Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-02-22


Chairman Israel, of the finance committee,
reported an appropriation bill. 1t creates .
Legislative cash fund by the transfer of the
surplus revenues Of 1890 and 1891 and the
surplus remaining In the stock inspection
fund, appropratlng the amount necessary out
of It to pay the expenses Of the extra session
and transferring all remaining July to the
general revenue Of 1893. The substitute was
ordered printed and referred to the commit
tee Of the whole and was favorably reported
upon. The amendments to the elections bill
were accepted.
The resolution for final adjournment was
adopted % toe
HoUsE.-When the House met the confer
ence committee on House bill No. 81 reported
that 1t could not agree. 1t WAS discharged
and n new com mittec appointed.
The matter OF final adjour nment was dis
cussed and indefinitely postponed, as tho
members were afraid the Senate would stop
work II q resolution was passed and the day
set.
The memorial asking Congress to donate to
the state all reservoir sites in the state was
passed.
Mr.. Hallett presented q lengthy report
from his committee concerning State Canal
No. !. For the ensuing year tho committee
recommended that $4,000 be expended on
the west end Of the work, $4,000 on the east
end and 5000 for surveying, the estimated
cost calculated by the state engineer. The
committee recommended that for the pur-
pose Of giving work to convlcts and uncm-
ploycd that $4,000 be appropriated to the
work from the Internal improvement fund.
The election bill was considered in commit
tee of the whole 1t was amended and favor
ably reported. Mr.. sweeney's amendment
to the bill, providing that 1t shall be satisfac-
tory II ladieC shall simply answer that they
are above 81 years Of age was retained.
The bill to regulate state banking was also
reported favorably.
The bill providing for the appropriation OF
$40, 900 from the internal improvement fund
for the continuance Of the work upon State
Canal No. l. said money TO be applied to the
purchase Of tools and explosives and for the
pay mcnt OF guards and overseers was report
ed for passage.
FEBRUARY l7.-SENATE.-The Senate f.
nance committee reported in opposition to ap-
propriating more money for State Canal No.
/, ut present, and recommended that the mat
ter be Investigated further.
Tho following bills were read third time
and passed:
To amend sections Is, 15, 10, 20 and 20 Of
"au act In relation to elections; defining Of
fenses against the same, and prescribing pun
ishment therefor" approved March z, 1871;
to create legislative cash fund for the pur-
pose OF defraying the expenses OF the extra
ordinary session Of the Ninth General Assem-
bly,, and appropriating the same; to amend
ian act for an act TO provide a code Of proceed
ure In civil actions (attachments) for courts
Of record In the state of Colorado; to amend
the attachment laws In Justice courts Of the
state.
The revision committee then reported Sem
ato substitute to House Bill No. 26, relating
to the delinquent tax list. for third reading,
and the bill was read and passed.
On motion of Senator Mckinley concur
rent resolution was adopted instructing the
secretary Of the Senate to have printed and
mailed to each county and city official through
out the state copy OF the new election law
and sample ballot on or before March next.
The conference committee on the eight
hours a-day bill reported an agreement. 1t
WAS decided TO amend the measure to make 1t
unlawful for an employer to enter Into con-
tract with his men to work longer than forty
eight hours 4 week on public work. The re-
port was adopted.
The bill to exempt $50 Of a workman's
wages from attachment passed second read
Ing.
HoUsE-The Senate substitute for Mr..
Lowells appropriation bill was concurred in.
| This provides for the transfer to the lcgisla-
tive cash fund Of the unexpended balance OF
the revenue Of 1891, and also money from the
stock inspection fund. The bill now goes to
the governor for his signature, and II he
signs It 1t will be the first bill passed.
Mr.. Thomas bill, providing for state
banking department. next came up on third
reading and passed.
The substitute bill to reduce the interest
and tax penalties on property sold for taxes
was called up. The original provided for
graduated interest and penalties from 12 per
cent. to 25 per cent, while the substitute
made them 81 per cent. per nnnum. The
House refused to concur in the Senstc amend
ments. 1t also refused to concur In amend
ncuts to the attachment laws.