The Delta independent., 1895-02-06

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each county, to ascertain the value of
the undertlow for irrigation. The peo-
pie have lost in ruined crops enough,
they say, to irrigate the entire section
Of the state. They went there without
knowing the arid conditions of the
country. They also desired member
of the board of agriculture selected
from the plains portion of the state.
Among new bills introduced were the
following:
By Kennedy, appropriation of $4,000
for reformatory.
BY Leddy, to place $1,000 to the cred
it Of the capitol building fund.
By Leddy, appropriation of $35O,OOO
for the completion of the state capitol.
By Leddy, authorizing the capitol
managers to beautify and ornament
the capitol grounds and appropriating
$4,000.
By Bolsinger, fixing freight rates on
the Colorado Central.
By Bolsinger (by requesD, to regu-
late freight, express and passenger
charges. Two and one-half cents a
mile is fixed as the maximum passenger
rate.
By HartZell, giving witnesses and
jurors 10 cents a mile for distance act
ually travelled.
The Senate then went into executive
session which lasted an hour. The ap-
pointments of Frank Church, Charles
f. Wilson and A. w. Hogle on the fire
and police board, and e. Monash on the
board Of public works, were referred
to the committee on state institutions.
The following bills were introduced:
By McNeeley, shortening the prac-
tice of presenting bills for exceptions.
To create the county of Auro sub
stitue for the bill to create the county
of Loveland.
In the House Mr.. Funderburg pres
setting forth the need of system of ir-
rigation.
Mr.. Williams presented a petition
from Yuma county, asking for the pass
age of a relief bill.
Another petition from the same coun-
ty protested against the recommended
ton of the appropriations committee
that the bill providing relief and seed
grain to the farmers is unconstitutional.
They ask that a committee from the
legislature visit them and see their con-
dition-that it is most deplorable.
New bills were presented as follows:
By Holly, to make it the duty of
peace officers to arrest truants.
Dy LOWELL, ~ dppIOpildl Slo,SS Z 90
to pay the balance due to Henry l..
Acker, J. II. Goldsworthy and Maurice
G. Hayes as inspectors of metalliferous
mines.
By Funderburg, to provide for the
time Of holding court in the Tenth ju-
dicial district.
By Lowell, for the protection of the
forests, game and fish.
By SopriS (by requesD, to appropriate
$1,000 for 1895. $1,000 for 1896, and SS1
to cover deficiency in the 1894 appro-
priation for the state board of pardons.
BY Wordsworth, to provide for the
display of Colorado products at the
Cotton States Exposition at Atlanta,
Ga, and make an appropriation there
for.
By Brown, to prevent the writing of
insurance by nonresident agents.
By Brown, to prohibit fire insurance
companies making contracts not speci-
fed in policies.
By Rumble, to punish persons who
shall aid the resistance of the service
of warrants by officers.
By Murfitt, to divide counties into
road districts and provide for the cleo
tion of a road overseer.
By Campbell (by requesD. to provide
for the appointment of state agent to
prosecute to final decision in the courts
the claims of the state against the Unit
ed States for the uprising of the Ute
Indians.
By Stuart, to prevent railway COM
panies from charging or collecting ex-
cess fares.
By Holly, to amend statutes in rela-
tion to guardians and wards"
Adjourned till Thursday, p. m.