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Show WYOMING WILL j ENACTNEW LAWS Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 30. The Wy- tt omlng stato legislature will convono Sp on January U and will be composed Sjr of forty-six Republicans and thirty- ; eight Democrats. Tho senate will nk have sixteen Republicans and eleven R Democrats and the house thirty Re- We publicans and twenty-seven Demo- K crats, unless tho contost recently be- f(fa gun in Lincoln county prevails, which pP would give the Democrats a majority tjBj on joint ballot and result In the elec- m tion of John B. Kendrick to the Unit- ft? ed States senate. On the canvassing ? board returns, however, the Repub- Hn licans ha-ve a majority on joint bal- f&i lot of eight, which, if not disturbed P by the contest, will elect Francis B. l? Warren. :gfl On tho legislative program is the ratification of the Income tax law and m& election of United States senators by m direct vote of the people. A new in- & itiative and referendum law will be I introduced, a state railway comrais- I sion and a predatory animal bountv bill will be pushed for passage I The primary bill will certainly be amended in several particulars and it now seems sure that an anti-railway f pass law will be enacted Patrick U Sullivans, Birney Sago and Ed. Stone are mentioned for president of the I senate by the Republicans, and Frank I C. Hunter and Herman B. Gates for speaker of the house. jg |