The Springfield herald., 1899-01-20
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

the House last week.
Mrs. Frances b. Belford has been
nominated for trustee of the State Nor
NAL College.
Chief Clerk Gray has resigned to ac-
cept an office in the auditors office. Mr..
w. A. DickersOn has been elected TO
succeed him.
A Joint resolution has passed both
branches inviting Mr. Bryan to address
the assembly upon the occasion OF his
visit to Denver.
After quite fight, Senator Barela
succeeded in having a resolution pass
ed ordering the printing of the Cover
nor's message in Spanish.
Representative Bradley has intro
duced n bill cutting railroad fares TO
two cents mile in the valleys ana Oh
| the plains and TO four cents mile over
| mountain roads.
Senator Taylor does not like 1t be-
cause the journal of the last legisla-
ture was not printed. and has had
| resolution adopted asking the secretary
of state the reason for the omission.
| petition has been presented from
the Town Board of Gillett. asking that
| that town be named as the tenporat!
county seat of Teller county. ana OIL
| fering n building free of cost TO the
| county government.
E. j. Picard of the Yuma Pioneer mas
been elected chief printing clerk OF the
house, and II. C. Wood of the Caste
Rock Journal has been chosen clerk Oh
the appropriation committee IN the
senate.
A fine of from 5000 to S25,oOO is
provided for by Representative W. u
| Steele's antitrust measure. 1t IS IN
tended to prevent the formation OF
trusts of any kind and to prevent any
Individual or firm from becoming trus-
tee of any solvent business.
| The antl-scrip measure introduced
| by Representative Ovington likes
penalty of from 500 to $500 for the
violation of the provisions of the act
which prohibits the issuance OF any
form of scrip by any company TO ts
employees.
Senator Whitford has introduced n
bill to amend the Denver city charter
In reference to giving to the mayor ana
city council the right to submit 10 tne
voters the question of whether bonds
shall be issued for the franchise or
erection of n water plant. AT present
the power of submission is In the
hands of the board of public works.
Three election laws have been intro
duced, one by Representative Clark'
| who seeks TO abolish emblems on the
ballots, and two by Representative
Smith of Chafree county. The latter, III
one seeks the abolition of the emblems
and the prohibition of the use OF ma
| tional party names in mumclpai eiec
TONS. In the other he aims TO estab.
lish the voting machine in municipal
elections.
| The House committee on corpora
tions and railroads has two measures
| before it that will cause the rallroaus
and the Pullman company good deal
| of worry before they are disposed OF
one way or the other. The first Dill
fixes passenger rate of two cents per
mile for all roads east of the range,
and the second fixes the price of sleep
ing car berths at so much per mile iaf
below the present rates.
The new lieutenant governor made
a short speech to the senators upon tax
Ing his place as presiding officer. he
congratulated the members and hoped
they would extend to him the same
courtesies they had done TO the re-
tiring officer. I'VE should work TO pass
laws" he said, sin the interest of the
trusts and monopolies of the state.
We should conduct our business with
out chickering's, heart burnings or Ill
| feelings"
Chairman Rawalt of the committee
to investigate the marble work in the
state capitol has notified his commit
tee that the work will not begin until
after the Goth of this month. He as
certained after the appointment had
been made that the Board Of Capitol
| Managers had not concluded the in
vestigation 1t was making into the
| charges of outside marble being used.
1t was reported to him that the report
would be made on the Goth, and he
| concluded to take no action until after
that date.
Among the resolutions introduced in
the Senate is one by Senator Evans
calling for an investigation of the
State Insane Asylum. 1t provides that
President Thombs be given the right
to be present at all the hearings, to
| cross-examne witnesses and summon
witnesses in his own behalf. The COM
mittee to investigate is to consist of
| three members from the House and
| two from the Senate. The committee
is to receive any reports that may be
made to it in reference to the conduct
of the asylum.
Mr.. Clark of Weld has put himself
squarely on record ms opposing the eX-
penditure of any more money on the
| state canals AS he is chairman of the
| canals committee. which he tried in
cffectually TO abolish, his declaration
is indicative that nothing will be done
| for the canal at he present session. Mr..
i Clark also expressed deep-rooted re-
/ sistancc to and profound adherence
of the different road building schemes.
In his speech he said some of the roads
proposed were as visionary as though
| to go to the moon.
A pure food bill has been prepared
by State Dairy Commissioner Cannon
and Deputy Hunter. Dairy products,
especially, are dealt with. Chemists of
| state institutions are required to fur
nish analyses when called upon by the
| proper authorities. so that the purity
of any article offered for sale may be
determined, The fine for selling adul-
| terated articles is from $50 to $500.
with discretionary Imprisonment. The
sale of oleomargarine and filed cheese
| is regulated by licpnSp md dealers