Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1894 — POPULIST PLANS, [ARTICLE]

POPULIST PLANS,

Meeting of the Colorado Legislature—Gov. Walte’a Message. The Colorado Legislature met fn extra session, Wednesday, in accordance with the call of Gov. Waite. Republicans have a majority In both Houses.. Gov. Waite, in his message recommends That all silver dollars, domestic and foreign, containing not less than 371% grains of fine silver shall be legal tender for all debts collectable in Colorado. The Governor suggests the passage of an act forbidding the making of trust deeds, mortgages, or obligations of any kind payable in gold; laws providing for the issuance of certificates in small denominations in payment for work on State canals, said certificate to be receivable for water rights or purchase of internal Improvement lands, and to be converted after three years into one-hun-dred-dollar certificates; the repeal of all laws authorizing the Issue of municipal bonds, and the enactment of a law to provide for the issuance of certifichtes of small denominations in payment for work on public Improvements. Other suggestions made by the Go- ernor are. To provide for a revision of the constitution; to build Twin Lakes reservoir; to limit interest on judgments to 6 per ent.; to create a new county out of the western half of El Paso, the Cripple Creek district: to amend the homestead law: to provide for an additional judge and clerk in the Fourth district; to do away wth the contract system in public wofks; to prevent irrigating comnanies from collecting more than ope-third of the charge for water In advance of delivering the water; an eight hour law; a law against usury; to amend the attachment laws; ,to make all trust deeds contracted in future mortgages with redemption privileges; to make chattel mortgages subject to foreclosure only upon notice and according to the procedure in courts of equity; to prohibit child labor and the “sweating system;” to prevent trusts from monopolizing the coal supply, and to regdlate the weighing of coal; to amend the garnishee laws; to create nonpartisan boards of election, and to provide for the registration of all women entitled to vote, and to provide for the appointment of a State Bank examiner by the Governor. Thejtopublicans having a decided majority, it is probable that the Assembly will shortly adjourn. Some Republican members favor bringing impeachment proceedings against the Governor. Influential citizens are bringing great pressure to bear to prevent this and to secure an early Adjournment.