The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-11
CoLoRADo'S LEGISLATURE.
Detailed Report of tho Proceedings o
Both Houses.

Senate concurrent resolution boyd, mem-
orialzing Congress to take action With refer
| enee To the unpaid debts OF the | Iion Pacific
l railroad was passed. The bill relating to
Young Mems Christian Associations, passed
second reading aud went 10 the printing COM
| miitee.
| A majority report by the committee on
elections was read in regard 10 the Hogg-
Pease contest II recommended that Pcase
retain his seat minority report will he
| submitted.
| The Senate went into committee Of the
| whole 10 consider the employers liability bill
with Senator Wheeler in the chair Senator
Hartzeu opposed the bill on the ground that
1t was too stringent. The bill WIS supported
by Senator Felkcf and other. senator Hart
| zell's amendments We're voted down but no
| action was taken.
The bill a. It nov stands reads as follow.
| Every corporation, company aud Individual
which niay employ agents, servants, or other
employcs. shall be liable for injuries sustain
ed by their employees or servants through The
negligence Of eo-emplOyes or co-servant. 10
| the same extent and in tho same manner ns
such corporation, company OF individual now
is or hereafter may be liable 10 a non-employc
| for like injuries"
l HuUsE-Mr Calkins Introduced rrsolu.
tion regarding the appropriations for coua-
| ties and for STATE institutions which amounted
TO three .itncs the revenues. The committee
] on appropriations was Instructed 10 publish
l list OF the amounts asked for and the
l
| they could not get all they desired. This
| carried The Wcks railroad bill wa. then taken
up, and Mr. Wicks addressed the House at
length upon 4. lie stated that II was based
| on the Interstate commerce law. The Iowa
| law was to make freight rates. His bill had
| not single element OF retc'making. lie did
| not believe that would be iniudiclous in this
state Frelghts were and ought to be higher
Nest Of the Missouri river. II, for Instance,
the local corporations gave better rates to the
| Colorado Coal and Iron Company than to a
! poor individual then it would be the duty OF
| the commissioners 10 say to the companies
| that they should not discriminate. The conf
| uhssioners could eQualizc and Insist that the
| poor shall be treated the same AS the rich and
| Pueblo the same as Denver
A resolution was offered by MIR. Dyatt and
| adopted by the House which fayors amnesty
| of lrish-American citizens now confined In
English prisons charged with political Of
fenscs,
MARCH 3,-SENATE-Thc following bills
we're read the third time Authorizing the
probate Judge of any county 10 appoint
board Of visitors for the Inspection Of all
charitable and corrective institutions located
i'll said county, regulating the hours Of labor
OF mechanics, workingnen and other l-bor
ers' and to prescribe penalties for the viola
uuu thereof, enaoting an righl-hour law ,
authorizing cities and Incorporated towns TO
establish ard maintain free public libraries
and reading rooms. A resolution Was adopt
ed asking the House TO place Senate bills
upon II, calendar. In committee Of the
whole the employees liability bill was taken
up. An amendment making co-enploycs
| Jointly Liable was agreed 10. Another amend
mcnt limited the amount Of damages 70
&, ,00O. The bill was then favprably reported.
| The majority and minority reports from
! the committee on privileges and elections in
| tho Hory-Pease contest were read. Senator
Mckinley supported the majority report. To
retain Senator Pease in his sea senator
White spoke at length IN behalf of the m inor-
ity report, 10 obtain The opinion Of the SUI
premc Court as to which was entitled to the
seat The report retaining peasc In his seat
was adopted
housr.-The hill relating to attachments
was taken up and after some discussion laid
on the table
The House wrut into committee OF the
whole "r the Wieks railroad bill aud dis
eu-scd II al length. The bills 10 place kiOwa
in the Tenth judicial district and lIurrfsno In
the Twelfth passed second reading.
