The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF &
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE


Senator Mcclure Introduced bill to
provide for the payment Of $6i3 for the
funeral expenses Of II. A. w. Tabor.
A Democratic caucus has decided to
proceed to an early consideration of the
eight-hour constitutional amendment.
In the Senate, Mr.. Carringer intro
duced q bill permitting the use of vot-
ing machines by towns cities and coun.
ties.
Mrs. HEARTS, precinct option bill was
considered by the House in committee
of the whole and recommended for pas
sage.
Senate Bill No. $50, by Mr.. Copp, pro-
vides for q Colorado exhibit at the
Buffalo Pan-American Exposition next
summer.
After having as much fun as possible
over q ground hog day resolution, the
House ordered all proceedings In relh-
ton to the subject expunged from the
record.
Mr.. Burwelrs "ant-treating" bill
was considered by the House In conf
mittee Of the whole and evoked some
speeches, both serious and witty. 1t
WINS recommended for third reading
and passage.
One of the Senate constitutional
amendment bills which has strong
backing Is that of Senator Taylor,
OF olishing the Court of Appeals and
increasing the Supreme Court to seven
judges. te'5
Senator W. L. Clayton of Greeley
made a strong plea for precinct option
in the Senate, urging that the Philip
1rn vsvht anT1fnc m
Denver alone be amended 80 as to ap-
ply to the entire state.
A private poll Of the members of the
Senate, made by Senator Ward, Is said
to indicate that twenty-one are In IA
vOr Of restoring capital punishment and
thirteen are opposed to it. One MEM
Der was absent and his views were not
reported.
The Introduction Of bills in both
houses of the Assembly to pay the fun
eral expenses of the late Senator III. A.
". Tabor were purely gratuitous SO
far as Mrs. Tabor Is concerned. She
not only did not request 1t, but objects
seriously to their passage.
Speaker Montgomery has introduced
bill the purpose Of which 10 to pay all
: the old debts of the state by issuing
bonds. Mr.. Montgomery's bill provides
for the appointment of non-partisan
committee of three who shall ascertain
all the outstanding Indebtedness Of
the state.
The House appropriations committee
has decided to make no report on bills,
except that they may be printed, until
all carrying appropriations are in its
hands. They will then be considered
together and recommendations made
with view to keeping the amounts alb
solute1y within the state revenues.
As the House passed resolution at
the beginning Of the session which
gives the revenue bill clear right Of
way ON the calendar and precedence
over all appropriation bills except those
absolutely necessary, members are
anxiously awaiting the report of the
Joint finance committee on that bill.
Mr.. Martin has introduced a bill
which provides a trustee to take care
Of real estate which may remain un-
claimed by heirs or devisees after adj
ministration of an estate has been
closed and final report been made.
This trustee will make regular reports
and use means to find heirs, II there
be any. i7,-
The state senators are classified by
occupations thus: Eight lawyers, four
stockmen, five mining men, three far
mers, two physicians, two merchants,
a dentist, a banker, commission mer-
chant, telegrapher, an insurance
agent, an operator Of pumping sta
ton, an Ice maker, carriage maker, q
lumber man, newspaper man and .
contractor.
It Is probable that inetead of having
different bills to cover the emergency
debts Of the various state institutions,
all may be covered by II. B. 1926, by in
creasing the contingent item of sos, 900,
made to cover old debts incurred to run
the state government. 1t Is thought
this plan may present fewer difficulties
than that Of having separate act for
each institution.
Mr.. Sprague's H. B. 3O2 seeks to pre-
vent the larceny Of small quantities Of
ore, retorts or concentrates by hedging
about the handling and sale of quanti-
ties under ton In weight with restric-
lions which enables them to be traced
to the place from which they cone.
Record must be made of all sales and
shipments and evidences Of ownership
be open to inspection.
Mrs. Hearth proposes to apply the
principle Of equal civil rights Of men
and women to practical purposes. Her
III. b. 243 requires consent of both hus-
band and wife to any incumbrance Of
property exempt by law from execu-
ton. Several states have such laws,
but In those states consent Of both hus-
band and wife is necessary to convey
title to real estate owned by either
whether exempt as homestead or not
Senate bill, No. 100, introduced by
Senator Taylor at the request of the
State Editorial Association, has
passed the Senate and is now before
the House. This bill fxes the price
Of all kinds Of legal advertising at z
cents line for the first insertion and
cents for each subsequent insertion.
The association feels under many OBJ