The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-23

TDe fHris HxpOsftlou appropriation
and Colorado museum bills have been
laid upon the table.
The House nnti-scrip bill has been
reported without recommendation and
placed upon the calendar.
The House has passed the bill to raise
the tax on insurance premiums from
two to three per cent.
The House bill changing the manage
ment OF the state capitol was reported
adversely. The measure would have
abolished the State Board Of Capitol
Managers.
Several members OF the House have
received kilograms from persons 10
their own counties demanding that they
vote against the bill for state license
on saloons
Senator Crosby's bill to reorganize
the management of the Insane Asylum
was reported fayorably by the Sennte
In committee of the whole. after a ses-
sion lasting nearly all night.
The contest between STR. Tanquary
and Mr.. Fisher for the senalorship OF
the Twenty seventh senatorial district
has been decided in favor OF Mr. Tan
quarry by vote of 23 TO II.
The general appropriation bill Is now
ready for Introduction In the House.
The Appropriation Committee VIII
pnss on II mt the first meeting, and IL
VIII be Introduced Mt the next follow
Ing session.
II wns stated In the House the other
day that Governor Thomas will refuse
to sign the bill for excess employees
until the Legislature passes the biil
which Will prevent their employment In
the future.
The Senate has concurred In the
| House amendments TO Senator Nc
Creery's retrenchment bill. One of the
amendments provides that printing
clerks in the future shall be expert
proof readers.
A paper was started among members
Of the House yesterday to raise sub
scription to buy n watch and chain
for the speaker. The feeling over GER
tain bits of Legislation has NOT yet sub
sided and many Of the members re-
fused to contribute.
The House Committee on Revision
has concluded TO amend all the appro-
priaticn bills for roads and bridges
that call for money out Of the general
fund to be returned to the internal
Improvement fund from the capitol
fund.
Among the bills That passed third
reading In the Senate was one to allow
railroad companies TO buy up connect
ing lines and make one long through
! road. The bill was introduced, 1t is
stated, Mt the request OF the Colorado
- f..tx ~tuv t<rs n -
small lines making up Its great through
line one title and one organization.
The House has passed bill appro-
priating 100000 TO erect new hall of
metallurgy in connection for the State
School of Mines. and for improving
the heating facilities. II has also ap-
propriated $4,000 for discharging the
floating debt of the institution. There
seems to be no doubt of the concur
renee of the Senate.
The educational committee reported
unfavora bly,. the measure to revolution
ize school management. The bill pro-
vides that all schools In cities of the
first, second and third class shall heat
the buildings with hot air md shall
light and ventilnte the buildings accord
Ing to the most modern methods.
All the appropriation bills that pro
vide for building roads OIL bridges from
the general fund will be p: tested when
they come up for third reading in the
House. Mr.. Montgomery is drawing
up protest that Will be filed with each.
The protests will be signed by twenty
eight members of the House. They In
tended filing the document when the re-
port of the revision committee wns
handed In, but third reading was select
ed as more appropriate time.
Senator Stewart declares that Gov
ernor Thomas lis Influenced In his at
titude toward the management of the
insane asylum by political ambition.
The Pueblo senator viciously attacks
the motives of s. b. No. 1913 Crosby.
to vest the management of the asylum
In state lunacy board. He declares
that the sole object of the bill Is to re-
move Dr. Thombs, and that the gov
ernor, In demanding that the superin-
tendent be removed Is spreading his
sails to catch the breezes Of popular
ity. aaT i'a''tt -f.i'l = te1't 'faNs'ilaft' a
1t may be that Representative FL
iiott's bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
Colorado Humane society will be killed
in the House on the ground that 1t is
Unconstitutional The bin has passed
second reading, and 1t Is In the hands
OF the revision committee The latter
body considered the measure and the
majority OF the members were inclined
TO the opinion that the Legislature
could not appropriate the money asked.
because the society IL not under the
control Of the state. Another provision
of the bill is that offices In the state
house shall be furnished TO the society.
The enemies of Teller county, defeat
ed in the legislative branch of the
state government, have appealed to
the judicial branch to override the ex-
ecutiye. Application will be made In
the District Court of Arapahoe county
next Saturday for an injunction re!
straining the governor from appointing
any member of the board of county
commissioners of the county Of Teller
or any sheriff. county judge. assessor,
coroner or other officers for the county
of Teller. and from doing any 9th r
acts toward the organization Of I g
proposed county until further ordered
by the court.
Senator Ammons' bicycle path bill,
after long debate, has passed second
reading. and was ordered to final pass
age, which by this favorable action Is
now n certainty. An appropriation OF
5000 is involved. In explaining the
measure, Mr.. Ammons said the path
from Denver to Palmer Lake was only
beginning. Eventually the path would
reach Pueblo. More people were in.
terested In the path than in any other
road In the state. Senator Whitford
urged that the bicycle path would be as
meritorlous improvement as any
made by the present Legislature. The
money spent from the internal revenue
fund would be as well expended as any