The Meeker herald., 1897-02-06

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and county lines.
} Bill No. II. by Sour, was passed. 1t
provides restrictions for the annexa-
don Of towns to Denver.
Bill No. 1S, introduced by Senator
Painter, prescribing the qualifications
Of candidates for county judges and
requiring them to be at least . years
of age, a practitioner before the Su-
preme court. resident for at least two
years within the state and an elector
within the county for which he is elect
ed, was passed.
Senator McCreery's bill, providing
for the repeal OF the act creating The
: bureau of Immigration and statistics,
brought on a lively discussion OF the
; advantages derived by advertising
Colorado through this bureau. The
bill was recommended for passage.
Bill No. 35. by Senator Painter, reg
ulating the proceedings In certain elec-
tion cases, was recommended for pas
sage
Bill No. %, by Senator Evans, relat-
ing to the prevention of Infectious dis
case among cattle, was recommended
for passage.
House-The Creswell bill! to reduce
wages subject to attachment from $50
A month to 60 per cent. Of the amount,
was ordered printed.
: On motion OF Mr.. CrOwder a commit
tee Of three. consisting Of Messrs-
! Crowder, Rhode and Grove. was
named by the speaker to select The
names Of employees that should be
dropped temporarily from the roll on
account Of the invalidity Of the law
: OF 1895, providing for their appoint-
ment.
A joint memorial by Mr.. Greene of
Pueblo pra aying Congress to cede the
public lands to the state to hasten their
reclama ton and utilization was con
sidered. 1t provides that such cession
be so conditioned that irrigable and
farming lands and lands suitable for
homes shall be sold or leased to actual
utilizers and occupants only, aud that
. the forest, coal, iron and. precious min
:, eral lands and lands suitable only for
pasturages shall be reserved from
= sales. The memorial was unanimously
adopted 1t will have to be read
! third time, according to the rules.
The bill to prevent county traasurers
from holding office more than one term
= = was discussed and vote in favor of
the bill resulted. 1t will probably be
a fought vigorously on final passage.
A bill by Mr.. Bucklin to amend the
: laws dealing with horticulture was con-
:, sidered 1t Is designed to protect orch
!, much on the same line as law in
: force in California. 1t permits OF
!. county commissioners. on application
n Of Is owners of orchards, TO appoint
\ horticultural inspector who shall re-
a ceive $4 a day while actively engaged.
The bill prohibits the Introduction of
II fruit trees or cuttings into Il county
Il where an inspector has been appointed
= without being examined by him. No
action.
Saturday, Janus. y 3Oth.
Senate-The matter Of payment of
% employees was discussed but no new ac-
ton taken.
Senator Painters bill, No. 81. relat-
. ing to estrays was recommended for
= passage. The bill provides that no per-
:, son shall take up an estray except in
y. y, the county where he resides and Is a
n householder. When any person takes
"a b., s-a,a ahnil within fivo
70 days record a written description OF
: the animal with the county clerk. who
"a shall be entitled to n fee of % cents
for recording such description In the
n estray book. The takerup of an estray
Al shall be entitled to mileage to and from
70 the county clerks office at 10 cents per
a mile. He shall have the estray ap-
70 praised by two householders. who shall
n be sworn, md they shall receive $15O
II each for such appraisement The tax
p er-up shall advertise such estray for
IN four consecutive weeks in paper pub
lished in the county and he shall hold
le such stock until claimed, proven and
,s taken in charge Of by the owner
n Only two new bills were introduced.
le House-The bill to prevent the re.
election Of county treasurers was called
r up and defeated by yote of thirty
E. seven to twentyfour.
On Recommendation OF the commit
% tee on mercantile and manufacturing
a affairs, the bill introduced the previous
e day to appropriate $4,000 to make a
" display at the Omaha exhibition next
lie year was defeated
E. A Dill to require county commission
% ers, In making new roads. to provide Il
D. bicycle path was reported back for pas.
Is sage by the committee on roads. and
,s the report adopted.
n A bill to permit of the Pueblo City
a Council appropriating funds TO the AS
l. sOciated Charities passed third readfnp
y In the afternoon the House at once
went into the committee of the whole
l. on the second reading Of the bill to
r create the new county OF Sylyanite.
The bill provides that the county seat
It shall be established at the town OF
le Cripple Greek Temporarily" and nj
ls the first general election the question
le OF permanent county seat shall be
d submitted to the people. The governor
1t shall appoint the temporary officers nm
le I'll the election In November. For the
IS fee system the county shall be of the
y second class. It is to be attached to
n the Fourth judicial district, and To
Il have four terms Of the district e.ourt a
y year at the county seat. 1t is made a
d part of the Third senatorial district
AM. attached to Ell Paso county for
y representative purposes.
In moving for the second reading of
J. the bill, Mr.. Hurlbut made some state.
d ments about the prospective county
The proposed county would embrace
l. 800 square miles. and left 900 e1uare
/ miles for the old county. fncIniiin -