Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-02-15

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revenue Of 1893 or 1891 to the legislative cash
| fund, was passed with IN emergency clause
House bill No. 80, providing for the con.
struction of State Canal No. 3, in Mesa coun.
| ty. by FREQ labor and unemployed convict ID
bor, was passed with an emergency clause BY
q vote of 43 to3.
The bill for State Canal No. ] was passed
by vote OF 80 to IA.
House bill No. SO, relating to the registry
of qualified electors, was then taken df4or
third reading, but was not acted upon.
FEBRUARY s.-SENATE.-In committee Of
tho whole the bill to exempt $50 u a work
ingman's wages from exemption was recon-
mended for indefinite postponcment, 10 70 ID.
| The attachment law was discussed At some
length. 1t was agreed that the bill should
not go into effect I'll January l, 1895. Itwas
referred to a commi.teo of lawyers for re-
vision. The bill amending the homestead
law was also referred to the same committee.
Tho substitute Of Senator McGovncy for
the House bill amending the law for redemp-
tion of property sold for taxes was favornbly
reported. II fixes tho penalty at "a per cent.
per annum, and reduces the amount to DO
paid for advertising tax sales.
The employers liability bill was taken up
but not disposed Of
HoUsE.-After some routine business the
House went into committee of the whole up
on the bill regulating rates Of interest, chat
tel mortgages, etc. 1t was favorably re-
ported.
Bill II was amended and ordered printed
| A memorial to Congress was adopted which
opposes putting silver, lead, iron and wool on
tho free list. a..
FEBRUARY 9.-sENATE.-The Senate In
committee Of the whole considered Senator
McGovney's substitute for the House bill re-
latlng to delinquent taxes. The clause rela-
tive TO publishing the delinquent tax list was
amended SO as to let 1t by bid, but not to pay
over thirty-five cents per line for first inser-
tion and twenty cents thereafter.
Other sections OF the bill name penalty OF
fifteen cents for each description Of lots and
thirty cents for tracts OF land arc provided to
be added to the taxes due when the property
has to be advertised. The rate OF interest
, was placed at "a per cent. per annum.
The committee reported In favor Of killing
the bill regulating child labor; recommended
that the bill relative to trust deeds do not
pass In Its present form. The bill amending
the election law was referred to the commit
tee Of the whole without recommendation.
Action upon It was postponed.till Monday.
HoUsE.-Thc House adopted resolution to
investigate the data of surveys already made
for Canal No. g.
The bill providing for constitutional con-
vention was discussed at length. A vote was
taken, but as two-thirds majority was not
secured It failed to pass. Another vote will
probably be taken upon 1t.
l An attempt to add the emergency clause to
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sage.
Tho bill relating to registry Of voters In
country districts was passed.
House bill II, by Mr.. Cannon, amending
the mortgage aud trust deed laws as to
prevent property being sold without proper
notice, was passed third reading.
The House then went Into the committee
of the whole and Mr.. sanchcz's bill, relating
TO trusts, combines, etc., was taken for
second reading. The bill prevents combines
being formed for the purpose of raising the
price of coal and coke. A violation makes
the violator subject to a fine of not less than
800 and not moro than $1,000. T.,
The bill was not disposed Of although sew
| eral amendments were made. ..e
FEBRUARY 11-SENArE.-Onm motion Of SEN
ator McGovney, the vote whereby II. B. No
"a was Indefinitely postponed, was rcconsid-
cred and the bill sent again to the Committee
of the whole. The Senate went at once into
committee, with Senator Boyd in the chair,
and took up the bill. It cxempts $50 of work
ingmen's wages from attachment Senator
Mills made an amendment to make the ex-
emption apply to each month. This amend
mcnt was fought BY the majority, and many
refused to support the bill unless 1t should be
taken out No agreement could be reached
and the bill was referred to n special commit
tee. -A9t .'tf
| II. b. No. 40, Mr.. Gordon's state canal No.
/ bill, was reported from the special commit
tee on house bills, with the recommendation
that 1t do not pass. Senator Mckinley,
chairman Of tho special committee, explained
that the bill did not seem to come properly
under the governors call, and on his motion
was referred to a special committee Of hold
over senators to investigate and report upon
its feasibility to the Tenth general assembly.
The special committee of lawyers reported
back II. B. No. 16, amending the homestead
law, with the recommendation that 1t be in
definitely postponed for the reason that It was
inadvIsable to leglslate upon this matter at
this time. Adjourned.