Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-08

Senate voted that he should have a
voucher as clerk and thus secure his
pay.
A message was received from the
lower House announcing non-concur-
renee in the Senate amendments to
the chattel mortgage bill. The SEN
ate decided to insist upon its amend
ments.
Then the fight was resumed on SEN
ator Adams motion to take the bill
for the construction of State Canal
No. 2 from the committee of hold-ovcr
senators and refer it to committee Of
the whole.
The fight over the bill lasted all the
afternoon and nothing was decided be
fore adjournment.
The House concurred in the confer
ence committee report on House bill
"a, by Mr.. Mcknight. This measure
exempts $50 per month of working
mans wages from attachment, etc.
The substitute election bills for
House bills SO and 60 was then taken
up as amended by the Senate. Mr..
Booth had the bill amended to apply
to Leadvillc. The measure provides
for house to house canvass to regis.
ter the woman vote and provides heavy
penalties for violations. The system
of wholesale challenging is also done
away with.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to the chattel
mortgage bill.
Another conference was appointed
on the trust deed bill.
A Senate joint resolution memorable,
ing Congress to cede to the state the
Fort Lyons reservation was passed.
1t is proposed to have the reserva,
tion set aside for soldiers home, and
the resolution was amended. Mr.. Wcs
terman said it was proposed in Wash,
ington to establish grand sanitarium
for the soldiers.
A message from tho governor was
received stating that his cxccllency
had just approved H. B. Ga, transfer.
ring the unexpended surplus of the
revenue of 1891 and 1892 to the legis.
lative cash fund. BY this bill $l4,7s(
surplus of 1891 and sufficient amour,
Of the surplus of 1892 to complete the
amount required will be placed to the
credit of the cash fund. The message
was received with loud applause by the
members present.
Forty-sixth Day.
The Senate conference committee
reported on the trust deeds bill The
Senate accepted the amendments
made.
The conference committee on the
bill to regulate the rate of interest on
chattel mortgages also reported, rec
ommending the Reinstatement of the
interest clause changing the interest
from / to 2 per cent, and one or two
minor amendments. The Senate re,
fused to concur and another conference
was ordered.
Senator Adams attempt to bring
up canal bill and others was voted
down.
Senator Swink's resolution regard
ing the building and grounds of old
Fort Lyons was amended by the House
SO that the fort, If secured from the
United States, will be used for sol
diers' home. The amendment was
concurred in after long discussion.
No agreem ent was reached with the
House on H. b. 70 and it failed to be-
come a law.
A committee having waited upon
Governor Waite, and been informed
that he had no further communication
to make, the Senate adjourned at
11:3O.
The House heard the report of .he
conference committee on the trust
deed bill The bill was amended to
make the term of trustees of trust
deeds three years instead of for life.
Instead Of allowing the trustees to re-
tain the fees for their. pay they are
given salary of $j, 600 per annum in
counties Of the first class, 50, 600 in
counties of the second class and s., 900
in other counties, the salaries TO be
paid out of the fees collected, and the
residue to be turned into county treas
uries.
The report was agreed to.
The House refused to agree to the
Senate amendments to the chattels
bill, and it thus failed Of passage. At
11:3O the House adjourned sine die.
had Fire Mt LeadvIlie.
Leadville suffered from a $50, 900