The Springfield herald., 1897-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday. February 18th.

the management of state institutions
came up and was discussed ut grea
length. The opponents of the bill re
sorted to various parliamentary eXpe
dients to binder action on the bill. Sc
| stubborn was the opposition that nC
progress was made. though the oppon
ents of the bill We're in the minority.
Senate Bill No. 1S2, by Mr.. McNeely
to regulate the buying and selling OF
game within the state. was killed by
the adoption of the adverse report OF
the committee on fish, forestry and
game.
House-Mr. Philips bill requiring
street railway companies to provide
suitable means for the protection OF
their employees from the inclemency OF
the weather passed second reading.
Senator Sours' bill to prevent the
town of Fletcher from becoming an
neyed to Denver and saddling Its huge
debt upon Denver, passed second read
ing.
| Wednesday, February 18th.
Senate.-Senator Bromley's bill to
regulate the times of payment for the
carriage of water in irrigating bitches
was called up in the morning upon the
adverse report of the committee on jul
dietary, which claimed that the bill
was drawn upon misconstruction of
facts and that it should be killed.
The adverse report of the committee
claimed that the bill had been drawn
upon the assumption that ditch com
panies sell water. whereas. the oppO-
nents of the bill contend that ditch
companies merely carry the water for
| the farmers.
Arguments on the bill occupied the
entire day, ending about 1870 O'Clock,
when n vote was taken and the ad-
verse report adopted and the bill killed.
Farmers will continue to pay for the
amount of water that they want and
not for the amount that they actually
get.
An attempt was made to again get
Senator Schermerhorn's civil service
| bill before the Senate, but some MEM
| bers thought that it was too late in the
| day. and when the motion to consider
the bill was put the tilibustering tao
ties that were practiced the day be-
| fore We're renewed.
After Intellectual attempts to consider
the bill the Senate adjourned till Satur-
day. as the Legisla ture is to visit the
state institutions ut Boulder, Greeley
and Fort Collins tomorrow and Fri
day.
Iouse.-rhe committee on judiciary
reported in favor of Mrs. Conine's anti
trust bill, which is a copy of the Geor-
gia law, and recommended that bill
| by Mr.. Helbig, having the same end in
view, be laid on the table. The report
was adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Allen of Lari-
mer to have another investigating com
mittee to find out just how many EN-
ployes are required in the Legislature
| was adopted. Messrs. Wolfe, Crowder
and Crowley We're named as the com
mittee.
| The Englcy. anti-theater hat bill pro-
viding for II punishment of from SO to
SO for those who wear headgear in
places of public amusement WAS read
| a third time by a vote of AZ to 10.
| The next bill called for third reading
was also by Mr.. Engley, to abolish pri-
vate detective agencies. and it was also
passed without the emergency clause,
as did Mr.. Engley's bill to abolish cap
ital punishment.
In the afternoon n call of the House
had to be ordered before a sufficiency
of members could be had to transact
| business
| The First Ward Independent Polit-
| ical club sent memorial in support of
Mr.. Bucklin's House bill No. 4. to sub
mSt an amendment to the constitution
| to permit of the General Assembly eX-
empting land improvements and per-
sonal property from taxation on n pc
tition signed by not less than ten per
| cent. of the voters of the county. 1t is
| what is known as the home rule bill,
and embodies the single tax theory.
Provision is made for the taxation of
franchises.
The bill was taken up on second
reading. Mr.. Bucklin stated that prac-
tically all of the organized labor of
Colorado was in favor of his measure.
A petition for it from Mesa county was
signed by the bankers, professional
men and editors and laboring men.
Bills of like nature had been intro
duced in California Illinois, Michigan.
Delaware. New York and other states.
After a lengthy discussion the bill
passed second reading.
A bill by Mr.. Helbig-No. 1SO-to re-
quire notes. debts and other obligations
to be made out of the property on
which the same are secured, which
was particularly considered last week,
was taken up again on second reading.
Mr.. Rohdc had an amendment that
all mortgages and trust deeds could
only be satisfied through the mort
gagged property. Mr.. Monson withdrew
his amendment in favor of this.
Mr.. Engley had an amendment re-
SIFulnS pleuReS OF security OF SnHTtS
of capital stock held as collateral and
Indorsed to recognize the holder of the
stock as the prima facie owner.
The House adjourned before the mat
ter could be settled.
Thursd,y, February 18Th.
The Senate was not in session.
House-Only thirty-five members
were present, the others having gone
| to Greeley.
A petition was presented from the
miners of the Tom Boy mine, asking
for the repeal of the miners mechanic
| lien law. Another petition asked for
| the passage of Mr. Philips antitrust
bill, and Il memorial from the Denver
Bar association asked for the passage
of bill No. 167, permitting the admis-
sion as evidence of unacknowledged
Instruments that have been in exist
ence for fifteen years.
The committee on federal relations
reported the bill providing for n com
mission to investigate the ceding of
government lands to the state, with
the recommendation that ii be laid on
| the table.
The committee on corporation re-
ported Mr.. Philips bill providing for
n railway commission, recommending