The state herald., 1899-03-17

'iuitu W Dc StIIt mower.
The bill npproprlating $4,000 for an
artesian well in Cheyenne county has
been recommended for passage In the
House.
Senators Wheeler and Taylor had n
spirited controversy Friday night, and
hnd 10 he separated by the sergeant-at-
arms No blood was spilled.
In the course of rather warm de-
bate the other day, Senator Wheeler ;c-
cused Senator Taylor of having ambi-
tions TO succeed Senator Wolcott.
The Senate has passed the bill intro
dnced by Mr.. Parks providing that in
all ciril cases n verdict agreed TO b!
three-fonrths of the jury shall he valid,
y bill appropriating $500 for con
structing good road over the sand hills
OF YUM, Morgan and Washington
counties Is receiving favorable consld-
Grafton.
Several members of the House have
received kilograms from persons in
their own counties demanding that they
vote against the bill for Il state license
ON saloons.
Senator Smiths bill to force assess
ment companies to print in red Ink at
the top of their policies: This con-
tract Is issued on the assessment plan
and It's cost is not fixed" has been
killed.
Without the emergency cause the IN
dcterminatc sentence bill, drawn by the
State Board of Charities, and intro
duced by Senator Stewart, was finally
passed by the Senate Tuesday. The
vote was 2l TO II.
From the committee of the whole the
House has favorahly reported the bill
appropriating money In aid of the State
Home for Dependent Children. The bill
contemnlaieS the erection and equip
lncnt of new home on a new site. ana
the appropriation of 100000 therefor.
The Senate finance committee has
recommended that the bill for n wagon
road along Green lake 10 Clear Creek
gulch pass. II also recommended for
passage Mr. SeldomridGe's bill for the
payment of the mobilization of troops
in the present war.
The people of Cripple Creek are pre-
pairing lot of medals for the mem
be-s of the House who stood by the
Teller county hill and banquet is
proposed for Saturday night next
week The opponents of the bill are
talking of getting twenty seven leath-
er medals.
Mr. Barela's Mexican war joint reso-
luton has been passed II provides
for an address 10 the national Congress,
asking that guns. field pieces and ban
ncrs captured by the United States dur
ing the Mexican War he returned TO
that country. Mr.. Bnrcla urged that
Colorado should take the lead in this
movement.
The general appropriation bill will
appear in the House. 1t is expected.
early next week. The committee has
been gathering statistics from all the
state departments for the past several
weeks. and comparing them with the
bill Of two years ago. The work is
nearly completed and Clerk Henry
Wood expects TO have the bill drawn
up by Monday morning.
Senators lIm and Taylor and Attor-
ney General Campbell and Attorney
lNultllIN
committee OF the House Thursday
night TO argue the points OF Senator
Philips antitrust bill. II was pretty
generally agreed that the exception OF
melon and fruit trusts from the pro-
visions would vitinte the bill. The ju-
dietary committee viii try to cure the
defects.
Senator Taylor's bill for wagon road
from Denver TO Grand Junction occu-
pied most OF Saturday, and for the pur-
pose OF pushing IL through the senator's
held an afternoon session The at.
tack on the measure which caused all
the trouble ON Friday nigh, was re.
newcd 10y senator Wheeler. He was as.
sisted In his fight by Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Stewart. The motion 10 make a
favorable report carried.
Mrs. Carrie Kaiser is confident that
the people of Cripple Creek will ask an
Investigation Of the reported scheme TO
dope" members of the House who
favored the Teller county bill. She
says her connection with the mntter
was simply to discover what the plans
were and expose them. The result
placed her In light that is not at all
agreeable. She has asked an lnyestiga.
tion that Will prove her exact conncc-
ilon.
Al the appropriation bills that pro-
vide for building roads or bridges from
the general fund win be protested when
they come up for Third reading in the
House. Mr. Montgomery Is drawing
up protest that VIII he filed with each.
The protests viii be signed by twenty.
eight members OF the House. They IN.
tended filing the document when the re-
port Of the revision committee was
handed In, but third reading was select.
ed ns more appropriate time.
Speaker Smith thinks the question
raised IN the House that the bills an.
proprlntlng money from the general
fund for roads and bridges was with.
out n knowledge OF existing conditions.
The recommendation OF the commit.
tees on ilnance nnd appropriations
were not made. he says, until II had
been proven there would be money
enough for them. More than that. he
believes the estimates OF the finance
committee were about Si50O0O short
Of his own personal estimate.
The House on Wednesday passed
four bills. which were up for third rcnd.
ing. There was little opposition 10 amy
of them. The measures ARE Dr. Bnrry's
bill 10 require the consent Of both huS.
hnnd and wife f0r the mortgnglng or
sale Of property exempt By law: Mrs.
wrlghts blil. relating 10 the expenses
OF county boards OF visitors; Mr.. Bris.
coc's bin. to provide for the establish.
mcnt aud support Of high schools In
counties of the fourth aud nth clnsscs.
aud MIR Elliott's hill, relating to the
nnnsirmnIlnn Of hrllrnn IN rlilna