The Lamar register., 1893-01-14


other controversies.
recommend applicable TO all corpo.:i-
tlons in Colorado employing 40 or more
worknen. u law establishing. as TO labor
dlftculties, compulsory arbitration; that
general strikes and iock-outs be made iile-
gal. and that certain judicial officers of our
present judiciary be designated to hear and
determine this class of labor difficulties.
l also recommend that the state hereafter
let out no work or job OF any kind. by con-
tract except in printing. publishing and in
the cases required TO be by contract by tie
state constitution.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
From the examination have been able TO
make, IL appears that, by the abolition of
capital punishment in Michigan, Wisconsin
and Kansas. the percentage OF crime In all
those states has been diminished and at
the same time the percentage OF convictions
for the crime Of murder In the first degree
has been increased. In view of these facts.
recommend that law be enacted to the
effect that no person convicted in Colorado
OF murder in the first degree shall be
cuted, except on special warrant of the
governor of the state. with the understand
Ing that the punishment for the crime OF
murder In the FIRST degree shall be life I'm
prisonment.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE
About eight years ago a law was passed
giving to the women of Colorado the right
to vote at school district elections and In
asmuch as since that time. the heavens
have not fallen, and the efficiency of the
public schools has been greatly improved,
recommend a law extending TO the women
of Colorado tue right of suffrage at all
municipal elections.
THE FEH SYSTEM.
The system of paying for the services of
the county officials by fees was most
righteously abolished by the Eighth general
assembly. 1t is possible that under the
salaries as fixed by law. the pay of some
of the county officials Is insufficient If the
assembly thinks l recommend that the
dptfffpupy ha Iad Inv in, fha al.
aries of those officers specific amount,
but In no case restore the fee system.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
The Australian ballot, though cumbersome,
ia correct in principle. The people of the
state have become somewhat familiar with
IT. and recommend no change except such
as Is necessary to relieve the law of com
plicated and useless requirements. When a
political party has met in regular conven-
tons, and by fair majority of its regularly
elected delegates, decided upon the political
nolicy for the campaign, no faction or mi
nority OF the party, and no state county
officers should have any authority to sit in
| Judgment on such action. and no other ticket
| shonlI be printed on the official ballot un-
der the distinctive name OF that party. The
| right TO locate local nominations upon any
| ticket should be left solely to the county
district conventions making the nomina-
| tions.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
The act creating the board OF capitol ruan-
ayers provides that the term of Office shall
| he until the entire completion and furnish
Ing of said capitol building and the full ac-
ceptsnce OF the same by the state of Colo
RADIO and the said act further provides
that 'the entire construction and furnishing
| OF said capitol building shall be completed
| by the frst day of January. A. D., 1893"
1t is a question, therefore, IL the life of said
| board has not expired by Its own Limitation.
Inasmuch as the law provides for archi-
| tects. superin;endents, etc. 1t appears to
| rr1s the stir,pa-ylgtnn that the
state need exercise In the premises. be
| efficiently performed by board of capitol
| managers composed OF three of the state of
hrerS. who shouid receive no compensation
| therefor outside OF the necessary expenses.
| I advise that the section Of the law provd-
| Ing for the appointment of the present board
| OF capitol managers be repealed and new
| enactment made In conformity with this
| recommendation.
| ENCESS OR ILLEGAL. WARRANTS.
About s50aOo1 of exc warrants, pro
nounced Illegal and void by the supreme
| court of the state, have ben paid hy
| monies taken from the school fund and sal !
| warrants left In sail fund inter ST
| bearing Investments. and about S36o.ooo Of
| similar warrants heId by outside par
| ties.
| that .'the public school fund OF the safe
shall forever remain invio.ate and intact.
| and the school fnd appears to be saddl'
| with s5OouOD In warrants confess 10 b.
Il =
I decay you asc rtrin thu amount of each Of
] these warrants the tine q. which and th =
| purpose for which each was issued, ard
/ take che proper steps 10 conetlde as to
! the validity thereof to the md that II tn
| public schn1t fun q the a-e has b. n
| depleted hy inve IN mt Ia any Invalid
| worthless or fraudulent warrants, tho
! blame mJy b. pllce1 where 1t belongs Gn'i
| all possible rest ration lie mafe II M
! money unlawful taken from the scho y
/ fund. In this connection l invite your at-
f. isution to an att. entiu d AN act In rea-
| tinn TO excess and defci 'ncy warrants =
/ approved April .. 1871 - inquire into the
| coustituiiona.iiy OF spid act
] COMMON SCHOOL hooks.
| In view Of the fact that trust has bPel
| formed throughout 9Se Unitsd STATS il
| the. publication Of school books. and tie
\ people OF this state are compelled TO pay
| eStOrtiouate prices for the sch ol bcoks
| used in our common ; hobs, and in risw
| of the further fac that our stata Gstitu-
| tlou requires printing for the state 70 be
| by contract, and also ( rbId' any compii-
| sorry designation nf school books. | recon-
| mend a law proviilins that the staee i'su
! proposals and receive bits from hoo,
| book publishers r the Publication Of En-
| riish tex. books In common sch5s's;
| thn contracts be mad, by fhc state with
| thos. publishers whose bids may be the
lowest and b. aupruved for the delivery OF
| such text books as siia b. or cred by the
| s.ate; 91at the series be form,
/ and that all school dis ric $ in Coloradi )
| which desire and make application for said
| books. auy ef tn IN. h sipplisd at the
| coss ptica pail by the ssAte.
| THE WOlu.DS FAIR.
Two wears ago the Eighth general assem-
| bly, appropriated $4,000 to pay the ex-
| pt clSes OF Colorado exhibits Only about
| $1,000 OF luis amount has been available,