The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-04-01


Z the Hou,e agreed to the report By vote OF
| 81 10 "a.
| A message from Governor Waite relative to
| the -tatc canal, was read.
| At the evening session the bill TO amend
| the Denver charter was considered, and fav-
orably ported.
| MARcn 2i.-sESArE.-The following bills
we're pA-sed:
Providing for incrcasei facilities at the
soldiers home.
Appropriating 81 800 for the compilation
| and printing OF the proceedings OF the state
| constitutional convention.
Declaring thut certain attacks upon or
Iurpa-c Of railroad traiu-. attacks upon
| pr uficFrrr cIuployc connected herewith,
with tho attempt TO commit robbery, 10 be
| felony.
Appropela,Ins fund In the penlten,iary
| permanent fund for the construct on and fur
nishing OF building. at the reformatory AZ
Buena Vista
Appsopr.atlng $500 for the State Uni
yer-ity.
Amending section / of an act to amend
chapter %, general laws. cutltcd schools"
In executive session the appointment OF j.
II. Noochrcs as judge OF the tenth judicial
district WIS confirmed.
In committee OF the whole the bill levylns
n special tax Of l-i0 Of mill for the State
University WAS agreed to.
Senator McGugney's fee bin was considered
Mt length and recommended for passage.
IlousR.-The following bills were passed:
Amending the act in relation to the admins
trttion of the estate Of deceased persons; e.
laGilshlng the Office Of county auditor in cities
OF the first AMI re- oai class, local option
herd Law; e-lnbl shiug the Twelfth Judicial
district; permitting frataruil orders to hold
real estate; for taxing collateral lnhgritanees;
revising the luuary acts; for the regulation
OF Insurance companies; amending tue ti-h
laws.
At the opening OF the afternoon session the
Weeks railroad bill was tIken up and Mr..
Weeks addressed the House upon It. II
also supported by Mr.. Carney. Me.srs
t!o1 Mr.. W0oiton moved to strike out the
cnactlng clause, aud hi. was carried and By
Il vote of ~ 10 - the House refused 20 re-
verse the decision made IL committee. The
members vot 'd follows: For the blll,-
Baldwin (3Ou,dcrl, Beat, Booth, Bromley.
Calkin-, Caguahau, CO.lman, Grow, Crosley,
Donaih, Flzycra Il, Frir>. Heath, Hurt,
Hync- jerks, Leonard, Lynch. Mcknight
Newman, Page. Thomas, Wells, We7terman,
Wlcks-21
AgainSt-AudcrSpn Ammons, Babcock (El
OF, Bonyngc, Brotn, Cannon. Cochran,
Drun. tundctburgh. Garcia, Gil, Gordon,
liallvti, Harper. iici,ler, Herr. Howe, Hum
phrcy, Hunter. KiltOn, Lowell, Norlin. Price,
Platinum, Reynolds, Ross, Roth, Sanchez, SINS,
Sweeney, Mootton-3.
Mr. WDoutou then moved that II b. lSS
and 22U. by McsSr-. BabcoCs and Thomas, Ice
indefinitely postponed. These measures
prac Icaliy cover the some subject a. the
Micks bill. The motion was carried by
vote of 81 to ..
MARCH 5.-SENATE,-Tnc following bills
were passed:
Concerning countT government; regulating
the weighing aud selling Of coal and coke,
providing for the erection Of additional build
ings at the Ia school Of mines; providing
for system of parks AMI buulryarl- FOE the
city Of Denver aad for u park commission;
relating to municipal corporations
Senator McGuyucy'. joint memorial asking
that the mineral lands Of the UucOmpahgre
Ute reservation be opened 10 entry, was finally
passed.
In committee Of the whole n number Of
bills were reported fhyOrlhly, among them
the one requiring olcomarSarinc 10 BE- colOrcd
pink.
nousE,-Thc Senate amendment. TO H. b
No 20 (Crow.eyl, relating TO the legal per
| loI If tue Irrigation ssu-on. were cuncuru,i
In aud then ihirI rc5dings taken np, The
| following bills were passed; Regulating
| the practice Of veterinary surgeons and ap-
pointing; amending the las 80 ne to prcycnt
the Issuance of bilI- Of credit circulating
mediums; authorizing tie commissioner Of
lai M to Issue . quarterly Ia lctin Of labor
st1ti-tics; providing for The inspection Of min
, cral claims In litigation by jutir-; r. dceming
Cut-inndinr warrants OF the SEVENTH General
| Assembly. To confirm the title Of the High
| Lluc Reservoir Company to land 10 Park
! county.
N,Hcu 27.-SESAr= The following bills
were passed. Creating mn assistant land com
| mission, with TIE intent 10 have the neN com
| mission do the work Of the Old land board a.
| nearly the provisions OF the constitution
| viii permit; appfoprihting $4,000 to com
| Ilctc the stat, Normal School build ny: ere
| atlns the office Of a--i-tant state supcriuten-
| dent OF public instruction. proydlns for adj
| dilonal huiding- aud their furnishings at the
| Institution OF tie deaf and the blind AT Colo
| RADIO Spring., md appruprtstiug 5000.
| In committee ~ ihr whole tle bill for the
! cun-tructiuu. operation anL maintenance Of
| state canal NJ. ., in Mc-1 county, ADD for the
/ u-e Of unemployed cpnylcts thereon. Wa
| taken up ihc b u provide. that the canal
| shall be aid our In irrlgatr 5000 acres of
| land. Tue sum Of >2,5GO = Appropriated for
| .urScys. Senator smith explained the work
! iu-4 uf the hll IL provides that the state
/ -huu!d issue certificate Of Indebtedness To
| be paid out OF the rental of waters. The GER
| ttcates provided for under This Old law were
| not readily negotiable. The cost for the cou-
| pletion Of the canal would be about Si00,0o0.
| No action WAS uikca on the bill. Tue bill to
| amend the law with reference to foreclosures
was favorably reported, also the bill for n
board of control OF state Canal No, /.
HousE.-Blils passed; Amending the laws
| provd ng for the Use OF water for irrigation
| for the assessment and collection of revenue
| from ind yldual estates In lands; for mort
| gagiug the property Of infants and insane
| persons, governing prospecting and develop
| Ing mineral lands
In the committee Of the whole a large num-
| her of appropriation bills were favorably rec
| commended. The money is to be taken from
| the permanent Improvement fund Among
| those bills were the following: $500 for "A
| scWc ral,c system Mt the Agricultural College;
5000 for u bulge acru,s tie Arkansas river;
$1,000 for a bridge across the Bear river in
Routt county; $1,000 for road between
/ Lcadvillc ami Mount Sherman; 81 go for "a
[ bridge acros. the Whit, river in X o Blanco
I county: - 800 for a'bridgc across Blue river
tn Summit county; $4,000 for an asylum for
feeble minded children IN Morgan county;
/ s1,t0J for u bridge acrO-s The Guun-on river
in Gunn'sln county, 5000 for wagon road
in san Miguel couuty: $3.50 for roal In
Logan county; sl0,D0l Tor u road IN Hins-
dale county; sLA0l for bridge near Du-
range; 5000 10 strIi shten the channel Of
The La Jari river In Conejos county $1,000
for a road over AbcxiA pas /; 1000 for II road
in Jefferson county; $1,000 for II reservoir in
II Paso county. \ bill Wa. also agreed to.
removing the State reform school from Col
den to Las Anima. county.