The Meeker herald., 1897-04-10


bylaws.
BY Senator Locke. fixing the fees to
be charged by county treasurers for
collecting taxes.
Friday. April 9nd.
Senate.-As this was the last day al
lotted to the consideration Of bills in
committee Of the whole. large num-
ber were acted upon by both houses.
Saturday. April srd.
Senate.-The Senate continued In ses-
sion until Z o'clock this morning.
wrangling over bills. Senator Brom-
ley's bill. providing for the submission
Of constitutional amendment TO per-
nit the levying Of special tax of one
mill TO pay the interest on the public
debt and create a sinking fund, was
the cause Of the dissension. The bill
was on the calendar for second read
ing. and everything possible was done
to prevent 1t being reached.
Another of the troublesome bills was
Bucklin's single tax bill. fathered in
the Senate by Senator Crosby. On sec
ond reading II was recommended to be
laid on the table. This excited Senator
Crosby and every known parliament
tary tactic was resOrted to in order to
block business.
An agreement WAS at last reached
whereby the consideration Of the
Bucklin bill. on second reading. was de-
ferred until the appropriation bills
could be finally read
The following bills We're then read
for third time and sent to the House:
BY Senator Taylor. appropriatinS
$1,000 for a bridge across the Grand
,,ver at Dotsero, Eagle county.
BY Senator Moody. appropriating 3d.
600 for bridge across the Rio Grande
river on barrel road. near Mon
te Vista.
BY Senator Gaymon. approprintinG
5000 for the construction of wagon
road from the top of Berthoud pass to
Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand county.
BY Senator Cannon. classifying Mesa
county as of the third class and Delta
county as Of the fourth class.
BY Senator Carney. approprinting
$4,000 for the purchase and repair of
the Ouray wagon road.
BY Senator Maxwell, appropriatins
5000 for the erection of an engineer
ing and chemical building of the Uni
vcrsity of Colorado.
BY Senator Reuter-. appropriating
$4,000 for the maintenance of the in
sane asylum and for the erection OF an
additional building.
BY Senator Scldomridge, appropriat-
ing $13.sOO for the purchase of educa-
tional appliances for the School of the
Deaf and Blind mt Colorado Springs.
By Senator Moody. appropriating
100000 for the support and mainte-
nance of the Soldiers and Sailors
Home for two years.
BY Senator FELTON,. appropratinG
$4,000 for the support and mainte-
nance of the Industrial School for Boys
at Golden.
BY Senator Sours. amending the reg
ulations governing the Industrial
School for Girls and appropriating So
600 for the rent of the building now oc-
cupied by the institution.
BY Senator Moody, providing that
the Board of Control of the Home for
Dependent and Neglected Children
shall have authority to admit, in their
discretion. any child dependent or neg
lected. regardless of its physical con-
dition.
BY Senator Wheeler. authorizing the
Bureau of Labor Statistics to issue
Y.a. teri. statistical bullotiLs for free
distribution.
BY Senator Kennedy. requiring re-
tail merchants to take out license be-
fore commencing business. Designed
ing business for "A brief period to the
injury of regularly established mer
chants.
BY Senator Reuter-. appropriating
$500 for the display of the resources of
the State at the Transmississippi expo
stion at Omaha.
BY Senator Moody, appropriating
Si3, 600 for the completion of the state
capitol building.
BY Senator Kennedy. appropriatins
500 for an exhibit to be made by the
colOred people OF the State at the Nash
vile Exposition.
BY Senator Kennedy. classifying the
counties Of the State into five classes,
according to the population of each.
By Senator Carney. prohibiting
State, county and municipal officers
from accepting mileage when riding on
a pass.
By Senator FELTON,. appropriating
sl5O.OOO for the maintenance Of the
State penitentiary.
By Senator Evans. appropriating So.
600 for the improvement Of the
grounds and buildings of the State
Agricultural College.
BY Senator Barela. appropriating
$4,000 for the repairing of the state
wagon road from Trinidad to Stone
wall in Las Animas county.
BY Senator McCreery. appropriating
5000 to complete the buildings of the
State Normal school, now in course of
construction.
BY Senator Thomas fixing the mile
age of jurors and witnesses at fifteen
cents n mile.
BY Senator Wheeler. appropriating
$1,75G to pay deficiencies in the print
ing account of the Tenth Assembly.
BY Senator Thomas. amending the
attachment laws of the State.
by Senator Morton. establishing an
Institution for feeble-minded children
at Pueblo.
House-The following bills passed
final reading In the House:
BY Mr.. Powell appropriating 5000
for a bridge across the South Platte
river near Crook station In Logan
county.
BY Mr.. Grow. appropriating $6.JOO
for a hriIUa nernSs tho plua ri =,