MARCH i.-SrSATE.-The bills Introduced
hy Senator Mckinley to nmcud the election
laws were partially considered but no action
was takcn cr them. \ number OF senators
registered protests against their bllls being
held IN committee, which caused some "arm
debated. The Senate adjourned al noon In
order To enable it. members 10 visit the State
Uniy-rslty nt Bonlder.
HousE.-rhe Colorado Springs Chamberof
commerce had sent a petition protesting
against the proposed division Of I'll ra-r
county. The protest was read bv the eterk
aud referred House hlll No. l42 was thcn
| offered for hnsi passage II proyldcs:that all
| chattc- and real estate belonging TO persons
| against whom judgments are cntered -hall he
| liable TO be sold on execution. This b.l! was
| passed without dissent After u short session
in committee ri the whole, a few minor bills
| wcrr discussed and the House adjourned until
| Monday.
MARCH -srSArE-In committee OF the
i mol he Ia h, b.f
| ity of HE and property from the dangers Of
| coal aud petroleum oils, which IKE. the l'c
| test at l2O degree aud creating 'be ptice of
| Inspector Of Illuminating Oil-, was taken up.
| numhcr Dt amendments were made and the
| hill was referred 10 the committee on stale
i afTalrs
| The pawnbrokcr. bill was discussed for
some time and severely attacked by Senator
| Felker Despite opposition the blll wa-
| fayorably reported.
Senator White, q. chairman Of the com
niiticc on rules. 10 which was referred sem
ntor Fcker- resignation from the committee
on judiciary reported fayoiehy upon accept
ing tho rclgnatiop. Senator Wcbber was
chosen to nh The vacancy.
Hur-E.-Thc House went into committee
| OF the whole to consider bin bs Nc, Benton
| to protect employee ~ organizing aud be
| coming menibrrs of labor organization,
| rhr iehsou for the bill having been intro
/ luced Mr. Hydcs said was because certain
| organizing, The hin TEs Reasonable and
| just After lengthy discussion the bill wa
| laid asidr temporarily
| 4 bill requiring candidates Tor school dI-
rcctors to file notice of their clndldaturc slN
days before election passed second reading
unanimously.
Ia The afternoon the house went into com.
mlttcc on the Calklns ELECTROMAGNETIC
bill II prohibits the sale of the artificial
! butter unless IL be cplored uink i 7lsc nro
/ vi mr. tk. ft,F ~ d.fE
commissioner At 81 0G0 PCT annum. Passed
second reading
The Nlcks railroad bill was taken up sgain
and Mr., Wicks addressed the house upon H.
| After an Informal discussion OF the bill II
was laid aside and the bill introduced by Nir
Dake to amend the game laws wa runsi
cred at the evening sessitn The open sea-
sou was fixed 10 extend from August 1st 70
| November ist
The bill Amending the ricctlt,n laws hy fr.
pcallng the portion Of the statute requiring
candidates to ile statement OF heir election
expenses was taken up and then defeated.
The bill to punish men who refused to sup
| port their wives and children was agreed to.
| The house then took up and agreed To the
bill amending the act fur the calling to order
of each new honsc. SO as to authorize the
| chief clerk or some member holding certif e
cate from the srrrrtaFy o' state, Us call the
house to order. and allowing in The prcllIn-
| mary organization only tho-e who held Ger
tlfcates Of election from the secretary Of
state to vote. A similar provision was made
applicable 10 the senate.
MAncH 1,-SKSATH. In The morning y
number Of committee reports Nrrn acted up
on. The bill providing for the redemption OF
outstanding Warrants was taker Up Id The
committee Of the whole at thu afternoon ses-
| sion hr 'ncHsjire provides for the warrants
! issued 10 w II. Lawrence II Co, Collier K
| cleveland and Graham K Weber A petit
tion signed by number OF banks favorinG
its passage was read. senator Israel though,
the warrants should br ram 10 maintain the
cretIt pf The state, then action could be
Brought against the persons for whom the
| warrants were issued. The author Of the bill
expliin that there was but 1900 which
was fraudulent. senator Felkar thought the