The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-11
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

shall be eight ts) hours per day. excep,
In cases Of emergency, where life or
property Ia In Imminent danger. Sec
tlon 2. The period Of labor Of work
ingmen in smelters, and In all other in.
stitutiOns 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. Section 3. Any person. body
corporate. agent, manager or employer
who shall violate any OF the provisions
of sections 1 and Of this act shall h'
deemed guilty of n misdemeanor. and
upon convictions, shall be punished by
fine Of not less than $50 or more than
$500, or by imprisonment not more than
six months, or by both fine and impris-
onmeut.
The bill to enable corporations to
extend terms Of their incorporation
was put on third reading. The point
was raised that 1t might possibly mp
ply to franchises. An amendment Of
fered by Senator Evans eliminating
toll-rond companies from the list
specified In the bill was tackled on by
unanimous consent. Senator Wheeler
first objecting. but later withdrawing
his protest. opinion seemed to be
unanimous In favor OF the amendment
1t was stated by Senator Evans and
the statement was corroborated by
Senators Roe and Buckley. that the
Creole and Duray toll roads are bur.
densomc TO the people and should no,
be allowed to remain in possession OF
the companies longer than the twenty
years FOR which the companies were
Incorporated. The speakers agreed
that those roads should revert to the
state The vote on the final passage
OF the bill was n for and 8 against.
The project for tile draining OF thu
Leadville mines by a 'hree-mile tun
mel has not been abandoned. as some
people expected that II would be. Not
withs,anding the fact that the bill of
Senator Smith approprlating $1,000,
FOR the enterprise was reported nd.
versely by the finance committee AMI
that the report was adopted. the au-
thor still has hopes that he will he
able TO resurrect thai important meas
urc. That measure means millions
OF dollars to the lake county mining
industry says the senator. "and in
directly TO the state. II provides that
$4,000 shall he set apart from the in
ternal Improvement fund Of the state
to enable us TO commence work upon
the enterprise. with such Il start as
we could make with that amount the
remainder would hc easy. for capital
could be induced to come in and take
hold OF the scheme. All we want Is I,
start. and l sec no reason why ihr
Legislature should refuse to grant our
request"
Amid scenes OF the utmost confession
Senator Ammons' bill. for the creation
OF Teller county. PASSED second read.
ing in the House of Representatives n,
2:30 o'clock this morning. The vote
stood 33 to 81. some of the minority
having grown tired and gone home
The 33 members appear TO present a
solid phalanx, which II seems impos.
s!ble to shake. and the friends OF the
bill do not doubt now that the meas.
ure Will have smooth sailing through
the rest OF It's course. The vote In de.
tail stood as follows:
Ayes-Adams. Barnard. Barry. Brad.
ley. Byron. Clark. Drumm. Dunlavy
Elliott. Engley. Farris. Gaughan, Ham.
mond. Hermond. Hollenbcck. Judkins
kondrick. Kennedy tOuray). Lee. Litz
Montgomery. Moore. Morris. hatcher
Ovington. Patterson. Rawalt. Ryan
Short. Smith ,Chaffcc). Turney, uglow
Wright-33.
Nnys-Ballinger. Bnrtels. Bell. Rris
co,.. Browning. Burwcll. Cannon. Cas-.
tetter. Dllis Duncan. Estes. Garcia,
Hughes. Jefferson. Jones. Kamm. Ken.
nedy lake. Lawrence. Mclean. Pine,
Reichard. Sanchez, Schroeder. Sever.
ance. Sloan. Smith Mesa. Mr.. Speak
err.
The House In committee OF the whol.
lias made some material changes In
Speaker Smiths bill 20 limit the levy In
counties. The bill was so amended thai
II would state specifically that the limi,
was only In the general fund OF tn.
counties named. including salaries, con.
tingcnt expenses and poor fund. All
other funds Were specially excluded,
being named as school fund, road fund
building fund and that To pay bonds or
Interest on bonds, nnd judgment bonds
ana interest on same. The classification
of counties for taxing purposes and the
limit OF taxation In each class was
amended 10 read: First class-Arapa.
hoe. -. mills. Second clnss-Weld, III.
bert and Pueblo. = mills. Third clas~-
u mills. Fourth class-7 mills. Boulder
VI Faso. Las Animas, Lincoln. Morgan
and Saguachc. Fifth clnss-s mills
Chaffcc. Cheyenne. Clear Creek. Hins
dale. Jefferson. 1.nrlmcr. RIO Grandc
and Douglass. Sixth classic mills
Cosiilla. Eagle. Garfield. La Plata.
Washington. Yuma aud Delta. Seventh
class-l2 mills. Grand. GunnIson. Otcro
Park. Prowers. ltoutt. Summit. Rio
Blnnco and kiowa. Eighth clnss-lI
mills. Archnlcfa. Bent. Custer. GiipIn.
Hucrfnno. Lake. Moniczuma. Ourny
Iitkin. San Juan. San Miguel. Hctig.
wick. Concjos. Dolores. Montrosc. Mesa
Logan and Kit Carson. Ninth class-1
mills. Bncn. Tenth Classy mills
Mineral and Phillips. The bill. a-
amended. was recommended for favor.