The Bessemer indicator., 1894-03-10
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.
Forty-r,f,h Day

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tablishing one or two state institutions
for charitable uses, He sisted that
the fort covered e4e acres of fine land
and good buildings that were now of
ne ese 10 anybody, No action was
taken at the time.
| The House amendments to the sub
stitute for House bills 80 and TO were
accepted.
| The state auditor, having refused to
pay the extra sergeant-at-arms the
| Senate voted that he should have a
voucher as clerk and thus secure his
pay.
A message was received from the
lower House announcing aca Concur
renee in the Senate amendments to
the chattel mortgage bill. The SEN
ate decided to insist upon its amend
ments.
Then the fight was resumed % Sen
ator Adams motion to take the bill
for the construction of State Canal
No, : from the committee oShold lover
senators and refer it to committee Of
the whole.
The fight over the bill lasted all the
afternoon and nothing was decided be-
fore adjournment.
The House concurred in the confer.
ence committee report on House bill
81, by Mr. Mcknight. This measure
exempts $50 per month of working
mans wages from attachment, etc.
The substitute election bills for
House bills 80 and so was then taken
up as amended by the Senate. Mr.
Booth had the bill amended to apply
to Leadville, The measure provides
for house to house canvass to regis
ter the woman vote and provides heavy
penalties for violations. The system
of wholesale challenging is also done
away with
The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments To the chattel
mortgage bill
Another conference was appointed
on the trust deed bill.
\ Senate joint resolution memoraii,'
ing Congress to cede to ,bs stale the
Fort Lyons reservation was passed.
1t i, proposed to have the reserva-
tion set aside for soldiers home, and
| the resolution was amended. Mr.. Wes-
terman said it was proposed in Wash
ington to establish grand sanitarium
for the soldiers
A message from the governor was
received stating that hi- e1celleucy
had just approved Ii. b. GA, transfer
ring the unexpended surplus of the
revenue Of 1891 and 1892 to the legis-
lative cash fund. By this bill $l4,Ts1
surplus of 1891 and sufiicie amount
of the surplus of 1892 to complete the
amount required will be placed to the
credit of the cash fund The message
was received with loud applause by the
members present.
rorty-siIth Day,
The Senate conference committee
reported on the trust deeds bill The
Senate accepted the amer ndments
made.
The conference committee on the
bill to regulate the rate of interest on
chattel mortgages also reported, rec
ommending the Reinstatement of the
interest clause changing the interest
from to . per cent, and one or two
minor amendments. The Senate re
fused to concur and another conference
was ordered
Senator Adams attempt to bring
up canal hill and others was voted
down.
Senator Swinks resolution regard
ing the building and grounds of old
Fort Lyons was amended by the House
so that the fort, if secured from the
United States, will be used for sol
diers' home. The amendment was
concurred in after long discussion.
No agreement was reached with the
House on ii. B. 13 and it failed to be-
come law.
\ committee having waited upon
Governor Waite, and been informed
that he had no further communication
to make, the Senate adjourned a,
1l:30.
The House heard the report of the
conference committee on the trust
deed bill. The bill was amended to
make the term of trustees of trust
deeds three years instead of for life.
Instead of allowing the trustees to re-
tain the fees for their pay they are
given salary of $1,000 per annum in
counties of the first class, $1,000 in
counties of the second class and 81, 900
in other counties. the salaries TO be
paid out Of the fees collected. and the
residue to be turned into county treas
uries.
The report was agreed to.
The House refus ed to agree to the
Senate amendments to the chattels
bill, and it thus failed of passage. At
ll:30 the House adj journed sine die.
Denver Markets.
Eggs, ranch 20c, state Ice; butter,
best creamery 25Cd2Gc, dairy 16c; hay,
upland baled s11(as12, second bottom$s
ass. 30; alfalfa sc. 80; oats 81 17(as1. 20;
potatoes *l,00(g$1 2O cattle, choice
steersS3 00(as3 80, cows 50. 1OCa$2. so,
native feeders 81. 6O(a$3. 90; hogs, choice