The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15

Scnate-The Senate's morning SEES.
sion lasted no longer than the reading
OF the minutes. an adjournment being
taken to give the III Paso county dele.
cations an opportunity TO address the
members. on adjournment the Senate
moved In body over TO the House.
where the morning was spent in this
manner.
The afternoon session of the Senate
opened by the committee on county
affairs recommending that the bill pro-
viding for the creation OF the county
of ORC from the mining district OF
Cripple Creek be printed. The report
was adopted without discussion.
The committee on state affairs rec.
commended that the bill 10 authorize
the board of capitol managers TO lay
out. ornament and beautify the CAPT
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 OF the resolutions
against the Cleveland bond issue,
which were discussed the previous DAY.
came next. Senator Carney introduced
the original and Senator Reuter- pre-.
scented substitute as n minority rc.
port. Both We're discussed until night
and then defeated.
IIouse-rhc morning session IN the
House, MS In the Senate. was very
brief. immediately upon The minutes
having been read n recess was taken to
permit Joint discussion ON the diyls.
lon OF III Paso county.
AT this moment the III Paso forces
and members OF the Senate filed In
and business was taken up by the com.
mittcc ON county lines, which had
charge OF the matter. Speaker Hum.
phrcy was made chairman OF the meet.
Ing, and In honor OF the occasion the
delegations from the outside were
given seats In the body OF the house.
members retiring ia their favor. There
Were two sides To the fight and the
contcnding delegations were lined up.
In opening the debate cN-ltepresent.
alive Booth stated that the plan of the
division was to divide III Paso county
from north TO south just west OF Pixies
peak. lie said an argument used
against the new county was that there
was n blanket objection 10 new coun.
ties. He said the proposed new county
east GOO votes ut the last election.
aud cited 81 counties which had nm
assessed valuation OF less than $1,000.
900. whereas the proposed new county
TO be named Orc, paid taxes on Sl,2I0,'
900. The taxes FOR 1895 would he over
| S2.iOo.oO0. II was n gold camp. and "a
not affected by the rise or fall Of 81.
yer. lie argued the county would be
amply rich enough TO support itself
In cripple Creek two petitions had
been sent out 10 the merchants, one
Tor md one against the division. The
result was 500 TO In favor Of the
division, Thlrty.ilyc delegates brongh,
the petitions 10 the legislature. among
whom IL Were merchants,
w. \. Montgomery. rs chairman II
the opposing forces. spoke briefly. lie
said the whole 100 merchants who had
signed the petition 10 divide the county
were NIL residents OF Cripple Greek.
! lie cuntendcd that except FOR the town
Or Cripple Creek no one In III pnsu
county wanted the division.
The Lowell bill To provide for ihc
submission OF n constitutional amend
mcnt 10 bond the state FOR Si.iO0.OO0
TO pay the outstanding warrants
which has been on the calendar on see
ond reading for several days. was on
motion at the author referred 10 ihs
Committee on Ways and Means.
a large number OF others from
III Pnso county rpokc FOR or ngnnrl
the proposal mad the contest was hot.
a bill by Mr., Mnlchus TO prohibit N,
collection Of liquor bills mud n bill b,
! Mr. Woolworth 10 prevent another
scandal IN tho printing OF proposed con
siltullonnl amendments by requiring
newspapers which receive such ndyor
iiscmonis 10 have been established on,
ycnr, passed third reading
Tho Holly bill 10 raise the ngc of con
sen, for women TO II years. was read 4
third ilmc aud now goes TO the Srnnl,
by ~ To II votes
Those voting against II wcrci Colt
Gnrcln, Green man, Ilollcnbcck. jerks
l.nrell. Mncunbrr Hanson. Wnlln,r
Whittier nnd Woodwork
The cmcrEcncy clause which require
n iwo'ihlrds vote. was defeated by Il
10 II votes
A bill by Alr. rurlngton 10 prohlb
the truck system mud "a require cofpnr
nilonH Ia pny their employees IN inwfu
money at lunst once u month, was tai,
| an ma an Hfafa.tI tsssuIfsss