The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-04
coLoRAoo's LEGISLATURE.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings OF
Both Houses

and Court of Appeals when there Is Il lack oI
| Jurisdiction; providing protection for hotel
| aud clearinghouse keepers, ard r1iakins GER
tain acts misacmeanors ard providing pun
| ishment therefor
In committee of the whole the bill cstab-
J lishnc state board OF supervisors OF the
| charitable, reformatory and penal Instits-
| tions of the state of Colorado, defining 'ht
| powers and duties OF such boaris and abol-
| lshing the boards OF trustees and boards Of
commissioners of such irs,Tutions as are now
provided hv lsw, was taken up. Senator
Israel explained the objects of the 7 M ~
length, The measure was strongly supported
by Senator Hartzcll, Senator McGoyney OPP
posed the measure In s. lar as II applied TO
the ins.itute frr The education of the mute
and the biind, This was objected 10 by Sena-
, toG lstacl Senator Lockwood thought the
provisions OF the bill sound from an economic
view, but more than all regarded the measure
as one which would give unity Of action in re.
gard to 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 alt other educational iusti-
tutions werv included. The Normal School,
the School Of MlEea aud tho state University
should also be luolrded More money could
bc saved to the state by including the Agrl-
cultural college, the State University and the
Normal school than from the inclusion OF all
other Institutions. Senator Drake favored the
Inclusion of all Institutions except the state
University, where constitutional inhibition
stood in the way. The discussion lasted all
day. but no action was taken.
-Bromley's resolution oondemuing
the eNtradition treaty with Russia was dis
cussed at great length aud then defeated.
The rest Uf the day was occupied by discus
sion OF the bill to divide Denver Into twelv-
election districts There was stro-- upposi-
tion to the bill but It finally passed second
reading. The How-e then adjourned until
Monday, and .:ost Of the members started for
Santa &c
FEB. 25.-SESArE.-A short session was
held, during which Mr. Israers bill for a
Joint board to manage the penal Installations
was considered and after some discussion or
iered printed.
HousE-Thc following hl,l, passed third
reading; To have 'ustice- Of the peace re-
mort in detail ,hH fines applied to the school
tundi arprupriating $4,000 for the coaun-
gent Expenses of the General Assembly. to
exempt q, 500 of homestead property, whether
| the same was recorded for exemption or mott
4 to provide for the proper burial of hOuorably
| discharged soldiers and sailors. to require In
surance companies to pay the amount insured
and not the value Of the property damaged;
| TO provide for the payment to clerks Of the
| District Courts In counties Of the fourth and
| ifth classes S'oo per annum. whether the fees
lmOunt 10 that or not; to establish fish
hatchery in Douglas uounty, TO amend the
| act in relation TO assignments aud requiring
| the assignee 70 ME report Of the condition
Of the cstate with the county clerk at once,
The House then went into committee II the
whole and took up consideration Of The kiltou
| bill to prescribe educational qualification
for voters. The bill provides that voters must
hereafter be shlc 10 read the constitution In
English, Present voters are excepted. Az
ter s long discussion the bill was favorably re-
ported hy a large majority. 1t Is to take e'
feet In 1900.
Bills referring TO assessments were gonsil-
cred, but they were referrs' 70 the committee
with Instructions ~ REPORT cne bill TO change
time of assessment to May ist.
Consideration of three bills dealing with
attachments was next. These bills had been
partially considered. House bill 81 was taken
| tirst, 10 repeal that part Of the attachment
| law providing FOR attachment suits being made
on promissory notes aud book accounts. Al
ter a lengthy discussion The bill was defeated
| by vote Of II 10 y,
Fer 2s--sENArE- local option herd
Law was discussed and referred to tharcuimlt-
tee Of the whole The foll0wfrg bills passed
| third reading: Provi''ag for m assistant
| district attor.ev IA Judicial districts having
more ther tNo district Judges. amending sec
tes Of an act authorizing the transcript of
| Judgment or decree Of United States courts In
the state Of Colorado to be flied with the re-
cordcr OF deeds in the several cOuutirs rclat-
Ing TO the clerk uf the >uprJr'e ourt and his
! assistants prohibiting judges Of the district
and county ceGrts, justices Of the peace and
police magistrates, or clerk Of any such court
irrr; advising. counzellug or pfaCiicing law
IN their own or any other courts OF thI- state.
and providing q penalty for the violation
thereof; securing liens 10 mcchaulr- and 9th
srs, and repeating all laws in conflict there
with.
