The Delta independent., 1891-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE
Saturday, January 81,

their appointment was deferred.
The matter OF paying officers hired to
guard the building duringtthe late contest,
ca'no up, and some objection was raised TO
payment being made. The resolution was
referred back for al itemized acceaht.
The agriculture and irrigation commit
tee recommended the petition from the
eastern portion OF the State TO be laid on
A large number Of other bills were re-
serred TO the House from various commit
tees.
A resolution asking Congress to gran.
the State the Fort Crawford military res
eryation for the site of q home for disabled
miners was adopted.
New bills: BY CARMEL ael. appropriat-
ing $1,000 to aid the Colorado Humane
Sectcty; by Voorhees,, to prevent snd
punish election frauds; by Campbell, 10
amend tax laws; by Shaw, TO prevent
biacklisting; by Ammons, TO define the
two congressional districts OF the State;
by Chapman, for the protection OF saute.
Monday. February 2.
SESATg.=Senator Seek presented pc
tiooh IN favor of female suffrage of which
ne spoke favorably. Referred TO a special
committee.
Senator Gelder introduced concurr~tt
resolution providing for the abpo'. tInent OF
a Joint committee, TO rons.st OF two mem
bers on the part cf The Senate and th rec
on the part ct The House, to investigate
the re-ds OF the Supreme Court and sug-
Rest measures for relief The resolution
wRs adopted.
The Senate then resolved ft,rlf into
committee Of the whole to- TIE considera-
tion OF the messages ot the outgoing and
incoming governors, and the different
mattsrS spoken of were referred TO var
loss Senators with instructions to prepare
bills in relation 10 them.
New bills: BY Steck, recalling the
oocnty act, by White, TO define libel; by
McCreery, with regard TO the issuance Of
licenses for tho saiu of Intoxicating
Colorado Worlds Fair exhibit: by McGov-
ner. 20 appropriate s3U, w to the mute and
otnd asylum for improvements; by NJ. S
Bailey, TO amend the statutes in relation
TO fees for county and court officers; By
ID, L. Bailey, fixing the charges made by
telephone, telegraph and other electric
companiesi by Stock, to provide for
screens for ditches; by Steck, TO am end
the statutes referring to wild game and
sectivorous birds; by Carpenter, 10 amend
IN the statutes authorizing the State Land
Board to lease and sell lands ;by Bol.inger,
to regulate interest
:, HousE.-- II, Eddy, ]. II. Brown, VIII
nam Sullivan. I. O'Connor, I. r. OMa-
money, J. X Flickinger and Il. L. wootton
were elected committee On tho Worlds
Fair.
The day was almost entirely devoted to
the Introduction of bills, among which
were the following: BY Brown OF Arapa-
hcc 10 regulate primary elections; by
Ncorhees, in relation to telephone COM
panies; by Secor, TO regulate sale OF
property uuder trust deeds; by Ammons,
to regulate the rate of compensation for
carrying water; by Thornton, relative TO
convict labor, relating to executing the
death penalty; by Eaton. providing for
taxing mines; by Schwanbcck, la regard
to assessments,
Tuesday. February 8.
SESATE,-A. J. Gregory was elected
docket clerk; Jesse Romero. assistant
uoorseeper; William +. Footc, stationery
watehman; Waiter VI. Bachelor, page:
Il. A.. Rennct, Jr., clerk OF the finance
committee, Siias II. johnson, assistant
messenger; Il. w. Phillips and John Scott,
!anltors; w. N. McBird, clerk of the re-
nislon cnmnittee; sam Jones, page; MIR.
b&thstsp!e, IL. 4. Allen and A. II. Exrle-
s.o,, c!crHs o: the engrossing committee;
Y. Is. Wilson, clerk to committee on rail-
roads: ). w. Raymond, chief clerk OF the
printing committed.
isolsingcr and Mckinley were appointed
fcciaI committee on wonans suffrage.
Senate bill No. L., providing for the part
payment OF officers of the executive and
judiciary departments, was called up, and
the amendment increasing the appropria-
ton from So, 900 70 $50, 600 was adopted.
49," paAaSs III AaaAiS. W Ntc
congressional districts and the assembly
districts; by McGovncy, relating to fees;
by Israel, to compel railrvads 10 pay for
stock killed; by Mckinley, to increase the
number OF district judges in Denver 10
i've.
The new employees were sworn In.
In committee OF the whole:
Senate bill No. 81, providing for tho sale
OF timber on school lands, was read with
tho recommendation o. the committee on
n n hat ~.
TO the bill was strong, ind it was reported
adversely.
HoUsE.-A resolution was laid before
the House that had been received from
the Missouri House OF Representatives in
reference to conference between COM
mittees from several western states with
tho aim OF lowering the rate of interest.
MIR. O'Mahoney's bill to forbid wearing of
livery was tabled.
The committee on House expenses re-
ported several bills for employees which
were allowed.
hicssrs. Kennedy and Ammous of the
printing committee reflected severely on
the chairman OF thar committee (Air Bow.
man) Tor not giving them an opportunity
to participate In the committees work
lu committee OF the whole Bcck's bill
relating TO tho poor of the State was taken
up. This bill will require the gathering OF
statistics by county commissioners. IL
was favornbly reported. MIR Sccor pre-
sentcd tho majority report of tho invcst-
eating committee signed by himself aud
Mr.. Wooton, and MIR. Coombs handed in n
minority report. Tho majority report
stated that 1t had been proven that Otto
Mcnrs offered c. b. Bowman $500 TO sup
port Mr.. Eddy's motions; that MIR. Hanna
offered Bowman n chairmanship II he
would support Hanna rs Speaker; and
that Messrs. Mitchell, Campbell and
Thornton were offered money to vote for
Hanna.
The minority report by Mr.. Coombs de-
clarcd tho foregoing statements not
sufficiently established. After long
debate in which tho recent differences In
tho House were discussed, the majority
report was adopted by vote of "a to IL.
Wednesday, February a.
SESATK.--A tho opening OF tho session
the following candidates for reading clerk
appeared and contested for favor by road
ing before tho Senate: j. ]. McDovitt,
~. l.. Bcardslce, +. c. Gard, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Boyd, Mrs. Sarah Agnow, Reuben Smith
and Anna NJ. Kelley. Miss Kelley WINS
elected. In Wow Of her election Senator
Carpenter gave notice that he would here
after insist on tho observance of tho rule
against smoking.
Tho following clerks wcrc elccted
James A. kelton, judiciary committee;
Jesse +. Holmcs, printing committee;
Charles Simmons, Minnie Kennedy and
Rodney Key, enrolling committee.
New BILLS: BY Colder, TO provide for
expenses OF the fsh commissioner; by
Woiscr, to regulate tho timo and manner
of pnymeut for CARRIAGE of Water. nv Me-