The silver lance., 1899-03-24

clearly unconstitutional and Chairman
Ballinger was at frst inclined to sluf
with him. But aftelthe latter had rea'
the constitutional pbvisions over yer
carefully he expressed his doubts an
said he really believed the bills were 81
right. Mr.. Montgomery has offered
convince him of his error and the quo
ton will be further discussed. Ne
committee will report about fifteen D.
preparation bills that call for mory
from the internal improvement fund
Governor Thomas has sent to the Ig-
islature a statement of his views ra-
tive to the management of the insne
asylum. His conclusions are thatthe
institution has been badly mansed,
but find that he has no authority re-
move the superintendent or the Iem-
bers of the board of control. He iys.
THE management of the State lane
Asylum for the past few year mas
been most negligent For this egll-
gence the Board of Commissions ana
the superintendent are alike respnsl-
Bile. A rigorous and systematic amin
istration of the affairs by the oard
would of necessity have resulted IN
similar administration by the sperm
tendent." The governor recommends
larger appropriations for the asylm.
Legislative practice as regars the
dealing out of patronage is be
revolutionized by the Twelfth cneral
Assembly unless the House ndoes
the work that has been so c3efully
accomplished by the Senate. deh-
mite step in the direction of 'eform
was taken by the Senate the oter day
when it passed on third reaing >.
b. No. 26. the McCreery sally bill,
which reduces visibly both te num-
Der and the pay of the AsseDly OIL
GERS and employees. Under tn law or
1895 the last act of the legislature
passed on the subject. the Sente is al
lowed sixty officers and empICes, and
the House of Representatives seventy
officers and employees. maxim a total
of 130. The McCreery bill reuces the
total to eighty-four, giving tie Senate
and the house fcty-seven.
BY cutting off forty-six emloyes the
Legislature will save to he state
thousands of dollars ANNUALLY.
Friends of the anti-scrip ,ll, which
has been tied up in committee of the
State Senate for several weeks past,
are beginning to wonder whether the
bill will have chance for IT'S life. A
peculiarly about the measlre is that 1t
passed the lower house by 4 unanimous
vote, fifty-nine members Icing present
when the roll was called. On reaching
the Senate the Document was con-
signed to the tender mrcies of the
finance committee and tlPre 1t has re-
mained. 1t is claimed thai four mem
bers of the committee ae in favor OF
the bill. one is indifferenthnd one is I'M
alterably opposed. claiming that the
T. arav nd
ments have been insisted Upon and Rep
Bell, the fathr Of the meas
ure, accordingly drafted five minor
which are acceptable to
n majority OF the committee. The
relate to warrants issued
by ditch, canal and reservoir companies.
Those companies are accustomed. In
Colorado, to issue wtrrants In the
spring to be paid in tie fall. and this
feature is permitted in he amendments.
The bill has not reached vote In the
Senate, but strong efbrts are being
made by Mr.. Bell and ,thers of the low
er house to bring the ill to the light Of
day before it is too late.
Governor Thomas has affixed his
official signature to what is commonly
known as the "the eight-hour DILL
Ills blll. tht houi VI Nii
ployment in underground mines and in
smelling and ore reductions, passed
both the House and Senate without
amendment and becomes a law in its
original form. Its full text is as fol
lows:
Section l. The period of employ
ment OF workingmen in all under
ground mines or workings shall be
eight (S) hours per day. except il
cases of emergency where life or prop
erty is in imminent danger.
Sec. 2. The period of employment
of workingmen in smelters. and in all
other institutions for the reduction oil
refining of ores or metals shall he
eight hours per day. except in cases OF
emergency. where fe or property is IL
imminent danger.
Sec 3. Any person, body corporate
agent, manager or employer who shal
violate any of the provisions of sec
tions one and two of this act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor. and
upon conviction. shall be punished by
fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $500, or by Imprisonment no
more than six months, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
The bill of Judge Kennedy to remov,
the Soldiers and Sailors Home from
Monte Vista was brought up in th'
House last Thursday and anothe
fight was precipitated on it. .Georg
Smith and Messrs. Hammond, Law
renee. Rawalt. Montgomery. Short an,
Clark spoke against the bill. The op
position based its objections on eco
nomic grounds and the desertion of tn
quarters at Monte Vista without max
ing provision for their occupancy
Nj. Rawalt declared it was an Arapa
hoe county scheme. Messrs. Cannon
Elliott. Browning and Farris favore,
the bill. The vote stood 43 to 16 il
favor of the bill. The vote in detail
is as follows: Ayes-Adams, Balm
ger, Barnard, Bartels. Bradley, Briscoe
Browning. Burwell. Byron. Can
non. Castetter Dickerson. Drumm
Duncan, Dunleavy. Elliott, Estes, FaI
ris. Harter. Hermond. Hollenbeck. Jef
ferson. Judkins. Kamm. KendricE
Kennedy (Ouray). Kennedy Uake