The Meeker herald., 1894-01-27
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.


Wednesday asat once adopted.
! UousE.-A resolution was adopted asking
committees TO act as speedily rs possible upon
hills. Seventeen more bills were introduced
and ordered printed. The House adjourned
at . O'Clock
JANUARY lG.-HoUsE The committee APP
pointed to Investigate the condition OF the
state treasury made partial report, and
asked for authority to take the testimony of
state officers under oath.
/ Several petitions werc received fayorlng
| the session. Two petitions from citizens OF
l Cripple Creek asking thut the new county OF
[ Cripple Greek be formed, were also received.
l Mr. Hers resolution directing that no eX-
pcnse be Incurred for the printing of bills I'M
[ IN funds were found to be available was
taken up and on motion Of Mr.. Thomas laid
| on the table by a vote of 80 to 10.
| Several very important measures were in
/ troduecd in the House to-day. Among them
I was bill which takes the veto power from
/ the governor and gives 1t to the people;
measure abolshing the section OF the en-
ployes' liability law which holds the employ
I cr liable with the proprietor for injuries 10 a
/ fellow employe; an eight-hour law; several
[ Improvement measures and bills amending
The attachment laws
JAxUAEY -SESATE.-senator Mckinley
1 offered the following resolution:
"HeOieeI, By the Senate, The House OF Rep
rcsentatFes concurriny. that a committee of
conference between the Senate and the House
! be appointed. consisting Of three members OF
] the Senate and four members of the House,
10 consider the present situation Of the GEN
cral Assembly, and ascertain and report to
the Senate and House whether or not it IS
possible to reconcile differences in opinion
and action now existing between the Senate
and House; and
'Reso',ei, FURTHER, That Senators Israel, Me-
Convey and Turner constitute such commit
tee of conference on the part OF the Senate"
Mr.. Barcla objected to the com nittee as
named because all OF It's members favored al
iourumcnt After some discussion the reso-
luton was adopted and the Senate adjourned.
lIOUsE.-The committee on roads and
bridges reported that H. b. No. 4, providing
for bridge across the Guun!son, should pass.
The committee cut 81 900 OF the IS, O0j asked
for IN this measure. The Twin Lakes bill
was also fayorably reported, a. was bill to
construct a wagon road in Logan county.
The printing committee reported several bills
correctly printed.
Mr.. Westerman, OF the state funds inycstl'
eating committee, reported that sl27, 30
was In the improvement fund and could be
appropriated.
Mr. Carnahan offered resolution request
ing the Supreme Court 10 decide whether the
House could lcglslatc on the attachment laws
and not pay any attention to the governors
recommendation In regard 10 amending these
laws unless these recommendations meet the
approval Of the members.
Mr.. Carnahau snil that to amend the at
tachment laws as the governor recommended
would only give relief in courts of record. II
a man owed less than 1900 he could still he
slaughtered through the justice courts. He
simply wanted TO know II the justice court
laws on attachments could be amended. This
Other members wanted similar question
answered in regard 10 several other bills, but
It was finally decided that an answer to the
one wonld cover all others, and the resolution
carried 81 to 49,
The resolution offered by Mr. Thomas yes
tcrday providing that when there we're two
bills on the same subject only one be report
cd, was taken up and adopted.
The Senate joint resolution for confer
cncc committee was taken up and after some
debate defeated by a vote OF II TO "a.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on Mr.. Carnahan's bill amending the
law regarding the sale Of property for taxes.
/ The bill provides for the owners of such
property to redeem the same within three
years on payment of the amount and interest,
| There was no objection to the bill and 1t
passed the second reading. Adjourned.
Ia
o'clock and without doing any business adj
! journed In short time.
HousE.-Scycral bills were reported favor
ably from committees. In committee of the
whole the following appropriation bills we're
considered and reported favorably: S25, 600
for the construction Of the Twin Lakes rescr-
! yolr; $1,000 to pay the expenses of the As
sembly: Sl5, 600 to construct a wagon road in
| Hnsdale county; $4,000 for road from
LeadviIle to Mount Sherman; $1,000 for a
| bridge across White river at Mceker; q, 900
for wagon road In San Miguel county.
The bill of Mr. Carnahau, which was CON
sidercd in committee of the whole yesterday,
was taken up and passed. 1t provides for n
reduction In the interest on unpaid taxes.
a bill by Mr. Heath against clause being
inserted in contracts discriminating nga!us,
silver, could not be settled by the finance
committee, and II was referred to the House
and considered on second reading.
! After It was amended 1t was defeated by 4
/ vote of % to go.
| Mr. Booth introduced bill to provide for
the completion of State Canal No. /. 1t has
n board of control consisting of the lieutenant
governor, the state engineer and the warden
OF the penitc ntiary, the board to have full
charge OF the canal and the purchase and dis
! posal of lands. 1t authorizes the board of
land commissioners 10 sell at public sale the
entire amount of the school lands lying I'M
| der the canal and subject TO irrigation at a
minimum price OF $50 per acre, payable in
certificates of Indebtedness If purchased by
| the canal board of control. The latter Is en-
| powered to sell the lands with water rights Mt
| fair prices. In the construction Of the canal
no contract shall be let for more than one
half mile. The payment for work to be In