Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-02-01
The COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
LITTLE BUSINESS BEING DONE

LITTLE BUSINESS BEING DONE.
rho House Passing bills But the senate
Doesn't Do Any Legislating.
JANUARY 22-SENATE.-The Senate was
sailed to order at 9 o'clock and after prayer
and approval of the minutes Senator Steck,
chairman Of the committee appointed to draw
1p resolutions on tho death Of Ex-Governor
Gilpin, presented fitting tribute to the mem
Dry of the old pioneer. After eulogistio re-
marks by Judge Steck and Mr.. Hartzcl the
resolutions were adopted by rising vote.
The conference committee appointed to ar
range a compromise with the House reported
In favor OF passing laws concerning tax pen
iltics, trust deeds, State Canal No. l, Twin
Lakes reservoir, new county Of Cripple Creek,
appropriation bills concerning "expenses In
:urrcd by the extra session. ard such meas
ares for internal Improvement as at this time
arc deemed expedient and for which there
ire funds available In the internal improve
nent funds Of the state; provided, that all
Internal improvement measures shall stipu-
late that tho work and labor required in car
rying out the provisions thereof shall be done
and performed by citizens of Colorado who
have been residents therein for n period of
rot less than ninety days That after the
measures herein mentioned shall have re-
ceivcd due and speedy consideration, we
re CO mmcnd that the extra session do adjourn
zine die"
The resolution was adopted by vote OF 20
to Z. The Senate then adjourned.
HorsE.-After the morning prayer Speaker
Ammons announced that he had appointed
a
mittce to draft resolutions on the death OF
Governor Gilpin.
A number of bills were reported by commit
tees. The committee reported a memorial
resolution on the late Governor Gilpin. The
resolutions were adopted and committee
appointed TO attend tho funeral.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole and the consideration OF Mr.. Hyncs's
child-labor bill was resumed. Amendments
were accepted allowing children of 12 to
work to support indigent parents, and allow
Ing children 10 work during vacation In the
berry fields and on ranches. Mr.. Ammons
wanted the boys who sold newspapers ex-
empted from the law. The section requiring
that children be not allowed to work over
eight hours, between certain hours each day,
was amended to allow the eight hours to be
put In during any part OF the day, on motion
Of Mr.. Norlin. The section directing the Is
suing of permits to children under age to
work was amended so rs to give school boards
and peace officers permission to issue such
permits, and the bill favorably reported.
| The bill to strike from the employers liza
bility bill the clause making co-employes re-
sponsIble was fnvorably reported, also the
bill to exempt $50 due married man from at
tachment. A number OF other bills for In
ternal improvements were considered In com
mittec and reported favorably. Tho confer
cnce committees report was read. ltwas the
same as that acted upon In the Senate. A
warm discussion ensued, Mr.. Carney and
others taking strong ground against the
proposition. The report was rejected by q
vote OF 10 to 30.
! JANUARY a3-SESATE. The appropriation
bill which had been passed by the House was
taken up and in very short time action was
taken Indefinitely postponing 1t. This was
intended hint to tho House that they
would get no pay. The Senate then ad-
journcd until Friday at 2 p. M.
HOUSE -House Bill 81, by Mr.. jerks, pro-
v!ding for an amendment to sections and
Of an act entitled "An act to regulate the
hours of mec.- anics, workngmen and Others"
was taken up. This amends tho present
eight-hour law so as to make It include all
workingmcn, not merely those who are en-
ployed by municipal corporations, counties
and the state. The discussion Of the bill oc-
cupied large part Of the day. 1t was finally
reported favorabiy as originally printed.
The following bills were also considered In
committee of the whole and recommended
for passage: Appropriating $4,000 for a
wagon road In Lake county; providing the
payne mt for water shall be made on the 18th
of May, July and August. The bill to fix the
legal rate of interest nt per cent. was de-
fcated. Adjourned.
JANUARY A.-HoUsE.-IIouse bill No. 30,
by Mr.. Hyncs, which amends the employers
liability bill so as to abolish the section maxi
Ing an cmploye equally liable for damages
with his employer for injuries to fellow en-
ployc, was passed on third reading by vote
of 45 to T. The motion to pass the emergency
clause was lost
In committee OF the whole bill approprla-
ting IS 600 for bridge across the Gunnlson
river near Gunnison was recommended for
passage, and q usury bill. The latter fixes
the maximum rate OF Interest for chattcl
mortgages ut 1 per cent. per month. The
bill was passed In the afternoon and also one
amending the law for attachments on home
steads.
The bill to amend the attachment laws was
reported fnrorably.
The opinion OF the Supreme Court concern
ing the power Of the legislature to amend
in manner different from that sugges ted by
the governor was received. The court held
that the legislature need not be governed by
those suggestions as they exceeded the con-
ktitutional power of the executive. The legIs-
laturc can only act upon the subjects suggest
ed by the governor, but in it's own way.
JANUARY 25-HoUsE.-Mr. Bonyngo intro
duced a joint resolution to adjourn at mid
night on the 27th. Several wanted to take 1t
up at once but It went over under the rules.
Mr.. Carnnhan's resolution, Of which he
gave notice yesterday, to amend the rules SO
as to allow OF no bill being introduced after
the seventeenth day of tho session, except
general appropriation bills, was then called
up. On motion OF Mr.. Booth the date was
amended to the eighteenth day, and with this
amendment 1t was adopted.
The House then went into committee of the
whole.
House bill No 35 by Mr.. Mcknight, In re-
lation to n revision of tho constltutton, was