Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-04-04

sufficient notification.
s. b. 93, Felker, provides for the tax
levy Of different properties in the state
in counties.
8. B. 225, Hartzell, amending the
primary election law to do away with
nominations by convention.
8. B. 271, Adams, for an appropria-
ton for the state library.
II. B. 21S, Humphrey, Furnishing
rain-wrecking by life Imprisonment.
H. B. SO, Holly, fixing the age Of con.
sent.
8. B. 274, Reuter-, for a state examin-
er, to be appointed by the governor, to
examine all books and accounts of all
state offices and institutions.
8. J. NJ. 3, Barela, asking Congress
to investigate the encroachments Of the
Maxwell Land Grant company into
Colorado.
S. B. 81, Brown, Substitute by sena-
tor Moody regulating the times and
method of payment for use of water for
irrigation, etc.
S. B. 13s, McNeeley, requiring the
secretary Of state to publish list of
receipts.
s. B. 1853, Drake, submitting an
amendment for the adoption of an au-
tomato voting machine.
The general appropriation bill was
considered in committee Of the whole.
and was finally agreed to after several
amendments had been made.
H. B. 526, Lowell, providing for the
sale of condemned state property, pass
ed second reading.
H. B. 81, Wallace. striking out the
tenth ground for assessment, passed
second reading. This is the clause in
the attachment law which enables
tn ot not1 Inn
counts.
House.-The following measures pass
ed third reading:
600 to improve state agricultural
ground.
H. B. 285, Woodwork, fixing the
price of legal notices at 80 cents per
inch Of standard columns In six point
type.
H. B. 1887, Carnahan, listing and as
sessing all taxable property at full cash
value.
H. B. 1876, relating to the sale of real
estate for taxes.
H. B. PIC, Carnahan, requiring rec
ords to be kept of all criminals confined
| in the prisons.
H. B. 26s, Ransom, to pay Coal Mine
Inspector Reed.
On resuming at 80, Lights bill No.
3S, was taken up. On Friday, by the
absence of friends Of the bill, 1t was
killed. Yesterday Mr.. Lowell obtained
a reconsideration of the vote and 1t car
| ried.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to Drake's Pueblo city
charter bill.
Funderburgh's bill appropriating $3.-
900 to sink an artesian well in Kiowa
county passed third reading.
The emergency clause was added to
the Benedictine Sisters bill.
The following bills were then put up
on third reading and passed:
8. b. 1877, Pease, making train-wreck-
ing or attempt felony.
s. B. 21, Reuter-, defining the duties
of certain officers.
8. B. 80, Hartzell, making a mother
joint guardian in children with the
| father.
Senator Pease's bill providing a pen
atty for the adulteration of liquors, and
Senator Merritt's bill, appropriating
| money for the state normal school, both
passed third reading without opposi-
| tion.
An interruption was here taken to
adopt Senator Swink's joint petition to
Congress to cede Fort Lyons to Colo
|
| Sailors home. On the adoption of this
resolution the House was resolved into
committee of the whole.
The following bills were taken up,
reported on and passed second read
ing:
S. B. OF, Campbell, regulating the sal
ary of water commissioners.
s. B. II. Campbell, for a wagon road
from Montrose to Naturita postoffice.
S. B. 151. Evans, appropriating $15,-
600 for a road from Bellvue, Larimer
county, to Steamboat Springs.
s. B. 1s9, Mills, providing that county
assessors may assess transient herds Of
stock, temporarily grazing on Colorado
| lands.
s. B. 90, Adams, for a road from
Juanita to Pagosa Springs.
8. B. III was tabled. This bill was to
create a bureau of immigration and
| statistics.
A long fight ensued over the indie
| terminate sentence bill and 1t was de-
feated 10 to %.
The House adjourned at midnight.
Eighty First Day.
Senate.-Despite the fact that It was
| Sunday the Senate met at 10 o'clock,
las did the House) and put in full day.
Inc nnal business zone was 10 pass
the general appropriation bill and send
1t to the Honas. After conference
the House ageced to the Senate's
amendments.
Lowell's bill calling for the issuance
of bonds of $175,OOO, was passed on a
unanimous vote.
Representative Johnson's bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the maintenance of
the normal school passed third read
ing.
Reuters bill 20 submit to the people
at the next general election a proposi-
tion to issue bonds for 81 200, 600 with
which to take up and pay all outstand-
ing warrants, was discussed in COM
mittee Of the whole and tabled.
At 3 o'clock the Senate took a recess
| and attended the funeral services of
Senator Turner, which were held in the
House of Representatives.. Suitable
| resolutions were adopted. Senator
Lockwood and other associates of the
deceased spoke warmly Of his good
qualities.
The Senate vent into executive ses-
sion.
Upon resumiog open session the fol-
lowing combinations were announced:
State Board Of Pharmacy: A. w.
Scott, Fort Collins; c. H. Wells, Pueblo;
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