The Delta independent., 1889-04-02

10 prevent this tne NormalteS, tnAt Ii
those who favor the establishment Of the
normal school, resorted to flibusterlng
tactics, and motions to adjourn, to take q
recess, to amend, to commit, and in short
all the dilatory motions known to parlia-
mentary tactics, were made in rapid sue
cession.
The opponents Of the measure finally con
cluded that the best way out of the diff
Guilty was to back out, and they agreed to
q compromise, in accordance with the terms
committee composed of Messrs. Hurfbut,
Harris, Wootton, Grafton and Reed, with
instructions to report 1t back to the House
tomorrow at IL O'Clock. Three of the
members Of the committee are opposed to
the bill and two in favor Of it, and there
can be no doubt that two reports will come
back 70 the House, the majority report un-
favorable while the minority report will be
favorable.
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27.
SESATE.-Among the bills passed was q
bill to lay out and beautify the capitol
grounds, bill to create the county of Lin
coin, memorial for q national park, a
bill to pay workmen on the capitol build
establish hospitals outside Of the corpor-
ate limits, a bill to regulate the catching OF
trout, bill for bridge at Del Norte,
bill to print school laws in pamphlet form:
bill for the recording of transcripts OF
judgments At the United States courts,
bill to pay salary and expenses of the fish
commission, a bill providing that owners
Of blocks may yacate alleys, bill to regu-
late head gates and locks Of canals, and a
bill for monument to the memory OF the
late Governor Pitkin.
At the afternoon session House Bill No.
go, to establish the county Of Montezuma
with the county seat at Cortez, was read
the third time and finally passed. The
emergency clause was lost for want OF
| two thirds majority.
HoUsK-The House passed six Senate
bills, one Of the most important being the
bill for the erection of q monument to the
Colorado soldiers .'who fought and died in
| the war of the Rebellion This monu-
ment il to be built under the direction of a
commission composed Of one member OF
the first, one member Of the second and one
member of the third regiments, one mem
ber Of the Colorado battery and the presi-
dent of the Colorado Veterans Associa-
| ton. It IL 70 be erected in tho State cap
itoi grounds, and the amount appropriated
for the construction Of the monument is
| 10000.
Senate bill No. ls5, which is designed to
| relieve the district courts Of a portion OF
their work by comforting upon county
| courts prosecution in misdemeanor cases.
Senate Bill No. 81, which provides for
the execution Of all criminals condemned
tiary was passed.
Senate Bill No. 20, providing for the
| payment of bounties for the destruction OF
wolves, coyotes and mountain lions, and
tablishment Of agricultural experiment
| stations in El Paso, Bent and Delta Coun-
ties, was passed.
House Bill No. lO4, for the establishment
Of Normal School at Greeley, was also
passed
| THURSDAY, MARCH 2S.
| '6HNATK.-House Bill No 81, which pro-
hibits the conversion, loaning or deposit,
for the benefit Of officers, of any public
fund, managed to pass, Notwithstanding
much opposition.
| House Bill No. sss, providing for an ad-
ditional bonded indebtedness of &25O, 900 to
aid in the construction of the State Capt.
tol building, was passed almost unani-
| mously.
In Committee Of the Whole quite num-
Der Of pension bills, for those injured in the
| Ute war, were recommended for passage.
| nous vote of the full Senate was polied, the
occasion being the concurrence in the
House amendments to Senate Bill No. lS5,
comforting original jurisdiction upon coun'
| ty courts in misdemeanor cases.
HoUsE.-Thc H ouse passed an even score
Of bills, and considered and refused TO pass
four others. The four bills which failed
were bills proposing TO make appropriations
from the internal improvement fund. for
| contracting a reservoir on Cherry Creek
| canon in Douglas County, TO straighten the
| channel Of the Cucharas River in Huerfano
| County. to straighten the AniTnas Diver in
| La Plata County, and to divert unappro
priated waters of the Grand, Laramie and
| North Platte Rivers. The following are
| bills that were passed; House Bill No. lS2,
| providing for paying State Agent H. p.
Bennett for his services at Washington
House Bill No. ~, appropriating sl2,5Oo &c
| provide for an encampment Of the State
militia, House Bill No lo5. Establishing an
Orphans home at Denver; House Bill No.
| 246, appropriating 1900 to pay for the
| printing and distribution Of a pamphlet pre-
| pared by DIR. Denison, on The Preferable
| Climate for Phthsis," and House bill
| No. $50 increasing the salary of the dep
uty state auditor from 81. 500 to S,op.
| Senate Bill No. l69, establishing the Colo
| rado State Reformatory in Chaffee County
Senate Bill No. ~, providing for the con
stfuctton Of a State bridge across Gunnisor
River in Delta County; Senate Bill No. 50
out by contract; Senate Bill No. 81, pro
viding for an analysis of the thermal and
mineral waters Of the State; Senate Bill
No. 81. to protect hotel and boarding house
keepers; Senate Bill No. 2s6, to regulate
and license intelligence offices: Senate Bill
No. ls6, amending slightly an act passed by
| the last Legislature relative to the right OF
eminent domain; Senate Bill No, is, Great
ing State Bureau Of Immigration. Senate
Bnl No a05, authorizing the State Board
| of Land Commissioners to lease ground,
for permanent exposition buildings to the
| Colorado State Industrial Association; Sen
| ate Bill No. 80 to authorize corporations
| TO convey real estate by attorney; Senate
Bill No. $50, to amend the law relative To
| the taxation of mines so as to provide that
| they shall be assessed us other property In
stead of on the output of such mines: Sen
ate Bill No. g., providing for the construc
ton of . bridge across the Rio Grande, be
tween the counties Of Conejos and Costilla
and Senate Bill No. S11, to provide for the
construction Of n wagon road from Trini
dad to Stonewall, in Las AnimaA County.
Chairman Chatfield Of the House appro.
pristion committee handed In the genera
| appropriation bill, upon which he has beer
| hard At work for the past two or thret
weeks. The bill appropriates in the aggre
| gate sa6s, s,Bss5a This amount is divides
up rs follows:
Salaries of state oficcrs. SSl2, 20
General assembly salaries ........ 50,00l
General assembly, incidental sal
expenses. ........... ............. 1000
Executive edepartment expenses not
| provided for. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l0,O0(
Rent of state offices, legislative
building, etc. .................... 40,lS,
Printing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Printing, incidental. al................ $500