La Junta tribune., 1899-02-11
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

/ way or any other kind of pass. and
that the amount claimed is not In ex-
cess of the amount OF money actually
spent.
Engley's Sunday bin. which has
aroused the Ir. OF the church people. is
| as follows: Section !. That the first
day OF the week. commonly known as
I Sunday. ~ hereby declared TO be a legal
holiday. and as such, day for the rest.
recreation and amusement OF the
| people.
Section .. All places OF moral amuse-
ment may keep open on Sunday the
same as any other day OF the week:
provided. that the provisions OF this act
shall not apply 10 saloons or other
places where spirituous. vinous or malt
liquors are sold.
Section 3. Any person or persons in
| tcrferlng with the privileges and rights
| Of the people as conferred hy this net
shall. upon conviction thereof, be fined
In n sum OF not less than fifty dollars
$500 nor more than five hundred dol
lars $500 or may be imprisoned in the
county jail for n period OF not less than
I ten nor more than ninety days.
Senator Taylor presented the follow
! Ing resolutions on the death OF Rev.
Myron W. Reed, which Were adopted
| by Il rising vote:
| Whereas. The earthly and transi-
| tory life Of Rev Myron Reed. formerly
| chaplain Of this Senate. has lately
passed by transition into the life eter-
I nal; and
Whereas, Our departed friend and
| brother ever exhibited the beauty and
| power o2 his life in n simple faith in
| God; in loving kindness TO men: In
| hope and high endeavor for the great
uplifting OF the human race; therefore,
| be IL
| Resolved. That we here record our
| admiration for his superior Intellectual
| power, wide sympathies and devoted
| life. as shown by his persistent and
| aggressive labars for better conditions
| and higher Ideals OF human life. Let
| IL forever remain written OF him: He
served his generation. and fell asleep
TO await the resurrection of the just
| Resolved, That these resolutions be
1 spread upon tho journal OF this body,
and that an enrolled copy be sent tn
[ his family
| Mrs. Barry. representative from Pu-
cblo. is preparing to appear before the
/ judiciary committee and speak for her
! bill, ii. II. No. IFS. which would pre-
vent either husband or wife from mort
gaging community property without
I the consent OF the other party. The
judiciary committee has prepared a re-
port against the bill because II Is CON
| trary 10 public policy and would
bring on frequent lawsuits. 1t seems
strange TO me-" said Mrs. Barry, that
n committee of lawyers would report
against such Il bill because 1t was like
| ly to bring on lawsuits" A committee
of women is prepared to argue the bill
before the committee IL given an oppor-
| tunity One OF the prepared argu-
ments Is the story of poor woman
who did washing and finally earned
enough money 30 buy small home.
! She put the title in the name of her
worthless husband, and he mortgaged
the home without her knowledge. The
home was lost through this proceed
ing. The women will maintain that Il
law that would prevent the husband
/, from committing such acts would pre-
serve many homes intact.
| The discussion over the county sal
aries bill, which was before the House
/ Saturday morning did not close with
the adjournment OF that body. nor until
the most OF the members had gone to
| their homes in the afternoon. One OF
! the greatest objections urged was that
i the assessor was left absolutely in the
I hl 1Is Of the county commissioners.
Members claimed that boards of COM
missioners having the power to fix the
pay of the assessors assistants. held
! over the officials head this club to
! compel him TO assess as they directed.
| II the commissioners directed that GER
tain classes of property We're not to be
assessed higher than a certain sum he
must either agree to do rs they direct
+, ed or they would cut down the pay OF
I his assistants. Again. II any county
officer was thus to be under the thumb
of the board they declared that every
county officer should be in the same
boat. The salaries were also freely
discussed. After the Arapahocs had
gotten through with their charter dis
cussion they took up in committee. the
question of Harter's salary bill They
agreed TO vote as body against any
reductions except for two offices. They
We're willing that the clerk of the Dis
trict Court should have his salary
paid and that deputy sheriffs should
get $1,000 instead of 81, 800. All other
proposed cuts they agreed to solidly
resist. giving thirteen votes against
them.
The marble investigation of the
House committee Is at an end, SAYS
the Denver News. as far as any work
of the present committee is concerned
but no report has been prepared and
there is no immediate prospect of any
being made. Three times resolutions
have been drawn up for the signatures
OF the members of the committee, and
each time some member has blocked
the same being signed. All meetings
of the committee are executive. so that
the dissensions may not be given to the
public, but each time the proceedings
become fully known. Some OF the
members are eyasperated and have
threatened to withdraw from the COM
. mittec. bring up the threat Mt each
session, but all remain. Frequent trips
TO the corridors TO get fresh air or
walk off heated temper have marked
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