The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
coLoaApo.s LEGISLATURE.
Dstailsd Report Of the Procssdlngs -
Rath Houses.

JAN. 1Q-SESArE--S senator Mchinieys
resolution directing the comm'tsee on elec-
tions to inquire into the workings Of the act
relating to elections came up and Wa
adopted.
The communication from J. F. Murray to
Senator HArtxen concerning the destination
Of the school funds snd intimating that they
were being diverted from their proper chan
nels was referred TO the board OF education
and the attorney general
The committee on elections reported on
the contest In the Third district between J. X.
Graham and Senator Leddy, stating that the
contest had not been sustained and recoui-
mending that, the incumbent be allowed TO
retain his seat. Approved.
Samuel W. Jones and Charles G. Graham, the
latter occupying the seat, the same committee
directed recount and ordered the clerks OF
Rio Blanco. Grand and Summit counties TO
bring in their returns.
AT the afternoon session 4 great deal of
time WAS consumed In wrangle over commit
tee elerksh!ps A motion to appoint several
new oaes was defeated
The Worlds Fair bill was taken up in COM
mittce OF the whole and ordered engrossed
The Invitation to attend the Beet Sugar Con
yention was accepted.
New bills; Mckinley, for agricultural
experiment station in eastern end of Chez
eune county; Painter, for local option herd
law: for asylum for feeble-minded at Fort
Morgan, Wheeler, 10 create county of Waite;
BOYD, submitting TO ballot at the next general
election the question of extending municipal
suffrage to women. prohibiting the constrIic-
tion of canals, wells. galleries or other exca-
yatious in proximity 10 any natural stream,
thereby lessening the flow to prior appvopri-
ators at points below on the stream; Adams,
appropriating S25, 600 for preparatory school
at AlamosA
HousE.-Mr woo;en expressed the hope
that II the election committee intended to try
to unseat any representative that they would
do 1t at once TO relieve suspense. Mr.Wicks
f-,,sf, he. enu1mtffsa sfatfd that there a
vast amount of documentary testimony that
must be looked through before any report
could be brought in. A committee was d.
rected to investigate divers uncomplimcniary
illusions made by the Denver dailies against
| the members. II WAS ordered that a joint
committee of five, consisting Of three from
the House and two from the Senate, look in
| TO the archives OF the auditors office for the
last sir years, at the same calling on the COM
| missioner of insurance and II necessary, to
recommend the abollshment of the Office.
The third reading OF the Benton memorial
| in favor of a graduated income tax was then
taken up. II was adopted by vote OF 81 TO
| 10. The Roth memorial, ss amended by the
| House, 10 favor of having the exhibition open
| on sundays. was then placed on It's final pas
sage. The original memorial contained
| clause In favor OF making no distinction in
regard TO Sundays. but this WAS cut out IL
was adopted by a vote OF a 10 10.
New bills: Bromley, restraining the sale
OF oleomar-arine, etc, unless eolored pink;
eNeulptAng canals ana oltcnee tnat IlFui-h
water in whole or principally TO the owners
or on the cooperative plan from the laws
regulating canals and bitches, and to regulate
these latter; Cannon, to preyent pawn-hruk-
ers from charging more than per cent.
| month; Hallett, To pay bounty of 81 for
coyote aud s. for mountain lion sealps, Calk-
ins. to create a board to secure uniformity in
school textbooks.
JAN. 2p.-SESATE-The report OF the COM
| mittee on privileges and elections, recon-
| mendiug a recount of the ballots in the
| Thirteenth district, in which Jones contests
the seat Of Graham, was taken UP, and Dis
eussed briefly. IL was then laid over one
| week.
| The resolution OF Senator Merritt, that all
| bills relating To the city OF Denver be re-
ferred TO a special committee Of the Arspshce
senators and the senator from the Twenty
second district was taken up. Senators
Wheeler and Peasc opposed the resolution he
cause the committee would be Republican
Senator Merritt argued that the proposed
charter for Denver ought TO come before the
Arspahoe delegation, as Il knew most about
the needs of the city The resolution vss
carried by a vote OF % TO 10.
Senator Mckinley's Worlds Fair bill. sp-
propriating 100000, was passed on the third
reading.
New bills: Howes, relating 20 assessments;
Boyd. regulating the sale OF liquors; Barela,
relating TO roads and highways; HArizell. se-
curing liens to mechanics and others; GREAT
ing state board of psrdons; McGovney. hr-
ing salAIle- OF county Juuses Il lFnA SSitb
TO 81 300.
HOUSE, .-Messrs. Bromley. FunderburS and
Cannon were appointed to represent the
House In the joint committee TO inquire Into
the workings of the insurance department for
the past six years. 1t was voted that no eI-
ira copies of bills be printed except upon
special order OF the House
c. {. Calkins moved that the members ask
ing for extra copies Of bills pay for them
themselves. The motion passed by large
majority.
An hour was then spent in discussing the
advisability OF appointing two more clerks.
Mr.. Eitzgarrald favored such action, while
Bonynge opposed on the ground that It con
fiicted with the rules. The speaker over
ruled him and the clerks were elected.
Mr.. kilton gave notice that he would move
a reconsideration of the vote on the resolution
tomorrow.
w T. Booth OF Lake introduced a resolu-
tion that members who had received passes
from the railroads do not accept mileage from
the state. He said the mileage allowed was
four times as much as actually was expended
now. The railroads gave passes, and for spe
of two reasons: Either because of the benefit
the state had done to railroads; or second.
as a bribe to members. He accepted his pass
because of the first excuse. II cost the state
ST. 0O0.for mileage for the General Assembly
Francis Carney said after he had been elected
. II took him tso-thIrds OF his time to return
the passes sent him by the railroads. He
would not take one. He would rather be
every member to return his pass or not ac-
cept mileage from the state. J. $ Carnahan
said they should accept passes and continue
to represent their constituencies. He ac-
cepted pass as IL was marked compliment
tary.n X. /. Wootton, Jr., said there was a
great difference between himself and Mr.
Carney. Mr.. Carney never accepted pass;
he never refused one On motion of J. Jiratz