The Delta independent., 1895-03-13
Fifty-scventh Day.


|nate.-The committee on state af-
reported adversely on Fl. B. 10.
to divide the Fourth senatorial
rict so as to make two districts.
report was concurred in by n strict
" vote. the Democrats voting with
Populists.
he Senate went into committee Of
whole, Grove in the chair, and the
bill before it, S. B. 223, Felker.
6viding for priority in auditing, was
laid on the table.
S. b. III. Graham, changing the man.
ner of making election returns and al
so the style of ballot boxes, was
amended so as to have three locks on
each box, the keys Of which to be held
by the chairman of each party, and re-
ferred to the Senate with favorable
recommendation.
S. B. 421, Leddy, scaling down the
salaries of some Of the state officers,
was passed as follows:
Governor. $1,000; private secretary,
$1,000: lieutenant governor, $1,000;
secretary of state, 81, 800 and $4,000 for
clerks; state auditor, $1,000; deputy au-
ditor, 81 800; bookkeeper, 81 800; clerk.
$1,000; state treasurer. $1,000; deputy,
$1,SOO; attorney general, $1,000; assist
ant, $1,000; secretary, $1,000; superin-
tcndent of public instruction, $500:
assistant. $500; librarian, $1,000; Su-
preme court judges and judges OF
Court of Appeals, $1,000; Supreme
court reporter, $500; bailiffs, $500.
S. Il. 42I, Leddy, fixing the cOmpcn-
sation of the employees Of the insurance
department, etc, was placed on second
reading and agreed to. The bill fixes
the salary of the deputy insurance
commission at $1,000 instead Of $1,000
Instead of two clerks at s., 500 and ST.
200 the salary of both Is made 81 1,2OO.
The salary of the labor commissioner Is
fixed at $500, a cut of $500 per year,
while the clerks salary is cut to ST.
600 from 81 200. The salary Of the state
measurer of printing is fixed ut 81 200
a cut Of $500.
s. B. 147, Grove, regulating build
ing and loan associations, was favor.
ably reported.
s. b. 81, Boyd, to establish public
action taken.
The following nominations were con-
firmed:
Adjutant general, term to begin on
the first Wednesday in April Cassius
NJ. Moses Of Pueblo; members of the
state board of health, DIR. Arnold Sted-
man Of Denver, DIR. II. w. Corwin of
Pueblo, and DIR. James A. Hart Of
Colorado Springs; terms to be two
years, beginning February 1.
House.-An opinion was received
from the Supreme court to the effect
that the proposed eighthour law was
unconstitutional.
The Pueblo charter bill was consid-
cred in committee of the whole, but
after some consideration was killed on
motion Of Carnahan, by a vote Of ~
to IL.
Favorable action was taken on the
following:
ii. B. 1903, Collais, fixing the salaries
of judges in various counties Of the
state.
Campbelrs bill, $40, to appoint an
agent to collect the 100000 or 80 from
the government for expenses the state
incurred in the White River Indian
trouble.
II. b. 526, Lowell, concerning the
sale of worn out state property.
II. b. IL, Humphrey, for leasing and
developing mineral lands.
II. b. 324, Fribourg, came up, pro-
viding that taxes for special and gem
eral purposes in first-class cities shall
not exceed ten mills; second-class
cities, tweleve mills, and no place to
exceed fifteen mills. 1t was killed.
Bromley Bros, of Philadelphia, have
granted their arts square weavers NJ
advance of six per cent. In wages, u
go into effect Mt once. The InY-a
Carpet Weavers' union Will select dela
gates from each of the sixty-threN In
grain carpet mills In this city t gre.
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