The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1883-01-27
HOUSE.
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Rockafellow presented a petition from
81 coal miners of Fremont county, asking
the house to pass bill 81, providing for the
ventilation of mines and the better protec-
tion of minors. The petition was referred
10 the committee on mines and mining.
Clark, of Boulder, presented a petition
from the miners of Boulder county, asking
the house to take favorable action on the
above bill This was also referred to the
committee on mines and mining.
The agricultural college bill, providing
for the levy of one-fifth of a mill on the
dollar for the support OF. that institution,
was iayorahly recommended.
Among the bills passed 10 second read
ing was one to investigate how the streams
of the state can be freed from Impurities
without interfering with the stamp mills
The judiciary committee made n report
relative TO the revision of the laws when
the house adjourned until tomorrow at 10
o'clock
SATURDAYS SESSION.
The house tabled concurrent resolutions
1 and 6, passed by the senate, authorizing
400 copies of the biennial report of the
superintendent of public instruction print
cd in Spanish.
4 number Of bills were read first time.
The act relating to the charter OF Dem
vcr was referred to the Arapahoe delega-
ton.
House adjourned until Monday morning.
MONDAYS SESSION.
Dripps presented q memorial praying for
the enactment of such laws as will prevent
extortionate charges by railroad corpora
tions, and recommending the appointment
of n railroad commission Referred to COM
mittee of the whole.
Rockafellow presented petition from
800 voters of Fremont county, asking that
the assembly take some action to prevent
the importation, manuiacture or sale of
spurious and adultcrated liquors. Re
ferrcd 10 the committee on state affairs.
Adjourned until 10 a m. tomorrow.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Bills were reported establishing the
counties of Montrosc, Delta and Mesa
a large number of bills were introduced,
when the house, having nothing better to
do, adjourned until tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
A petition from the citizens of Ouray,
asking that the bill establishing the eoun-
ty of San Miguel be passed, was referred
to the committee on counties and county
lines.
A bill authorizing the governor TO in
crease the number of county commission
crs, by appointment until the next general
election, whenever 800 citizens of a county
having 10000 population shall so request,
was reported favorahly.
Rockafellow's bill for the protection of
coal miners was recommended for consid-
Grafton of the committee of the whole.
The bill to publish the proceedings oi
county commissioners in q paper Of general
circulation was reported adversely.
Lctcher introduced resolution that the
people of Colorado arc opposed to the de-
prcciation of silver; avcrring tina. the pub
lie debt of the country is corrupting. and
recommending its payment. rather than
hoartiing so much silver In the treasury.
Referred to committee of the whole.
The house passed resolution express
ing sympathy with the natives of Ireland
in their distress proceeding from evic.ions
and famine.
Adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
THURSDAYS SESSION.
rcmonstrAncc against the division OF
La Plata county was received and referred
A large number of bills were reported
frum the various committees, but none
passed.
Tho bill for the protection Of growing
crops was recommended indefinitely post
poncd.
Rockaiellow's bill relative to coal mines
was adopted in committee az the whole.
Adjourned until 10 ci-loek ;o-morrow.