The Lamar register., 1901-04-03

| when ditch owners fail to keep mead
gates in repair, was passed ny the
House.
Senate Bill 247, to provide that new
| counties may fund the Indebtedness de-
creed to he theirs from the debts OF the
old county, was passed by the House.
Senators Seldomridge. Whitford and
| Taylor, who We're appointed commit
tee to prepare resolutions on the death
of Senator J. G. Evans of Fort Col
Inns, presented their report, which was
adopted by rising vote.
1t is stated that the Senate made a
total of 200 amendments to II. B. l, the
revenue bill. The Joint committee made
24O amendments and the House made
more than fifty. The grand total Is
thus about 500.
The following senators were appoint
ed the committee on the Boulder quar-
to-centennial celebrations: Senators
Ammons, Barela, Buckley, Clayton,
Ehrhart, Lewis. Moore, Taylor. Whit
ford and the president of the Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Coates.
After the Riley prize-fight bill repeal
ing the present Cannon law was passed
in the House Mr.. Rawalt filed u writ
ten protest against the bill on the
ground that material amendments to
the bill had not been printed. The
amendments included a change In the
title.
In the Senate Lieutenant Coates an-
nounced that he had signed Senate Bill
No. 100, by Mr.. Taylor, to fix the rate
for legal advertisements at cents per
line of nonpariel thirteen ems plea
wide for the first insertion and cents
for subsequent insertions. 1t now
goes to the governor.
House bill II, to provide for the res
toration of capital punishment by hang
ing. was passed In the Senate by n
vote of 1S to 8. This is the amended
Stubbs bill, or rather the compromise
bill known rs the Stubbs-Gabrin bill.
The House after long and heated dis
cussion voted to concur in the Senate
amendments.
When Senator Teller appeared in the
lobby of the House n few days ago he
was captured by committee appoint
ed by the speaker and escorted to the
speakers platform, where he made
brief speech, complimenting the As
sembly on its work. He has spent con-
siderable time us spectator of the
legislative proceedings.
House bill 4. by Montgomery. ms
amended to place n fiat annual tax of
So on each corporation operating in the
state. received particular attention.
Senator Taylor explained that 1t was
necessary to have the record clear, be-
cause the bill would certainly be at
tackled in the courts, should 1t pass.
After the record MS to the due number
OF readings had been verified, the bill
passed without n nay vote.
The conferees of the Senate and
House on the revenue bill came to an
agreement after much discussion. but
the House rejected their report by
vote of 53 to o. In the Senate the re-
port was accepted by a vote OF % to 8.
A new conference committee was ap-
pointed consisting of Messrs. Ammons,
Clayton and Tanquary for the Senate
and Messrs. Ballinger. Dinkel, Rawalt.
Hammond and Dickerson for the
House.
The Senate committee appointed to
investigate the attempt to bribe Clerk
Connolly reported that $500 in cash
was offered to Mr.. Connolly for the
possession of House bill 3. the reap
pOrtionment bill. which the wOuld-be
briber said he would destroy in Mr..
Connelly's presence. Mr.. Connolly Is
commended for his action in immedi-
tihS tiiN " wv t''hss'Ns
The committee consisted of Messrs.
Seldomridge, Buckley and Ward.
The following bills were passed in the
House: $. b. 10, by Bucklin, amended to
make the interest on general state war;
rants four per cent. and on capitol war
rants five per cent; this bill must go to
the Senate. for concurrence in the
amendment. II. b. 90, by Ballinger, to
appropriate $1,000 for the State Bureau
Of Child and Animal Protection. II. b.
1S9, by Montgomery. to appropriate
$1,000 for the expenses of the State
Historical Society. H. B. $50, by Platt,
to appropriate S167, 600 for the univer-
sity of Colorado. II. B. 3, by Mont
gomery, to fix Mt two and half per
cent. the taxes insurance companies
must pay on premiums.
The Seldomridge bill to issue bonds
to pay the states debt was passed ON
third reading with only two votes
against it. The measure will now go
to the House and will be one of the
six proposed constitutional amend
ments to be submitted to the people.
This bill proposes to pay off all the old
Indebtedness of the state by an
issue of $2.7OO,OOO of bonds.
to run thirty-five years Mt five per cent.
the bonds to be redeemed In part or
in whole after fourteen years, This
measure was twice killed In the Sem
ate and twice revived. Its final pas
sage was brought about by the joint
committee on constitutional amend
ments which recommended this bill as
one of the six to be submitted to the
people.
Governor Orman has signed the fol-
lowing bills: II. b. BAT. to provide
funds for normal Institutes; 8. b. 81.
amending constitution so that district
attorney and county judge shall be
elected every four years, and S. B. 31S,
constitutional amendment providing