The Delta independent., 1891-02-17
The bill in regard to fees and salaries

Tn6 Dill In regard 70 Iees ana Salar1eS
was then taken up.
Mr.. Ammous moved that the House re-
port the bill in question, and all other bills
dealing with fees and salaries, to the COM
mittee on fees and salaries. He suggested
that the committed, when it had secured
all the bills. hold a meeting, at which all
interested in this matter and trainers OF
the bills be invited to be present. They
cotild then discuss all the points of the
bills and would thus secure the best meas
ures. Agreed to.
A bill abolishing the office Of forest COM
missioner and providing for the better
protection Of wood lands was next taken
up. One Of the sections provides for the
payment OF . day to the county COM
missioners when employed in the work OF
preserving the forests, to which Mr..
Wooton objected as TO expensive.
Mr.. Brown said, as there were pro
visions before the House to do away with
fees and provide salaries, he moved to
amend the section 90 that the county COM
missioners, sheriffs and constables do the
work on the regular salary. 4lgreed to
and the bill recommended for pa assage.
A bill introduced by MIR. F'lickinger to
encourage the planting Of trees along
roadsides, etc, was the next to come up
on second reading. 1t provided for the
payment of 81 compensation for every 100
trees planted, the money to be paid by the
State.
This section was bitterly opposed by
Mr. Rittenhouse He said he objected to
the county of Arapohoe. for Instance, hay
ing to pay for trees under which its people
could never bask and which would be OF
no benefit to them. 1t was referred back
to the judiciary committee.
Thursday. February II.
SESArE.-The bill abolishing the office
Of State agent was referred to the enEross-
ment committee for verbal corrections.
l.t 4..,rv f-t
amendment TO the law respecting changes
Of venue in justice courts, was read for
the third time. 1t provides for the pay.
ment Of the costs only for the change of
venue by defendants, instead Of the whole
costs of the case. 1t was adopted without
any negative votes.
House joint memorial No. Q, petitioning
the national government for Jurisdiction
over the Fort Crawford military reserva-
tion for the purposes of a miners home,
was finally passed without any opposition.
Senate bill No. -, providing for the
efficiency OF practitioners of dental sur
gerry. was finally adopted. Senators
Whitley and Steck voting against it
In committee of the whole.
Senate bill No. 81, to amend the school
law in simplifying the regulations regard
ing the issuance of warrants by school
districts, and preventing their issuance in
excess OF the revenue, was favorably re-
ported, as also the bill dividing the State
into thirteen normal institute districts.
HousE.-A memorial from the authori-
ties at the Industrial School at Golden was
received II explained the needs of the
school and asked for an appropriation.
House bill No. IS, by Mr.. Ammons, To
Of the military poll tax, was read and
passed by the House on vote of IS to :
votes. House bill No. IS, by Mr.. Camp
bell, providing for the rcprinting Of vol
umes !, =, 3, and of the Colorado reports,
was passed unanimously.
The bill paying the expenses of Cover
nor Routt's inauguration-some s.oo-met
with opposition when il came up for third
reading. MIR. Bowman moved that it be
indefinitely postponed. Referred back 10
the appropriation committee.
MIR. Nan Der Weyden's bill to prohibi,
the importation of men as special officers
and deputy sherlffs was taken up for third
reading. II is commonly known as the
'.anu-Pinkerton law.n
On motion OF MIR. Rittenhouse the bill
requiring an educational test for voters
was referred back to the committee on
elections in order that a general elections
bill might be framed covering the good
points of other bills.
A bill to enable irrigation ditch COM
panies and reservoir companies to extend
ferred to the judiciary committee.
In the afternoon the resolution Of Mr..
Hendricks, for the printing of Governor
Routts message, was passed
The bill by MIR. Shaw, amending ''home-
stead" acts, was indefinitely postponed.
MIR. Carmichaers bill providing for the
payment of taxes twice year was next
1t provides for the first half to be paid in
February and the other half in July. Sec
tion : provides for a discount of per cent
on one-half of the amount, If he pays in
fell in January. A variety of opinions
were expressed on the bill. The premium
was reduced from to per cent, and the
bill referred to the committee on revision.