Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-03-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
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Thursdny, March 9TH.
6enate-Mr. Engley's theater hat bill
was considered In connection with the
reports Of the committee on state instI-
and after a long discussion 1t was
killed by q vote Of 16 to 13.
After recess the Senate Joined the
House In Joint session for the consid-
Grafton OF the report Of the Leadvllle
committee upon the strike, after which
It reconvened In the Senate chamber.
Senate bill No. 4S. by Senator Taylor.
raising the bounty on wolves from -
to IS and on mountain lions from $3 to
So. was finally rassed and sent to the
House.
Senate bill No. 40, by Senator Car
ney. prohibiting the management Of
state Institutions from appointing rel
ative to any position under the control
Of such management, was finally
passed and sent to the House.
The following bills passed and were
sent to the House:
Senate bill No. 1926. by Senator Tay-
lor, allowing state. county and school
district officials to prosecute appeals
involved In an official capacity without
giving the usual bond required upon
taking appeals and writs of error.
Senate bill No. 241, by Senator Sell
domridge, providing for the classifica-
tion of the city of Colorado Springs as
a city of the first class, without the
necessity Of waiting for a general CEN
sus, as required under the present law,
and which will not be taken until 1900.
Senate bill No. 20. by Senator Reuter-.
permitting an assignee to turn over to
the creditors Of the assignor portions
Of the assigned property In bulk, in
satisfaction of the claims of the credi-
tors without requiring the sale Of the
House-The following bills were
passed and sent to the Senate:
House bill No. 10, by Mr.. Cooke,
providing for the holding OF con-
stitutional convention for the pro-
posing Of amendments to the state con-
stltution.
House bill No. so, by Mr.. O'Neill.
providing for the election Of county
attorney, county physician and county
road overseer In counties OF the flrst,
second and third classes.
House bill No. 115, by Mr.. Helbig,
fixing the amount Of household prop
erty exempt from levy Of execution at
500.
House bill No. 60, by Mr.. whitney,
providing for the abollshment Of the
Board Of Capitol Managers. and
creating a commission for the care
and custody of the capitol grounds
and buildings. such commission to con-
sist Of the governor. auditor, secretary
Of state, treasurer and attorney gen.
eral.
The Joint session Of the two houses
spent a large part Of the afternoon In
discussing the report OF the Leadville
investigating committee. The report
was unanimously adopted.
Friday. March 9Th.
Senate-The following bills passed
third reading and were sent to the
House:
BY Senator Bromley. regulating the
organizing of mutual fire insurance
companies. Such companies may be
started upon the application Of 100 per-
sons and with total maximum
amount Of insured property not to ex-
coed $4,000.
BY Senator Taylor. permitting the
giving of surety company bonds In all
cases where a judicial bond Ii required.
provided that such surety company
shall be duly approved as bondsmen by
the courts of the county wherein such
bonds may be offered. According to
this bill. any person may give bond Of
surety company for his appearance
before any OF the courts OF the state.
BY Senator Reuter-. providing In what
manner the appropriations OF the state
shall be paid out In case the revenues
OF the state are insufficient to meet all
the appropriations made by the Gencr-
al Assembly. According TO this bill the
expenses OF the General Assembly and
OF the executive and judicial DEPART
ments Of the state shall first be paid
and then the appropriations for the
maintenance and support OF all the
public institutions. In an order named.
Two bills were killed upon the recon-
mendatIon OF the committee on
finance. One wns for the construction
OF wagon road In Eagle county from
the town Of Basalt up Frying Pan
creek TO the station OF Rucdi. and an
other was for n small appropriation to
defrny the expense OF nm exhibit for
the negro department at the Nashville.
Tennessee. exposition in 1907.
Several bills were favornbly reported
In committee Of the whole.
House-In the House yesterday Mr..
HclbIg's bill providing for the insur-
! ance OF all public buildings by the
state and making nm appropriation of
$4,000 to carry ont the idea. was
killed by the adoption OF the report of
the committee ON banking and insur.
ance, which was to the effect that the
surnnce business.
Senator Gaymon's pawnbroker's bill
was reported back from the committee
on banking and insurance with the rec
ommendntion that II he passed with
several slight amendments.
james A. Parks bill. which applies
only to Pueblo. and provides that al
dermcn shall be nominated from the
wards In which they live. but shall be
elected by the people at large and fix-
ing the salary of aldermen at 5000 per
nnnum, passed and was sent to the
Senate.
The next on the calendar for final
passage wns MFR. HclbIg's charter bill.
which passed second reading without
objection at the night session last Fri.
day. When II was called for reading.
Mr.. Sweeney said that rs he under
stood the charter question a substitute
had been adopted by the Arapahoc del.
egation. and he moved that the bill be
re-refcrrcd to the Senate and again be
plnced on second reading,