The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-04-05

Senate.-Immcdlatel after cOnven-
Ing In the morning the Senate took up
bills on third reading. A number of
| clerks We're placed at the work, and
House bills were read simultaneously
Seventeen bills were read and passed
In this manner without division, they
having been previously agreed upon
In committee of the whole.
The president made an announce
ment concerning state properly, eau
tloning the senators particularly
against the removal Of Mills Annotat-
cd Statutes from the capitol. III
At the lunch recess taken by the sem
ators the reading of bills up for third
reading was continued, so that there
would be clear right Of way for the
final votes upon the bills in the after
noon.
In executive session the following ap-
pointments of the governor were con-
firmed:
Members of the state board OF dem
tai examiners-R. Il. Wciser, Denver;
w. Il. Grlswold. Denver; Murray, Gree
ley; NJ. ii. Smith, Colorado Springs; ].
ii. Parsons, Boulder.
Trustees State School OF Mines
Frederick Stcinhauer, Denver; A. A.
Blow, Leadville; DIR. John Il. Kelly,
Golden.
Member state board Of health-Dr.
Hubert Work, Pueblo, vice DIR. X. w.
Corwin, declined.
State hydraulic engineer A.
Sumner Florence.
State board of horticulture-Mrs.
Martha Shute. Denver, and ]. c., Kahn,
Rocky Ford.
After the executive session the third
reading of House bills was resumed,
and thirty bills We're passed, there
being little opposition or delay.
The conference committee on the
Holly bill. No. 80, reported that the
House had concurrcd In the Senate
amendment fixing the age OF consent
ut Is instead of n. The report was
adopted.
The joint committee on the report
of the governor In connection with the
| alleged abuses at the state rcforihatory
made Its report to the effect that the
governor should be requested to take
| Immediate action In the matter and see
to the punishment of all who have vio-
lated the law. The report was
adopted.
a committee was appointed 10 in
quirc into the feasibility Of purchasing
the. Ouray and Red Mountain toll road.
\ resolution was adopted assigning
rooms In the basement of the capitol
| for use of the State Historical and lIor-
| ticultural societies and the new mining
bureau.
by evening the Senate had cleaned
up most Of the unfinished business and
the senator's took things easy. Confer
encc reports We're listened 20 and hui
| NITROUS speeches made. stna ~. lalse
was chosen president pro m. Lieu.
tenant Governor Brush and Senator
Lockwood were presented with gold
headed canes by the senator's.
Senator Lockwood. In behalf OF the
Senate. presented the reading clerk,
Mrs. Hibbetts. with silvcr-handled
parasol. and Mrs. Roberts. the docket
clerk. with n similar gift Both ladies'
responded gracefully and were heartily
applauded. Other presentations We're
also made.
At 1910 the Senate adjourned sine
die.
House.-Spcaker Humphrey raped
for order Mt $40 o'clock on the morn.
ing OF the last day of the session of the
Tenth General Assembly. A quorum
answered To roll-call.
Chairman woodworth OF the special
committee presented the report OF the
Investigations conducted during the
session.
Regular orders We're then taken up
and bills passed with great regularity
and dispatch. the proceedings being In
tcrruptcd only by the reports OF com
mittecs. the announcement OF messages
from the Senate notifying the House
what that body was doing. and the nm.
nounccment by the speaker that he
was signing bills which had passed
both houses and been properly en-.
| rolled.
When the hour for the evening ses.
sion came there Were eleven Senate
bills left In regular orders for third
reading and final passage. beside Ave
which had been IN the hands OF the rc.
vision committee.
These We're taken mp and some of
.Isodslp u suM oIoui lnq 'possud moul
iion TO flllibustcr against them. and hut
few got through. The House acluIescc,I
In the action OF the Senate In cutting
down the appropriation OF the State
| University to $4,000.
Speaker Humphrey was presented
with gold watch by the members
and expressed his gratitude.
Adjourned sine die.
After the official adjournment Tho
"third house" was called TO order, will
Minor OF Boulder In the chair. and ia,
members had few hours OF hors,
play and general fun. A permanent ns
socintion OF the members OF III,
Tenth was the object sought In III,
after organization.
The capitol WINS brilliantly II rmInnt
ed during the evening and crowds of
people came 10 attend the closin., SEES.
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