The Delta independent., 1889-02-19
THELEGISLATURE,.
CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THIS
BODY.
SATURDAY, FEB. Q.

! oENAfE-A great deal oil work was done
IN Committee of the Whole. Among the
other bills recommended for passage was
the act te secure to children the benefits of
| elementary education.
Senator Montez made an amendment
| which called upon the courts to make suit
able orders in regard to the attendance of
those scholars whose parents did not en-.
force the law
Senator McCreery moved also the adop-
| tion OF an amendment that when children
| are not properly clothed the School Board
| OF each district shall be authorized TO
clothe such children In proper manner.
| Senator Abbott said that there was a
surplus in every school district in the
State and about ssSa, 900 was in the treas
| ury.
| Senator Poole said that he favored the
| idea, but he was afraid that it would open
the gates for too lavish an expenditure
| Senator McCreery said that he held that
the duty of the State was to prepare its
| citizens for citizenship, He believed that
| all the money which was expended in the
| direction of the education Of children was
| wcll invested and had threefold return in
the added intelligence Of the community.
Senator McCrcery's motion was carried
HoUsE-After tho usual committee re
| ports the House went into Committee Of the
| Whole with MIR. bartholomew in the chair.
On motion OF MIR. Davidson House Bill
No. GO, 10 establish the Office of State Boiler
| Inspector, was recOmmitted TO the State
House Bill No. 3, by Mr. Chatfield. u ex-
empt certain wages, was on motion of Mr.
Libby referred back TO the Revision Com
mittee and that it do pass.
House Joint Memorial No Z, by Mr..
Hastings, relating to the selection OF State
| agricultural lands, was read
Mr.. Eddy referred 10 now the State had
lost agricultural lands In the Indian reser-
yations. The bill had passed Congress Civ
ing relief, but II had been vetoed by the
I p.s.a l.. l.
President much longer. MIR. Eddy then
moved TO insert school" for "agricultural''
lands; that il be engrossed and do pass
Adopted.
MONDAY, FEB, IL.
SENATR-Senator Newell presented a pc
tition from u number of citizens of Gilpin
County, asking that as no effective railroad
bill had been passed Senate Bill No l25
introduced by Senator Whitcley, be passed
al This session. The petition was referred
To the corporation and railroad committee
Senator Newell inquired the effect of the
resolution passed a week ago authorizing
the corporations committee 10 report a rail
road bill or a substitute for all bills.
Senator Abbott, on behalf of that com.
mittcc, stated that owing 10 the fact that
two OF the committee were also members of
the county committee, and they had had so
many meetings it had been impossible
10 attend To the railroad bills.
Senator Newell said that he thought that
the session was half over, aud nothing had
been done as yet in relation 20 tho railroad
legislation. He thought that so important
a work should not be neglected In order to
advance real estate schemes, which he re
gHried many Of the new county schemes
county seat and town site bills now before
the SENATE.
Senator Wilson said that there We're 30
bills relating 10 county lines and county
division now pending. and that he did not
propose 10 prciudgc the pcople who had
come TO the city IN hundreds TO advance the
interests Of their several portions Of the
State, and he believed that II was right and
proper TO hear these people and let them go
away, not keeping them here under
the heavy expense they arc subject to
while waiting for hearing. He said that he
was willing TO give everyone chance and
did not wish 20 be like the Senator from
the Fourth District, who seemed to desire
railroad legislation to the exclusion OF all
else, and that he resented the insinuauon
cast upon the Corporations and Railroads
Committee.
senator Ncwall remarked that II was
sclf-cyident fact that legislation was being
retarded and introduced resolution 'that
the Committee on Corporations and Rail
roads be allowed To report back all bills ON
railroads to the senate, without recon
Incudatiou, at once.
Tho resolution was adopted.
HorsE-Thc following bills and joint
memorials came up on third reading and
were passed:
Senate Joint Memorial No. 4, Joint mem.
orial praying Congress TO pass the
"Ou,hwaite.' - or some similar bill, provid-
ing for the further securing Of tho Govern
mcnt Indebtedness Of the Union Pacific
Railway Company, the funding Of such in.
dCbtcdncss and the extension of time for
its payment
Senate Bill No. ~, a bill for the re, ief OF
Sylvester Nichols and Stanley Stokes
House Bill No. 20, u bill for an act 20 cs-
tablish the county of Yuma, and the county
seat thereof, providing for the appointment
of its precinct and county officers, fixing
the terms of court therein, and attaching
the same to certain representative, 5cna-
torlal and judicial districts.
House Bill No. l51. bill for an oct TO
create water districts No. 40, co and t1 and
to amend section 81 Of Chapter 81 of the
general statutes of the State of Colorado.
House Bill No. leo, bill for an act to
punish falsc prctenses in obtaining regis
tration of cattle and other animals, and to
punish giving false pcdgrccs.
House Bill No. ~, n bill for AN act to sub
NIT TO the qualified electors of the State OF
Colorado the question of calling conven-
tion to revise, alter or amend the coustitu-
tion OF the State of Colorado.
House Bill No. l10, q bill for an act to
provide for the republication of volumes /,
2, 3 and of the decisions of the Supreme
Court of Colorado. Tho emergency clause
was not agreed to.
Dill NO. u ulli lnr uCN 20 rt-
peal section 1 of an act TO authorize the dis.
rict attorneyof the several judicial dis.
tricts in the State to appoint one or moro
deputies, and TO enact substitute therefor
TUESDAY, FEB. D.
SENATE.-Thc principal event of tho day
was the discussion In Committee of tho
Whole OF the High License bill,
The fight on the bill was led by Senator
McCreery, The first section of tho bill was
TO classify cities and towns. All over lO0,-
600 inhabitants were designated as class A.
This means. of course, only Denver. Lii
ccnscs in this class We're designated as to
be 81, 200 pcr annum. In cities of class II,
OF more than $4,000 and less than 100000
inhabitants the fec was placed Mt 81 600. In
cities of class C,of less than 10000 or more
than 5000 inhabitants, tho fec was contcm-
plated to bo $500. In cities of class ID. OF
less than 5000. the fec was placed Mt 500.
This classification Senator NicCrecry moved
to destroy by striking ont all of the section
creating the classification. This motion
was carried by vote Of IL to 1,talScn upon
n rising showing, Among those who voted
In favor of IL were Senators McCrcory,
Belts, Gcldcr, Noble, Abbott, Carpenter,
Mon;cz, Cochrnne, Harkison, Christian,
Gardner and Bcclswith. Among those op.
posed were Senators Wilson, Ballard,
Samuel Adams, Kinknid McCandloss and
Bnrcla There were u few who did not
vote, including Senators Whitclcy and
Poole
Succeeding Senator McCreery, Scnutors
Belts and Geldcr in turn proposed amend
mentG, which, with one exception, were
adopted. All cities, according to these