The Lamar register., 1895-03-02


einp,o nsing organized BY Gordon.
,,r,viainr for the acceptance ana re
nia m,tion OF 100000 acres OF uesere
Ind under the provisions OF the carey
national act ..,,,ntr.
A hin by Senator Carne! !" fspu.
..,,,r,,- commissioners to be eieSusu
fron the different districts IN the c"en
- from which the commissioners are
nominated was defeated. Suaoi S,
iIsrtz,.ll r,ointed out that the bill was
unconstitutional In that the einl. .,.
.Iouers were required by ,he ' epsl-.i.u-
lion 10 be elected by the wh"ie Vpunss
A bill by senator Reuter- 10Y rt'iu.,
~ ranr,Ir,s an deputy sherins apiseintsH
Nv ,be sheriff to be approved by th'.
,unfy commissioners was disc u~-''i
~ considerable length provision OF
,hs sane nature Is in the fees and sal
ari,.s act OF 1891. but the court deciAt
m 1, Iuuuera;iye because " was h"'
nr,videi for IN the enactinE clause.
notion TO require all deputy
.b,,,4ff. 10 b.. residents of the county
W.. defeated The hli then pas='-l
second reading
A biu to regulate the practlcc of vet
Urinary surgery was next read II pf"
yldss Tor a board OF examiners To pr
-ri.duted by the governor, 70 examine
suallrauts and issue certificates TO
p.icticc veterinary surgery u Wa
= .fsa-sssssl
4 nli amending The r,tr=
to have all u1ticss pgintrsi Do r
~ where the cstruy j. iakeu Wp VAS
favorably reported
A bni by senator NILS 3, rrcycnt
cattle from crossing into ihe s'a 10
avoid taxation was considered bus rr-
ferred to a special committee
Senator Gor,ion's bill. apprcpTiattn=
$1,000 to finish the cottage for male
patients at the Pueblo Insane asylum.
was read. II WAS favOrably reported
House.-The committee on CORPORA
tlons recommended that the Stewart
bill regulating the Pullman company
be laid on the table a. lnexpesilsnt-
That same committee recommended
that the Rumble bill prevent dis
crimlnation In freight and passenger
rates be also laid on the table. A
bill by MIR. Warren to compel street
car companies TO dislnfect their cars.
and a bill by Mr.. Stuart 20 compel the
Pullman company 10 pay full taxes
were also recommended to be laid on
the table The reports were adopted
A communication was received from
the supreme court relative TO the
questions asked about the cIEht-hour
law. The court declined TO answer as
the questions were too vague and gen
eral
A bill by Mrs Cressinsham to pro
vide for the appointment OF board cf
arbitration was taken up on second
reading. but was refsrred TO the labor
committee
A motion 10 adjourn over Washing
toms birthday was voted down The
assessment bill was then taken up LA
committee of the whole. one section
OF the bill taxes franchises An at
tempt to strike this out was defeated
Mr.. Minor moved an amendment
that the State Board OF Equalization
assess all railroad franchises through
oct the state. This was 10 prevent
Denver and Pueblo and one or two
large towns from getting the benefit
OF all the taxes on railroad property
in the respective counties At present
the state board prorates the taxation
on the greater portion OF the railroad
property to the counties along the line
The amendment was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
supreme court for an opinion on the
constitutionality OF the ant!-truck bill
and the bill 10 require the weighing of
coal before screening.
A resolution by Mr. Stuart on the
death of Frederick Douglass and pay
ing a tribute To his memory was
adopted.
Just before the house adjourned Mr.
Minor moved TO reconsider the vote on
the Holly bill, TO require an education
al qualification for voters The bill
was defeated two days previous. The
motion carried.