The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-23

taken on the question in any county;
The third amendment makes a 2-mlu
limit on the extra taxation OF iran,
chfses. rights of way. etc As AMENDED
the bill! was ordered reprinted and ret.
commended for third reading and maj
passage.
Mrs. HEARTS bill. known as House
bill No. 2I3, which has been fayoraDly
reported TO the House, is entitled,
bill for an act requiring the consent OF
both husband and wife for the mort
gacing or sale of property exempt Dy
law 1t reads as follows: Section l.
Any chattel mortgage upon properly
exempt by law shall be void unless
both husband and wife join In such
mortgage. Section .. Any sale BY
chattel mortgage. pledge. bill OF sale
or otherwise of any personal property
which is by law exempt from sale By
execution or attachment shall be void
unless the same BIZ executed by the
wife Jointly with the husband This
bill is urged on the ground that per-
sonal property most commonly mort
gagged is that In constant use by the
wife and in which she has therefore
superior rights because of her greater
interest.
Senator Charles B. Ward Of Boulder
looked at the calendar In the Senate
yesterday and distinctly remembered
that lust thirty-one years ago yester-
day he was born in old Missouri. He
went ont and purchased fine stock OF
cigars, pre-empted cloak room. and
entertained himself and his friends
with the true story of his life. After
he had lived in Missouri long enough
to "be shown" on all occasions, he
moved to Texas. From Texas he came
to Colorado. where he studied for the
bar and was admitted to practice seven
years ago. He was elected TO the Sen
ate last fall for a term of four years at
81 a day while in session. voted for
Thomas NJ. Patterson for United States
senator and lived happily ever after
wards. There is only one member OF
the Senate younger than Senator Ward
and he IS Senator Hume Lewis OF Pu-
eblo. Senator Ward. however. has
done nothing to impress upon his fell
low senators the fact that he Is SO
Republican.
The proposed joint memorial to Con-
gress, introduced by Mr. Seldomridge,
of Colorado Springs. was defeated in
the Senate. The memorial criticised
severely the action of the government
in regard to the Philippines. closing as
follows: Your memorialists think
that simple promise of ultimate indie.
pendencc would bring about an imme-
diate and honorable peace and would in
some measure at least redeem the hid
eous national blunders OF the past two
years" Lieutenant Governor Coates
ruled that the memorial should have
been introduced within the thirty days
limit as bill. but that while # would
be impossible to introduce a bill at this
late date. a memorial could be intro
duced by suspending the Senate rule
which requires memorials to take the
same course as bill. 1t would require
n two-thirds vote to do this. Although
there were only four votes against sus-
pension. owing to the absence of many
members 1t was impossible to muster
the two-thirds Of the Senate in its sup
port.
Legislation is not all play. Sometimes
1t Is very hard work. The Denver Re-
publican OF the 18th instant saws:
chairman Ammons. chairman Of the
senate finance committee. and Represen-
tative Mcclure, chairman of the House
appropriations committee, remain.
ed at the state capitol yesterday morn.
ing after the joint committee had work
ed nearly all night and completed its
report and had passed upon all the i'm
portant features Of the bill. They were
still there aiding the clerks in making
out the amendments in proper form
when the committee members again
appeared for the caucus at $50 O'Clock
IN the morning. when the entire work
was formally agreed TO again Just as
it had been decided upon before ad-
journment at 2 O'Clock in the morning.
Both men remained hard at work with
the committee clerks until late in the
afternoon without any sleep whatever
and about o'clock the bill as sent out
from the joint committee was turned
over to the appropriations committee of
the House. according to agreement"
Under the provisions Of Mr.. Martins
registration bill. elsewhere noted, new
voters sign an affidavit setting out the
necessary facts. All the data required
by the present law is noted. The pre-
cinct books have stubs. which are torn
on and delivered to party chairmen.
The books themselves are delivered to
the county clerk. who corrects his per.
manent registration books thereby. The
bill provides that when a dispute
arises as to who is county or city chair
man OF 4 political party. the state
chairman makes final decision Be-
cause of opposition of some members
from ArapahOe county the bill was
amended so it does not apply to cities
under special charters The amend
ment was vigorously opposed by
Messrs. Bartels. Cannon and Dicker.
son. who favored the bill as 1t stood,
but the amendments prevailed. The
measure is urged rs one of the most
important in the House. Its friends
claim that it simplifies registration,
greatly reduces the cost and effectually
prevents fraudulent registration.
There was spirited debate in the
House over amendments to H. B. 81.
which. introduced by Mr.. Martin. pro-
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