The Fremont County Record

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
What Colorado's Solons Have Been Doing Since Our Last Issue.
SENATE.
FRIDAY'S SESSION
The senate did but little business. The resolution regarding a committee to visit state institutions was laid on the table; several bills were referred and a few introduced. Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow.
SATURDAY'S SESSION
Nothing was done in this body to-day, except the introduction of new bills and the holding of a short executive session. Adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday.
MONDAY'S SESSION
Moynahan introduced a resolution in regard to mining locations, making claims ten by ten, or five by twenty, chains in area. Laid on the table.
A petition from the citizens of Gunnison, protesting against a division of that county, was referred to the committee on counties and county lines.
A number of bills were read and referred. Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow.
TUESDAY'S SESSION
House concurrent resolution No. 6, appointing the committees on public institutions to visit the state institutions and a special committee of two from the senate and three from the house to visit the penitentiary, came up for consideration, and after a brief debate was laid on the table until Thursday.
A bill was introduced by Kearney, appropriating $10,000 to represent Colorado at the Amsterdam exposition.
Quite a number of bills were introduced and ordered printed, and a number read a second time and referred.
A message was received from the house which announced that it had ordered senate concurrent resolutions 4 and 6 laid upon the table; also that the house of representatives has passed house bill 84, a bill to amend an act to establish judicial districts in Colorado; house bill 14, to repeal section 7 of chapter 41 of the general laws; house bill 6, to amend an act to provide a salary for the reporter of the decisions of the supreme court; and house joint memorial 1, for the relief of settlers upon the Hot Springs tract.
Adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Consisted of but one half-day, occupied in the introduction and second reading of bills. Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow.
THURSDAY'S SESSION
The appointment of a committee to visit state institutions was postponed until next Monday evening.
The bill providing that, in criminal cases, the instructions of the court shall be given to the jury, in writing, before argument of counsel, when requested by the district attorney, passed.
Several bills were read first time, when the senate adjourned to go into joint session.
HOUSE.
FRIDAY SESSION
Rockafellow presented a petition from 311 coal miners of Fremont county, asking the house to pass bill 55, providing for the ventilation of mines and the better protection of miners. The petition was referred to the committee on mines and mining.
Clark, of Boulder, presented a petition from the miners of Boulder county, asking the house to take favorable action on the above bill. This was also referred to the committee on mines and mining.
The agricultural college bill, providing for the levy of one-fifth of a mill on the dollar for the support of that institution, was favorably recommended.
Among the bills passed to second reading was one to investigate how the streams of the state can be freed from impurities without interfering with the stamp mills.
The judiciary committee made a report relative to the revision of the laws, when the house adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
SATURDAY'S SESSION
The house tabled concurrent resolutions 4 and 6, passed by the senate, authorizing 400 copies of the biennial report of the superintendent of public instruction printed in Spanish.
A number of bills were read first time.
The act relating to the charter of Denver was referred to the Arapahoe delegation.
House adjourned until Monday morning.
MONDAY'S SESSION
Dripps presented a memorial praying for the enactment of such laws as will prevent extortionate charges by railroad corporations, and recommending the appointment of a railroad commission.—Referred to committee of the whole.
Rockafellow presented a petition from 300 voters of Fremont county, asking that the assembly take some action to prevent the importation, manufacture or sale of spurious and adulterated liquors. Referred to the committee on state affairs.
Adjourned until 10 a. m. to-morrow.
TUESDAY'S SESSION
Bills were reported establishing the counties of Montrose, Delta and Mesa.
A large number of bills were introduced, when the house, having nothing better to do, adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
A petition from the citizens of Ouray, asking that the bill establishing the county of San Miguel be passed, was referred to the committee on counties and county lines.
A bill authorizing the governor to increase the number of county commissioners, by appointment until the next general election, whenever 300 citizens of a county having 10,000 population shall so request, was reported favorably.
Rockafellow's bill for the protection of coal miners was recommended for consideration of the committee of the whole.
The bill to publish the proceedings of county commissioners in a paper of general circulation was reported adversely.
Letcher introduced a resolution that the people of Colorado are opposed to the depreciation of silver; averring that the public debt of the country is corrupting, and recommending its payment, rather than hoarding so much silver in the treasury. Referred to committee of the whole.
The house passed a resolution expressing sympathy with the natives of Ireland in their distress proceeding from evictions and famine.
Adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
THURSDAY'S SESSION
A remonstrance against the division of La Plata county was received and referred.
A large number of bills were reported from the various committees, but none passed.
The bill for the protection of growing crops was recommended indefinitely postponed.
Rockafellow's bill relative to coal mines was adopted in committee of the whole.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow.