Gilpin observer., 1899-01-19
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Ia grippe.
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 office. Mr..
w. A. Dickerson has been elected to
succeed him.
A joint resolution has passed both
branches inviting Mr.. Bryan to address
the assembly upon the occasion OF his
visit to Denver.
After quite n fight, Senator Barela
succeeded in having resolution pass
ed ordering the printing of the Cover
nor's message in Spanish.
Representative Bradley has intro
duced Il bill cutting railroad fares 'o
two cents a mile in the valleys and Oh
the plains and to four cents mile over
mountain roads.
Z. ]. Picard of the Yuma Pioneer has
been elected chief printing clerk of the
house, and H. C. Wood of the Castle
Rock Journal has been chosen clerk OF
the appropriation committee in the
senate.
A petition has been presented from
the Town Board of Gillett, asking that
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county seat of Teller county, and Of
fering n building free of cost to the
county government.
A fine of from $1,000 to $4,000 is
provided for by Representative w. G.
Steeles 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 fixes
penalty of from 500 to $500 for the
violation of the provisions of the act,
which prohibits the issuance of any
form of scrip by any company to its
employees.
The House committee on corpora
tions and railroads has two measures
before it that will cause the railroads
and the Pullman company good deal
of worry before they are disposed OF
one way or the other The first bill
fixes 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, far
below the present rates.
The new lieutenant governor made
n 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-
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 Goth of this month. He as
certained after the appointment had
been made that the Board of Capitol
Managers had not concluded the in
vestigation it 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-eXamine 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 it in reference to the conduct
of the asylum.
Mr.. Clark of Weld has put himself
squarely on record as opposing the eX-
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 We're as visionary as though
to 20 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 be
determined. The fine for selling adul-
terated articles is from $50 to $500
with discretionary Imprisonment The
sale of oleomargarinc and filed cheese
is regulated by license, and dealers
must display n sign.
Senate bill No. 1G5. introduced by
Mr.. Parks, provides that any one who
steals n ride on railroad or cars, or
any portion thereof or climbs thereon
while they are standing still or in mo-
ton, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
Every employe aiding or abetting such
n person is also guilty of misde-
meanor, and it shall be the duty of
conductors, brakemen and engineers
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