Gilpin observer., 1901-04-04
CLOSE OF THE THIRTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBL Y

The two houses of the Thirteenth
General Assembly of Colorado ad-
journed shortly before midnight of the
night of April list (the legal hour for
the session to clOse), but the clocks
in both chambers are supposed to
have been stopped and there was much
difference in the time shown by the
watches of the members.
The last bill to be passed was House
Bill No. 1, the much-disputed reve-
nue. bill, by Mr.. Montgomery, the
Senate concurring in the House
amendments (as the Denver Republi-
can states) at 2:4O o'clock in the morn
ing.
Protests We're entered against the le-
gality of the passage of the bill by
Senators Newell and Farwell in the
Senate and Representative Riley in the
House.
In the Senate 344 bills were intro
duced and in the House 43O. making n
total of TIA. OF these siXty-two Sen
ate bills and fifty-four House bills
were passed, or 116 in ALL
The Twelfth Assembly introduced
1.O51 bills and passed 100, of which
15S became laws. The Eleventh
General Assembly had seventy-eight
bills become laws, and the Tenth 114.
Bills Passed by the Assembly.
Following is n list of the bills which
have been passed by both the Senate
and the House of Representatives and
sent to the governor, as given by the
Denver Republican April 2nd, the
morning of adjournment:
S. Is. 16, by Seldomridge, af-
ter being passed by both branches
of the Legislature, was signed by Gov
ernor Orman February 18th. 1t au-
| f1,or 41,r to Ty,itn
States government of a certain tract
of land in Colorado Springs, to be
used for a postoffice building
S. Il. SO, by Moore, appropri-
ates $4,000 for the current ex-
penses of maintaining the Assembly.
1t was passed with the emergency
clause and signed by the governor
February 18th.
S. Il. 81. by Moore. was signed
by the governor February 10Th.
1t is law regulating the number of
hours to be worked by railroad en-
ployes. 1t provides that no employe
shall work more than sixteen consecu-
tive hours, except in case of casual
ty. Each employe must have at least
ten hours rest a day.
S. b. 8. by Newell. amends
the charter of the city of Black Hawk.
1t was approved by the governor Feb
ruary 10Th.
S. B. s. by Newell, amend
ing the incorporation act of the city
OF Black Hawk so as to allow the city
to acquire its own water plant Wa
: ter Istes are fixed by the bill and they
are made n lien upon real estate.
S. B. 13S, by Ammons, was
was approved by the governor Febru-
ary 2Sth. 1t appropriates $4,000 to
pay part of the expenses of main
tenance of the copitol building and
grounds. The emergency clause was
attached.
S. b. so, by w. II. Adams,
approved by the governor February
2Sth, fixes the terms of court in the
Sixth judicial district.
S. b. 167. by Lewis, was
approved by the governor March 1st.
1t provides S25,OO0 for the main
tenance of the state insane asylum and
$500 to protect the asylum property
from the encroachments of the Arkan-
sas river. The emergency clause was
attached.
s. b. 50, by Moore, which
provides for the submission to the
people of n constitutional amendment
creating an eight-hour law. was signed
by the governor March 14th.
| 1ht HNush Dill.
S. B. Q, by Rush, is generally
known as the Rush consolida-
tion bill. 1t provides for an amend
ment to the constitution whereby the
city of Denver and county of Arapa-
hoe shall be consolidated, the new cor
poration to be known as the county of
Denver. 1t was signed by the COVER
nor March 18th.
$. b. 292, by Tanquary, appro-
priated $711.45 to pay the ex-
penses of the Legislative committee in
vestigating the coal strike. 1t was ap-
proved by the governor March 18th.
S. b. 262, by Newell, provides
for refunding the bonded in
debtedness of the city of Central in
CURED in buying water works. Ap-
proved by the governor March 10th.
S. B. IL, by ]. Il. Adams,
was introduced in order that the city
of Denver might accept the bequest
made by George w. Clayton. 1t is in
the form of an amendment to the city
charter, authorizing the city to accept
bequests, and to hold and sell prop
erty. 1t was approved by the gov
ernor March 25th.
S. B. 317, by Taylor. provides
for an amendment to the consti-
tuition so as to hold county and state
biennial elections at the same time.
BY its terms district attorneys are to
be elected every four years and coun-
ty judges will have their terms of Of
flee likewise extended from three to
four years.
S. B. 13. by Parks. was ap-
proved by the governor April 1st. 1t
requests the Congress of the United
States to call constitutional conven-
ton for the purpose of proposing an
amendment to the constitution where.
by United States senators are to be
elected by direct vote OF the people.
This is the last bill which Governor
Orman signed yesterday.
House Bills signed.
Tho Housa hills 20 which the gov