The Springfield herald., 1897-02-12

IOukHt IuTu Dy COTpoEutioH icpiSsSh'h-
tives. Mr.. Carney spoke in support OF
his bill. and reviewed the many fall
ures of state banks during the past few
years. 1t was ordered printed.
House concurrent resolution, intro
duced by Mr.. Philip. and providing for
an investigation into the cost Of min
ing and producing coal, and the cost In
Denver, was adopted.
/ House concurrent resolution, by Mr..
Philip, providing for an investigation OF
the cost of water furnished the citizens
of Denver. and asking for compari-
son of such cost with that of other
cities. was defeated.
Senator Evans bill. requiring the
! State Veterinary Sanitary board to
adopt such quarantine regulations as
may be deemed necessary to prevent
the introduction or spread of infec-
tious diseases among domestic animals.
was passed and sent to the House.
Senator McCreery's bill providing for
the abolishment of the Bureau of I'm
migration and Statistics was passed,
with the emergency clause annexed.
The general appropriation bill provid-
ing for the payment of salaries of the
state executive and judicial depart
ments. was reported by Senator Brom-
| ley. Read the second time.
The Senate adjourned until to-mor-
row in order to give the members an
opportunity to prepare the great Hood
of bills. which will be presented upon
convening.
| House.-The printing committee was
overruled in several instances and bills
ordered printed that they had con-
demned. Action on the Engley bill
against detective agencies was re-
yersed and the bill read the second
/ time.
The bill to require street car COM
panies to erect enclosures for the pro-
lection of motormen and gripmen from
, the inclemency of the weather, passed
second reading by unanimous vote.
Senate bill No. s. passed by the other
branch, was called up for second read
Ing in committee of the whole. 1t
amends the city charter to allow of
property owners paying for public i'm
provements by installments.
Several amendments by Mr.. Helbig
were voted down by 10 to 6, and the
bill. as it left the Senate, passed in the
committee.
The bill concerning annexatiOns to
Denver passed second reading.
Thursday. E.bru,ry 4th.
Senate-The Senate did not convene
until four o'clock in order to give mem
bers time to prepare bills for fntroduc-
tion, as this was the last day allowed
by law for that work. No other bus
iness was done after the Senate met
than to read the titles of new bills, and
an evening session was held for that
purpose. the total number Of bills in
troduced this session is 533, of which
number 1T3 We're introduced to-day.
Many of the bills are almost mean
ingless in title, being introduced sim
ply for the purpose of amending so as
to include any measure 1t may hereaf-
ter be found desirable to have before
the Senate.
House.-In the House there was moth
ing done in the forenoon but to order
bills printed and to have new ones in
troduced.
1t was decided to hold n Joint session
of the Legislature on February 8 to
hear talk on civil service reform and
to discuss bills dealing with that sub
ject.
A joint memorial to Congress, by Mr..
Greene of Pueblo, for the ceSsiOn of
the public lands to the state was read
a third time. 1t asks that the cession
of the lands be so conditioned that ir
rigable and farming lands and lands
suitable for homes may be sold to act
nal utilizers and occupants only in
tracts of so acres, and that the forest,
coal, iron and precious mineral lands
and lands suitable only for pasturages
shall be reserved from sale.
A bill to place Mineral county IN the
Second judicial district, an omission in
direction occurring In the original bill
to create the county. was read third
time without opposition.
The bill to create Sylvanite county
from the Cripple Creek district was
tle next bill to be read n third tSle. 1t
was favorably reported after a short
debate, by vote of AZ to IL.
The necessary vote was secured to
pass the emergency clause-making the
law operative Immediately on its re-
ceiving the signature of the governor
A bill by Mr.. Bucklin to allow
county commissioners to appoint coun-
ty horticultural inspectors on petition
of owners of orchards to take steps to
rid trees of pests, declare quarantine,
ETC., was read third time. Such a
law is in effect in California, and is
said to work well.
Friday, February 9th.
Senate-AIr. Barela introduced two
resolutions of considerable interest
One of the resolutions sets forth that
during the term Of Mr.. Mulnix's in
cumbency of office the amount of in
terest derived from moneys of the
state on deposit In the several banks
amounted to S32965 whereas his pre-
decessor reported S55,7G5 as having
been received from the same source
during his administration of office. The
resolution provides for the appoint
ment of committee of three senators
and four members of the House to in
vestigate the cause of the deficiency,
and the committee is given the usual
judicial powers to enable them to pro-
coed with the investigation.
The other resolution introduced by
Mr.. Barela directs attention to section
three of the constitution of the state,
( which provides that any public officer
or collector of public moneys who shall
become n defaulter Shall not assume
the duties of any office of trust or
profit in this state until he shall have
paid over all moneys for which he may
be accountable. This Is also aimed
ut Mr.. MulniX who left some funds
tied up in failed banks at Denver
Both resolutions were referred to the
finance committee.
Senator Carney submitted a motion
instructing the secretary of the Senate
to draw warrant for the pay of Sen
ator Bolsinger,' who is in an insane