The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-02
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING

A delegation from the Wyoming
Legislature visited the capitol Thurs
day.
A vast number OF petitions have
been presented favoring the new local
option bill.
troduced In the House and $50 In the
Senate-a total OF 557.
The bill to admit ex-Confederntes to
the Soldiers and Sailors Home seems
to meet with general favor.
The anti-scrip bill OF Mr.. Bell has
been recommended for passage In the
House by committee Of the whole.
The citizens Of Dolores county peti-
tion for an appropriation of $500 to
build wagon road from Rico to Nav
ajo basin.
A committee has been appointed to
Investigate the survey OF the Maxwell
land grnnt, about which there areH
mnny complaints.
!. A petition has been presented by tnir-
ty-four taxpayers OF Florissnnt. asking
that II El Paso county be divided they
be retained In the old county.
Representative Dickerson Of Elbert
county made lengthy and carefully
prepared speech In the House Wednes-
day In reply to the speech of Mr.. Bryan
OF Nebraska.
Governor Thomas expresses the
opinion that the only way out Of the
present financial dilemma OF the state
was an net re-establishing the levy
limit for counties.
Mr.. Gnrcia has introduced bill for
an nrtesian well on state land In Con-
e1os county, which is designed to wa
ter lands that have been bargained for
by the Mormon colony in that section
The bill to do away with party en-
blems ON the ballot seems to be cham
pioned In the Senate principally by
Senators Ammons and Harris. II Is
opposed by McCreery. Barein, Adams
and whltford.
Representative Adams intends to
amend the election law SO that among
the Illegal acts that come under the
head OF bribery will be the hiring OF
carriages or other vehicle for the pur-
pose OF conveying voters to the polls
A bill IL being prepared for introduc-
tion into the Legislature providing that
supcrintendents OF irrigation and irri-
CATION commissioners be paid by the
state. Under the present law the COM
missloners are paid by the different
counties, the small county OF Phillips,
for Instance. paying just as much as
the large county OF Arapahoe. {
illuminating oils are to be looked
after by u state Inspector. whose sal
ary will be, il the bill passes, s2.500 a
year. He Is to inspect every barrel OF
oil and mark 1t, as Is done In other
states, the flash test at 100 degrees
being the proof. The deputies he may
appoint are to receive salary accord
ing to number of barrels OF oil in
spected. ..a.. -..is..--. ----.s.
Senator Hill has introduced bill to
prohibit the publication Of the ballot
advertisement In daily papers In coun-
ties OF the fourth and fifth clnss. Pa
pcrs. the author states, have been es-
tablIshed in the small towns OF the
state for the sole purpose of printing
the ballot advertisements at the time
of elections. M
A majority Of the House committee
on counties and county lines, led by
Chairman Norris favors the passage
of the bill for the new county of Tel
Ter. Two members Of the committee,
against the present confederation Of the
bill. Mr.. Jones Will, 1t Is understood,
vote against the new county, and Mr..
Cannon is undecided.
The protest Of Representative NC
Lean against the payment OF the extra
employees provided for by the law of
Iua talu
ployes OF the house, all OF the pages
and the docket clerk of the Senate
are interested. The decision cuts down
the pay of the docket clerk 81 a day,
reduces the pages 90 cents and leaves
the other employees named without
Jobs.
Representative Ovlngton is having a
bill prepared to provide for the estnb-
lishment of n board OF examination for
mine superintendents, mine bosses and
fire bosses Of coal mines. The bill pro-
vides TINT the governor shall appoint
two men to assist the coal mine inspec-
tor in these examinations, and that no
man shall be employed in any of the
positions named who has not certifi-
Gates to show that he Is experienced,
competent and a sober person. No sal
aries ere provided.
A rather interesting encounter took
place between Senators Philip and Ba-
rela the other day, when Senator
Philip called for his usury bill from the
judiciary committee. This is a bill
fixing the maximum legal rate of in
terest at 10 per cent. Some little dis
cussion arose over the rule permitting
the calling of bill from the commit
tee on twenty-fours' notice. Among
other things Senator Barela said that
Senator Philip was too fresh. Senator
Philip responded that he would rather
be that than be ancient and stale.
Favorable reports have been made
on the following: Taxing live stock i'm
ported into the state for pasturage;
taxing gross receipts of express, tele-
phone and telegraph companies: to reg
ulate telegraph rates; to regulate rates
for electric lights; to regulate telephone
and telegraph companies; TO provide for
local improvements In cities and towns
of less than 100000 populations; to per-
mitting the use OF wire fences on right
of way on public roads; to require
cities OF the second class to advertise
for bids for street lighting and to
award the contract to the lowest bid
der.
A woman on the board of lunacy
commissioners Is n provision OF the
bill introduced by Representative Bal
linger. The measure provides for a
state board of lunacy TO have charge
of the asylum, no two of the members
to come from one judicial district, and
one to be woman. No pay Is to go
to the members, but they are to be re-
imbursed for all expenses of attending
meetings. The term of office is two
years. one member to retire every two
YenrS The sunerinfendent To be