The Meeker herald., 1897-03-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
Thursday, March 1otA.

to the Senate was ADOPTED. Inc Dill
called for 1900 for the completion Of
the school building Of the Benedictjne
Sisters at Canon City and to reimburse
the sisters for money advanced.
Under the resolution adopted by the
Senate on Wednesday the afternoon
session was devoted to the considers
ton of House bills.
The first bill taken up on second
reading was by Mr.. Jester. in relation
TO sales on credit. The bill provides
that the selling of goods or merchan-
disc with intent to cheat or defraud
the sellor or vendor. shall be misde-
meanor punishable by fine and impris-
onment.
A bill by A. r. Lewis. prohibiting
the sale of morphine in any form, ex-
cept upon the prescription OF physi-
clan or surgeon, was amended SO as
to permit the sale of the drug to den-
lists and passed.
BY Mr.. Bucklin. providing for the ap-
pointment by the commissioners Of
each county OF horticulturist inspec-
tor for the purpose of looking after and
protecting the horticultural interest4
of the country, for which he Is app0iht-
ed. passed second reading. The bill
provides for the inspection Of trees
and plants imported into the State and
gives inspectors authority to establish
quarantine regulations governing trees
and plants. An amendment. prohibit
ing the spraying of trees with sub
stances injurious to bees, was incor-
porated in the bill.
A bill by Mr. Ehrhart. governing the
leasing and distribution of waters
stored In the Boss Lake reservoir In
Chaffee county. was discussed. The
bill provides for the leasing by the
State to Chaffee county Of the reser-
voir for fifty years. Amended so as
to relieve the State from liability for
damages by breaking or floods, the bill
passed.
A bill by Mr.. Roe. making Mineral
county part of Normal Institute Dis
trict No 10. passed second reading.
House-The following bills were
passed in the House and sent to the
| Senate:
BY Mr.. Nicol. giving school boards
| power to employ and discharge teach
| crs, fix wages. determine rate of tut
ton of nonresident pupils and fix com
| pensation OF secretary and the regula-
tion of school buildings and other min
or regulations governing schools.
BY James A. Park, constituting 1t a
misdemeanor for any agent or repre-
sentative of any corporation to
wilfully make or cause to be made
a false statement in writing to
with intent to defraud or make a
false entry in any book or statement
of the wages due or owing to any en-
ploye.
| BY Hume Lewis. providing for the
construction Of local improvements in
cities of the first class and regulating
| the issuance of bonds and the assess
ment of property for the payment Of
costs of such improvements.
dRy Mr. aHe!bIg, making II n felopyyy yto
erty or to defraud or prejudice insurers
| or insurance companies.
| BY Mr.. Nicol, making 1t a misde-
| meanor to manufacture or sell sugar
! products from adulterated or substi-
| tuted ingredients.
Senator Painters lSll, requiring all
| legal notices to be published in papers
| having general circulation in the
| county by which such advertising is
done and defining suitable weeklies as
those which have been published con-
| secutIvely for fifty-two weeks and dali
les as those which have been pub
lished for six months consecutively.
| passed on second reading.
Senator Gaymond's pawnbroker bill
passed second reading without amend
| ment.
Friday. March 10Th.
| Senatc.-Senator Moody's bill to le-
| galize the practice of ostcopathy
passed third reading The discussion
on the bill occupied nearly all of the
| forenoon.
senator McNeely offered resolution
referring Mr.. Anderson's anti-scrip
bill. which has already passed the
| House. to the Supreme Court for an
| opinion as to the constitutioualfty.
| Adopted.
The following bills passed third
reading and We're sent to the House:
| BY Senator Taylor, concerning the
| compiling, indexing and publication Of
| the Journals of the House and Senate.
BY Senator Bromley. concerning
| damages sustained by employees, and
| is what Is known as the employers
liability act.
BY Senator Reuter-, relating to ne
gotiable Instruments, defining the legal
| status and force of the same. and
| making rules for the collection AMI
| payment of same.
By Senator Reuter-, regulating the
manner in which appropriations shall
| be paid in case the revenues of the
State are insufficient to meet all ap
preparations made by the General Az
sembly. The order OF paying appro-
| printions by this bill is as follows:
First-the ordinary expenses of the
Legislative, executive and judicial de
| partments of the State government
shall first be paid In full.
Second-Appropriati for all In
| stitutiOns. such as the penitentiary.
insane asylum. industrial school and
the like, wherein the inmates are con-
fined involuntarily. shall be paid next.
Third-Appropriation for education
| al and charitable institutions.
Fourth-AppropriatiO for any 9TH
er officer or officers. bureaus and
boards, to be paid pro rata. II there
be not sufficient funds to pay In full.
Fifth-All other appropriations made
| pro rata out Of the general fund shall
next be paid from all revenues avail