The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-01
coloaAoo's LEGISLATURE.
Detailed Report of the ProceediaEs
Both NouAes.

Garlic reported In q series OF paragraphs
highly eommendatory OF his official record.
| They were adopted
AT the afternoon session a message from
/ the governor was received recommending the
| passage OF bills to provide for the construc-
| ton Of state canals Nos. and =, the means
for the construction OF said bitches from the
| internal Improvement fund, or from the issue
| OF state certificates, payable principal IN
twenty years and interest annually OF seml-
annually from the receipts for the use of
water from the canals,
| The Senate then took up the two reports
! made by the Senate committee on privileges
! aud elections on the Jones Graham contest
/ The majority report favored the retention OF
/ Senator Graham In his seat The minority
| report called for the appointment OF com
/ iniuec OF three composed OF senators Me
l kiu!ey, Turner and Felker To hold a recount
of the ballots following The adjournment OF
I the Senate.
Senator Mckinley spoke at length on the
| ma orlty report Senator felker supported
J the minority report In an extended speech.
/ he majority report retaining senator
! Graham In hi. seat Wa adopted hg strictly
| partisan vote. The Popullsts and Democrats
voting fer the report aud the Republicans
against 1t,
| The anti-pass bill was defeated by the fol-
I lowing vote;
Mills. smith tCosulla). Steck. Turner and
| Wheeler
Nays-Adams, Barela Brosu, Drake. Eel
krr tunnel Hartzell, l.rae,, johnson King,
| l-edly, Lockwood, McGoyuey, Merritt, New
man. Painter Pryor swinS, I!mmous, Wal
| tcrs, Webber, White,
| The senate concurrcd In the House amend.
| mcnts TO tho eight hour bill striking out the
loint section making eight hours legal days
work.
The bnl To create the county OF Mineral
| amended In the House TO make Wasnn, in
stead of Crsey'c the county scat was agreed
| TO,
The following bills we're passed: For a G.h
hatchery in Douglas county; 10 regulate the
distribution OF water.
| HousE MIR. Bcnt0n'. resolution asking
the attorney general FOR information regard
| lug the Impeachment OF Auditor t,ooiy'
| hocnts. vas laid ON the table.
! The following bills were pissed; Repeal
! Ing the law creating the Office of railroad
! commissioner. went through without objee
| tlon; sppropriating So. .0uN for the state re-
| fnrmatOry; for board OF control for state
canal No /; for the issuance Of bonds by In.
corporated cities and towns TO provide for
! local improvements; amending the statute Sc
As TO keep disabled members Of the police and
| fire departments on the city payroll; amend,
! Ing the school statutes relatln. - eNaminl-
ttous, and liking fee of 81 for teachers Ger.
t!hca;cs
In committee OF the whole the senate bill
to pay the disputed state warrants was dis.
cussed st length The bill was reported fav.
| prl5ly to the House by small majority and
the House agreed 10 the report hy vote Of
| 50 to n
A message from Governor Waite relative u
| the state canals was read
! Al the evening session the bill to amend
the Denver charter was considered, and fay-
| orably reported.
MARCH 24.-sENATr.-The following bills
Providing for increased facilities at the
soldiers home.
Approprating 81 800 for the compilation
snd printing Of the proceedings Of the state
constitutional convention.
Declaring that certain attacks upon or
stoppage Of railroad trains. attacks upon
any officer or employe connected Herewith,
with the attempt to commit robbery, tie to d
felony
Approprlatlng funds in the penitentiary
permanent fund for the construction and fur
ul-hing Of building. ~ iEe reformatory at
Buena Ni.ia.
Appvprlatlng sa7 800 for the state Uni
yersity
Amending section | nj an act to amend
chapter "a general laws, eutitlcd schools a.
In executive session the appointment Of J.
