The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-03-31

I with the attempt 10 commit robbery, to be q
felony.
Appropriating funds In the penltentIary
permanent fund for the construction and fur
pishlng Of buildings at the rcformatory Of
Buena Visia.
ApproprIating ss7,5oo for tho State Uni.
verslty.
Amending section OF an act 10 amend
chapter o., general laws, entitled schools"
In executive session the appointment Of j.
II. Voorhees, as judge OF the tenth judicial
district was confirmed.
In committee OF the whole the bill levylng
n special tax Of $40 OF mill for the State
University was agreed TO.
| Senator McGOvney's fec bill was considered
at length and recommended for passage.
Housr.-The following bills were passed /:
Amending the act In relation to the admins
tration Of the estate OF deceased persons; es-
tabllshing the office OF county auditor In cities
of the first and second class; q local option
herd law; establishing the Twelfth judicial
district; permitting fraternal orders to hold
real estate; for taxing collateral inhcritances;
| revising the lunncy acts; for the regulation
| OF insurance companies; amending the is b
| laws
| Al the opening OF the afternoon session the
Wlcks railroad bill was taken up and Mr..
Weeks addressed the House upon IT, 1t was
also supported by Mr. Carney. Messrs.
bbHy ukt, i.uNtii lNotu sUOhc IN oppuhl-
ton. Mr.. Wootton moved 10 strike out the
enactlng clause, and this was carried and by
u vote Of &. TO 20 the House refused to re-
verse the decision made In committee. The
members voted AS follows; For the bill, -
Baldwin BOULDER, Bent, Booth, Bromley,
Calkins, Carnahau, Cofrman, Grow, Crowley,
Donath, Fitzgerald, Frlts. Heath, Hurt,
lIyncs, jerks, I.ennard, Lynch, Mcknight,
Newman, Page, Thomas, Wells, Wcsterman,
Wicks-21.
Against-Andcrson, Ammons, Babcock lei
Paso), Bonynge, Brown, Cannon, Cochran,
Dean, runderburgh, Garcia, Gill, Gordon,
liallett, Harper. llclsler, Herr, Howe, Hum.
phrey, Hunter, Kilton, Lowell, Norlin, Price,
Putnam, Reynolds, Ross, Roth, Sanches, Sims,
Sweeney, Wootton--H,
Mr.. Wootton then moved that ii. b. l3s
and 800, by Messrs. Babcock and Thomas, be
Indefinitely postponed. These measures
practically cover the same subject as the
Weeks bill The motion was carried by =
vote OF Sa TO %,
MARCH a5.-SESL-x.--The following bills
were passed:
Concerning county government; regulating
the weighing and selling OF coal and coke !;
providing for the erection OF additional build
ings at the state school OF mines; providing
for system OF parks and bouleyards for the
city OF Denver and fer park commission,
relating to municipal corporations.
Senator McGovney's joint memorial asking
that the mineral lands of the tncompahgre
Ute reservation be opened 10 entry, was finally
passed.
In committee of the whole n number OF
| bills were reported fayorably, among them
| the one requiring oleomargarlne To be colored
pink.
HorsE.-The Senate amendments to II. b.
M. go Crowley, relating to the legal per-
I I'll q
| In and then third readings taken up: The
| following bills were passed: Regulating
| The practice OF veterinary surgeons aud APP
pointing: amending the law 30 as to prevent
the Issuance of bills OF credit as circulating
mediums; authorizing the commissioner Of
labor to issue a quarterly bulletin Of labor
| statistics; providing for the Inspection Of min
eral claims In litigation by jurics: redecming
outstanding warrants OF the Seventh General
Assembly: to confirm the title Of the High
Line Reservoir Company TO lands In Park
| county.
MARCH ai.-SrSArE- following bills
we're passed; Creating an assistant land com
mission, with the intent to have the new COM
mission do the work Of the old land board rs
nearly as the provisions OF the constitution
will permit: approprlatlng 5000 to COM
plcie the Stale Normal School building; ere
ating the Office OF assistant state supcrinten.
dent OF public instruction. providing for ad-
dltional buildings and their furnishings at the
Institution Of the deaf and the blind at Colo
rado Springs, and approprating $1,000.
In committee Of the whole the bill for the
construction, operation and maintenance OF
state canal No. . in Mesa county, and for the
use Of unemployed convicts thereon, was
taken up. The bill provides that the canal
shall be laid out to irrigatc 10000 acres OF
land The sum Of -, 800 is appropriated for
surveys. senator Smith explained the work
ings Of the bill. II provides that the state
should issue certificates Of Indebtedness to
be paid out OF the rental Of waters. The GER
tihcatcs provided for under this old law were
not readily negotiable. The eo-t for the CON-
plctIon OF the canal would be about 500, 0OO
No action was takca on the BILL The bill TO
amend the law with reference To foreclosures
was fayorably reported, also the bill for Il
board OF control OF state Canal No. !.
Horsr.-Bllls passed; Amending the laws
providing for the use Of water for Irrigation
for the assessment and collection OF revenue
from Individual estates IN lands; for mort
gsging 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 fayorably rec
commended. The money Is 10 be taken from
the permanent improvement fund. Among
those bills were the following. t6JOo for
sewerage system ut the Agricultural College;
5000 for bridge across the Arkansas river;
5000 for bridge across the Bear river In
iioatt county: sl5.OJ1 for road between
l.eadyllle and Mount sherman; 1900 for
bridge across the White river Ia RIO Blanco
| county; 81, 800 for bridge acros, Hue river
IN SUNNI, county; s,Ooo for an asylum for
feeble minded ehldTcn In Morgan county;
5000 for n bridge across the Gunnison river
IN Gnnnison county; 5000 for wagon road
| 10 San Miguel county; 81 100 for road IN
Logan county; sl0,0J for road In liins
, dale county; si,jDJ fot bridge near Du-
range; s.OOJ To stralghicn the channel Of
the La lara river IN Concjos county; $4,000
lor road over Abcita pas; ~, 900 for road
Ia Jefferson county; $1,000 for n reservoir In
" faSo county. A blu was also agreed TO-
removing the State reform school from Col.
den TO Las Auluin. county