Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-03-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
Thursday, March 18th.

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nance committee on Senator Felton's
bill making an appropriation to relieve
the Benedlctine Sisters was rejected,
and minority report referring the bill
to the Senate was adopted. The bill
called for 5000 for the completion of
the school building Of the Benedlctlne
Sisters at Canon City and to reimburse
the sisters for money advanced.
Under the resolution adopted by the
Senate on Wednesday the afternoon
session was devoted to the considera.
tion Of House bills.
The first bill taken up on second
reading was by Mr. Jester, in relation
to sales on credit. The bill provides
that the selling Of goods or merchan-
disc with intent to cheat or defraud
the sellor or vendor shall be n misde-
meanor punishable by fine and impris-
onment.
A bill by A. r. Lewis. prohibiting
the sale of morphine In any form, ex-
cept upon the prescription of a physi-
clan or surgeon, was amended so as
to permit the sale Of the drug to den
lists and passed.
BY Mr.. Bucklin. providing for the ap.
pOintment by the commissioners OF
each county of horticulturist inspec-
tor for the purpose of looking after and
protecting the horticultural interests
Of the country, for which he Is appoint
cd, passed second reading. The bill
provides for the inspection Of trees
and plants imported into the State and
gives inspectors authority to establish
quarantine regulations governing trees
and plants. An amendment, prohibit
ing the spraying Of trees with sub
stances injurious to bees, was incor
porated in the bill.
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leasing and distribution OF waters
stored In the Boss Lake reservoir In
Chaffee county. was discussed. The
bill provides for the leasing by the
State to Chaffee county Of the reser
volr for fifty years. Amended so as
to relieve the State from liability for
damages by breaking or floods, the bill
passed.
A bill by Mr.. Roe. making Mineral
county part of Normal Institute Dis
trlct No. 10, passed second reading.
House.-The following bills were
passed In the House and sent to the
Senate:
BY Mr.. Nicol. giving school boards
power to employ and discharge teach
ers, fix wages, determine rate of tut
tlon Of nonresident pupils and fix COM
pensatiOn of secretary and the reguln-
tion of school buildings and other min
or regulations governing schools.
By James A. Park. constituting 1t n
mlsdemeanor for any agent or repre-
sentative of any corporation to
wllfully make or cause to be made
a false statement in writing to
the officers Of any corporation,
with intent to defraud or make a
false entry in any book or statement
of the wages due or owing to any en-
ploye.
BY Hume Lewis. providing for the
construction of local improvements in
cities Of the first class and regulating
the issuance of bonds and the assess
ment Of property for the payment of
costs of such improvements.
By Mr.. Helbig, making It felony to
burn or attempt to burn insured prop
erty or to defraud or prejudice insurers
or Insurance companies.
| BY Mr.. Nicol, making 1t n misde-
meanor to manufacture or sell sugar
products from ndulterated or substi-
tutcd ingredients.
Senator Painters bill. requiring all
legal notices to be published In papers
having general circulation in the
county by which such advertising is
done and defining suitable weeklies as
those which have been published con-
secutively for fifty-two weeks and dali
les as those which have been pub
lIshed for six months consecutively,
passed on second reading.
Senator Gnymond's pawnbrOker bill
passed second reading without amend
ment.
Friday, March 10th.
Senate.-Senator Moody's bill to le-
galiZe the practice of osteopathy
passed third reading. The discussion
on the bill occupied nearly all of the
forenoon.
Senator McNeely offered resolution
referring Mr.. Anderson's anti-scrip
bill. which has already passed the
House, to the Supreme Court for an
opinion as to the constitutionality.
Adopted.
The following bills passed third
reading and were sent to the House:
BY Senator Taylor, concerning the
compiling. indexing and publication of
the journals of the House and Senate.
BY Senator Bromley. concerning
damages sustained by employees, and
is what Is known as the employers
liability act.
BY Senator Reuter-. relating to me-
gotiable instruments. defining the legal
status and force of the same. and
IIuhlHS TuleS loT tHt toltNtiVh anu
payment of same.
BY Senator Reuter-. regulating the
manner in which appropriations shall
| be paid In case the revenues of the
State are insufficient to meet all ap-
preparations made by the General As
sembly. The order of paying appro-
priations by this bill is as follows:
First-the ordinary expenses of the
legislative, executive and judicial de-
partments of the State government
shall first be paid in full.
Second-Appropriatio for all In
stitutons, such as the penitentiary.
insane asylum. Industrial school and
the like. wherein the inmates are con-
fined involuntarily. shall be paid next.
neutrality-suspicious. for cducat ton
al and charitable institutions.
Fourth-Appropriatio for any 9th
er officer or officers. bureaus and
boards, to be paid pro rata, If there
be not sufficient funds to pay In full.
Fifth-All other appropriations made
pro rata out of the general fund shall
next be paid from all revenues avail
able to meet such appropriations.
A motion to hold night sessions was
defeated.
House.-rhe following bills passed
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