The state herald., 1897-02-12

Judgment snail ne reversed because or
the failure of the defendant to plead
to the Indictment. The bill was de-
feated.
A bill by Mr.. Orvls to amend the law
with relation to attachments In justice
courts was laid on the table by a vote
of thirty to twenty-five.
A bill by Mr.. Ehrhart to provide for
the leasing of the state reservoir
known as the Boss Lake reservoir to
the county commissioners of Chaffee
county by the Board of Construction
passed second reading.
The anti-cigarctte bill by Mr.. Roe of
Mineral county was next called for. II
is intended to prohibit the sale or CIV
Ing away of cigarettes and cigarette
papers. II was agreed to, twenty-five
to seventeen.
wearing of hats in public places was
discussed. After speech in Its favor
by Mrs. Conine, the bill was reported
favorably, thirty-rour to twenty.
Adjourned till Monday.
Monday. r bruary 9th.
Senate-The judiciary committee re
ported In favor of Senator Swlnk in
the contest for his seat by George VI
Dameron.
Senator Bromley's majority report OF
the finance committee, providing for
the unemployment of the Senate and
House employees dropped under the de-
cislon of Auditor Lowell respecting the
invaldity of the act of 1898 providing
for such employments, was adopted
over the minority report by a vote oi
nineteen to ten.
| President Brush appointed the fol
lowing members TO form the standing
committee ON horticulture; FELTON,, Ev.
ans, Canon, Poreriield, Swink AM
Bromley.
"A resolution of Senator Barcla for Il
memorial to Congress for duty or
wool was agreed to after lengthy dis
cussion and futile attempts to include
other articles in the memorial
Senate bill No. 3J to amend the law
/ IN minor details with reference to con
| tested election cases passed third read
Ing without opposition. IL requires
contestors 10 bring suit In the county
court, setting forth the grounds of the
contest and the contestee must make
answer within ten DAYS.
| y concurrent resolution by Senator
| Blakey provided for final Adjournment
at the end of sixty days. The resolu
tlon was defeated by a tie vote. Ad
journed
Housc-A memorial against the Sun.
day bill was received from the Minis
| terial Alliance II Denver.
Representative Anderson presented n
very large petition in favor of his anti
scrip bill from the citizens of Las Ami.
mas county.
The second reading of this bill, No.
141, was the only thing accomplished In
/ the forenoon.
On second reading, Mr.. Nichols hill
requiring all places for the sale of liz.
uors TO be within full view of the
street and prohibiting the use of
screens and shades was killed by n
vote of twcnty-one TO twenty.
Mr.. Bodies bill making Saturday
half-holidnys legal with respect TO com.
mercial paper was considered and af.
ter some discussion was indefinitely
postponed.
Engley's bill to establish public EN-.
ployment bureaus in towns OF over
1000 inhabitants was defeated.
Mr.. Cookies hill relating to the on.
actmcnt OF health laws and providing
FOR local health boards to care for cases
Of contagion and prevent the spread of
disease passed second reading without
objection.
A. II. Lewis bill prohibiting the sale
OF cocaine except upon the prescription
or surgeon or physician was recon.
mended for passage.
Upon adjournment OF the House
John II. Ella OF Chicago addressed the
members In the chamber upon the his
tory OF civil service reform.