The bill providing Tor the treatment of ha-
hitnsl trt;nkards was considered bt length
and passed second reading, as did also the bill
relating to the state board Of agriculture and
the method Of selecting It's president and sec.
retary, providing that the secretary NAV be
chosen outside the membership Of the board.
The I'm repeating he art creating the office
u public trustee, and amending the statutes
Ia relatio" 20 trust deeds was recommended
'"r tu1l passage.
itOu>E.-The Supreme ourt gave an opln-
Ion on the bill Introduced To refund the
money paid by county treasurers on sualp
bOunties under a law which was declared to
tIonal, but an appropriation must be pro-
vlde1.
on motion of Mr. Brown the House went
into committee OF the whole to consider bill
to empower county commissioners to make
appropriations for non-scct7rian charitable
purposes. on second reading, A favorable
report was made on the I'M though 1t was
strongly opposed by several members.
In the afternoon the HOUSE went into COM
mittec again TO consider on second reading
the bill hy MIR llallctt To provide for the re-
dcmption Of outs,andiug state warrants
which were refused payment by the state
treasurer. The discussion Of the bill Occu-
pied the entire afternoon. strong opposition
developed against the bill but motion 10
defeat 1t was lost by vote Of - to 81. IL
was then agreed that the bill should be re-
tcrrci to special committee 10 investigate
The Justice of these claims against the state.
At the evening session the Weeks railroad
bill was taken up. hr. Brown Insisted that
the three bills be considered at the same timc,
A wrungle ensued between the chairman, Mr..
Lcnnatd and Mr.. Brown, and great confusion
reigncd for time but the matter was finally
settled. \ motion 20 refer the three bills TO
The committee on rules wHs defeated as was
the motion to take up the other two railroad
bills with that oi Mr.. Wchs. y great mum
Der Of dilatory motions were made to hinder
ictlon on the biz aud an adjourn meat wa,
/ finally taken.
! MARCH l.-SENATE.-S Senator Bareia Intro
luced a resolution, which was adopted thank
| Ing the Pullman tac Company and its attend
I ants for tho coaches and service furnished tho
= senntors on their recent trip to Santa Fe. In
Z committee of the whole Mr.. Walters road bill
was taken up but that Of Mr.. Barcla was sub
| stltutrd. and the discussion Of Il occupied g
large part Of the day. but no action wa
taken. The following bills were recommend
! ed for passage Authorizing the commits.
{ soncr of the Bureau OF Labor Statistics to l..
sue statistical bulletins quarterly and to pro-
( vide for their free distributions repeating the
| act for the creation Of a bureau Of immigra-
tlon and statistics extending the time for
examination Of the books Of the state auditor
| and state treasurer to twelve days instead Of
| Fix, as at present; enabling private corpor-
| ations to extend their terms Of Incorporation I;
| amending the act for the education and main.
! fenance Of the mute and blind in its wording
| 80 as 10 avoid technical objections to the adj
! mission Of pupils either deaf or mute. hu, not
| both deaf and dumb.
| lIousE. Speaker Ammons appointed
| Mcssrs. Wootion Wicks, lIallett, Brown aud
| Thomas the special committee TO inycstl-
| gate the state warrants which 1t was propos-
| ed 10 pay. Mr. Sweeney objected to the com
| position Of the committee charging that all
but one Of them. Mr.. Thomas, were in favor
| Of paying the warrants. This precipitated G