The Springfield herald., 1903-03-13
COL LORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL


ing stricken out.
The State Land Board on March 4th
granted leases on the following lands:
Seventeen hundred acres in Routt
county; 932 acres in Saguache county;
1.042 acres in Las Animas county: $40
acres in Adams county; 800 acres in
.,ostilla county; LAO acres in SaSu-
ache county.
Senator Ballinger's bill No. 154.
making 1t the duty of all sheriffs and
other peace officers and all agents OF
the state bureau of child and animal
protection to enforce laws for the pre-
vention of wrongs and cruelty to chill
dren and animals was passed on sec
ond reading in the Senate.
Governor Peabody has approved Sem
ate bill No. 81, fixing the compensation
of bailiffs of District Courts and estab-
fishing the salaries at Sl,SOO year in
counties of the first class, and $3.50 a
day for each and every days attend
ance on court in all other counties.
The bill carries an emergency clause.
The House and Senate are having
some difficulty in agreeing upon bills.
The Senate refused to agree TO the
House amendments to the Clayton bill
to exempt sixty per cent. of mans
wages from execution, and has also
refused to agree to the House amend
ments to the Bailey juvenile delin-
quent bills.
Senator Taylor's bill No. 1877, to make
legal holidays of New Years, Christ
mas. February 22nd. February 18th
OLincoln's birthday. Fourth of July
and Thanksgiving. was passed in the
Senate on third reading. When such
holidays fall on Sunday the bill pro-
vides the following Monday shall be
the legal holiday.
Expert Lewis B. Schwanbeck has
made report to the House committee
appointed to examine into the amount
OF outstanding state warrants, and the
committee has reported the same to
the House. The report shows that
warrants have been issued to the
amount of sS25 ,053 16; interest, S175,-
326.35; total. sl.6O1. .379.51.
Senator Rush's bill No. II, prohibit
ing the state board of land commission
ers from selling timber less than four
teen inches in diameter from school
land. was agreed to in the Senate on
second reading, after having been
amended by the addition of several
features suggested by Senator Taylor's
bill No. 102, making it the duty of
school directors to notify the land
board OF encroachments on state tim
Der land.
photographer A. L. Fellows of the
State Geological Survey. has been
called to Washington TO consult with
Professor Newell regarding the Gunni-
son tunnel. 1t is probable that ar
rangements will be made to open head
quarters here for the western states in
Guided in the Geological Survey. The
state engineer is confident that work
On the Gunrison tunnel will be taken
up by the federal government without
delay.
Bills No. 220 and 239, taking parts
of old Arapahoe county from Adams
county, to which they We're added
when the latter county was created.
and attaching them to Yuma and
Washington counties, were passed
unanimously in the Senate on third
reading. Several senators voted yea
on this question who were doubtful of
the practicability of the propositions
until the decision on the Rush amend
ment was rendered.
Former State Auditor Charles w.
Crouter has been ordered TO pay into
he registry of the District Court at
Denver the sum of sl2 2,363.54. the
amount in litigation in the suit brought
against him by the United States Re
iuction and Refining Company to re-
cover money paid under the fiat tax
law. The order was made on the
motion OF the attorneys of the plain
lift. The amount represents the tax
paid by the reduction company. and
the companies which assigned their
claims to it.
Concurrence in House amendments
to Senator Bailey's juvenile bills was
refused in the Senate after the SEN
ators discovered that the name of
Representative Whyte had been at
tached as co-author. Changes of this
character were denounced by the sena-
tors as unprecedented and without
warrant The objections of the SEN
ate to the innovation We're again raised
when the committee on conference re-
ported on Senator Clayton's bill. No.
50. otherwise known as the exemption
bill" This committee recommended
that Representative Milers name be
added to that of Senator Clayton. Civ
ing the appearance that both men We're
the originators of the idea The re-
port of the committee was rejected and
the senators decided Senate bills
passed in the House must carry the
name of the introducer only.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange
will vigorously oppose what is called
the community of interest bill now
before the Legislature, with the sup
port of various organizations of
women. By the terms of the measure.
property held by either husband or
wife is deemed TO be held by both in
common and can neither be sold or
mortgaged without the signature of
both to the instrument. In resolutions
adopted by the exchange it is pointed
out that as the law stands now there
is so much doubt and uncertainty in
conveyancing that sales are continual
ly being held up while defects are be-