The Lamar register., 1893-03-04
coLoRADo's LEGISLATURE.
Detansd Report Of the Procssdl.gs Of
Both Housss.

! judiciary COMMITTEES had reported thai II WAS
Unconstitutional, but tho Senate decided to
consider the bill again anyway. senators
Gunneil and Felker objected u this and other
cases in which the committee repor.A
| ignored and Senator Felker resigned from the
committee His resignation was referred 10
| the committee on rules
The following bills passed third reading;
| Providing for the drainage of wet land, ced-
| ing to the United States Jurisdiction OF the
| state over sites for public buildings within
limits OF cities and towns in the state OF Colo
| RADIO. and to release the same and other prop
! erty of the United States from taxation: pro-
yiding for action for separate maintenance
| by married women, concerning the proof OF
handwriting relating TO the appropriation
of certain moneys In the treasury to the pay
ment of outstanding warrants, providing for
| the cancellation of warrants and bonds that
have been paid by the state treasurer, max
| ing Conejos, Rio Grande, Saguache and Cos
| tlla the Thirteenth judicial district; limiting
the liability of proprietors or lessees Of hotels
| TO provide for the senatorial apportionment
| of Phillips county.
| message from the governor was consider
ed in executive session, after which the FOL
lowing appointments were confirmed: 9. II.
Grafton, trustee of the Normal school. James
T. smith, trustee of the School of Mines,
Charles l. Thompson of Aspen, Judge of the
Court of Appeals; Albert :. Frost, police
magistrate for the city of Denver.
HousE-The special committee appointed
| TO Investigate the school fund made an elab-
| orate report In which they stated that the
public school fund holds s444.5iI.s6 OF the
| outstanding interest-bearing warrants Of 1857,
| 1883 aud 1889. Other Investment funds hold
| enough of the warrants Of these three years
/ to swell the total Amount to sos, lO9- 80. They
| recommended constitutional amendment al
| lowing the issue of bonds to pay this indebt-
| edness-
The bill WAS then taken up which provides
that school districts shall have power 10 es-
tSblish free kindergartens. An amendment
of
down. aud after long discussion the bill
passed second reading The other kinder
| gsrten bill was then taken up IL appropu-
stes q, 600 for the maintenance of kinder
| garten department Of the state normal school,
| to be established at Denver for the years of
1898 and 1884. The board OF trustees is auth
orized TO prescribe the course Of instruction
Of the pupils. who are 10 be taught the science
and art of teaching Kindergarten culture for
young children. The bill WAS defeated by
vote OF 81 TO Is, but one of its provisions 10
reference TO examining teachers and giving
diplomas was incorporated In the other bill
The House then went into committee of the
| whole on II. b. No. ls6. by Mr.. CarnahAn.
He explained that the bill provided for re
ductiou of the interest and the pcnaltlc. on
tax sales. The rate runs Is per cent per an
| mum and s per cent. II redeemed within three
| months, 10 per cent. within n year and after
three months from the date of the sale, and
20 per cent IL redeemed after two years from
sale. The bill passed the second readlug.
The bill in reference TO assessments was de-
feated.
the Supreme Court was read, declaring that
the bill regulating the salaries of couniy
judges, is unconstitutional
The following bills passed third reading:
| Amending the act relating 10 guardian and
ward; amending the act creating state In
surance department; making II n misde-
meanor punishable by Imprisonment for
man to refuse or neglect to support his wife
aFt.H-
to punish for contempt except when mlsbe-
havior occurs in the court room, or 80 near a.
to interrupt the proceedings Of the court,
prohibiting corporations or officers thereof
from declaring fictitious dividends; creating
a state board Of parions, composed Of the
members Of the State Board OF Charities and
Corrections; providing that police aud detec-
tive officers shall receive no compensation for
testifying in criminal matters before the
grand jury or at any court In the county In
which they may reside; abolishing the Office
Of railway eommiss!oner;to establish bureau
Of mines.
HoUsE.-Ths bill TO have railroad mort
cages fled with the secretary of state passed
third reading. Several hli. OF interest to
lawyers were also read the third time. The
local option herd Law WAS taken up and dis
eussed at length. 1t failed to pass, 30 TO "a.
| The bill relative to taking Huerfano from
the third judicial district was fayorably re
ported The bill amending the present al
| taehment law Was taken up. No action
| taken.
Fen. 23.-SENATE.-The following bills
passed third reading: Amending section OF
chapter - Of the laws of iS91. the same being
section 3, ,3+6 of Mills Annotate,I Statutes, en-
titled Partition; providing for the dispos-
ton of cases appealed to the supreme Court
and Court of Appeals when there IS a lack OF
jurisdiction; providing protection for hotel
and boarding-house keepers, and making GER
tain acts misdemeanors And providing pun
ishment therefor.
In committee OF the whole the bill esiab-
fishing state board OF supervisors OF the
charitable, reformatory aud penal instiu-
tious OF the state OF Colorado. defining the
powers and duties of such boards, and abol-
shing the boards OF trustees and boards OF
commissioners OF such Institutions a arc nov
Israel explained the objects of the bill at
| length. The measure was strongly supported
by Senator Hartzell. Senator Mctioyuey op-
| posed the measure in 80 far as Il applied to
| the Institute for the education of the mute
and the blind. This was objected 10 BY sena-
tor Israel. Senator lockwood thought the
provisions OF the bill sound from an economic
| view, but more than all regarded the measure
as which would give unity of action IN re-
gard 10 the penal, corrective and charitable
institutions. Senator McGoyney declared
that he would not allow the inclusion of the
institution at Colorado Springs with the penal
! Institutions unless all other educational insti-
| tutions were included. The Normal School
the School of Mines and the State University
should also be included More money could
be saved to the state by including the Agri-
cultural College, the State University and the
| Normal School than from the inclusion OF all
inclusion of all institutions except the State
L niyersity, where a constitutional inhibition