H. Voorhees, a. Judge of the tenth judicial
al-tglei was confirmed
IN committee OK the whole the I'LL leyyln.
u -peci4l tax OF lilo Of Mill for The State
[ University wAs agreed to-
Scuat0r McGoyney' fee Dill was considered
80 length and recommended Tor passage
HuusE-rhe following bills we're passed
| Amending the act IN relation 20 The admins
tratiOn Of the estate Of deceased persons e.
'nhll.hiug The Office Of county auditor 10 cities
Of the tlrsi and second class. local option
herd law. establishing The Twelfth judicial
district permitting fratcrnal orders tO hold
real estate; for taxing collateral Inheritance !,
revising the luunay acts: FOR the regulation
Of insurance companlcs' amending thc feb
laws.
Al The opening of the afternoon session The
Weeks railroad hll! was taken Up and Mr.
Wlck5 addressed the House upon II II was
also supported by Me Carney hlr,sr-
Bonyngr Lowell and Roth spoke in opposl-
NUu, Mr. WOoltpu moved TO strike nut the
enaciln., clause aud tli- wh- carried aud hy
vote Of z. To ~ the House refused to re-
r"rs" the decision lGaiic lr com mlttcc The
members voted a, fOlo~-: For The hil!.-
Baldwin Boulder, Bent Booth, Bromley.
CallJH. Carushan, Cuifman Grow CrosIey.
DOnath. Fitzgerald. Fritz. Heath Hart,
llynes, Jenks, Lennarl, Lynch, Mcknight,
Newman, Page ihoHa7. Wcil- Nesterman,
Nick--2s.
Agalnst-Andcrson Ammons, Babeock CEl
PasOj, Bouyugc, Bru>n. Cannon, Cochran,
Dean, Fundefburgh. Garcia, GIL, Gordon,
Hnllett Harper. llcisler Herr, Howe, Hum
phrcy. Hunter, Klluon. Lowell, NOrlIn. Price,
Putnam, Reynolds, Ross, Roth, sauchcs SIMS,
sweeney, Wootton--'s
und 30, by Messrs Babcock aud Thomas, be
indefinitely postponed. These measures
practically cover the same subject as the
Wieks bill The motion IVES carried by a
vote uf u to ..
NAnen 23-sENArE. Tue following t!lls
were passed.
Concerning county government. regulating
the weighing and selling Of coal and coke
providing for the erection of additional build.
ings at the -tatc school OF mine-; providing
for a system Of parks and boulevard- for the
city OF Denver and for park commission
relating to municipal corporations.
senator MeGovney's Joint memorial asking
| that the mineral land, of the ncompahgrc
lite reservation be opened to entry, was finally
| passed
In committee OF the whole a number ol
| bill- were reported fayorably. among them
| the one requiring olcomargarine to be colored
| pink
| HuUsH.-Thc Senate amendment. to H. b
| No, 20 Crowley, relating to the legal per.
| lod Of the irrigation season. were concurred
| IN and then third readings taken up The
| following hills were passed Regulating
| the practice Of veterinary surgeons and APP
| pointing: amending the Law ms 10 prevent
| the issuance Of bills Of credit a. circulating 2
| mediums. authorizing the commissioner o!
| labor to issue n quarterly bIllctin Of labor
statistics, providing for the inspection of min.
| eral claims In litigation by iurics. redeemlng
| outstanding warrants Of the seventh General
| Assembly, 10 confirm the title of the High
Line Reservoir Company TO lands In Park
| county.
MARCH 25.-sENATE The following bnlt
were pissed Creating an assistant land com.
mission with the intent to have the new com.
mission do the work uf the Old land board as
nenrly rs the provisions Of the constitution
will permit. apprOprlating $1,000 TO com
pletc the State Normal School building; ere
atng the office of assistant state supcrinten-
dent III tg all "a d.
ditional buildings and their furnishings at the
institution OF the deaf and the blind at Colo
RADIO Springs and appropriating $1,000.
Ia committee Of the whole the bill for the
construction, operation and maintenance of
state canal No. ., in Mesa county. and for the