The Delta independent., 1889-02-12
THELEGISLATURE.
CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THIS
BODY.
MONDAY, FEB. 4.

SESATE.-Senator McCreery, after the
reports of various committees had been
duly presented. sent the following to the
desk.
WHsRfAs, The interests of the State de-
fiand that at this session Of the General
Assembly there should be enacted some
Just and reasonable measure providing for
the regulation of the carriage and ship
ment of persons and property by railroads
and other common carriers: and,
WHEREAS, A number of bills providing
for such regulation have been introduced,
and the time within which bills can be in
troduced at this session of the General As
sembly having expired, therefore,
Rcsoiped, That the Committee on Corpor-
| atioss and Railroads be requested to con
slider at their earliest convenience tho said
bills, and at the earliest moment consistent
with the proper examination and consider
alton thereof, No report back to the Senate
upoa said bills with such amendments sug-
gestions and recommendations as they may
deem fit, or in their discretion to report
substitute for any or all of said bills.
Senator Ballard presented as substitute
the following; That after the preamble it
read.
Resolued, That the Committee on Rail
roads and Corporations be and is hereby
requested to act as speedily as possible
upon the several railroad bills now before
it.
There was considerable argument in
favor Of both the substitute and the rcsolu-
tion. II was contended by the Senators
who are expected to favor the Whiteley
bill that tho resolution was uhcalled for
and that il had AZ purpose 10 cut on any
subsequent resolution which might be pre-
scnted calling upon the Committee on Cor
porations and Railroads to report upon any
given bill. The friends Of the resolution
averrcd that to adopt the substitute would
be 10 instruct the committee. A motion To
table both resolutions was lost-1i To l2. a
motion 10 adopt the substitute was also
lost-l0 to l3 The resolution as originally
introduced was then adopted.
The memorial for the removal Of the
Southern utes; the memorial urging pas
sage Of the Outhwuite or some other bill
extending the time for the Unicn Pacific
TO pay ita indebtedness 10 the Government;
and the bill to extinguish the Criminal
Courts in Arapahoe and Pueblo counties,
were passed. There was no opposition.
a joint resolution fayoring the appoint
ment Of Ex-Governor John L. Routt to a
Cabinet position was unanimously adopted.
HousE.-Mr. Davidson introduced a
House Concurrent Resolution recommend
ing and endorsing in fattcring manner
ex x.Goycrnor John l.. Routt for position
in President Harrison's Cabinet.
MIR. Davidson moved the adoption OF the
resolution, and explained that the reason
for the resolution was that some might
think Colorado had no applicant and he had
signed n petition for a man OF a leading
ncighboring State; and hence this resolu-
tion for Governor Routt, for he is being
pressed for Postmaster General by his
friends and hence we should give him our
endorsement II Is not necessary TO say
that his name Is n synonym for honesty,
and that IL Is a household word in Colorado
and the West The resolution was unan-
imously adopted.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittcc Of the Whole on special order. the
same being House Bill No. ~ by Mr.. Reed,
on the herd law, with Mr.. Cranston in the
chair.
The bill wa. finally referred to the Joint
Committee of Stock and Agriculture and
Irrigation.
TUESDAY. FEB. 5.
SESATH-House Concurrent Resolution,
No. II, indorsing Ex-Governor Rout. ,or
Cabinet position, was presented and
adopted by an unanimous vote.
A resolution recommending and APPROX
ing the republication by W. II. Lawrence
X Co, of the work upon exploration in the
West, including the notes OF General Ze-
bulon Pikc,Aftcr whom Colorado's great
peak Is named, was adopted.
TEs rest OF the day was spent in Com
mittce OF the Whole many bills Of great
interest being discussed. The cstray stock
bill was recommended for passage after
being amended. also the bill which pro
poses to punish the lawyer who ndyertises
divorce business. Senate bill No. !, the
high license bill, occupied all the afternoon
session. Senator Wilson, its author. max
ing n lengthy speech In favor Of the meas
urc. The bill will be taken up again for
discussion on the 18th.
HuusE-Aftcr the usual committee re.
ports the House went into Committee of
tho Whole.
House Bill No. 90, by Mr.. Reed, to cstab-
ilsh the county OF Webster was read.
Mr. Reed set forth the points favoring
the now county. He said that Washington
County when set OF two years ago did not
contain as large a population or as much
taxable property as the new county.
Mr. Griswold claimed that Mr.. Reed Ind
not given the amount Of taxable property,
and said there were petitions here signed by
several hundred people who protested
against IT,
MIR Harris said that Webster would be
crs and about 81 800, 600 in property, leav-
ing about 81 coo 600 in the old county. The
people at Akron, the county seat, would
naturally oppose the division. He had not
opposed the bill and was not very strongly
in favor of IL.
Mr. Eddy offered an amendment that
Yuma be inserted for Webster as the name
of the new county. Mr.. Eddy preferred
the old Spanish and Indian names, Web
stcrs name was cnshrined in history and
the naming of u new county for him would
not add TO his fame.
Mr. Harris referred to the hard time the
Eastern settlers had struggling with such
names ut Saguache, Hucrfano and San
Juuu anu utuCTS.
To this Mr.. Eddy responded that II was
matter of education and our Eastern
friends would soon learn the pronunciation.
MIR. Harris suggested that there was such
rivalry between tho towns In that section
the people of Wray and other places might
move out II tho new county werc named
Yuma.
MIR. Reed replied that the name of Yuma
was not that odious.
The name was changed 10 Yuma and the
bill reported back to the Committee on Re-
vision that IL do pass.
The bill to establish Morgan County WINS
recommended for passage without opposi-
tion.
Just before the adjournment Of tho House
tho Committee on Elections was excused to
begin tho investigation on Representative
Mitchell, who is charged with bribery.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9.
Senator Burcla presented n pc
tition from residents of Las Animas
County praying that not moro than two
now counties bc created out Of It,
with Senator Noble In tho chair the Sen
atc begun consideration In Committee OF
tho Whole of the bill No. l@I, TO define the
terms of tho Supreme Court II provides
that one term shall commence january l
and continue until August ] that another
shall commence September ! and continue
until December ~, and that court shall bo
hold on every Monday. An interesting do
pate followed In which the Supreme Court
was accusodsof Incidence In tho past 1t
was stated that one or two OF them were
travelling In Europe or wcrc OF fishing
most OF tho timc and that they lnado no of.
fort to earn tho salary the people paid