The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-24
4 SCREW LOOSE.
A. Invitation to Rise and Explain
Concerning Action on Senate
Bill No. 7.

Jnopd bv Judge Tilford during the late
la.-ion of the Colorado legislature. and
,rtfib vas supposed to have passed both
b,rsps and was signed by the governor,
;s not law, it having failed to receive a
Constitutional majority of all the mem
hers elected to the lower house. This is
q great surprise to the members Of the
legislature, particularly the senators, and
also the community at large. That there
is something wrong somewhere is patent
10 all, and to us it looks as if there had
been either gross neglect and criminal
carelessness or willful and premeditated
fraud. We have no desire to hurt anv
mans character and sincerely hope
there is nothing in this matter to call for
such condemnation, but, as the matter
stands. an explanation is most certainly
due the people who have been deprived
of a Just law and the Senators who were
humbugged into the belief that thev
were providing such a law,
The writer was particularly watchfuI
ofsenate bill no. !, and feels confident
that he can furnish .1ull and complete
account Of %hat was on the surface in
connection with it at the time Of its con-
sideration by the general assembly. The
recital may be rather long and little
tedious, but feeling assured that 4 great
many will be glad to read it. and actual
ed by a desire to offer an opportunity for
an explanation from the proper source,
the whole matter is herewith given:
Early in the session Senator TiIford
introduced senate bill No. :. which pro-
vided, for the exemption of sixty days
wages Of the head of a family from levy
or execution, and the bill unanimously
passed the senate and was sent to the
house about three weeks before the close
of the session. Judge Royal, Of the
house. introduced a bill in the house of
4 similar character to senate bill No. =,
with the exception that it provided for
ftrcy-hye instead of sixty days exemp-
uon
Royals bill passed the house in the
early part of the last week Of the session.
Senate bill No. : was caIendared in the
house for third reading about the time
Mr. Royals bill passed. On the last
Thursday Of the session senate bill 30.
came up for final passage in the house
and was, We were informed, defeated
On Friday the friends of the measure
succeeded in having a motion made to
reconsider the vote by which the bill
was lost. The motion was opposed by
men who were ever found opposed to
looking to benetitting the
working people, and the motion to recon-
slider was defeated, Those champions
of the wOrkingmen's rights who had en-
ieavored to secure the passage Of the
senate bill then turned their attention
to Mr.. Royals bill, which, at that time,
had been read twice in the senate and
was reported back with the recommend
alton that it be passed.
Now comes the suspicious part Of the
Transaction. The roll of senators was
called for the purpose of allowing each
10 name bin he would desire to call up
when his turn arrived. When: Senator
Tjuord's name was called, he had Mr.
E3yaI's bill placed to his turn. The bus
lnesS Of the senate was proceeded with
flr about an hour after the completion
Df the roll call. Senator TiIford'S name
being near the bottom Of the list, it was
Probable that it would beIate before Mr..
I ~aI's bill was called.
While talking with friend inside the
r"0n. Of the senate, Senator Tilford ap-
Preached the writer and informed him
that the title of senate bill No. : had
l:>c been read by the clerk Of the senate
a> aavjug been signed by the president
" ,Dv senate This was rather puzzIing.
and the writer was 10th to believe but
that there was some mistake in the mat
~."r Senator TiIford stepped up to the
@~rAn desk, and after looking over a
."rof bilIs called the writer up and
1'r.. bill in hand The bill was Sen
49, 1. W.. :. which bore the signatures
.~ proper differs of both houses Of
~-.>.4'urt, and in as far as We knew,
r zen properly indorSed, filed, etc.
hW been amended from sixty
'': lays exemption, and, with this
.- -. H. WAS just as it had passed the