The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.



Senate.-ln committee the following
were considered and favorably re port
ed;
d. B. 40. Roe, fixing the boundaries
OF Mineral county, establishing tho
county seat, appointing county officers
and fixing terms Of court.
II. B. N Rumble, amending certain
sections Of the statutes governing the
work Of county school supefintendents.
II. B. II, Humphrey, concerning the
Institute for the deaf, mute and blind,
fixing the age OF inmates and regulate
Ing admissions.
BY unanimous consent the House
pharmacy bill was taken up and passed.
This bill raises from $25 to $500 the
penalty for keeping a pharmacy with.
out proper license. After the pass.
age of this bill the Senate adjourned.
II. B. 1888, Anfenger, regulating the
capital stock of insurance Companies.
II. B. 20, Tomkins, requiring commits.
son merchants to give bonds,
II. ]. II. 20, Sopris, condeMning the
Walsenburg outrage, Was reported
from the committee on state affairs.
The committee Of the whole ordered a
favorable report. Senator Mills want
cd the words wholesale butchery"
stricken out and the words retail
butchery" substituted, but could not get
II second 10 his motion.
II. b. 30i, Harper. providing for the
leasing, sale and management Of state
lands.
Canadians bill npproprlating $685.
600 for revising and printing the laws
OF the state passed.
II n fn oval,tn tns nA ntttno
to refund their bonded Indebtedness
contracted for the purpose Of providing
water supply.
House.-A committee headed by Mrs.
Holly WINS appointed to take charge of
the proposed banquet.
Wright California law, went through
without debate, MS also did Minors bill
giving TO the regents Of the university
entire control Of the funds or the instl-
tuition.
II. b. 301. CressIngham, was next
taken up on second reading. This bill
Is known rs the sugar bounty bill and
provides for the creation of board OF
six members to serve six years under
appointment by the governor, who
shall receive n salary OF $1,000. whose
duties shall be to promote the growing
OF beets for sugar purposes. The board
shall have pow,r TO authorize and hold
annual beet sugar exhibitions, and to
grant premiums for exhibits. The Sec
rotary Of state shall appoint a resident
Inspector. subject TO confirmation by the
state board Of control In each county
where beets may be grown, who shall
weigh all tonnage on which Is
claimed the 50 bounty. These resi-.
dent inspectors shall receive cents per
ton for their services.
The bill was recommended for pass
age.
Adverse reports on the Senate bills
cutting down salaries OF court clerks
were cohcurrcd In.
II. b. III, Morrill,, In relation TO the
keeping Of county records Of the poor.
The seven appropriation bills passed
by the House were favorably reported.
The bill passed without opposition. 1t
provides that the secretary OF state and
attorney general shall advertise for
bids for doing the work authorized In
the bill and that It shall be let by con.
tract, which must not exceed SCI. 900
for preparing and publishing 1000 vol
umes. Five thousand OF this number
are 10 be distributed among state and
county officials, us well as exchanged
with other states. The remaining 1000
volumes are 10 be sold TO the public
at 50 per volume. which proceeds shall
20 into the state treasury.
NcWllliams' bin. 263. passed third
reading without debate. This bill con-
fers original Jurisdiction on county
courts concurrent with the Jurisdiction
OF the district courts, in cases Of misde-
meanor and In cases Of felony. where
the charge Is burglary or larceny.
Carnahan.s exemption bill also passed
Its third reading. This Is the bill ex-
empilng certain household furnishings
from levy for debt.