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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1895
Page
6
An uptown hotel patron extols orange wood toothpicks made by Spanish and Portuguese peasants. He notes they arrive via steamship officers with no duties, praising their durability and the growing demand in hotels. He suggests a potential business opportunity to import them directly.
A historical portrait of Alfonso as a child king detailing his royal duties and the strict etiquette he endured. It notes his separate household and dining, the tedious state functions, and a moment when he angrily kicked his white hat during a long church service. It also mentions his early behavior like bouncing on the throne steps on his second birthday.
An old southern blacksmith ran a thriving shop until he took a young man as partner. When money troubles grew, the elder sought release but was rebuffed by the partner. Six months later, the elder discovered the truth and nailed up a placard declaring the partnership dissolved and directing all debts to Micah Davis or the elder.
State senate and house activity recounts third readings and passage of numerous bills. Legislation covers school laws roads irrigation water coal and hay weighing, a voting machine amendment, pardons boards, reformatory funding, and various appropriations for state institutions and infrastructure. Senators and representatives debated measures and noted votes, with emergency clauses attached to key bills and opposition on several points.
Seventy Ninth Day of the Senate reports the death of Senator Turner and an appointed committee to confer with the family on funeral arrangements. The session discusses bills including coal weighing regulation, state home for dependent children, printing state reports, wills, attachment laws, police courts, city charters, and mine taxation. A conference committee is named on several measures and the age of consent bill passes after a sharp vote.
The Senate approved S. B. 92 by Felker to keep the four mill state tax levy. S. B. 200 by Hartzell lets posted notices substitute for finding owners. S. B. 93 by Felker varies county property levies. S. B. 225 by Hartzell ends egg by convention. H. B. 218 by Humphrey imposes life terms for train wrecking. H. B. 59 by Holly sets age for consent. S. B. 274 by Reuter creates a governor appointed state examiner.
On a Sunday session both chambers met at 10 o'clock and completed a full day. The general appropriation bill passed the Senate and was sent to the House, where conference restored the Senate amendments. A $175,000 bond issuance bill by Lowell passed unanimously, and Johnson's $10,000 normal school maintenance appropriation cleared third reading.
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