The Delta independent., 1889-01-15

at 10 o'clock and prayer was offered by the

bJAuuluK COulHllIUttb VI tilc
Finance, Ways and. Ebbert, Met
calf, Reed, Armitage, Griswold, Copeland
MID Swift.
Elections and Appointments-Ballin
Sanchez, Purcell, Brophy, Libby, King and
Hughes.
State Affairs and Reapportionment-Ds-
wilson, Dunbar, Purcell, Clark Of Jefferson,
Chatfeld, Feldhauser and Ford.
Corporations and Railroads = Henron,
Hulburt, Bartholomew, Chatheld, David
son, Carlile, Parish, Grafton, Hastings,
Fees and Salaries-Baldwin, Bartholo-
NEW. Budd, Hebron, Armitage, Dunbar,
and Wootton. .
State nstitutions-Prince, Davidson.
Kellogg, Ford, Ebbert, Metcalf, and Ny
rick.
Penitentiary-King, Phillips, Prince,
Price, Wilson, Vigil and Swift.
County and County Lines-Reed, Harris,
Ballinger, Clark Of Jefferson, Sanchez,
Hughes and Swift.
Indian and Military yAffairs-Hurlburt,
Shaw, Ballinger Hastings, King, Merry
and Valdez.
Roads and Bridges bartholomew, San
chez, Shaw, Sperry, Parrish, Kellogg and
Hicks.
Federal Relations -Myrick, Wilson,
Vigil, Griswold, King, Wootton and
Judiciary-Lbby, Davidson, Ballinger,
Cranston, Harris, Hulburt, Clark of Jefier-
son, Reed and Clark of Ebert
Appropriations and Chat
field, Baldwin, Phillips, Merry, Dunbar
and Kettle.
Public cLands-Feldhauser, ,Budd, Brophy,
Grafton, Hicks, Armitage and Clark Of El-
bart
Mines and Mining-Parrish, Chatheld,
Beldwin, Phillips, Merry, Dunbar and Ketr
Ua.
Stock-Carlile, Vigil, Sanchez, Baldwin,
Kettle phillipS and HuQhe1
Agriculture and Irrigation - Kellogg,
Prince, Chatfield, Garlic, Wilson, Price and
O'Brien.
Education - Dunbar, Sperry, Harris,
Public Buildings : Hastings, Parrish,
Hurlburt, Brophy, Carlile, Bartholomew
and Clark Of Ebert
Printing = Sanchez, Myrick, Kettle,
Merry. Purcell, Wilson and Shaw.
Engrossment - Harris, Hughes and
Hicks.
Enrollment-G Grafton, Vigil and O'Brien.
Rules-Ebbert, Davidson, Price, Libby
and the Speaker
Fish, Forestry and Game Metcalf,
Shaw, Ford. Hastings, Clark Of Jefferson,
Valdez and Wootton.
Insurance and Banking : Ford, Reed,
Hebron, Budd, Copeland, Feldhauser and
O'Brien.
House Expenses - Copeland, Cranston,
Ford, Budd, Price, Kellogg and Valdez
Revision and Constitution : Cranston,
Ballinger, Libby, Metcalf, Prince, Ebbert
and Clark of Ebert
Temperance, Medical Affairs and Public
Health-Sperry, King, Griswold, Purcell,
Prince, Kettle, Wootton.
Labor-Phillips, Brophy Dunbar, Hicks,
Myrick, Griswold and Valdez.
Six new county" bills were introduced,
Mr.. Hughes of Las Animas being the au-
thor Of three, and Mr.. Swift of Bent the
author Of the other three.
The bills introduced by Mr.. Hughes pro
pose to carve out of the kingdom Of Las
Animas, three counties to be named re-
spectively Lincoln, Rice and Cooper.
Cooper County is TO be cut out OF the
southeastern corner of Las Animas. and
Boston is fixed upon as the place for the
county scat This territory now has u
population Of about :, 500.
Rice County will be made up of the north
east corner of Las Animas and the south
east corner of Bent County, with Mime
apolis, town loo ated near the present
boundary line between Bent and Las Ami
mas Counties Us the county seat The es-
timated population OF the proposed new
county Ia 900.
Lincoln County will lie directly west OF
the south half Of Rice County, and Spring
field will be the county seat Its present
population is between 9 600 and 500.
OF the bills introduced by Mr.. Swift, one
proposes TO organize new county to be
known as Teller County, taking in the west
one third OF what is now Bent County. An
other bill provides for the organization Of
Morton County. which is to be made up Of
a slice OF territory taken out OF the north
cast corner of Bent and another slice taken
out of the southeast corner Of Ebert. Still
another bill by Mr.. Swift proposes to take
about one-fifth of the territory of Bent out
OF the southeast corner OF the county, and
organize out OF II wolcott County, with
Lamar as the county seat
THURSDAY. JAN. 10.
SENAIE-Clerks for various committees
and the Lieutenant Governor were ap-
pointed. Senator Wilson introduced n res
olution thnt 5000 copies of the Governors
inaugural address be printed. Laid over
Christian and Ballard were appointed
Committee on Labor Some amendments
to the rules were adopted.
Senator Carpenter offered resolution
US follows:
Resolved, The Secretary Of the Senate
be and is hereby authorized to subscribe
for twenty seven copies Of each the Denver
Times and the Rocky Mountain Nctcs for
the use of the members OF the Senate and
the Lieutenant Governor, and that he be
directed TO audit the bill for no other news
paper. Laid over.
Senator Carpenter also introduced . con-
current resolution that the Denver Times
be recognized as the oficial organ of this
Assembly. After the introduction OF var
ious amendments and some amusing con-
troversy the resolution was killed.
Senator Beckwith introduced bill yes
terday morning to appropriate G,0OO for
the benefit of the State Horticultural and
State Forestry Association. 1t provides
that q, 900 shall be paid In 1850 and 81 900
in 1890, Referred.
Senator Adams introduced bill for the
formation OF Morton County from Bent and
Elbcrt Counties. Cheyenne Wells Is
named as the county seat
Housk.-A resolutisn was offered to pro-
cura maps showing county lines for the use
of members. A resolution for q committee
to obtain from the Governor tho picture of
the Into Governor Pitkin, to be placed over
tho Speakers desk, was Carried. Tho reso-
luton to hire stenographer for the House
was voted down. Messrs. Chatfeld, Hurl-
but and Price were appointed a committee
to investigate the Reform School. MIR.
Gibbs introduced bill appropriating $lo,-
900 for the purchase Of books for the Su-
preme Court.
Mr.. Ballingcr introduced n bill for tho
formation of Harrison County from por-
tion of Bent. A bill by Mr. Ebert pro
vides for tho inspection of beef, mutton
and pork for sale In the State. Mr.. Bar
tholomew introduced u bill for tho appoint
mcnt by the Governor of u Mine Inspector,
whose duty It shall be to require mine
owners TO provide for the safety Of the
lives Of thcir employees while ut work.
Two Childish Moods.
The sayings of children are all too
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