The Delta independent., 1889-03-05
THELEGISLATURE.
CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THIS
BODY.
sATrRpAY. EEp. d.


SESATK.-Senators Beckwith and Bailey
were appointed to represent the Senate at
the convention of delegates from the var
ious Legislatures at st, Louis, next month.
to consider measures to be tIken in the
matter of meat inspection. etc.
A number of House bills Were read for
the first time and referred TO the proper
committees.
Senator Wilson offered the following res
olution which was adopted:
WHEREAS, About coo acres of valuable
school lands lying in the suburbs of Den
yer have been ordered TO be sold at public
sale; and
WHEREAS, 1t has been charged in the
newspapers that very Inadequate public
notice has been given of the time and place
of said sale; therefore.
ResoIred, That the Education committee
be instructed to investigate the matter and
report to the Senate whether in their opin-
ion sufficient notice has been given on such
sale and what action has been had by the
authorities ordering such sale in reference
thereto.
MONDAY, FEB. 25.
SESATE.-After quite a struggle House
bill No. 110, providing for the republication
OF the Supreme Court reports, was killed:
the bill making an appropriation for the
Deep-Water Convention was referred 70
debate occurred when the adverse report
of the Finance Committee on Senate bill
No. 23i, providing for the erection of q
soldiers monument was reached. Senators
Ballard, Newell, Harkison, Poole, Gelder,
Carpenter and Wilson composed the con-
tending parties, but finally compromise
was had and it was referred to the Print
ing Committee.
House Bill No. l, to establish the Sol
diers' and Sailors Home. Senator Car
penter said that when the bill was first in
troduced it gave the commission liberty to
select its site anywhere in the State; now
it only gave them the S-n Luis Park to Sc
lect from He moved that The bill be re-
referred TO the Committee on Military AZ
fairs.
Senator Wilson, in a very telling speech,
hGred that the motion would not prevail
and that the bill would be passed as il was.
He also said that senators on the floor had
been approached by prominent members Of
the Grand Army of the Republic who had
stated that they would prefer TO have the
bill killed rather than have the home locat-
ed in the San Luis Park.
The bill successfully passed its third
reading and the location of the home is
fixed in the San LUIS Park.
House Joint Memorial No. /, to establish
a port of entry at the city of Trinidad,
Colorado. Passed.
Senate Bill No. ls9. bill for an act to
provide for the appointment of commits
the next General Assembly a complete re-
vision and code of law concerning the wat
ers of the State, etc. Passed.
The special committee appointed to in
vestigate the alleged cruelty at the Reform
School al Golden, reported censuring the
management, and n resolution was pres
ented asking the Governor to remove the
officials of the Institution.
HoUsE-Several bills were read for the
third time and passed, among them Were
that creating the Tenth Judicial District
and the bill appropriating money for the
State Insane Asylum. The bill providing
a penalty 'ov dealing in spurious or adul
terated liquor also passed. The project to
experiment. on the waters of Clear Creek
witha view of making them more beneficial
for irrigating purposes created some aryu-
ment, sentiment being about evenly di-
vided as to whether the proposed expert
ments would be of any particular use or
not The bill was finally referred to tn e
Revision Committee. The bill to appro
pirate money for purchasing books for the
Supreme Court Library was sent on its
way rejoicing, though the amount was only
=, 500.