Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-01
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
Thirty-six,h Day.

The Senate received message from
the House announcing non-concur-
renee in the Senate amendments to
House Bill Is, relating to attachments
in justice courts; House Bill "a, courts
Of frecord attachments, and Fl. b. 26, the
tax penalty bill. The Senate decided
in each case to insist upon its amend
mcnts to the bills named.
Senate Steck's resolution instructing
the state engineer to prepare two
maps of 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 then called
up and adopted.
The Senate then proceeded with the
consideration of the majority and mi
nority reports Of the finance committee
on House Bill No. so, by Mr.. Booth,
relating to State Canal No. l.
After lengthy discussion of the
matter it was voted to refer the bill to
the special committee of hold-over
senators. The vote was Is to IL.
This will delay further action till next
year.
The House opened the business
of the day by passing the bill appro-
priating $4,000 to pay for convict
labor on State Canal No. l.
A message from the Senate gave
notice that it refused to recede from
its amendments to the attachment
bills. A conference committee was
appointed.
The report of the conference COM
mittee on Mr.. jerks eight-hour bill
was adopted. The Senate withdrew
its amendments to this bill.
Mr., Kilton now offered resolution
requesting the Senate to inform the
House what disposition it had made
of the House bills transmitted to it.
Adopted.
The amendments of the Senate to
the Bonynge bill were agreed to by a
vote of 81 to 2. The original bill pro-
vided for the grouping of names of
candidates under the titles of the Of
fees to which they seek election,
doing away altogether with party en-
blems and devices. The principal
amendment of the Senate was in plac-
ing the names of the tickets and their
emblems at the head of the official bal
lot to allow of straight ticket being
voted by putting cross opposite the
emblem.
The bill reported by the House com
mittee on election, providing for =
house to house canvass to register wo-
men in cities of the first and second
class and those having population of
over Is, 900 and repeating the present
law regarding challenges, passed third
reading without objection.
Thirty-ssventh Day.
At the opening of the Senate the
conference committee OH the bill
amending the attachment law reported
failure to agree and new committee
was appointed.
The Senate spent some time while
in committee Of the whole considering
the bill appropriating $1,000 for a
bridge across Bear river in Routt
county. 1t was reported for passage.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to
enable the convicts to continue work
on State Canal No. /, was passed.
The House adopted a resolution
asking the Senate to return House
bills Nos. "a and "a, both by Mr..
Lowell. These bills provided for the
transfer of the tunexpended balances of
the revenue of 1890 and 1891. The
auditor had explained that the $685.
600 balance Of 1890 could not be used,
as it was tied up by an injunction.
There was still $11 900 of the revenues
of 1892 left and this could be included
in one of Mr.. Lowells bills.
The bill reducing the rate of inter
est on money loaned on chattels was
passed, "a to 16. Some time was pass
ed in discussing memorial to Con-
gress to simplify the mining laws. 1t
was defeated.
Notice was received that the gov
ernor had signed the bill making an
appropriation for legislative expenses
Mr.. Sanchez antitrust bill was
taken up and passed.
Thrty-EiEhth Day.
The Senate resumed consideration
of the bill for foreclosure of trust deeds
and redemption of property sold under
them.
The bill appropriating money for
bridge over Bear river in Routt coun-
ty was passed.
A large part of the day was occupied
in discussing the bill to appropriate
$40, 900 to enable convicts to process,
with work on the state canal. The bill
was not disposed of.
The conference committee on the
attachment bills made another rcport.