The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-19
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE Is DOING.


Mrs. Frances b. Belford has been
nominated for trustee OF the state Nor
nal College.
Chief Clerk Gray has resigned to ac-
cept an Office in the auditors ofhce- MT.
w. A. Dickerson has been elected 10
succeed him.
A Joint resolution has passed DOM
branches inviting Mr.. Bryan to address
, the assembly upon the occasion OF his
visit to Denver
After quite fight. Senator Bareih
succeeded in having resolution pnss-
| ed ordering the printing of the Tower
nor's message in Spanish.
Representative Bradley has intro
duced n bill cutting railroad fares 10
| two cents n mile in the valleys anu On
the plains and to four cents nlie over
mountain roads.
Senator Taylor does not like u pc
cause the journal of the last iegism
| ture was not printed. and has had
resolution adopted asking the secretary
| of state the reason for the omission.
A petition has been presented from
the Town Board of Gillett. asking thh.
| that town be named as the temporary
county seat of Teller county. anu OF
fering a building free of cost TO ihe
county government.
Ell. Picard of the Yuma Pioneer has
been elected chief printing clerk OF tne
house, and II. c. Wood OF the castie
Rock Journal has been chosen clerk OF
the appropriation committee III Inc
senate.
A fine of from $1,000 to $4,000 Is
provided for by Representative W. y.
Steele's antitrust measure. IL IL IN
| tended to prevent the forinatioh oi
trusts of any kind, and to prevent any
individual or firm from becoming 'rus-
tee Of any solvent business.
The anti-scrip measure introduced
| by REPRESENTATIVE Ovington likes
penalty of from 500 TO $500 Tor the
violation of the provisions OF the ACT,
which prohibits the issuance OF any
form of scrip by any company 10 i's
employees.
Senator whitford has introduced a
| bill to amend the Denver city charter
in reference to giving to the mayor ana
city council the right to submit TO tne
| voters the question OF whether Dohus
| shall be issued for the franchise or
| erection of a water plant. At preseh.
| the power of submission Is IN the
hands of the board of public works
Three election laws have been intro
duced, one by Representative Ciark,
who seeks to abolish emblems on .he
ballots, and two by Representative
Smith of Chaffee county. The latter. III
one. seeks the abolition of the embiems
and the prohibition of the use OF ma
tional party names in municipal eiec-
tions. In the other he aims TO estaD-
Ijsh the voting machine in municipai
elections.
The House committee on corpora
tions and railroads has two measures
before II that will cause the railroads
and the Pullman company n good ueal
of worry before they are disposed OIL
one way or the other. The first Dill
fixes a passenger rate OF two cents per
mile for all roads east OF the range,
and the second fixes the price of sleep
ing car bertlis at so much per mile, far
below the present rates.
The new lieutenant governor made
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
courtesies they had done to the re-
tiring officer. "we should work to pnss
laws" he said. ''in the interest of the
people anu DOt Ill the ihttltSt VI thc
trusts and monopolies of the state.
We should conduct our business with
out chickering's, heart burnings or i'll
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
certained after the appointment had
been made that the Board of Capitol
Managers had not concluded the in
| vestigation 1t was making into the
charges of outside marble being used.
II WAS reported To him that the report
would he made on the 10th. 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 ut all the hearings, to
cross-examine witnesses and summon
witnesses In his own behalf The COM
mlttee 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 II In reference to the conduct
Of the asylum.
| Mr.. Clark of Weld has put himself
| squarely on record ms opposing the ex-
| pendlture 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 he done
/ for the canal mt he present session. Mr..
Clark also expressed deep-rooted re-
sstance to and profound adherence
Of the different road building schemes.
In his speech he said some Of the roads
proposed We're as visionary as though
TO 90 to the moon.
A pure food bill has been prepared
by State Dairy Commissioner Cannon
and Deputy Hunter. Dairy products
especially. are dealt with. Chemists of
state Institutions are required to fur
nish analyses when called upon by the
proper authorities. so that the purity
of any article offered for sale may he
determined. The fine for selling aduI.
terated articles Is from $50 TO 5000
with discretionary imprisonment. The
sale of oleomargarine and filed cheese
is regulated by license. and dealers
must display n sign.
Mr.. Burwell of Durango has a bill to
Introduce which he believes Will con.
vert two evils into one blessing. II
will provide that the county commits.
sioners may requisitlon the warden of
the state penitentiary for n quota of
convlcts to work on the roads In the
county. Good roads are inestimable
blessing to any community said he
"and bad roads very great eurse
The commissioners would guard and
Keep these convicts and secure d good
return TO the state for their support