The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-03-03
The COLORADO LEGISLATURE
THE SENATE sURReNDsRs.
1t Goes to Work, But Kills Most OF the
House Blils.

Is, relating to attachments In justice courts
H. b. "a, courts OF record attachments, and
II. b. &c, the tax penalty bill. The senate
decided in each case to insist upon It's amend
ments TO the bills named.
Senator Steck's resolution instruct!ng the
s,ate engineers to prepare two maps oil the
state, not less than six feet by eight feet, for
the use Of the Senate and House OF the Tenth
and subsequent assemblies, was called up and
adopted.
The Senate then proceeded with the con
sideratIon of the majority and minority re-
ports of the finance Committee on H. b. 81
by Mr.. Booth, relating to state canal No. !.
After a lengthy discussion of the matter II
was voted to refer the bill 10 the special com
mittee OF hold-over Senators. The vote was
l5,ola. This will delay further action I'LL
next year.
HoUsK.-The House opened the business oil
the day by passing the bill appropriaung
10000 to pay for convict labor on state
Canal No. /.
A message from the Senate gave nouce
that IT refused To reeeae f'orn lie a"""d"'esis
-, ,hs attachment bills. A conference com
mittee was appointed.
The report of the conference committee on
I
Senate withdrew lts amendments TO this bill.
Mr.. Kilton now offered resolution request
ing the Senate to inform the House what dis
position It had made of the House bills trans
mit,cd to IT, Adopted.
The amendments o, the Senate to the Bon
ynge bIll we're agreed to by vote OF 81 TO 2
The original bill provided for the grouping
OF the name. of candidates under the title OF
the Offices to which they seek election, doing
away altogether with party emblcms and de
vices The principal amendment of the
| Senate was in placing the names Of the tick
cts and their cmblems ut the head of the Of
aclal ballot TO allow OF a straight ticket being
voted hy putting a cross opposite the emblem.
The bill reported by the House committee
on elections providing for a house to house
canvass to register women in cities OF the
FIRST and second class and those having pop
ulation OF over 1900 and repeating the pres
ent laws regarding challenges, passed third
reading without objection.
FEnRrAnY 2O.-sENArE.-Thc conference
committee on the bill amending the attach
ment law reported failure to agree and a
| new committee was appointed.
| The bill relating to mortgages and trust
deeds was considered but no action taken.
The Senate spent some time while in com
mittee OF the whole considering the bill APP
proprlating 5000 for a bridge across Besr
river IN Routi county. 1t was reported for
passage.
The bill Approprlating $4,000 to enable
the couvicts to contlnue work Oh State Canal
No. was passed.
HoUsE-The House adopted resolution
asking the Senate to return House bills Nos.
81 and ca, both by MIR. Lowell. These bills
provided for the transfer OF the unerpended
BalsRSss o, eod not be Used aa as L wa Wa,
tied up by an injunction. There was still
eli coo OF the revenues OF 1899 left and this
could be included In one Of Mr.. Lowells bills
The bill reducing the rate of interest on
money loaned on chat,els was passed, "a to
10. Some time was passed in discussing a
memorial TO Congress to simplify the mining
lave. 1t was defeated.
Notice was received that the governor had
signed the bill making an appropriation for
legislative expenses.
Mr. Sanchez antitrust bill was taken M
and passed.
FEBRUARY ai.-sES,rE The Senate re-
sumed consideration o, the bill for foreclosure
OF trust deeds and redemption of property
sold under them.
The bill nppropriatlng money for a bridge
over Bear river in Routt county was passed.
large part of the day was occupied 10
discussing the bill to appropriate 10000 to
enable convicts to proceed with work on the
state canal. The bill was not isposcd Of
The conference committee on the attach
mcnts bills made another report. This re-
port agreed to all the Senate amendments but
the pro rata amendments. A new conference
was ordered.
HousE.-The House Passed the bill by Mr.
Lowell rs amended. The amendment pro
yides for the transfer of some 81 900, the un-
expended revenues of 1891 and 1892, to the
legislative each fund. The emergency clause
was also passed. Then recess was taken till
ESQ.
The conference committee on the attach
ment bills made several reports, none OF
which were acceptable
FEBRUARY 22-SESATE.-The Senate auth
orlzed the special committee OF hold-ovc sen |
ators to investigate expenditures Of the state |
engineers Office for surveying State Canal |
No. /, and the Twin Lakes reservoir
In committee OF the whole the bill regulat- |
Ing the rate OF interest on chattel loans was
discussed and literally amended The inter
est provision was stricken entirely from the
bill As finally adopted, the bill provides
that chattel mortgages shall be good for one
year after maturity without any record OF
extension, that all such mortgages shall be
invalid unless signed by both husband and
wife, and all foreclosures must be made
throurh the courts os on other similar fnstru. |
ments. The bill was recommended for pas
sage.
The bill to prevent trusts and combines
was killed.
The registration bill was read but not acted
upon.
HousE.-Tbe House declined to accept the
Senate amendments to the bill exempting part
IF workingman's from attachment.
The Senate amended the House bill rcduc-
ng penalties on delinquent taxes in such