Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-01-31
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
Eighteenth Day.

Eighteenth Day.
The judiciary committee reported
against Senator Morton's bill for the
repeal of the trust deed act of 1891.
providing for public trustee and for
equity in redemption. They thought
1t had not been sufficiently tried. The
adverse report of the committee was
adopted.
The special committee of the House
and Senate appointed by the secretary
of state to investigate the books of the
state treasurer and auditor made its
report, finding the books of these Of
ficers in proper shape. 1t recommend
ed some changes in the state depart
ments and that the matter be referred
to special committee. The report was
received and ordered printed.
The usual large batch of new bills
was introduced.
The Senate went Into committee of
the whole on general orders. Senate
bill No. 60, Turner, to prohibit state,
county and municipal officers from ac-
cepting mileage from the state when
they use railway pass or passes and
providing fine of from $50 to 81 200
or an Imprisonment of from three to
twelve months for violation of the pro-
visions came first. The Railroad CON-
mittee reported the bill without recon-
mendation. -
After a long discussion a motion was
adopted to instruct the committee to
report a general railroad bill, which
should include provision altogether
prohibiting the issuance of railroad
passes.
Senate bill No. 80, Moody, to regu-
late the employment Of deputy sheriffs.
came up next. The bill prohibited the
commissioning of deputies who are not
electors in the county in which they
are appointed. 1t also presented an
oath of office to the effect that the af-
fiant had never been in prison, was not
a member Of proscriptive Organiza-
tion or had not been employed as u
special policeman for at least six
months.
A spirited discussion on the powers
of sheriffs in appointing deputies fol-
Felker. the former declaring that the
sheriff could not legally appoint an
outsider as deputy.
Senator Boyd moved to substitute
the word resident" for "elector" in the
first section, referring to the qualifica-
tions of deputies. The motion carried
Senator Kennedy moved to amend
by extending the right to any citizen
of Colorado instead of restricting it to
was lost.
The bill was finally recommended
for passage.
The second reading Of the bill
amending the school laws was taken
up in the House. This, like the 9TH.
er bill, has the Endorsement of the
Committee on School law, represent
ing the State Teachers association. 1t
allows school boards of the first and
| ola n tr{o M, kI,nk fI, t,,
tain a high school to transfer pupils
who are qualified to another district
where high school is maintained and
to pay the tuition. The bill passed
second reading without discussion.
The bill to prevent food authorizations
was agreed to. The question of rail-
road passes was also discussed.
| Nineteenth Day.
The Senate spent almost the entire
day yesterday in committee of the
G. Lunt of Colorado Springs for the
Second judge in the Fourth judicial
district, was confirmed.
There was short but lively discus
sion over the resolution to prevent the
duplicate printing of bills. The Poplk
lists claimed that 1t was a plan to pre-
vent needed legislation from considera-
ton by the Senate and the Republi-
cans Indignantly denied the assertion.
During the debate Senator Merritt In
sinuated that Senator Wheeler was
former had never advocated anything
on the floor of the Senate that had not
q scheme In 1t.
There was long and at times anus
ing discussion over Senator Pease' good
whislzey bill, which resulted In the ap-
pointment of special committee to
prepare new bill. The only other bill
considered in committee of the whole
was the House bill increasing the num-
Der of employees; the committee rose
before 1t was disposed of.
In the House Mr.. Roe presented me-
mortal in regard to the election Of
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people, which was passed.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on H. B. 80, with Mr..
Funderburgh in the chair. H. B. so
was introduced by Mrs. Holly, and Is
known as the consent bill," its pur-
pose being to raise the age of consent
of females from 16 to 81 years, and
that forcible attempts upon or persua-
sion of girl under the age of 81
should be deemed crime.
Mr.. Greenman of Boulder did not
think IL the bill passed 1t could be en-
forced. He th,"yht, too, that If it be-
came a law ,ould not be possible
for girl unde. 1 years to marry.
Mr.. Stuart offered an amendment
that the age of responsibility Of boys
be raised from IA to 1S years, which
was passed.
Mr.. Stuart also mover to amend SO
that the bill will read that in order to
be able to prosecute the girl must be
known to have possessed previous
chaste character" Adopted. The bill
was then referred to the committee on
rules, to be reported at II a. m. Sat
urday.
| Twentieth Day.
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