Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-03-14

was passed as follows:
Governor. 5000; private secretary,
$500; lieutenant governor. $1,000;
secretary of state, $500 and 81 600 for
ditor, 81, 500; bookkeeper, $500; clerk.
$1,000; state treasurer, $4,000; deputy,
1,SOO; attorney general, $1,000; assist
ant, $1,000; secretary, $1,000; superin-
tendent of public instruction, $2,5OO:
assistant, $500; librarian, $1,000; Su-
preme court judges and Judges Of
Court of Appeals, 5000; Supreme
court reporter, $500; bailiffs, $500.
s. B. 424, Leddy, fixing the compen-
sation of the employees Of the insurance
department, etc, was placed on secon1
reading and agreed to. The bill fixes
the salary Of the deputy insurance
commission at $4,000 instead Of $1,000.
Instead of two clerks at $500 and ST.
200 the salary of both is made $1,000.
The salary of the labor commissioner is
fixed at $1,000. cut Of $500 per year,
while the clerks salary Is cut to 81
600 from 1000. The salary Of the state
measurer of printing is fixed at $1,000.
a cut of $500.
s. B. 147. Grove. regulating build
ing and loan associations, was favor
ably reported.
s. B. 81, Boyd, to establish public
dispensaries was considered, but no
action taken.
The following nominations were con-
firmed:
Adjutant general, term to begin on
the first Wednesday in April, Cassius
NJ. Moses Of Pueblo; members of the
state board Of health, DR.. Arnold Sted-
man of Denver, DR.. r. W. Corwin Of
Pueblo, and DR.. James A. Hart of
Colorado Springs; terms to be two
years, beginning February l.
House.-An opinion was received
from the Supreme court to the effect
that the proposed eight-hour law was
u.,cnnc-'tr''co,'
The Pueblo charter bill was consid-
cred in committee of the whole, but
after some consideration was killed Oh
motion Of Carnahan, by a vote of 42
to IL.
Favorable action was taken on the
following:
II. B. 39s, Collais, fixing the salaries
of judges in various counties Of the
state.
Campbelrs bill. $40. to appoint an
agent to collect the $4,000 or so from
the government for expenses the state
incurred in the White River Indian
trouble.
Il. B. 526, Lowell, concerning the
sale of worn out state property.
II. B. II. Humphrey, for leasing and
developing mineral lands
II. B. 324, Fribourg, came up, pro-
viding that taxes for special and gen.
eral purposes in first-class cities shall
not exceed ten mills; second-class
cities, tweleve mills, and no place to
exceed fifteen mills. 1t was killed.
sixt!eth Day.
Senate.-Senator Adams offered a
joint resolution instructing the chief
clerk to have prepared the journals OF
the two houses, for the printer.
Adopted.
In committee of the whole, Senator
Barela's bill TO make railroads respon-
sible for accidents resulting from care
lessness Of co-employes, was favorably
reported.
s. B. 40, Morton, enabling the sever
nj counties of the state to refund their
bonded debt and to issue bonds in sat
isfaction of Judgment and matured
notes, was taken up on special order.
The bill provides that the question of
issuing bonds may, on petition OF
twenty five taxpayers, be submitted to
vote at regular election. The bill
being amended, was favorably re-
ported.
s. B. 81, Boyd, regulating the sale Of
the regulation of the liquor traffic un-
der the control of county commission
ers. Several amendments were made,
but no final action taken.
II. b. 11O, Clarke, prohibiting tho
printing of the tax list in German pa.
pers, was next taken up. The bill had
once passed the Senate, but was refer
red back to the committee Of the whole
at the request Of Senator Reuter-. On
motion of Senator Lockwood the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
S. B. 1877, swink, regulating the de-
posit of public money in banks, was
taken up OH second reading. After
number of amendments had been
adopted Senator Reuter- offered as an
additional section that nothing in the
bill should prevent the liability of any
treasurer for money lost through the
failure of any bank. The bill as amend
ed was favorably reported when the
committee arose.
House.-The following bills were
passed:
s. B. 194, Gordon, accepting land un-
der the Carey arid land law and pro-
viding the manner Of its disposal. The
emergency clause was defeated.
Fl. B. 252, Hurt, providing that on
petition of Is per cent Of electors an
election for local option, under which
no quantity less than ten gallons of
whisky shall be sold where a major
ity shall decide for local option. Lost
by a vote of 26 to "a, falling of ma
jority of all the members.
Mr.. Clarke moved reconsideration Of
the vote, but the motion was lost.
H. B. "a, Greenman's bill to provide
for the payment Of miners and team
sters, passed. Clarke and Sopris voting
against it.. This is an important labor
bill, making 1t a misdemeanor to Sc
cure laborers under false pretenses. As
it is now, miners and teamsters are
often employed In the mining sections
of the state, who find 1t impossible to
secure their wages. The mine mana
gers live in Denver, and the men
would have to come to Arapahoe coun-
ty to sue. The present bill enables them
to sue in their own counties.
H. B. 141, Miller, re-enacting the old
law requiring the board Of agriculture
to select its secretary from its own
number, was lost by a vote Of 20 to 10,
failing to receive constitutional ma
jority.
i Fl. B. 232, Twombly, providing for
ballot boxes manufactured in Colorado
when additional ones are needed.