The Bessemer indicator., 1894-02-03
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
Fourteeuth Day,

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duced joint resolution to adjourn at
midnight on the 9th. Several wanted
to take it up at once but it went over
under the rules.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole.
House bill No. 35, by Mr.. Nc
Knight, in relation to revision of
the constitution, was first taken up
1t submits the laws passed by the leg
islature to the people, instead of to
the governor, petition of 20 per cent.
of the voters of the state being suffi-
cient to veto any measure. After be-
ing discussed at some length the bill
was recommended for passage. The
same action was taken upon the fol-
lowing bills:
Appropriating s., 900 for wagon
road from Idaho Springs to the JEFF
ferson county road; amending the at
tachment laws; appropriating $1,000
to construct reservoir on Plum
Creek, south of Castle Rock; appro-
priating $4,000 for home for the
feeble minded at Fort Morgan.
The Carney bill to prevent any en-
ploye from working over eight hours a
day was defeated on a tie vote on
third reading.
| Fifteenth Day.
The Senate met again for the first
time since Tuesday. At the opening
of the session Senator's Webber, Gra-
ham and Boyd announced that their
views had ch angcd aud they favored
proceeding with the business of the
session. They thought that it was
time for the Senate to recede from its
position and act with the House.
The Senate then went into execu-
tive session and considered the ap-
pointments which have heretofore
been made by the governor.
They were referred 10 committees.
In spite of opposition the Senate then
voted to adjourn till clock to-mor-
row-lS to 13.
In the House the resolution of Mr..
Bonynge to adjourn tomorrow was de-
feated, Is to %
The Booth bill for the construction
Of State Canal No. /, was taken up lin
committee of the whole and consider
able time given to it, No decision
was reached, however. The bill for
the construction of State Canal No. .,
was also discussed for time.
A bill to transfer 81 600 from the
stock inspection fund to the legisla-
tive expense fund passed third read
ing also bill appropriating 81, 900 for
the construction of reservoir at Plum
creek passed third reading
sixteenth Day.
The Senate spent some time in con-
sidering the appointments made by
the governor The following appoint
ments were confirmed:
w. X. Linton, of Colorado Springs,
trustee mute and blind asylum.
Minnie &. T. Love aud b. A. Wheel
er, of Denver, members of the Board
Of Charities and Corrections.
Joseph Mann, of Golden, member
of Board of Control state industrial
school.
l. d. Chamberlain, of Pueblo, mem
Der of Board of Penitentiary Commits
sioners.
j. T. Flower, dairy commissioner
The following were not confirmed;
A q. Fisk, superintendent of i'm
migration.
Frank Finegan, Colorado Springs,
trustee mute and blind asylum.
w. j. jackson, of Pueblo, member
of Board of Control state industrial
school.
f. II. Hewgcr, boiler inspector.
II. l.. Acker, metalliferous mine in
spector.
The confirmation of Mr.. Fisk was
not agreed TO because, it was main
tanned, there was no appropriation to
pay his salary The same reason was
given for the rejection of the name of
the metallifcrous mine inspector, who
sued the state auditor for his salary
the other day.
Senator Steck offered a resolution
calling upon the governor to adjourn
the Legislature, as the Senate and
House could not agree. The resolu-
ton was adopted and the Senate ad =
journed till Tuesday.
| In the House consideration Of the
bill for State Canal No. . in Mesa
county was completed, and it was rec
commended for passage. 1t provides
I for an appropriation Of 100000 for
preliminary work and surveys, etc,
the main cost of the construction com
/ ing from the sale of water rights
The committee appointed to invcs-
tigate the condition Of the state funds
available for appropriation made re
port. According to the committee
/ there is $3.50, 522 % of the internal
j improvement and the internal i'm
provement income fund in warrants
that probably can be appropriated. Of
that sum there are about sSS, 900 in
vested in state warrants.
/ The Booth bill, providing for the
completion of State Canal No. /, was
next taken up. Amendments were
adopted making the minimum price Of
school lands 50 80 an acre, and fixing
the price of water at $50 an acre. Fur
ther consideration Of the bill was
| postponed until o-morrow.