The Delta independent., 1889-02-26
THELEGISLATURE.
CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF THF
PROCEEDINGS OF THIS
BODY.
SATURDAY, FEB. 16.

SESATg-The following bills were read
for the third time.
Senate Bill No. 1O3, bill for an act to
provide for an appeal from the Board Of
County Commissioners upon disallowance
of petition for modification Of assessment.
Passed.
Senate Bill No. 2ol, bill for an act to
amend section lSS of chapter %. being Cen
eral Section $40 Of the General Statutes,en
titled Criminal Code" Passed.
Senate Bill No. l30, bill for an act to
provide for the relief of certain laborcrs
who have performed work upon the Capt.
tol building of the State of Colorado and
have not been paid therefor. Passed.
House Bill No. 81, bill for an act con-
cerning trespasses upon mining claims and
mill sites, and to punish the parties found
guilty thereof. The Mines and Mining
Committee favor its passage. Passed.
House Bill No. l6O, a bill for an act to
punish false pretences in obtaining regis
tration of cattle and other animals and TO
punish giving false pretences. Passed.
AT II 20 the Senate went into executive
session on nominations from the Governor.
After the executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday morning.
HoUsE-The State Institutions Commit
tee reported the result and cost of its ex
cursion TO Pueblo with the object OF look
ing through the Insane Asylum. The re
suit of this scrutiny was most satisfying.
The asylum was extremely clean and well
the cases OF seNtTt Hdl
been so few in number as TO reflect great
credit upon the superintendent and his
system OF management There were 3i5
patients in the asylum during the last
term. The report was ordered printed.
Under third reading of bills, House Bill
No. 2lS was passed with the emergency
clause.
This is bill for an act to amend an act
approved February 26. 1855, entitled an
act to amend an act entitled an act to es--
tablish judicial districts in the State of
Colorado. and TO provide for the holding Of
District Courts therein. and the manner OF
commencing and adiourning the same, and
return of process, and providing for the
transfer of causes therein in the case of
adjournment, and to repeal all other acts in
relation thereto.
MONDAY. FEB. Is.
SESATE-Routine business proceeded
with unusual vigor until House Bill No. 20,
providing for the establishment of Yuma
County was reached. when Senator Harki-
son raised quite a storm by moving that a
committee go and look over the proposed
new territory. Immediately there was
innumerable protests raised, and the pro
posed party was frowned down. II was
then proposed 10 refer il 10 a special com
inittee tOinvestigate and then the County
and County Lines Committee were indig
nant. The bill was then passed, and the
opposing factions retired TO obtain lunch
and some more courage After recess the
battle of the counties was resumed by Sen
ator Newell moving to reconsider the fore
moons vote, which was finally done and
the bill was referred to a special committee
of three Senators outside of the County and
County Lines Committee. Senate Bill No.
12 was tabled temporarily by its friends in
order TO save it The next fight occurred
on Senate Bill No. @d, by Senator Poole. Ii
was to analyze the natural thermal and
mineral springs Of the State. The main
feature of the day was, however, the dis
cussiOn OF Senate Bill No. lsa, which pro
vides for the appointment of a commission
TO draft n complete revision and code of
laws concerning the water of the State.
they TO report 10 the next General Assem-
bly,.
Senator Carpenter moved to amend by
striking out the words five persons and
insert the names OF "Dr. b. A Wheeler,
b. ~ Southworth and c. A. Strong" as
members Of the commission.
Senator Wilson moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the name of
"B. A. Southworthm and inserting that of
J. NJ. Freeman.
These amendments provoked spirited
discussion between the Royalty and
''anti- Royalty which ended in all the
names being withdrawn, and the word
three instead of five as in the original
bill. The bill was further amended by
making 1t take effect "lon days after its
passage instead of 80" adding 5000 to
the amount provided for clerical work,
etc, and also reducing the total appropria-
tion from $1,000 to $4,000.
The amendments were discussed at
length and were adopted.
HoUsE-House Bill No. =, defining the
counties and terms Of court in the Sixth
Judicial District, and TO provide for the re
turn of process and the continuing Of
causes, and to repeal all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act. passed with
% votes the emergency clause received 33.
No 81 - NAtaa fnfnS
and 10 of an act entitled IAN act provid-
ing for the appointment of Superintendents
of Water Divisions of this State, fixing
their compensation and providing for the
payment thereof, prescribing their duties
and requiring bond for the faithful per-
formancc of such requiring Clerks of Dis
trict Courts to furnish such Superintend-
ents with certain certified decrees and pro-
viding for the payment of such Clerks
fees, entitled Irrigation approved April
I, 1887, next came up. Referred to Judici-
ary Committee.
The special order of the day was now
taken up, This was u bill for an act regu-
lating the issuance of licenses for the sale
of spirituous vinous, malt or brewed liQ-
uors or any admiNturo thereof
Mr.. Sanchez moved that il be deferred
until "Wednesday, Feb. "a, but the motion
was lost and the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole TO consider the bill, Mr..
Hurlbut taking the chair.
Mr.. Sanchez moved an amendment to the
second section by making 500 the mini
mum limit for license in counties where
boards of commissioners are empowered TO
grant them, in place of 500, fixed by the
bill. Lost,
Mr.. Eddy offered an amendment which
he proposed TO call Section 3, the sections
following to be renumbercd. This amend
mcnt provided that 30 per cent of all money
collected from license fees shall be turned
into the State Treasury and transmitted by
draft or otherwise to the State Treasurer
at the expense of the town or county
making the remittance. After a long dis.
cussion this was defeated by vote Of , to
3S
Mr.. Libby moved to make the shortest
term three months instead of six. He
thought the local authorities ought to have
something to say on the matter. 1t was
now nearly o'clock and tho bill was made
n special order for Tuesday at . 80 pm.
1hs Committee of the Whole rose and
made its report TO the House which was
accepted. Adjourned
TUESDAY, FEB. 10.
SRNATE-ln executive session the fol-
lowing nominations were considered:
Colonel Benjamin II. kloe of Pueblo
County, to be Adiutant- General.
Captain Nj. *. Sullivan of Gilpin County,
to be Inspector General.
Joseph A. Lamping of Lake County, to
be Warden of .ho Ponitontiary.
Edgar 4. ensign OF El Paso County, to
be Forest Commissioner.
a. Il. Kennedy of ChnfIoc County, to be
Dairy Commissioner.
Gordon Land OF Douglas County, TO bo
Fish Commissioner.