The Springfield herald., 1897-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, January 28th.

large number are in course of prepara-
ton, to be introduced before the ex-
piration of the thirty days allowed by
/ law for the presentation of proposed
! legislation. The committees are busy
discussing bills and reporting the same
back to the Senate with recommends
tions. Over 200 have been introduced
! thus far of which number about half
have been printed and the only one
! which has been passed by both houses
of the Legislature provides for an ap-
preparation to pay the salaries of the
members and employees.
House-The labor committee report
ed in favor of the bill to prevent the
employment of miners longer than
eight hours day. and the bill to re-
quire street railroad companies to pro-
tect motormen and gripmen from the
weather.
A bill requiring horseshoers to pass
an examination was defeated in COM
mittee of the whole by a vote of TWEEN
tysix to twenty-eight.
The bill of Mr.. O'Neill, forbIdding
the issuance of scrip by corporations
to their employees. after some discus
sion was laid over for time.
Wednesday. January 27th.
Senate-The bill of Mr.. Carney, to
forbid the acceptance of passes, aroused
tangible result. Several memorials and
petitions were listened to. the rest of
the day being devoted to the introduc-
ton of new bills.
Senator Reuter- submitted the report
of the committee on privileges and cleo
tions in reference to the contest seat
ing of Senator B. Clark Wheeler of
Aspen, at the afternoon session. The
decision was in favor of Senator
Wheeler and held that his election was
legal and the claims of the contestor
for the seat could not prevail. The re-
port was unanimously adopted by the
Senate and further proceedings in the
contest dismissed.
House.-A number of petitions in
| favor of the creation of new county
from the Cripple Creek district from
citizens in the territory to be embraced,
were read and referred to the commit
! tee on county and county lines.
The bill prepared by an organiZati ton
of business men to reduce the amount
to be exempted from attachment on Ia
borers' wages from $50 n month to 60
per cent. per month has caused much
antagonism from labor organizations.
Petitions We're presented from the
Ouray Miners Union, the Locomotive
Firemen of Pueblo and the Carpenters
L
amendment.
Mr.. Hearth, chairman of the commit
tee on towns and cities. recommended
the passage of the Engley bill to pro-
hibit the wearing of headgear in thea
ters. The report was adopted and the
bill will appear in the calendar for sec
ond reading tomorrow.
The bill to appropriate funds for the
payment of the expenses of the execu-
tive and judicial departments of state
| for the first quarter of the fiscal year
passed its second reading without OBJ
| lection.
In the afternoon the fight over the
/ O'Ncill anti-truck and anti-scrip bill,
which also contained provision for
monthly payment Of wages. was taken
up from the previous day. On that oc-
casion the committee of the whole de-
cided by n majority to consider 1t with
another bill by Mr.. Anderson of Trim
idad. dealing with the same subject
Some of the members expressed the
belief that the bill was unconstitution-
al. and it was agreed to submit the
question to the supreme court
Mr.. Englcy's bill forbidding intcrfer-
cnce with Sunday amusements and
recreations was discussed in committee
of the whole and defeated by vote of
81 to 30.
The next bill was the one to prevent
county treasurerS in every part of the
state from being candidates for imme-
diate election. the same as with state
treasurers.
A motion to defeat the bill was lost
by 26 to 30 votes. But before final
action could be had on the bill the op-
ponents secured an adjournment.
Thursday. january asth.
Senate.-Nearly the entire day was
taken up with discussions on the Den
yer school bill. introduced by Sena-
| tor Thomas. and providing for the con-
| solidation of all the schools of Denver
| into one school district. The bill pro-
| vides for the organization of a school
( district to be known as mo. l. to be
controlled by IA board of education con-
siSting of fifteen members, each to be
elected for term of three years. The
members of the board must be electors
| of the city of Denver and must also be
| taXpayS.
Any school district contiguous to
School District No. 1. or any school
district partly or entirely within the
city of Denver, may become attached
to District No. l upon n vote of the
qualified electors of the district. Upon
the annexation of outside districts all
come vested in the board of education
Of District No. 1.
Mr.. Thomas showed that under the
present arrangement the school taxes
! In District No. / We're much lower than
in the other districts of the city. The
DILL was recommended for passage.
The bill to abolish the Board of Par
ions was defeated upon final action be-
ing taken.
The judiciary committee reported to
the Senate yesterday that the position
assumed by Auditor Lowell in refusing
to pay the vouchers for the salaries of
the extra employees. provided for in the
act of 1895, was correct, and the secre-
tary of the Senate was instructed to
prepare vouchers for the employees pro
vided for under the law of 1891. This
cuts out about eighteen of the employees
of the upper house. but they will soon
be replaced under the provision of a
new law introduced by Senator Brom-
ley yesterday, which will undoubtedly
pass with no opposition.
The judiciary committee also recon-
mended Senator Schermerhorns char
ter bill for printing.
Senator Reuters bill providing that
in civil actions taken TO the Supreme