The Lamar register., 1895-02-09
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
r,veaty-Foarth Day.

each county. TO ascerthln Tue Naiue VI
the undertiow for irrigation. The peo-
pie have lost in ruined crops enough.
they say, to lrrigate the entire section
Of the state They went there without
knowing the arid conditions OF the
country They also desired a member
OF the board of agriculture selected
from the plains portion OF the state.
Among new bills introduced were the
following:
BY Kennedy, appropriation OF $4,000
for reformatory-
BY Leddy, to place 5000 to the cred
it OF the capitol building fund
By Leddy. appropriation Of S33o,cpo
for the completion Of the state capitol.
By Leddy. authorizing the capitol
managers to beautify and ornament
the capitol grounds and appropriatine
$4,000
BY Bolsinger, fixing freight rates on
the Colorado Central
BY Bolsinger (by requesl. to reEu'
late freight. express and passenger
charges Two and one-half cents
mile is fixed as the maximum passenger
rate
BY HartzeI. giving witnesses and
jurors Is cents mile for distance act
ually travelled.
The Senate then went into executive
session which lasted an hour. The ap-
pointments OF Frank Church, Charles
f. Wilson and A. w. Hocle on the IRE
and police board. and E Monash on the
board of public works. wsre referred
TO the committee on state Institutions
The following bills were introduced:
By McNeeley. shortening the prac-
tice of presenting bills for exceptions.
To create the county OF Auro. sub
stitue for the bill to create the county
OF Loveland-
In the House Mr.. Funderburg pres
ented a petition from citizens Of Baca.
setting forth the need of n system OF lr-
rigation.
Mr.. Williams presented petition
from Yuma county. asking for the pass
age Of n relief bill.
Another petition from the same coun-
ty protested against the recommenda-
ton OF the appropriations committee
that the bill providing relief and seed
grain to the farmers is unconstitutional
They ask that a committee from the
legislature visit them and see their con
diti,n-that it is most deplorabie.
New bills were presented as follows:
By Holly. to make II the duty of
peace officers to arrest truants.
By Lowell, to appropriate S13. .2sT-3o
to pay the balance due to Henry l..
Acker, ]. a. Goldsworthy and Maurice
C. Hayes as inspectors of metalllferous
mines
By Funderburg. to provide for the
time OF holding court "a ihc Tenth ju-
dicial district
BY Lowell. for the protection OF the
forests game and fish.
By Sopris (by requeso. to appropriate
$1,000 for 1895. 81 600 for 1896. and Ssi
to cover deficiency In the 1891 appro-
priation for the state board OF pardons
BY Wordsworth, to provide for the
display OF Colorado products at the
I Cotton States Exposition at Atlanta.
Ga, and make an appropriation there
for
By Brown, to prevent the writing of
insurance by nonresident agents.
By Brown, to prohibit fire insurance
companies making contracts not speci-
fed In policies.
By Rumble, to punish persons who
shall aid the resistance of the service
| of warrants by officers.
By Murfitt, to divide counties into
road districts and provide for the elec-
| ton of a road overseer.
! By Campbell Cby repuesl. to provide
( for the appointment Of state agent to
1 prosecute to final dc ,-lsion in the courts
! the claims Of the state against the Unit
1 ed States for the uprising OF the Ute
Indians.
By Stuart, to prevent railway com
panies from charging or collecting ex-
cess fares.
By Holly, to amend statutes in rela-
| ton to guardians and wards"
Adjourned till Thursday. p m