Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-08
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
Forty-Third Day,

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quorum called before the bar of the
Senate. Laid over under the rules.
A resolution to adjourn sine die to-
morrow at 6 p. m. was adopted 20 to s.
Mr.. Lowell's bill to transfer the un-
expended balance Of the general reve-
nucs of 1882 to the legislative fund
was now brought up. The bill was
amended to include all sums that
may hereafter accrue" and was sent to
the revision committee.
At 3 o'clock the banking bill was
called up and killed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Boyd, Brown, Fclker, Hart
zell, Hwes, johnson, King, Lock-
wood, McGovney, Merritt, Painter,
Pryor, Swink, Turner-l4.
Nays-Adams, Armstrong, Barela,
Drake, Mills, Pease, Smith of Costilla,
Walters, Webber, Wheeler, White
II.
In executive session the nomina-
nations of Mrs Curtis and Mrs. Dwin-
ell were confirmed.
The conference committee on the at
tachments bills reported in favor of
the bills as amended by the Senate ex-
cept that it recommended that the
emergency clause be attached. The Sen
ate refused to adopt the report Is to 8.
Forty- Fourth Day
After considering one or two reso-
lutions without acting upon them the
Senate took up the third reading of
bills. The following were disposed
Of:
House bill %, relating to foreclos-
ures Of chattel mortgages, Senator
White voting in the affirmative for the
purpose of moving reconsideration of
the vote.
House bill Ga, for transferring the
unexpended balance of the general
revenues Of 1912 to the legislative
cash fund.
The conference committee on House
bill "a, the garnishment bill, reported,
recommending certain amendments to
the measure. The report was adopted.
The conference committee on the
tax penalties bill also reported recon-
mending a number of amendments.
The report was concurred in.
1t was decided to insist on the Sem
ate amendment to House bill So.
A recess was taken until 2 p. M, at
which time the third reading of bills
was resumed, the first question taken
up being the Senate substitute for
the House registration bills Nos. SO
and 60.
The bill was placed on final passage
and passed, yeas 35, nays 2, Senators
Israel and Felker voting against it.
The report of the conference COM
mittee on the attachment law bills was
received. The report recommended
leaving the law as it is now and only
adding the pro rata provision. The re-
port was adopted without debate.
The Drake resolution, appointing a
special committee to visit state insti-
tutions, was called up and, after a
long discussion the resolution was
adopted.
An attempt was made to take up the
bill for State Canal No. 2, but Senator
Felker and others filibustered and the
Senate adjourned without taking
action.
The House received notice Of the
amendment by the Senate Of the House
bill for redemption Of property sold
under trust deed. The bill originally
provided for the redemption Of land
under deeds of trust. This substitute
provides for the appointment of pub
lie trustees in every county, whose
duty it shall be to have full charge of
all trust deeds.
The trustees are to be paid fees
ranging from $2 upward. The substi-
tute also allows property sold under
trust deeds to be redeemed in six and
nine months after the sale. The
House refused to concur.
When the House convened at pm.
the conference report on the garnishcc
bill, containing the Senate amend
ments exempting $50 instead of $50 of
a laborer's wages from garnishment,
was read and, after lengthy discus
sion, it was adopted.
The conference report on the at
tachment laws was agreed to. This
simply adds pro rata clause to the
present law.
The Senate amendments to H. 3.
No. "a were concurred in, and the
conference report containing the SEN
ate amendments to H. B. No. 26 was
read and concurred in by vote Of 80
to 4.
Forty-Fifth Day.
Senator Swink introduced memo
rial o.Congress, asking the govern
mcnt to donate to the state the land
and buildings in Bent county known
as Fort Lyons, for the purpose Of es-
tsblishing one or two state institutions