The Meeker herald., 1897-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
"Wednesday. J....ry s7sA.

petitions We're listened to. the re5t of
| the day being devoted to the intrtduc-
| ton of new bills.
| Senator Reuter- submitted the r3port
| of the committee on privileges andelec-
| tions In reference to the contest eeat.
| ing of Senator b. Clark Wheeler Of
Aspen. at tho afternoon session | The
decision was In favor Of 8enator
| Wheeler and held that his electios was
! legal and the claims Of the contestor
for the seat could not prevail. The re-
/ port was unanimously adopted by the
! Senate and further proceedings In the
contest dismissed.
House.-A number of petitions in
favor of the creation Of new county
from the Cripple Creek district from
citizens In the territory to be embraced
were read and referred to the commit
tee on county and county lines.
The bill prepared by an organization
of business men to reduce the amount
to be exempted from attachment on la
borers' wages from 500 month to 90
per cent. per month has caused much
antagonism from labor organizations
Petitions were presented from the
| Ouray Miners Union, the Locomotive
Firemen OF Pueblo and the Carpenters
| Of I.eadville against the proposed
| amendment.
Mr. Hearth. chairman OF the commit
| tee on towns and cities. recommended
| the passage of the Engley bill to pro-
bibIt the wearing Of headgear in thea
ters. The report was adopted and the
bill will appear in the calendar for Sec
ond reading tomorrow.
The bill to appropriate fund.- for the
! payment of the expenses Of the execu-
| tive and judicial departments Of state
| for the first quarter OF the fiscal year
| passed its second reading without OBJ
| lection.
In the afternoon the fight over the
| O'NeilI anti-truck and anti-scrip bill,
which also contained n provision for
monthly payment of wages. was taken
up from the previous day. On that oc-
casion the committee of the whole de-
cided by n majority to consider 1t with
| another bill by Mr.. Anderson Of Trim
! idad. dealing with the same subject
| Some of the members expressed the
belief that the bill was unconstitution.
nj. and It was agreed to submit the
question to the supreme court.
Mr.. Engley's bill forbidding interfer
ence with Sunday amusements and
recrcations was discussed In COMMITTEES
of the whole and defeated by a vote Of
| 81 to 30.
The next bin was the one to prevent
county treasurers In every part OF the
state from being candidates for hume
diate election. the same as with state
| treasurers.
A motion to defeat the bill was los
by 26 to % votes. But before f1na
action could be hnd on the bill the Of,
ponents secured an adjournment
Thursday. January asth.
Senate.-Nearly the entire day wal
taken up with discussions on the Den
yer school bill. introduced by Sena
tor Thomas. and providing for the con
solidation of all the schools Of Denver
into one school district. The bill pro
vides for the organization of n schoo
district to be known as mo. ]" TO =.
santtEelsq Ry,RohEya Hf fausateiRRpt ssaeR 10 I b
elected for "A term OF three years Th'
members Of the board must be ele4Ors
of the city of Denver and must alGS b,
taxpays.
| Any school district contiguous Il
| School District No. 1, or any sctOo
district partly or entirely within lth'
| city of Denver. may become attadet
to District No. ! upon vote Of th'
qualified electors Of the district. UtoI
| y
the property of such district shall be
come vested in the board Of educatbl
of District No. /.
Mr. Thomas showed that under tn,
present arrangement the school tAxe
in District No. were much lower t4al
| in the other districts OF the city. rht
bill was recommended for passage,
The bill to abolish the Board OF Ear
dOns was defeated upon final action be
ing taken.
| The judiciary committee reported t.
the Senate yesterday that the posidOf
assumed by Auditor Lowell In refuan,
to pay the vouchers for the salaries o
the extra employees, provided for in th,
act of 1895. was correct. and the secre
tary of the Senate was instructed Il
prepare vouchers for the employees pro
vided for under the law of 1891. Thi
cuts out about eighteen of the employs
of the upper house, but they will sool
he replaced under the provision of I
new law introduced by Senator Brom
ley yesterday. which will undoubtedl,
| pass with no opposition.
The judiciary committee also recon
| mended Senator Schermerhorn's char
ter bill for printing.
Senator Reuters bill providing tAa
in civil actions taken to the Suprem,
Court or Court of Apeals, on appeal
or on writs of error, merely for th,
| purpose of delay, the court may add
from 5 to 20 per cent. to the judgmen
of the court below and the costs of tn,
case, passed third reading and wa
sent to the House. Another bill by
Senator Reuter- fixing the jurisdictioi
| of the Court Of Appeals, giving 1t fina
| Jurisdiction in all cases involving les,
than $500. was also recommended
| for passage.
House-The Engley bill for Sunda,
| amusements was reSurrected by ne
consideration of the vote of the day be
fore. A number Of petitions for and
| against the new county were read.
A very largely signed petition In n
vor of the Reuter- bill to compel rail
| road companies to carry bicycles Al
| baggage and signed by wheelmen wa
referred to the committee on corpora,
| tions.
The bill to appropriate funds to pay