The daily sentinel., 1899-04-07
WHAT THE ASSEMBLY DID.
Ninety Eight Bills Out of 200 Reach the
Governor.

There were originally upward of 1,2UI
measures introduced in the Twelfth genera
assembly. Ninety eight of these passed or,
third reading, most of which remain to bt,
signed by the governor. Two-thirds of the
bills that we're killed were dispatched by
committees. The judiciary and finance
committees of the two houses accomplished
more in this way than all the others COM
bined.
A list of the bills passed:
To amend the constitution so that six ar
ticles of the constitution may be amended
at any election.
Limitation of notice of injury to make
legal damage suits against municipal cor
porations.
Setting apart S13O 600 for part of main
tenance of the capitol.
Providing that county judges may hold
court for each other.
Appropriating $4,000 for part of the
penitentiary expenses.
Establishing the county of Teller.
Actions for rents or profits on property
recovered under court suit.
Reducing from 100 to "a the number of
of legislative employees.
State civil service commission for towns
and cities.
Establishing legal rates of interest on
county and municipal Indebtedness.
To allow railroad corporations to purchase
connecting lines of road.
To print house and senate journals.
NOT YET APPROVED.
To allow school districts to refund in
debtedness.
To make the amount of policy on insured
property the amount to be accepted by in
surance companies as the value.
Abolish emblems on election ballots.
To allow counties to refuno their in
debtedness.
To allow counties to issue bonds to satisfy
judgments.
Payment of expenses of mobilizing troops
for Spanish war.
Extending life of corporations.
Provide method of acquiring public i'm
provements in cities and towns of less than
100000 population.
New game law.
Penalty for failure of treasurers to call
warrants as provided by law.
Making th2 columbine the state flower.
Relief of reformatory.
Deficiency of penitentiary.
For a state wagon road to be built by con-
Wet labor from Pueblo to keadville.
Repeal section of act of horticulture.
Compel treasurers, clerks and assessors
to be responsible to owners of property for
costs and interest on double assessment
when lands have been sold.
Publish records of Colorado volunteers in
civil war
Publish records of Colorado volunteers IN
Spanish war.
Wagon road Denver to Grand Junction.
Wagon road in Mor,trose county.
Bridge across the Grand in Eagle county
Provide for conduct, of insane asylum and
rules for its management.
To secure payment of claims of laborers,
and others performing la
Dor and furnishing materials upon public
works constructed urider the authority of
cities. incorporated towns and school dis
tricts.
Inspection of fruit and trees brought into
the state to prevent the introduction of de-
structiye insects.
Appropriation for capitol completion.
Prevent docking of horses tails.
Providing that Colorado volunteers of
civil or Spanish war may be admitted into
soldiers home. at any time.
Care and instruction of girls admitted to
State Industrial School for Girls.
Enable. mechanics on building contracts
to place liens on the structure.
For free reading rooms and public libra
ries fn cities and towns.
Appropriate for state board of horticul-
ture.
Compel elementary education of children
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