The Springfield herald., 1897-02-26

tract. was accepted as an amendment
: for Mr.. Hart's bill. and with these
amendments the bill passed second
reading.
Friday, February goth.
The Senate was not in session.
; House-Mr. Helbig's bill forbdding
, the acceptance of railroad passes by
officials was taken up and discussed at
length.
The list prepared by Mr.. Helbig
shows that for the first half of the ses-
!, sion there has been paid to the men,
, bers of the House for mileage over
$1,000. very small portion of which
has actually been paid out by the
members, for nearly all of them are
willing to acknowledge that hey ride
on passes and still collect mileage from
, the state. The bill was defeated on
the following vote:
Nays-Anderson. Bodle, Crow, Cres-
well, Crowder. Ehrhart Gardner, Gar
cia. Hilgenhaus. Hart. Jones. Lewis
Ga Plata. Chamberlin. Champion, Nc
Clure. Monson. Montez. Park tAndrew),
Price, Ryan. Rohde. Sheridan. Salazar,
Stevens, Woodward. Waltman, Hurl-
but-twenty- seven.
Yeas-Annear. Bucklin, Cooke. HON.
field, Greene, Hearth, Helbig. Nicol. Or
Wis. Philip. Powell. Pruden, Robbins,
Sechrist. Walker. Whtney-siNteen.
The following bills passed third read
ing and were sent 10 the Senate:
House bill No. 1SS by Ryan-Amend-
ing the insurance laws so as to permit
twenty or more persons to associate to-
gether for the purpose of mutual in
surance of the property Of the mem
bers of the association.
House bill No. 1S2. by Hart-ReQuir
n "A IN nn n Of IL
ing business as trustee" "manager"
agent or 60" or company" to be
filed with the county clerk of the coun-
ty wherein such business is transacted
House bill No. 20J-AuthoriZing the
city of Black Hawk to incur Il bonded
Indebtedness of S25.OOO for the purpose
of purchasing. constructing and main
tanning system of water works.
House bill No. %. by Wolfe-Ameud-
ing the vagrancy law so as to make
liable for vagrancy any person able to
work and support himself. The juris-
diction of vagrancy cases is given TO
justices courts and Il trial by Il jury of
six is provided
House bill No. As. by Roe-AIakinc
Mineral county Il part of Normal insti-
tute district number ten.
House bill No. 112. by CresswelI-
Authorizing the giving of surety com
! pIHE bDHuS Ill t.iStS Wnpre SuretipS
may be required by law in cases of re-
ceivers, assignees. trustees. guardians.
committees. executors. administrators
and in criminal and civil cases before
courts of justice.
Mr.. O'Neill's bill No 30. providing
| for the election of the county attorney,
county physician and district road
overseer and that candidates for such
offices shall be elected in the same
manner as other public officials.
Mr.. De Notie's bill amending the ey-
emption law so aS to exempt from at
tachment seed to the amount of $50
owned by any farmer or gardner and
held for the purpose of planting or
sowing.
Mr.. A. r. Lewis bill No. 10, to
make competent as evidence in courts
of record the printed volumes of the
I proceedings of the House and Senate
| journals.
Saturday, February Goth.
Senate-Senator Barela's resolutions
concerning eX-T>reasurer MulniN We're
| taken up for consideration. Mr.. Barela
made II lengthy address on the three re-
ports from the finance committee. No
action was taken.
| A communication was read from Au-
ditor Lowell, saying that under instruc-
tions from the attorney general he
would pay the warrants for the en-
ployes of the two houses of the legis-
lature rs provided for under the act Of
1898, which he had formerly declared
to be Illegal.
Senator Thomas school bill No 23.
to provide for the consolidation of all
the school districts lying in whole or in
part within the city of Denver and to
require school district No. l TO assume
| its portion of the debts of Others,
passed third reading without debate.
The vote was twenty-three to two
| Reuter- and Kennedy forming the mi
nority.
Senate bill No. 9S. by Senator Canon,
| to amend the Seventh judicial district
so that it might include the folio owing
counties, passed third reading: Delta.
Mesa, Montrose, Gunnison, Ouray, San
Miguel and Hinsdale.
| A good part of the afternoon was
taken up with a joint memorial to Con
| gresS in favor of the free and inde-
pendent coinage of silver
On suggestion of Senator Reuter- the
| language of the memorial was changed
somewhat and it passed second read
| ing. 1t was on the calendar for third
reading, but the mistakes of the en-
crossing clerks caused it to be sent
baCh " tIt tplllHlllltt pl lne Whole LOT
amendment
A bill by Senator Taylor to have bail
IFS of District courts appointed by the
judges of the courts passed third read
ing by eighteen to eight votes
House-A bill by Mr.. Hart to amend
the law so as TO prevent Il second trial
being granted to the defeated. party as
Il matter of right was read a third
time, but as ii had been amended dur
ing its consideration on second reading.
the House decided that it should be
printed again.
Another bill Oy Mr.. Hart. to require
firms, corporations or individuals trad
ing under assumed names or under
company names. TO file with the county
clerk in the county where they may be
doing business the names of the real
persons Interested. passed third read
ing and will go to the Senate.
A bill by Mr.. Gardner to permit of
two or more school districts in the
smaller counties forming high school
district for the districts affected passed
third reading.
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