The Meeker herald., 1899-01-21


nominated for trustee OF the State Nor
nal College.
Chief Clerk Gray has resigned to ac-
cept an office in the auditors office. Mr..
w. A. Dickerson has been electeA 10
succeed him.
A Joint resolution has passed both
branches inviting Mr.. Bryan TO address
the assembly upon the occasion OF MS
visit to Denver.
Park county people have instructed
their representative to fight the pro
posal to add Il portion of Park count!
to the new Cripple Greek county.
After quite n fight. Senator bareih
succeeded in having resolution pass
ed ordering the printing of the Cover
nor's message in Spanish.
Representative Bradley has lhtro
duced n bill cutting railroad fares 10
two cents n mile in the valleys ana Oh
the plains and 10 four cents nile over
mountain roads.
Senator Taylor does not like 1t be-
cause the Journal of the last legisla-
ture was not printed, and has hau
resolution adopted asking the secretary
of state the reason for the omission
A petition has been presented from
the Town Board Of Gillctt, asking that
that town be named as the temporary
county seat of Teller county. and OF
rering n building free of cost to the
county government.
L. j. Picard of the Yuma Pioneer has
been elected chief printing clerk OF the
house, and II. C. Wood of the Castle
Rock Journal has been chosen clerk OF
3 fnn
senate.
\ fine of from $1,000 to $4,000 is
provided for by Representative w. =.
Steele's antitrust measure. 1t Is IN
tended to prevent the formation OF
trusts of any kind, and TO prevent any
individual or firm from becoming trus-
tee Of any solvent business.
The anti-scrip measure introduced
by Representative Ovington likes n
penalty of from 500 to 5000 for the
violation of the provisions of the act,
which prohibits the issuance OF any
form of scrip by any company to It's
employees.
senator Whitford has introduced n
bill TO amend the Denver city charter
in reference to giving to the mayor anu
city council the right to submit to the
voters the question of whether pohus
shall be issued for the franchise or
erection of n water plant. AT present
the power of submission is III the
hands of the board of public works.
The House committee on corpora
tions and railroads has two measures
before 1t that will cause the railroads
and the Pullman company GOOD ueai
of worry before they are disposet Oi
one way or the other. The frst Dill
fixes n passenger rate of two cents per
mile for all roads east OF the range,
and the second fixes the price OF sleep
ing car berths at so much per mile, iar
below the present rates.
The new lieutenant governor made
a short speech to the senators upon tax
ing his place as presiding officer. he
congratulated the members and hoped
they would extend to him the same
courteses they had done to the re-
firing officer. I'VE should work to pass
laws" he said, "in the interest of the
people and not in the interest of the
trusts and monopolies of the state.
We should conduct our business with
out chickering's. heart burnings or Ill
feelings
Chairman Rawalt of the committee
TO investigate the marble work In the
state capitol has notified his commit
tee that the work will not begin until
after the 10th of this month. He as
rertained after the appointment had
been made that the Board of Capitol
Managers had not concluded the in
restigation 1t was making into the
charges of outside marble being used.
1t was reported to him that the report
would be made on the Goth, and he
concluded to take no action until after
that date.
Among the resolutions introduced in
the Senate is one by Senator Evans
calling for an investigation of the
State Insane Asylum. 1t provides that
President Thombs be given the right
to be present at all the hearings. to
cross-eXaminc witnesses and summon
witnesses in his own behalf The com
mittee TO investigate Is to consist of
three members from the House and
two from the Senate. The committee
is to receive any reports that may be
made TO il in reference to the conduct
Of the asylum.
Mr.. Clark of Weld has put himself
squarely on record as opposing the eN
penditure of any more money on the
state canals AS he is chairman of the
canals committee, which he tried in
effectually to abolish, his declaration
is Indicative that nothing will be done
for the canal at he present session. Mr..
Clark also expressed deep-rOoted re-
sistance to and profound adherence
Of the different road building schemes.
In his speech he said some Of the roads
proposed were as visionary as though
to go to the moon.
A pure food bill has been prepared
by State Dairy Commissioner Cannon
and Deputy Hunter. Dairy products,
specially, are dealt with. Chemists of
state institutions are required to fur
nish analyses when called upon by the
proper authorities, 80 that the purity
Of any article offered for sale may be
determined. The fine for selling adul-