The silver star., 1899-03-16
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

ss 10 III. -p-r.frue-S Of the accounts
was adopted but the recommendations
Of the committee We're not considered
The House on Wednesday passed
I four bills. which were up far third read
[ in-. There was little opposition to any
/ Of them. The measures are DR.. Barry s
biIl 10 require the consent Of both hus-
hand and wife fur the rnortgaginS or
. sSle Of property exempt by law: Mrs
F Wrizhr's bill relating to the expenses
Of county t.nS,rS!s of visitors; Mr. Bris-
coa-S bin. TO provide for the establish.
u1e1r and support Of high schools In
+ counties 4 the fourth and nth classes
and Mr. EIiiotr's bill relating to the
construction Of bridges in cities
The Senate on Thursday concurred
/ In the House Teller county amend
/ rseur. changing the new county from
+ the Eleventh 70 the Fourth Judicial
district The blll will b. signed b.
Lieutenanf Governor Carney and
Z Speaker smith without any question
and viii then 20 10 tie governor Gov
ernor Thomas wiIl not commit hims II
on the measure. He says the bill has
not YET officially reached him and h.
has had no opportunity TO examine it,
provisions in detail. The Senate spent
the entire morning rehashinc the que>-
ton Of the constitu,icnaliiy Of the
measure
The consriruiionalify Of tie roads and
bridges appropriation bills that call for
money from the general fund Is under
discussion In the House committee on
revision and constitution Member
Montgomery holds that the bills are
clearly unconstitutional. and Chairman
lls.Nf ff.a.-
with him. But after the latter had rad
the constitutional provisions over very
carefully he expressed his doubts and
said be really believed the bills were all
right. Mr.. Montgomery has offered To
convince. him Of his errur and the ques-
ton will b. further discussed. The
committee VIII report ab0ni fifteen ap-
preparation bills that call FOR money
from the internal improvement fund.
The Teller county bill passed the
House "Wednesday by vote of 81 10
y. and the emergency clause received
vote Of 60 10 ; a few minutes later.
The b.ll Of Senator Ammons now waits
the concurrence of the Senate in the
amendment whereby Teller county is
left In the Fourth judicial district. and.
lastly. the signature Of Governor
Thomas. The bill was not al, WED to
reach third reading without another
fierce struggle on the part Of the oppo-
sition. but they We're defeated by the
following vote: Ayes: Adams. Ballirgcr.
Barnard Barry. Bradley Byron. Clark,
brumm- punlavy. Elliott. Eneley. Far
ris. Gauchan. Hammond. Harter. Her
mond- Hollenbeck. Judkins. Kendrick,
Kennedy (Ourayi. Lee. Litz. Montgom-
cry, Moore. Morris. Murray. hatcher.
fl--frra--arV
Short. Smith (Chaffcei. Steele. Turney.
I'glow. Wright. Nays: Bartels. Bell.
Briscoe. Browning. Bnrwell. Cannon.
Castetier. Dickerson, Diliz. Duncan.
Estes. Garcia. Hughes. jefferson. Jones.
kamrn. Kennedy lake. Lawrence.
McIain. Pine. Reichard. Sanchez.
Schroeder. Severance. Sloan. Smith
tMesai. Taylor. Mr.. Speaker.
The Tanquary- Fisher election contest
Is occupying great deal of time in the
Senate. Senator McCreery made long
and able argument Friday. in which he
declared that the facts adduced did not
NJ all carry ont or subsfantiaie the
charges that the Democrats were de-
fraudcd in the appointment Of election
judges. and furthermore. said that
made no difference in this case as the
lists furnished the county commission
ers We're not legal. hence the appoint
ment of judges would have been Illegal.
Testimony was read nj length. This evil
dence was construed by Senator Nc
creery TO show that the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company was not Implicated
as charged by the confession. He said
all the so-called evidence was to the ef-
feet that some one heard say" that the
company had instructed it's men. or
some Of them. TO vote the Republican
ticket, but no one knew Of this being
done. Senator Whltford retortc | that
II was proven before the committee
that the men Were told 10 vote that way
or take their walking papers. Senator
McCreery declared most emphatIcally
that there was no Republican gang In
Huerfano county and read many pages
OF testimony 10 prove that the so-called
gang was only the regular organiza-
lion Of the party and no worse than that
" The Democrats.
Friends OF the anti-scrip bill. which
/ has been tied up In committee OF the
/ state Senate for several weeks past.
nrc beginning 10 wonder whether the
bill will have chance for lts life. A
pecu'iariiy about the measure Il that II
passed the lower house by q unanimous
vote. ffty-nine members being present
] ~ bfll tit' Ibll WIS ftltsu. I'm reaching
/ the Senate the document was con.
signed TO the tender mercIes Of the
finance committee and there It has re-
mnin.d. II Is claimed that four mem.
bers of the committee are In favor of
the bill. one Is indifferent and one is un.
alterably opposed. claiming that the
bill Is unconstitutional. Several amend.
incnts have been insisted upon and Rep.
rcscn'nfive Hell, the father Of the mems.
ure. accordingly drafted five minor
amendments. which nre acceptable "a
n majority Of the committee. The
amendments relate 10 wnrrints issued
by ditch. canal and reservoir companies
Those companies nre accustomed, In
Colorado. to Issue warrants In the
spring 10 bc paid In the fall, and this
feature is permitted In the amendments
The hill hns not reached vote in thu
Sennte. hut strong efforts are bcins
made by MFR. He'll and others Of the low
or house to bring the blll TO the light ol
day before It is too late.