The Meeker herald., 1897-03-13


/ aasnes. Or vas for the eonstruet3oa
Of Z wagon road In Eagle county fro0
tAe town ~ Basalt up Frying Pm
creek to the station of Ruedi, and an
other was for small appropriated to
defray the expense Of an exhibit for
the negro department At the Nashville.
GevSral hills were favoFably reported
In committee of the whole.
House-1n the Hoase yesterday Ns.
Helbigs bill providing for ths lnsur.
ancc Of all public baildlnes BY the
state and making an appropriated of
$4,000 to carry out the idea. was
killed by the adoption of the report oR
the committee on banking and inSuf.
ance, which was to the eject that the
state could hot adOrd to 10 fnto the n
surance business.
Senator Gaymon's pawnbroker's blu
was reported hack from the committee
ON banking and insurance with tie rec
omme.datfon that Il be passed with
several slight amendments. n
James A. Parks bill. which applies
only to Pueblo. and provides that al
dermen shali be nominated from he
wards in which they live, but shall be
elected by the people at large and AZ
Ing the salary OF aldermen At e0OO per
annum, passed and was sent to the
Senate.
The next on the calendar for fnal
passage was Mr.. Helblg's charter blll
which passed second reading without
objection at the night seaslon last FIJI
day When II was called for reading,
vi. 6weeaey said that - he undsr.
stood the charter question d substitute
had been adopted BY the Arapaboe DEL
egation, and he moved that the bill be
re-referred to the senate and again be
placed on second reading.
Mr.. Helbig declared that the Arapa-
hoe delegation had not agreed to any
substitute and he believed that his bill
should go through.
Upon vote the bill was re-referred, 81
voting for and % against II.
In committee Of the whole number
Of bills passed second reading.
saturday, March ssh.
Senate.-Some dimculty was had IN
the Senate In securing 4 quorum. The
members Of the finance committee
were listening to arguments upon =
relief bill and several members had
been excused over Sunday.
When quorum was finally secured,
word was received from the House to
the effect that the vote on the Helbig
charter bill had been reconsidered and
the bill had passed third reading with
out objection.
Senate bill No. 4S, providing for the
acceptance OF the Fort Lyons military
reservation from the United States
government as a site for soldiers
home was killed by the adoption Of
the adverse report Of the committee On
state Institutions for the reason that q
similar bill had been introduced In the
House and had been favorably acted
upon.
House concurrent resolution No. O,
by Mr.. Wolfe. declaring the Colorado
Assembly to be In favor of the indie
endence OF Cuba, was laid on the
table without argument.
Senate joint memorial No. 4, by Seu-
ator McCreery. memorializing Congress
to pass the bill regulating the salaries
Of clerks In p0stoffices of the first and
second classes, was considered.
The memorial was opposed by Sena-
tor Kennedy and Senator Bromley and
Senator Reuter- and Senator Crosby
spoke in favor Of Il: The memorial was
House-When the House convened
to-day much surprise was occasioned
by Speaker Hurlbut calling the presl.
dent pro tem., Mr.. Lawrence, to the
chair and then making a motion that
the vote by which the Helb4g charter
bill was placed at the foot Of the cal
endar on Friday, be recOnsidered.
Mr.. Stevens moved q call Of the
House. When the absentees had been
brought In Mr.. Hurlbut's motion to ne
consider was put and carried by .
luminous vote, every member pres
ent voting for reconsideration.
Mr.. Hurlbut then moved that the
rules be suspended and the Helbig
charter bill be placed upon third read
Ing and finally passed.
After the bill was read. vote was tax
en- and the Helbig charter passed third
reading without dissenting voice.
The afternoon session Of the House
was taken up with the discussion II
Mr.. jenkins bill to regulate building
and loan associations, which passed
second reading ~.
The auditor OF the state II made ex-
0i1lciO examiner Of building and loan
associations by the bill. Due provision
ID made for the regular examina tion OF
the books and affairs or each associa.
tton. aGr
Every association IL required to make
an annual report to the auditor Of the
State Of the financial condition Of the
association. II the auditor shall nnd
that the business OF the association 10
ON paying basis and Ia being conduct
ed In safe and conservative manner
be shall issue to such association q Ger
ti0cate authorizing 1t to continue bust
ness for the next year from the date
Of such certificate. The bill also cx-
empts the associations from taxation
On the ground that they are benevolent
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