The Lamar register., 1891-01-31
THE LEGISLATURE
Friday, January %.

| to be raised to live mills when the vaiua-
| tion Of the State reuches So, S,o00,O to re-
| the Paeilc toads of the STATE.
| The Senate went into committee OF the
! &hole mid considered several bills. In
regard, to tho BILL concerning the, State
l agent the opinion seemed TO presatl tnat
| that oflice should be abolished. y Il NO
| 20, for obtaining in every county statistics
| In regard to the dependent poor, was re,
| ported TO the committee on revision. ;. r.
| No. Is 10. fx License saloons for sool IN
| cities and 500 in incorporate towns. The
| bill was indefinitely postponed.
The names of Bolsinger and McCreery
| were added to the railroad committee.
Housr,-rhat portion of the House
which was presided over by Speaker
| Hanna met and adjourned Immediately
The majority House met at 10 o'clock
and ut once the committee on standing
committees reported the committees,
The following bills Were introduced: by
| MIR. Hendricks concerning the changing
| of the statutes in relation to county seats, Z,
| by MIR. Bowman, 10 pay Inauguration eS-
| penses; by MIR. Secor, TO promote forest
culture; By MIR. Secor. relating 10 State
wood lands.
tive committees
Saturday, January "a.
The Senate was not in session.
HousR.-The decision of the Supreme
Court was respected by ali members OF the
House, and ut the time for opening tho
session Judge White took the Speakers
ehait without opposition; and business
proceeded as If there had bsen no tifieuity
In the past.
4 large Number of bills were introduced,
among them the following; by Sanborn,
fixing the rate OF interest; By Hathaway,
creating the tenth judicial districts by
Ammous, fixing salaries OF Justices of the
peace and cOnstabies; for salaries Of other
officers to require an educational qualiti-
cation Tor voters; to prevent city and
county officers from being their own sue
cessors; BY tlickiuger, relating 10 the in
sane asylum. No further business was
transacted and the House adjourned until
Tuesday.
Monday, January 26.
SENArE.-Bills introduced; BY Israel,
to make railroad companies pay damages
TO injured employees; by Cochrane, to pro-
hibit Sunday labor; by McGoyney, to
amend the act in regard TO ehattel mort
CAGES.
In committee Of the whole the bill to
| regulate the practice OF dentistry was
taken up. 1t provides that dentists CON-
ing into the State DO examined before
being allowed 10 practice. Referred 10
S snator Weiser for amendment.
Tue bill that county Judges be allowed
| TO practice in the District and United
! States courts was taken up and referred to
| the committee on revision,
The cigarette bill introduced by Senator
| Whitley came next. II provides against
| the sale or giftut tobacco to children under
| l6 wears of age Ii WAS reported favorably
| 70 the Senate
Senator Israel moved the adoption of au
| amendment TO the salary bill that no sal
| aries TO clerks be allowed except on the
| certifcation Of the chairman Of the various
| committees for work actually performed.
Defeated. The bill was referred to the
l revision committee
Senator Adams called up the House Joint
! committee, received last Friday by the
| Senate. The resolution was adopted
Senators AIeGovney, Belts and Gardner
were appointed rs a special committee 70
l examine into the needs of the various ex-
I ecutive departments OF The State
Tuesday. January 2T.
SENArE.-New bills: By McGovney, to
! regulate. building and loan associations /;
| by White, 10 amend the criminal code; By
| McCreery, to Iuake an exhibit Mt the
| Worlds Fair, toSreorrauize the teachers
| institute districts, by Gunnell, providing
for the payment Of travelling expenses Of
The following Worlds Columbian Expo
/ sition committee on the part OF the Senate
l was announced. Senator's Mckinley, Nc
7 Creery, White. WeiSer and Bareia-
The number OF members on the commit
| tee on county affairs was increased to nine.
| z In committee OF the whole:
! Senator McCreery's bill providing that
/ there shall he 1--we umlssioners in cnnn-
\ ties having ~, 600 inhabitants 70 apply to
l FL Paso, was favorably reported. MS also
was the memorial u Congress for the rat-
/ ihcatiou OF the Ute treaty
/ McCreery's bill iu relation TO loaning OF
/ State funds to banks was discussed at
some length The rate OF interest was
/ agreed 70 at per ceut The committee
| rose before completing the bill
| Senate bill No. -, in relation TO the Of
| fcers and employees OF the assembly was
hue ,-faf
| read third time and finally passed under
| suspension of the rules: all the Senators
l present voting aye. except Senators Israel
! and Bolsinger. The emergency c!anse
was also adopted.
HoUsE-The printing committee reported
| on a temporary arrangement for printing
| bills.
Resolutions adopted: In favor OF free
! coinage. approving Senator Wo!cOtt's
4 action IN regard TO the silver and elections
| bills; to investigate destitutlon in eastern
I Colorado. to ascertain the needs OF the
| executive departments TO investigate the
land boards operations. This last reso-
| luton called forth some debate.
New bills: BY Mullen, on railroads /;
| Carmichael, on mortgages; Rittenhouse,
| 10 regulate salaries OF district court
officials, 10 compel all citizens 70 serve as
| Jurors: Campbell, general fee bill: Shaw,
| to create board OF medical examiners /;
! Hathaway, TO change county seats, to
| establish county Of. Nheatia< d ;Assh Ito.,eO
! abolish the Office OF dairy commissioner, (,
Ammons, TO publish laws ami amendments
! to the constitution; CASTILLO, TO form
| county Of Crystal; Bowman. to compel
| payment of mechanics as often at least as
! every two weeks, in relation to private
| police; OiManoney, to prohibit Sunday
I labor, to license vendors of medicines /.
| Hendricks, to regulate pawn brokers, to
| tx the legal rate of interest at 5 per
cent. Wooton, providing Tor an alphabet
] cal list OF jurors TO be prepared by the
/ assessor; Wallace, 10 prevent the charging
! OF high rates By railroads.
! Hendricks, Castillo auds Carmichael
! were announced as the committee for
1 investigating the land board.
| In committee OF the whole tire bill pro-
| viding for an appropriation OF $4,000 for
I part Of the expenses of the Senate and
| House was reported favOrably.
Wednesday, January 2e.
! SESArE.-In committee OF the whole the
| bill relating TO State funds was taken up.
| Favorably referred TO judiciary committee.
| The dental bill was taken up and ordered
| printed. The chair appointed Belts and
| Steck on the committee TO Investigate the
| land board, and also announced the fol-
| lowing senators as the six additional
| members OF the county affairs committee
| Whiteley, Gelder, NJ :. Bailey, Barela,
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