk. The following report of the joint committee of arrangement for visiting the state institutions was received: Sixth Legislature of the State of Wyoming. Senate Chamber. Cheyenne, Jan. 11, 1901. Hon. President of the Senate: Sir: Your joint committee, to whom was referred the matter of visiting state institutions, beg leave to report as follows: The U. P. Railroad company, through their attorney, John W. Lacey, and the Pullman Car company and the O. S. L., through their attorney, Hon. C. W. Burdick, has tendered the members of the Legislature a special train consisting of three Pullman cars. We, your committee, recommend that ther offer be accepted and that train leave Cheyenne Monday, Jan. 14th, at 7:50 a. m., and after visiting the various state institutions, return, arriving at Cheyenne at 7:20 p. m. on Thursday, Jan. 17th, and we further recommend that the said train be in charge of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives." L. G. DAVIS, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Nichols, the report of the committee was adopted. Mr. President announced that he had received the following reports of state officers: The bi-annual report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for 1899-1900. The tenth annual report of the State Board of Charities and Reform of the State of Wyoming for 1900. The bi-annual report of the Register of the State Board of Land Commissioners of the State of Wyoming for 1899-1900. On motion of Mr. McGill, the President was directed to refer said reports to the appropriate committees: Whereupon Mr. President referred said reports as follows: Report of Superintendent of Public Instruction to Committee No. 4, on Education and Public Libraries. Report of Register of State Land Board and State Board of Land Commissioners to Committee No. 6, on Public Lands, Irrigation and Agriculture. Report of State Board of Charities and Reform to Committee No. 5, on Public Buildings and Institutions. On motion of Mr. Nichols, the Senate stood adjourned until ten o'clock a. m. tomorrow. GEO. W. PERRY, Chief Clerk. FIFTH DAY. Senate Chamber, Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 12, 1901. The Senate was called to order at ten o'clock a. m., pursuant to adjournment; Hon. E. W. Stone, President of the Senate, presiding. Roll call: Present-Black, Brittain, Davis, Griffin, Guernsey, Madden, McBride, Nichols, Osmond, Sullivan, Thomas, Williams, Mr. President-13. Absent and excused-Balch, Hawk, Iredale, McGill, Rusk, Verbryck-6. Prayer by Chaplain Young. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Nichols anonunced the presence of Hon. John T. Williams, senator-elect of Converse county, and asked that he be sworn. On motion of Mr. Nichols, the chair appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Nichols, Brittain and Sullivan to wait upon one of the justices of the supreme court and request his presence in the Senate to administer the oath of office to Mr. Williams. The committee reported that the justices of the supreme court were engaged, court being in session, but that if Mr. Williams would repair to the supreme court room the oath would be administered in open session. Mr. Williams retired with the committee and soon thereafter the committee returned and reported that Mr. Williams had been duly sworn. |