The Lamar register., 1897-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
Meanr.aay. January s7tn.

tion of new hltls-
Senator Reuter- submitted the report
of the committee on privileges and cleo
tions in reference to the contest seat.
ing OF Senator II. Clark Wheeler OF
Aspen. at the afternoon session. The
decision was in favor OF Senator
Wheeler and held that his election was
legal and the claims OF the coutestor
for the seat could not prevail The re-
port WAS unanimously adopted by the
Senate and further procecditfss In the
contest dismissed
House.-A number OF petitions In
favor OF the creation OF new county
from the Cripple Greek district from
citizens In the territory to be embraced.
were read aud 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 a month to 90
per cent. per month has caused much
antagonism from labor organizations
Petitions We're presented from the
Ouray Miners Union. the Locomotive
Firpnen Of Pueblo and the Carpentcrs
of Leadville against the proposed
amendment
Mr. Hearth, chairman Of the commit.
tee ON towns and cities. recommended
INT ttstH,aAft ~ AAit@ AaAAAfN AAAA 10 HIta
hihlt 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 10 appropriate funds 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
Z O'Neill anti-trnck and nnti-srrfp bill.
which also contained a 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 a majority to consider Il with
another bill by Mr.. Anderson % Trim
| idad. dealing with the same subject
Some OF the members expressed the
belief that the bill was uncoiStituiion.
nj. and II was agreed TO snamit the
! question 10 the supreme court
/ Mr.. Engley's bin forbidding iuterfer.
ence with Sunday amasemeuts and
recreations was discussed In counmittee
Of the whole aud defeated by A vote Of
81 to 30.
The next bill was the one TO prevent
county treasurers in every part OF the
state from being candidates for imrae-
diate election. the same as with state
treasurers
A motion TO defeat the bin was los;
I by 20 TO % votes But before dnal
action could be had on the bill the op-
pouents secured an adjournment
Thurzsay. January .slh.
Scnate-Neariy the entire day was
taken up with discussions on the Den
yer school bin introduced by Sena.
tor Thomas and providing for the con
solldation OF all the schools OF Denver
Into one school district The bill pro-
yides for the organization of a school
district to be known as mo. 1 !" TO be
controlled by board Of education con
sistinG of fifteen members, each to be
elected for term OF three years. The
members Of the board must be electors
OF the city OF Denver and must also be
taNpays.
Any school district contiguous to
School District No. /, or any school
district partly or entirely within the
city of Denver. may become attached
to District No. / upon a vote OF the
qualified electors of the district Upon
the annexation OF outside districts all
the property OF such district shall be-
come vested in the board of education
of District No. /.
Mr.. Thomas showed that under the
present arrangement the school taxes
in District No. We're much lower than
In the other districts of the city. The
bill was recommended for passage.
The bill to abolish the Board OF Par
dons was defeated upon final action be-
ing taken.
The Judiciary committee reported to