The Delta independent., 1889-03-26
THELEGISLATURE.
CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THIS
BODY.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16.

mcnded the bills to establish the counties
OF Prowers, Harvey, Morton, Cedar,
Grenada, Harrison Rice, Sheridan and
Teller be indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were passed:
House bill No. 127, to establish the coun-
ty of Phillips.
House bill No. so, to construct State
bridge across the Grand River at the town
OF Glenwood Springs in Garfield County
and TO appropriate money for the payment
of the same.
Senate bill NO. 3ll, to aid the county of
Las Animas in constructing a wagon road
from Trinidad to Stonewall in said county
and to protect the embankments of the
Purgatoire River along the line of said
road and making an appropriation therefor:
Senate bill No. is, to create a bureau OF
Immigration and statistics.
Senate bill No. 23i, to erect a monument
capitol grounds and appropriating $4,000
therefor.
Senate Bill No 26l, TO protect wives and
children and providing for the imprison-
ment of men who refuse or neglect to sup
port their families.
HoUsE-The following bills were passed:
Senate Bill No. "a, TO establish Otero
County. House Bill No. l25, authorizing
transcripts of Judgment of United States
courts in this State filed with the recorders
of deeds of the several counties. House
Bill No. 232, to provide for the publication
in pamphlet form of the State school law
in the Spanish language. Senate Bill No.
81, appropriating 5000 for the State Hor-
ticultural association. Senate Bill No. %,
to repeal the law relative to the commuta-
tion Of life sentences. House Bill 220, to
establish the county Of Montezuma. Sen
ate Bill No. Isl, 10 amend section 50. Of
cnapter %, of the general statutes, relative
to county government Senate Blu No.
ll6, to establish the County of Cheyenne.
Senate Bill No. 10 to provide for the ser
vice of summons upon defendant corpora
tons.
MONDAY. MARCH II.
SESATE-The bill establishing the county
of Prowers was amended and passed.
Senate Bill No 20, to amend section Of
an act entitled An act to establish Agri-
cultural Experimental Stations in Ell Paso
County, Bent County, Delta County and
San Luis Valley, State of Colorado Ap-
proved April 4, 1857. Passed unanimously.
Senate Bill No. 25i, to amend section
of an act entitled IAN act preventing non
resident aliens from acquiring real estate
in Colorado, and for the forfeiture of such
property hereafter acquired to the State
Re-referred to Engrcssment Committee.
Senate Bill No. loi, to establish govern
and maintain q State Normal School. Re
referred TO the Revision Committee.
Senate bill No. 6s, 10 create a Bureau of
immigration, Statistics and Labor, and to
provide for the government thereof.
Passed unanimously.
In the afternoon the Eetfron bill was un-
der discussion in Committee of the Whole.
Progress was made only to the twelfth sec
tion when committee nrose and Senate ad-
iourned.
housE-The County and County Lines
Committee reported favorably regarding
the county of Sedgwick and the bill was re-
ferred TO a third reading.
House Bill No. 6. establishing the county
of Baca, was favorably referred.
House Bill No. 4. establishing the county
of Tioga also passel.
House Bill No. 2sd, TO require fire insur-
ance companies TO cancel policies in certain
cases was passed.
House Bill No. az. to create the county
Of Comanche. as amended. passed by a vote
of ~.
House Bill No os7, to amend an act en-
titled IAN act to amend chapter 81 of the
General Statutes entitled Schools"
passed, IS votes.
Senate Bill No. 100. to amend section IS
of chapter a Of the General Statutes, en-
titled penalties for selling liquor without
license being general section 2lo9 passed,
3J votes
House Bill No. o..ss7, to establish the county
of Kiowa, passed. by II votes. The emer-
gcncy clause WIS passed by vote of 40.
Senate Bill Nc. .23l, to authorize the Board
Of Capitol Managers to lay out, ornament
and bcautify the grounds of the Capitol
buildings. The sum of $4,000 was recon-
mcndcd for that purpose and the bill re
ferred TO the Revision committee and that
II do pass. Adopted.
TUESDAY, MARCH l9.
SENATE-The following bills were passed:
Senate Bill 2+4 establishing an Insurance
Department, Senate Bill 2I' providing for
the appointment ofa State engineer. House
Bin No 27s, 10 provide for an examination
of the books and accounts Of the State
Board OF Land Commissioners.
House Bill No. 90, granting the right of
way for public highway TO Pueblo County
thr,nrh h, State Iusnna Asyinn or nis
at Pueblo
House Bill No. aoo to provide for the
conservation and management of the estate
in Colorado Of lunatics residing without
the United States.
House Bill No. 40, bill for an act, to
provide for the construction of State
bridge across Grand River, in Eagle Coun
ty, at or near the mouth of Rock Creek,
and to appropriate money for the payment
of the same.
House Bill No. so, bill for An act to con-
struct State bridge across the Grand
River at the town of Glenwood Springs, in
Garfield County, and TO appropriate money
for tho payment of the same,
printing money for bridges, roads and other
internal improvements reported on bills
appropriating an aggregate OF Siol 900 with
the Recommendation that they be passed.
HousE.-During the morning session of
the House Senate Bill No. 2gI empowering
the Board Of Pcnitentiary Commissioners
to construct bitches, etc, with convict Ia
dor; Senate Bill No. slS, regulating the
purchase of ore, and Senate Bill No. 2Sa,
appropriating 100000 to pay outstanding
State certificates OF Indebtedness and the
interest thereon. as well as tho bill provid
ing for the reimbursement of George p.
Clark, Treasurer of jefferson county, were
passed.
After recess tho Wilson high license bi II
and the bill providing for the appointment
of IN irrigation commission were passed
and An appropriation Of 81, 900 was made
for the expense of tho same, and the coun-
ties Of Lincoln aud Kit Carson were Gre
nted.
Tho House then went into Committee of
the Whole for the consideration of general
orders,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS.
SKNATK-Senate Bill No. so, concerning
convict labor and tho product Of convict
labor, was passed, the Senate Bill No. a5,
Senator Poole's pct measure, which has
stood more reverses than ordinarily be-
falls u bill, was also passed. Tho bill pro-
viding for tho erection. and maintenance of
u normal school at Greeley, which Senator
McCrcery has nursed so carefully in its
weekly career, was voted on and defeated,
but the Senator from tho First district in.
tends TO try TO resurrect It. having given
notice Of his intention to move for recon
alteration. During tho time the Senate
was In Committee OF the Whole the bill
providing for Deputy Inspector Of Coal
Minca was reported favorably. At tho
nftoruO,u uoHniOu many bills wOrD cOnaid-