The Delta independent., 1891-03-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
Saturday, March 81.

Saturday, March q.
SENATE.--The bill to add $500, 900 to the
| bonded Indebtedness of the State for the
capitol was read the third time and laid
| on the table.
The bill in relation to weights and
measures was passed, and also the bill to
construct ditch in Mesa County.
In committee Of the Whole the following
bills were recommended for passage: To
amend the law creating the Denver police
board; to punish nursery agents who
delivered goods not true to name; to
restrict the number of hours service per
day of railway employees; to extend fcrest
area and to protect forests.
The bill TO place the forests under care
of county officers was indefinitely post
poned. and the House bill TO require the
pay ment of wages in cash met the same
| fate.
The Senate confirmed the nominations
]. L. Brush and II. II. Metcalf as mem
bcrs of the Veterinary Board; Myron w.
Reed, w. F. Slocum of Colorado Springs,
John c. Hoy, Bruce +. johnson of Greeley,
J. S. Appel and Dennis Sheedy, as mem
bers of the State Board of Charities and
Corrections were confirmed.
HoUsE-The bill making employers
liable for injury to employees vas defeated
| by vote of ~ to q.
MIR. Campbell's bill to regulate the bus
| mess of the State Lard Board, and MIR.
| Flickinger's bill making an appropriation
| for the Pueblo Insane Asylum passed.
The bill to regulate primary elections
was carried by 81 TO 4. The bill 10 i'm
prove the methods of selecting jurors
passed by unanimous vote.
A number of appropriation bills passed
| the third reading with an amendment in
| troduced by the committee in view of the
proposed change in the law, 10 the effect
| that IL there is no money in the treasury
belonging TO the funds from which the ap-
| propriations are made the state auditor
shall sell warrants on other securities be-
| longing to that fund at not less than par
value TO meet the amounts. The bills
| were: To appropriate $4,000 for the erec-
ton of buildings for the State University |;
| TO appropriate g., ,U00to assist in construct
| ing bridge across White river; to ap-
| point a board TO secure a site for u miners
| home and TO appropriate sl5,Uoo to
establish and maintain the home !;
concerning the State Reformatory and
to make an appropriation Of $4,000 !;
| TO appropriate $1,000 for public reser-
| voir on Apishapa Greek. to provide for
the construction of reservoirs near the
| head of Monument Greek; to provide for
| the construction of reservoirs near the
headwaters of Saguache Greek.
| Other bills passed: To prevent foul
| brood in bees; abolishing the Office of road
| ovcrseers and constituting the county
| commissioners oversecrs ex oficio, and
also to make the road tax sI.5o in coin in
| stead OF IS to be paid in work as al pres
en,; in relation to school elections;
An effort was made to call up the rail-
| road bill but it failed.
Monday, March %.
| SESATE.-A resolution was adopted lim-
iting debate.
/ Bills passed: Concerning corporations /:
| concerning appeals from county courts /;
empowering clerk of court TO adjourn
court from day to day in the absence of
| the Judge, appointing commission to buy
i Q wagon road running south: from Ouray
/ in regard n Tho -rnmnuinO n 1urtaa
/ providing n code of procedure in civil
cases. concerning abortion.
| In committee Of the whole:
The bill to create mining bureau was
| referred 70 the printing committee; the
bill To require the election OF mayors of
cities for two years was referred to the
| committee on revision. A number of other
bills OF minor importance were referr ed
TO committees. The Legislative apportion-
| mcnt bill was taken up and reported TO
| the Senate, but no action taken.
| HousE.-Bills passed: To provide for
| the appointment and compensation of eN-
pert mining witnesses, and to define what
| should constitute expert testimony: to
| repeal an act that established criminal
| courts in Arapahoc, Lake and Pueblo
| counties; to authorize the transfer of
certain delinquent taxes from one county
| to another; TO amend an act providing for
| the settlement Of small estates; to define
the duties OF county commissioners; to pay
| the commission TO revise q code OF laws
| concerning the waters of the State.
In committee of the whole the congress
sional apportionmcnt bill was amended as
| follows:
First Congressional District-Larimer,
Boulder, Weld, Morgan, Logan, Washing.
ton, Scdgwick, Phillips. Yuma, Arapahoe,
Jefferson, Park and Lake.
Second Congressional District-Rout,,
Grand, Rio Blanco Garfield, Eagle, Sum
nit Clear Creek, Gilpin. Mesa, Delta,
Gunnison. Pitkin, Chaffce, Douglas,
ElocrL Lincoln, Kit Carson, Cheyenne,
kiowa, otero, Bent, Prowers, Baca, Ell
Hucrfano, Custer, Montrose, San Miguel,
Ouray, Hiusdalc, Saguache, Costilla, Rio
| Grande, Concios, Archuleta, La Plata,
San Juan, Dolores and Monte.uma.
| The bills 70 regulate assessment were
| taken up. The Schwanbech bill, leaving
the assessment of railroad properties in
the hands Of the State Board of EqualiEa-
tion was agreed to-lS TO Il.
The judicial apportionment bill was
| called up again aud passed.
The bill to refund Sli2 to +. j. V. Skif
for money expended at the ST. Louis expo
sition, for the Immigration Bureau, was
favorRbly reported. II was agreed to
appropriate s2,0oo to the Horticultural
College buildings; Ss55 for Colorado re-
ports; $1,000 for the Horticultural Soci-
| ETY.; ST,5o0 for the Industrial School.
Tuesday. March "a.
| SENArE.-Scnator Belts resolution re-
questing the committee on corporations
and railroads to report his bill forthwith
WAS read and caused long discussion.
Senator Carpenter declared that he was
| opposed TO u general railroad law anyway.
Senators Steck, Belts and Israel favored
| tho resolution. Tho committee was in
structed to report the bill on the 25th at
| noon.
The bills recommended by the committee
OF the whole on Monday were passed.
Tho bill for tho protection of game,
| which had been indefinitely postponed,
was restored to tho calendar.
| ln committee OF the whole the Colorado
| Central bill was considered, md ordered
reprinted.
A message from the auditor of state,
| stating that he was of the opinion that he
might issue warrants to tho members of
tho legislature, as II seemed to be a con-
| stitutioual appropriation, but ho still must
| adhere to tho decision not to issue war;
| rants to pay tho employees of tho legisla-
turc.
1t was agreed TO appropriate S3o,0,0 for
tho Normal School buildings. Tho fol-
lowing measures werc favorabIy reported:
Making appropriation to pay outstanding
| certificates OF indebtedness; to provide
| assistance for tho secretary OF state;
appropriating $4,000 for u wagon road
from Empire In Clear Crock County
into Middle Park; $4,000 for
the Deaf and Blind Asylum:
In relation n tho larceny Of live stock !;
permitting building nssociutions to loan 30
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