Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-02-08
The COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
LITTLE BUSINESS BEING DONE.
The House Passing Bills hut the Senate
Dossn'e DO Any LeEisIstinE.


JANUARY 29-HoUsE.-The House did q
large amount Of business. The following
bills were passed:
To amend the attachment laws so Is to nl-
low attachments to be issued only on the
grounds of fraud, when the defendant is q
foreign corporation, and for labor performed; !;
providing for the payment for irrigating wa
ter in three installments.
In the committee Of the whole three bills
providing for the redemption Of property sold
under trust deed were considered. The bill
of Mr.. Sweeney, allowing nine months for
foreclosure and twelve months for foreclosure
BY the holder Of the second mortgage in case
the owner docs not redeem the property, wns
recommended with the following amend
ment:
That, in case the purchaser and party who
made the sale Of the property were out of the
county, the owner could deposit the amount
paid for the property by the purchaser with
the county treasurer.
Mr.. Bonynge's bill, providing for the
grouping of the candidates under the title of
the Office for which they may aspire, was taken
up and reported favorably. 1t dispenses
with the emblems on the official ballot and
the name of candidate appears only once
on ballot. A voter has to vote for the in
dividuaI.
The bill for State Canal No. was then
taken up again and favorably reported. An
amendment was adopted that only every
other section under the canal be sold.
JANUARY 3O.-SENATE.-At the opening of
the session a reply was received from Cover
nor Waite to tho petition OF the Senate that
he adjourn the session. The governor say:
Transmitted with the certified copy Of
this resolution was an official statement of
the action Of the Senate, as the higher branch
Of the state legislature, upon the list of nom-
nations sent in by tho executive, which
seems 10 indicate that however we'll fixed
nay be tho determination Of the Senate to do
no legislative business at this extraordinary
sess' on, that determination Is not 'unaltera-
ble.' -
He proceeds TO review the situation In 4
very sarcastic manner.
SIN my opinion, the governor Of thIs state
would be derelict in his duty If he availed
himself Of any authority given to him by the
constitution to hinder house honestly strIy-
ing TO leglslate In the interest Of the people
BY giving aid and assistance to = body resort
ing TO extreme and even revolutionary meas
ures to prevent the consideration Of acts cal.
cuiated to promote the general welfare.
'If the senators mean to defeat or even to
refuse to consider the measures of relief
passed by the House, let them do so openly
and above board by their votes and not seek
TO compel House, by large majority OPP
posed to such = policy, and an executive
wholly opposed, to share with the Senate in
the odium and responsibility that must at
tach to such high handed and revolutionary
proceedings"
Senator Mckinley offered joint resolution
for final adjournment on February 9Th.
A memorial was presented by Col. A. c.
Fisk and others asking for legislation on sew
eral subjects. When 1t had been read sena-
tor Boyd rose and denounced Colonel Fisk as
domagogue.
The appointment of Dennis Mullins to the
Board of Charities and Corrections was con-
nrmed.
Tho Senate then adjourned till Friday BY
vote Of 1s to II.
HoUsE.-Prayer was offered by a colored
minister. A resolution was adopted calling
upon the Worlds Fair Board for Information
about specimens of minerals that had been
loaned to the board but never returned.
The following bills were passed:
House bill Z, by Mr.. Funderburgh, provd-
ing for an 5000 bridge across the Arkansas
In Prowers county near Carlton.
House bill 10, by Mr.. Bent, providing for
1000 wagon road from Lake San Christie
val, In Hinsdalc county, to point near the
Silverton and Animns Forks wagon road In
San Juan county.
House bill II, by Mr.. Dyatt, providing for
. $15, 900 wagon road between Leadville and
Mount Sherman, in Park county.
House bill 1s, by Mr.. Lowell, providing for
Q bridge across the Bear river, In Routt
county.
House bill 10, by Mr.. Lowell, providing for
a n, 900 bridge across the White river In Rio
Blanco county, near Meeker.
House bill 90, by Mr.. Fitzgarrald, provId-
Ing for g. 900 wagon road In San Miguel
from Beaver Creek to Wrights Mesa.
House bill 25, by Mr.. Carnahan, providing
for 81, 500 wagon road in Logan county.
House bill 2s, by Mr.. Herr, providing for a
bridge across the Animas near Durango.
Mr.. Hyne's bill concerning the employ
ment of children and young persons was taken
up. The blll as amended and passed, pro-
vides that no person under IA years of age
shall be employed In any occupation more
than ten hours a day.
Mr.. Westerman's bill providing for the
construction OF bridge across Blue river
near the town Of Breckenridge was also
passed.
Work on the bill for State Canal No. was
completed and favorably reported; also the
bill providing for an election commission.
JANUARY 3l-HoUsE.-Mr. Hallett Of Gar
field presented resolution directing the ap-
pointmcnt OF committee OF three 10 investI-
gate the disposition Of the fund Of $4,000
appropriated to the penitentiary commission
ers to prosecute work on State Canal No. /.
Laid over under the rules.
In committee Of the whole the bill for the
formotIon of a non-partisan board Of registry
was reported for passage.
The bill for the establishment OF the coun-
ty of Cripple Creek was considered. The bill
provides that portions OF FL Paso, Jefferson,
Park and Fremont counties be taken to form
the new county, and that Cripple Creek be
the seat Of the new county. 1t Is to be made
. portion of the Fourth judicial district and
10 attached to El Paso county for representa-
tive purposes, and to the Third senatorial
for senatorial purposes.
It was agreed to give the name Of Wooton
- a.. u~,- ,a,.,r The rnrttop ~ t.rrit1rr