Colorado Legislature aims to cut clerks pay and pass bills
On the sixty third day the Senate advanced measures including reducing salaries for Supreme Court clerks and agency staff, taxed cattle from other states the same as local stock, authorized county bond refunds, and limited wage deductions. Reports noted passage of rates on notes, election return mailing, alderman elections, and city treasurer terms. House actions included strictening liquor penalties and sheriffs enforcement, with forestry proposals to curb illegal hunting and protect forests and game pending.
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Wheeler
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Blakey
Lowell
Utah
Sixty-Fourth Day Senate Deliberations on Liquor and Tax Bills
The sixty fourth day features committee reports on S B 330 banning adulterated liquor and S B 169 for appointing a penitentiary warden and guards. S B 265 advances second reading with amendments to gold cure eligibility. S B 183 covers mining claim locations as readings continue. The sixty fifth day opens with church taxation debate, finance committee urging indefinite postponement to protect higher education institutions. quorum issues arise during late session with several bills advanced or postponed.
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Pease
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Colorado Senate Action on Bills and Vetoes
The senate referred a bill to a six member special committee with a three day report. Senator Barela moved to lay the amendment on the table and the motion carried, effectively tabling the bill. S. B. 54 by Senator Armstrong to abolish the contract system was defeated. S. B. 197 Swink regulating public money deposits passed without emergency clause. S. B. 204 Reuter directing commissioners to the 1900 world’s fair passed. House actions included a suffrage congratulatory resolution by Mrs. Holly and the governor’s veto of H. B. 67. votes on overruling veto failed and the ten day limit was noted. H. R. 218 Humphrey to imprison train-wreckers for life passed third.
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Friends of the
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Colorado
Swink
Reuter
House
Holly
New York
California
H. B
Peck
Minor
Carnahan
H. R
Humphrey
Senate action and stalled bills occupy sixty seventh day
The Senate killed Wallace’s usury rate bill by a 17 to 15 vote and blocked Oro county special orders after a hlibustering House. Minor’s fee and salary bill faced fierce debate with judges and clerks’ pay limits in question, and Macomber moved to indefinitely postpone. The militia bill advanced, boosting the adjutant general’s salary from 1500 to 3000 after amendments.
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Wallace
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House
Minor
Carnahan
Macomber
Dividend Declared by American Bell Telephone Company
The American Bell Telephone directors announced a regular quarterly dividend of 3 dollars per share payable April 1. No extra dividend was planned. A separate item reports the Supreme Court of India refusing to interfere with the sentence of Johnson Jacob, a full-blood Choctaw, who is to be shot for his wife’s murder this Friday.
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American Bell Telephone Company
Supreme Court of the Indian Nation
Johnson Jacob
Connecticut Senate
Justice of the Peace
Eugene Faure
Church of Notre Dame
Clingham Court
Paris
Britain Demands £15000 Indemnity and Expulsion of Minister
Britain submits to Nicaragua a demand for £15000 indemnity and the expulsion of a British consular official after last year’s troubles. A commission to investigate damages to persons and property is requested, with Britain and Nicaragua naming arbiters and a third to be chosen from citizens of the United States. A British warship is en route to enforce terms within seven weeks from March 5.
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U States
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Nicarag
Vessels Fired Upon as Spanish Cruisers Hit American Ship
A Florida morning paper reports that Spanish gunboat Arcedo sank the American schooner Puerto Padre near Puerto del Padre off Cuba. Four of the 8 crew perished. it remains unclear if the crew carried arms or Cuban expeditions. The Arcedo was joined by the Infante Enrique voyage toward Havana amid the Allianca affair.
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Puerto del Padre
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Infante Law
Duenas
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Allianca
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