The Lamar register., 1891-04-04
THE LEGISLATURE
Friday, March e7.


for Normal School building; for an ap
preparation for the Industrial school; for
new buildings for the Deaf and Blind In
sutnte; for clerks in the secretary of
States Office ITO pay outstanding warrants;
for maintenance of the State Normal
school TO punish damage done to irrigating
bitches; establishing "a Court of Appeals.
The House amendments to the Tee bill
were non-concurred in.
In committee OF tho whole On the Colo
RADIO Central bili Senator Wells moved TO
postpone consideration until Monday.
This was defeated and the bill referred TO
the revision committee TO be reported to
the Senate,
An evening session was held at which u
large number of bills were discussed and
favorasly reported.
HoUsE.-Bills passed Amending the
Denver police bill; to confer greater pow
ers on the Denver Board OF Public Works
TO build bridge across Castle Creek near
Aspen; to prevent and punish wrongs TO
children; 10 amend the law relating to
guardians; appropriating $1,000 for q road
on Clear Creek; to amend the order Of pro
cedure in relation TO writs of error
TO allow counties to vote aid to agricul-
tural fairs; comforting greater power on
judges of county courts; 10 exclude nom
property owners from voting for the
annexation of territory to towns and
cities; placing restrictions on foreign cor
porations; regulating the methods OF the
State Land Board; to secure liens to
miners and mechanics; TO enable incorpor-
ated towns to purchase water rights.
a number OF measures were considered
and recommended for passage.
Monday, March 80.
SENATE.-Senator Mckinley offered q
resolution calling upon the committee on
State affairs for the wine room bill passed
by the House. The resolution was tabled.
Bills passed Concerning weights and
measures; to pay II. II. Bennett S5l,2SO
for services as State agenti fot assess
ment and sale Of delinquent shares OF
mining stock; in relation 10 dissolution Of
corporations; providing that water appro'
priated for domestic purposes shall not be
applied to irrigation, except water
companies supplying water to towns and
Cities permitting such water to be used
for sprnklipg streets, extinguishing fires,
etc. in relation to the renewal of leases
TO State land; 20 pay the attorney general
5000 per year; for compensation of court
interpreters, repeating parts OF the
act 10 protect hotel keepers; to levy tax
for at least four months school; repeating
act preventing aliens from holding land;
10 repeal an act providing for the inspec-
tion before slaughter of certain animals,
the meat Of which is intended to be sold
for food.
Several amendments proposed by the
House to Senate bills were agreed to,
among them those to the salary and fee
bill
House bill No. 81, by Mr. Ammons,
regulating the salaries of county officer.
and dividing the counties of the State into
five classes, was read the second time and
amended.
Senate bill Al, by Senator Carpenter, for
an act to submit to the qualified electors of
the State of Colorado amendments to
article 10 of the State constitution, in
relation to the taxation of city property foI
making improvements, was read the sec
ond time.
\ number OF other bills were considered
in committee.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: To transfer the
funds now to the credit OF the public build
ing income fund and the public building
land permanent fund TO the credit of the
capitol building fund: providing for the
appointment by the governor OF state
veterinary surgeon; to amend the act
dealing with the practice OF dental sur,
gerry; 10 appropriate money to build
wagon road in Coneios and hrchuleta. to
require the various county Offices to be
conducted from the revenue derived from
taxation; to require payment for water
for irrigation only when actually furn-
ished.
In committee of the whole the bill tc
pay Collier & Clcaveland 50, },O3S.0l for the
contract they entered into to publish irri-
CATION pamphlets ordered by the Immi-
grafton Bureau and afterwards counter
manded was defeated, and several other
bills were favorably reported
Tuesday, March 81.
SENATE.-The Colorado Central bill
came up for nnal uctiop, and the vote
stood as follows Ayes-Bailey Of Park.
Israel, McCreery, Mckinley, Steck
Weiser, White.
Nays-A1ams, Bailey of Ebert Barela
Cochrane, Gardner, Colder, Howes, King,
McGovney, Oliver, Smith of Mesa, Smith
OF COstilla, Walters, Wells, Nh1teley.
The yOrP recon sidPrad but fhf
second trial resulted the same, and the
| bill was dead.
Senator McCreery's bill, No 324, tC
ascertain the capacity of irrigating bitches
and for the regulation of priorities thereto
was read the third time and passed by &
vote of 20 to 0.
Senate bill -, by Senator Carpenter, tc
create a bureau of mines, and appropriat-
ing S2l ,oO0 out of any funds in the State
treasury, was passed by n vote OF - TO |.
The appropriation for the insane asylum
was made, and Senate bill 252 by Senator
| McCreery, to provide for maintaining
headgates for irrigatiug bitches, fumes,
etc, was passed
HoUsE-The conference report on the
fee bill was agreed to,
Bills passed Regarding construction
Of reservoirs; for listing and taxing toll
roads: appropriuting 81 600 for the STATE
Bureau Of Horticulture; for State bridge
over Grad River in Mesa County il
regard to the service of summons. for the
support Of the Industrial school: TO relieve
Seventh Day Adveutists from jury ser
vice.
The committee appointed To investigate
charges against Judge Rucker Of improper
official conduct reported unanimously that
the charges were not sustained by the
evidence.
Several bills were considered in com
mittee of the whole.
Wednesday, April.
SENATE.-Air. Ammons' House salary
bill, regula ting the salaries of certain
olicers and to provide Tor the amount
collection aud disposition of fees, was
passed by unanimous vote.
Other bills passed: to regulate intelli-
gence Offices; 10 regulate school elections
providing for the cooperation of district
judges and for tae holding Of different
terms Of the same court simultaneously /:
concerning the carrying of concealed
weapons: to hold owners OF bitches liable
for damages by overflow.
Senator Howes of the Second district
rose TO a question Of privilege. u see by
the newspaper reports OF yesterdays pro
ccediEgs that Senator Halsingcr accuses
me Of having promised to vote for the
Colorado Central bill, and that / went
back on my promise. | want to know if
he said that
Senator Balsiugcr declared that he had
said so, aud also that Senator Whitley had
broken similar promise In reply the