The Lamar register., 1895-02-16
,.,r,,.sseosa Day.

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taken TO give the Fl Paso county dele
rations an opportunity to address the
members. ON adjournment the Senate
moved In a body over to the House.
where the morning was spent In this
Tbe afternoon session OF the Senate
oD..ned by the committee on county
afYairS recommending that the bill pro
yidiu. for the creation of tho county
~ Oro from the mining district OF
Crinnlc Creek be printed The report
was adopted without discussion.
The committee on state Affairs rec
commended that the bill 10 authorize
the board q capitol managers to lay
out. ornament and bcautify the capi-
tol grounds be indefinitely postponed
for the reason that the state Is more
in need Of funds for other purposes.
ThIs prevailed without opposition.
Consideration % the resolutions
against the Cleveland bond issue.
which were discussed the previous day.
came next. Senator Carney introduced
the original and Senator Reuter- pre-
sented a substitute as a minority rss-
port- Both were discussed until night
and then defeated.
House-Thc morning session In the
House. Is In the Senate, WAS very
brief. Immediately upon the minutes
having been read a rt-ccss was taken To
psrralt a joint discussion on ihe divis-
lon Of II PnSo county.
At this moment the II PaSo forces
and members uf the Senate dird In
and business was taken up By the com
mlttce on county lines. which had
charge OF the matter. SPEAKER Hum
phrry was made chairman of the meet
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delegations from the outside were
given seats in the body % the house.
members retiring In their favor There
were two sides 10 the aEhi and the
coutendins delegations were lined up
In opening The debate cx.Rep-cScni-
utiye Booth stated that the plan of the
division was TO divide II Paso county
from roTth to south just west Of Pixies
peak. lie sain an argument ,as-S.
against the new county was that there
WAS blanket objection to new coWn-
ties. Tie said the proposed new county
cast G.To1 votes at the last election.
and cited 81 Counties which had an
assessed valuation Of less than 81. co.
0oo. whereas the proposed new county
to be named Oro. paid taxes on sl.2so.-
npo. The taxes for 1885 would be over
81. io0,otD II was gold camp. and 80
not affected by the rise or fall Of sill
yer. He argued the county would be
amply rich enough to support itself.
In Cripple Greek two petitions had
been sent out To the merchants. one
for and one against the division The
result was 800 To in favor OF the
division Thirty-nye delegates brought
the petitions 10 the legislature. among
whom IL were merchants
NJ = Mpuf~pfuarV n chairman ~
the opposing forces, spoke briefly. He
said the whole so merchants who had
signed the petition 10 divide the county
were all residents OF Cripple Greek
He contended that except for the town
OF Cripple Greek no one in II Paso
county wanted the division
The Lowell bill TO provide for the
submission OF constitutional amend
ment to bond the state for 81. 10000.
TO pay the outstanding warrants,
which has been on the calendar on sec.
ond reading for several days. was on
motion OF the author referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
large number OF others from
FL Paso county spoke for or against
the proposal and the contest was hot.
bill by Mr.. Malchns to prohibit the
collection Of liquor bills and a bill by
Mr.. Woodwork to prevent another
scandal In the printing OF proposed con.
stitutional amendments by recurring
newspapers which receive such adyer.
tisements to have been established on..
year, passed third reading.
The Holly bin 70 - !se the age Of con.
sent for women 10 Il years. was read \
third time and now goes to the Sonata
by A TO II votes.