La Junta tribune., 1899-03-04
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

read In the House on the End.
Bareia was the only member that
voted against the antitrust bill in the
Senate.
The bill TO reduce county salaries Is
occupying great deal OF attention in
the Senate.
The Senate adopted a resolution to
print 800 copies OF the governors anti
trust message.
The bill to abolish the position OF
Supreme Court reporter caused n long
ana warm debate in the Senate Friday.
The bill to make eight hours n days
work In mines and snelters has passed
its second reading In the Senate by
vote OF 10 to o.
The governor sent message to the
Legislature Tuesday denouncing trusts
and urging legislation 10 protect the
people against them.
A bill has passed the Senate provid-
Ing that graduates of all universities,
colleges and normal schools who have
taken certain courses may teach on
the strength of their diplomas.
The bill requiring Insurance com
panies to pay the fun value OF policies
when insured property is totally de
stroycd has passed the Senate. Mr..
Buckley led the opposition 10 the meas
urc-
The three women members of the
House, to whom was referred the res
olution to permit smoking, are not
agreed In their report. Two of them
would permit II. while the third Is op'
posed.
Mr.. Gaushan's mechanics lien bill
was recommended for passage by the
committee of the whole after being
sig Sly amended. This bill seeks to
givo T'pcrs liens upon mining property.
even though they are employed by
leasers or sub.leasers
Dr. Judkins' Inheritance tax bill, as
amended last week in the committee
OF the whole. passed the House of
Representatives Friday. Other bills
passed were Senator Whltford's meas
ure to regulate the admission Of evil
dence In civil actions. and that OF Mr..
BalIinger ,o allow the release of one or
more joint debtors.
The Teller county bill nearly caused
fight In the House Friday. the con
test arising over the proposition to
send n committee TO Cripple Greek TO
investigate the need OF new county.
The motion finally carried by one vote
The committee appointed Is as follows:
Short Smith OF Chaffec. Rawglt, Sloan.
Burwell. Castetter, Schroede-, Ken
drick, Bell.
The House committee on canals and
reservoirs has reported favorably on
the measure requesting the United
States TO spend 100000 year for
five yenrs in constructing an immense
system OF reservoirs in Colorado, The
point Is made that n government that
SPENDS so much to improve rivers and
harbors should certainly do something
for people who have peither rivers nor
hnrbors 30 improve.
Everett Bells antI-scrlp bill passed
the House of Representatives Thurs
day without a dissenting vote. The
author OF the measure had the cmery-
cncy clause added TO 1t and both clause
and blll We're passed. Mr.. Bell said
the coal corporations would test the
constitutionnli,y Of the proposed law
and he wanted to give them as early
nm opportunity as possible. The vot.
stood 80 10 o.
The finance committee of the two
houses have decided to investigate the
demand OF the citizens OF Ouray coun-
~ MIiii w Va tH'
Nears toll road in that county. A bill
calling for its purchase is before the
Legislature. and the committees are
anxious to know the sentiments Of the
citizens before approprlating money
for the purchase of the road, also
whether the demand Is just.
Two of Senator Parks bills Were
passed by the Senate on the 23rd. One
OF them is to amend the general stat
utes in regard to the formation of cor
poratlons. IL proposes to give power
TO railroad companies to lease or pur-
chase lines not parallel. The other Is to
| fix the liability of fire insurance COM
| panies in certain cases, known as the
valued policy insurance. Senator Buck
ley alone opposed Its passage.
1t is unlikely that further protes,
| will be made against paying the Eek
| cess" employees of Senate and House.
though the representatives who made
| the first protest still declare the off,
| GERS have not been legally employed.
They state that they have discovered
| that certain employees of the Seventh
| General Assembly. occupying the
same position as the extra employees of
the Twelfth. received warrants that
have been classed among the Illegal
| excess warrants and have never been
paid.
| Senator Ammons' bill creating a state
railroad commission and In many ways
regulating the conduct OF transporta-
| tIon corporations has encountered n
snag In the Senate committee on cor
porations, and the ultimate disposition
| OF the measure Is in doubt. The com
mittee held a meeting Thursday even
| ing. and 1t was told afterward that
stormy scenes were enacted On Mr..
Ammons' account. 1t Is well under
stood that there will be two reports on
the measure. 1t is said that the COM
rEittee Is pretty evenly split upon the
proposition.