The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-07

| or stenosrapher preparing the same to
certify thereon the legal fees paid
therefor by the appellant or plaintiff
! in error, and the clerk Of the court in
which the same shall be filed shall tax
such fees as part of the costs of the
| case, and in case of reversal the same
shall be paid by or collected from the
appellee or defendant in error in the
| same manner as other costs. The
emergency clause provides that the
law shall apply to pending cases, as
well as those hereafter brought.
Mrs. Lees bill to provide for the
heating, lighting and ventilation of pub.
| lie school houses in districts of the tirsr
and second classes, came up in commit
tee of the whole Monday, and J. Frank
Adams, Mr.. Patterson and George
Smith opposed the measure quite Wig
| orously. Mr.. Adams read letters from
several educational authorities which
We're not favorable to the measure.
| AGcssrs. Rawalt, Judkins. jefferson
! Hammond, Drumm, Dilts and Bradley
and Mrs. Lee spoke in favor of the bill.
/ Upon motion of General Browning thI,
section was ordered stricken out which
| requires that no school building covered
| by the provisions of the measure shall
be used after January l. 1900. unless
| ii has been constructed so as to comply
with the law. After other amendments
had been accepted the bill was recon-
nended for passage by a large major
ity.
The eight-hour law passed the Senate
by vote of 2G to 6 ON Wednesday. The
bill reads as follows: Section l. The
period of employment of workingmen
in all underground mines or workings
shall be eight tS) hours per day, except
in cases of emergency, where life or
property is in imminent danger. Sec
ton >. 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 / and . of this act shall be-
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and
upon convictions, shall he punished by
n fine of not less than $50 or more than
$500. or by Imprisonment not more than
six months or by both fine and impris-
Onment.
The bill to enable corporations to
extend terms of their incorporation
was put on third reading. The point
was raised that it might possibly ap-
ply to franchises. An amendment of
fered by Senator Evans eliminating
toll-road 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
Creede and Ouray toll roads are bur
densome to the people and should not
be allowed to remain in possession of
the companies longer than the twenty
years for which the companies We're
Incorporated. The speakers agreed
that those roads should revert to the
state. The vote ON the final passage
of the bill was 2t for and against.
Amid scenes of the utmost confusion
Senator Ammons' bill. for the creation
of Teller county, passed second read
ing in the House of Representatives ut
$50 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 b
solid phalanX, which it 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 its course. The vote in de
tail stood as follows:
Ayes-Adams, Barnard. Barry. Brad
ley, Byron. Clark, Drumm, Dunlavy,
Elliott, Englcy. Farris. Gaughan. Ham
mond, Hermond, Hollenbeck, Judkins,
Kendrick, Kennedy (Ouray), Lee, Litz,
Montgomery, Moore, Morris. hatcher,
Oyington, Patterson, Rawalt. Ryan,
Short, Smith tChaffce), TUrncy, Uglow
Wright-33.
Nays-Ballinger. Bartels, Bell. Brs-
coe. Browning, Burwell. Cannon, Cas-
letter, Dilts, Duncan, Estes. Garcia
Hughes, Jefferson. Jones. Kamm. Ken
nedy Hake), Lawrence. Mclean, Pinn.
Rclchard, Sanchez. Schroeder. Sever
anc5. Sloan, Smith Mesa, Mr.. Speak
er-27.
The House appropriations COMMITTEES
reported these bills for the favorable
consideration of the committee of the
whole. together with certain proposed
reductions in appropriations: Wagon
road in Hnsdale and San Juan coun-
ties, $4,000; wagon road in Eaels
county, $1,000; wagon read in san
Miguel county. $1,000: aTtesian well IN
Cheyenne county, $1,000; artesian well
in Garfield county: new Soldiers and
Sailors home. $4,000; bridge across
Arkansas river in Otero county, S1O-
COO: bridge across the Gunnis1n near
Whtehogn. $4,000; 10 complete Il wag-
on rouu III jefferson county, 5000;
road in Yuma and Morgan counties.
S12.5OO; to repair and construct road
in La Plata county. $1,000; road in
Douglas county. $4,000; reservoirs in
Park county. $4,000; bridge across
Snake river in Routt county, 5000;
bridge across Roaring Fork near Ba-
salt $500: bridge across White river
near Meeler $1,000: to empower the
State Home for Dependent Children to
purchase lands and erect suitable
buildings thereon, $4,000 out of state
treasury: for support of State Board
of Health. $1,000: rOad in En Gle and