The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-31

held saturday,
The remains OF Ex-Governor Cooper
lay in state at the capitol Monday
morning.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate to enable the people OF Pueblo
to bond themselves for paving pur-
poses.
Elmer f. Beckwith, secretary of
state, has officially named his wife as
his cattle brand clerk. Mrs. Beckwith
Will receive 500 month.
The House, sitting as committee Of
the whole, has recommended for pas
sage a bill to strike out the boycott
clause in the present blacklisting law.
Representative Dickerson of Elbert
county made n lengthy and carefully
prepared speech In the House Wednes-
day in reply to the speech of Mr.. Bryan
of Nebraska.
Governor Thomas expresses the
opinion that the only way out of the
present financial dilemma of the state
was an act re-establishing the levy
limit for counties.
Speaker Smith has denied the cour-
tesies of the floor to a broker who has
been offering to purchase railroad
transportation Of members and EN-
ployes.
bill to permit prize fights with
tve-ounce gloves, upon payment OF
$1,000 license fee, has been introduced
in the House. 1t was referred to the
committee ON temperance
The attorney general absolutely re
fused 10 continue the insane asylum
~ hA n
withstanding the almost unanimous
desire of the legislative comHittee.
The bill to do away with party em-
blems on the ballot seems to be cham
pioned in the Senate principally by
Senators Ammons and Harris. 1t is
opposed by McCreery, Barela, Adams
and Whitford.
Senator Newelrs bill for capital pun
ishmtnt is intended to restore the
death penalty for murder without
giving the jury any option in the mat
ter. 1t provides for executions at
Canon City in private.
Representative Adams intends to
amend the election law so that among
the Illegal acts that come under the
head of bribery will be the hiring of
carriages or other vehicle for the pur-
pose of conveying voters to the polls.
Senator SeldomridGe has introduced
bill providing for the publication of
the delinquent tax list for two inser-
tions only in either daily or weekly,
and permitting the commissioners to
give ii to the lowest bidder regardless
of circulation.
Mr.. Rawalt, of Gunnison, says the
people have grown tired of having the
government of the city of Denver man
ipulated by the state officers as n ma
chine, the subject of charter reform
bobbing up Intellectually at every ses-
sion of the General Assembly and de-
laying necessary legislation.
A bill is being prepared for introduc-
ton into the Legislature providing that
superintendents of irrigation and irri-
CATION commissioners be paid by the
state Under the present law the COM
missioners are paid by the different
counties, the small county of Phillips,
for instance, paying just as much as
the large county of Arapahoe.
A majority of the House committee
on counties and county lines, led by
Chairman Morris, favors the passage
of the bill for the new county of Tel
Ter. Two members Of the committee
Jones and Cannon, have declared
against the present consideration of the
bill. Mr. Jones will, it is understood,
vote against the new county, and Mr..
Cannon is undecided.
Representative Ovington is having
bill prepared to provide for the estab-
lishment of board of examination for
mine superintendents, mine bosses and
fire bosses of coal mines. The bill pro-
yides that the governor shall appoint
two men to assist the coal mine inspec-
tor in these examinations. and that no
man shall be employed in any of the
positions named who has not certifi-
Gates to show that he is experienced,
competent and n sober person. No sal
aries are provided.
A rather interesting encounter took
place between Senators Philip and Ba-
rela the other day, when Senator
Philip called for his usury bill from the
judiciary committee. This is bill
fixing the maximum legal rate of in
terest at 10 per cent Some little dis
cussion arose over the rule permitting
the calling of a bill from the commit
tee on twenty-fours' notice. Among
other things Senator Barela said that
Senator Philip was too fresh. Senator
Philip responded that he would rather
be that than be ancient and stale.
The mileage of members of the Leg
islature has been computed in the of
flee of the state auditor, and the first
installment of pay viii be increased
according to amounts due under the
law. Senator Annear carries off the
palm. He is credited with 1,094 miles
as the round trip from his home in
southwestern Colorado TO the capital
and will receive $1Gi. Representative
Short is credited with 964 miles and
Representative Taylor with $50. Mem
bers of Arapahoe county will be given
no increased pay on account of mile
age.