The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25


made by the present Legislature. The
money spent from the internal revenue
fund would be as well expended as any
of the money of that fund.
Several petitions have been circula-
ted among the members of the lower
house recently by candidates for ap-
pointIve offices in the new county Of
Teller, which Governor Thomas will
have the pleasure of filling Mt his con-
venience. Representative ]. W. Gaugh-
an Is said to have received the indOrse-
ment Of the House members for the
position of sheriff. w. p. Seeds of
Cripple Creek for county Judge and
John ]. DOwney of Independence for
county superintendent of schools. Col
onel B. +. Montgomery, it is said.
would not refuse the Office of county
attorney. Other and numerous candi-
dates have made their appearance.
Governor Thomas has sent to the Leg
islature n statement of his views rela-
tive to the management of the insane
asylum. His conclusions are that the
institution has been badly managed,
but find that he has no authority to re-
move the superintendent or the mem
bers,of the board of control. He says:
1.-The management of the State Insane
Asylum for the past few years has
been most negligent. For this negli-
gence the Board of Commissions and
the superintendent are alike responsi-
BILE. A rigorous and systematic admin
istration of the affairs by the Doaru
would of necessity have resulted IN
similar administration by the superin-
tendent." The governor recommends
larger appropriations for the asylum
Legislative practice as regards the
dealing out of patronage Is 10 pe
revolutioniZed by the Twelfth General
Assembly unless the House undoes
the work that has been so carefully
accomplished by the Senate. A defi-
mite step IL the direction of reform
was taken by the Senate the other day
when it passed on third reading ).
B. No. 26. the McCrcery salary bill.
which reduces visibly both the num-
ber and the pay of the Assembly Off
GERS and employees. Under the law of
1895 the last act Of the Legislature
passed on the subject. the Senate is al
lowed sixty officers and employees. ana
the House Of Representatives seventy
officers and employees. making & total
of 40. The McCrecry bill reduces the
total to eightyfour. giving the Senate
thirty-seven and the house forty-seven.
BY cutting off forty-six employees the
Legislature will save to the state
thousands of dollars annually.
Governor Thomas has affixed his
official signature to what is commonly
known as the 1.-THE eight-hour DILL
This bill regulating the hours of en-
ployment in underground mines and in
smelling and ore reductions, passed
both the House and Senate without
amendment and becomes law In its
original form. Its full text Is US fol
lows:
Section 1. The period Of employ
ment Of workingmen in nil under
ground mines or workings shall be
eight GD hours per day, except in
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 or
refining of ores or metals shall be
eight hours per day. except in cases of
emergency, where life or property is in
imminent danger.
Sec. 3. Any person, body corporate.
agent, manager or employer who shall
violate any of the provisions of Sec
tions one and two of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be punished by
fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $500, or by Imprisonment not
more than six months, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
The bill of Judge Kennedy to remove
the Soldiers and Sailors Home from
Monte Vista was brought up in the
House last Thursday and another
fight was precipitated on it. George
Smith and Messrs. Hammond Law
renee Rawalt, Montgomery. Short md
Clark spoke against the bill. The op-
position based its objections on eco
nomic grounds and the desertion of the
quarters at Monte Vista without max
ing provision for their occupancy.
Mr.. Rawalt declared it was an Arapa-
hoe county scheme. Messrs. Cannon,
Elliott. Browning and Farris favored
the bill. The vote stood 43 to 16 in
favor of the bill. The vote in detail
ger, Barnard. Bartels. Bradley, Briscoe,
Browning. Burwell. Byron, Can
non. Cnstetter. Dickerson. .Drumm,
Duncan. Dunleavy. Elliott. Estes, Far
ris. Harter. Hermond. Hollenbeck. JEFF
ferson. Judkins. Kamm. Kendrick,
Kennedy COuray). Kennedy Iake),
Lee. Litz, Mclean. Morris, hatcher,
Patterson. Pine, Reichard. Ryan,
/ Schroeder. Severance Smith (Mesa).
Taylor. Turney, Wright. Mr.. Speaker.
Nays-Barry, Bell. Clark. Garcia,
Gaughan, Hammond. Lawrence, Mont
gomery, Murray, Ovington, Rawalt,
Short. Sloan. Smith (Chaffee), Steele,
Uglow. The bill carries with 1t a
$4,000 appropriation. 1t is expected
that the institution will be located In
Denver.
East-bound passenger train No. 3.
Conductor Thomas. jumped the track
Just west of Nolland. Kansas. on the