La Junta tribune., 1899-04-08
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

| pHsssu S'SoHu TetuiuS III thc s'Sha''
Wednesday.
The Senate has passed the bill au'
thorizing convention to formulate
! charter for Denver.
Representative Engley took occas.
ion TO denounce the employment OF
chapinins the other day.
| The conference committees report
on the county salaries bill was &C.
cep,ed by the House Thursday.
The senators got into combative
| frame OF mind last Friday night nnu
had hot time. Parks and smith leo
on in calling each other names, ana
others Joined in.
Grave fears were expressed Friday
| that the general appropriation pi!i
would not become a law before an'
| journmcnt and that an extra session
would be necessitated.
The Dewey county bill. TO DIVIDE
I Arapahoe, was defeated on maj pas
sage by vote OF 1i'to II In the sen
ate. Mr.. Bromley being the only Arap-
alioe senator voting for II.
On Thursday the Senate and House
both agreed to take action only on
! bills that had passed the other BODY
! as there was insufficient time before
adjournment Monday TO bring Forward
new bills.
A big batch OF House. bills Tor
bridges, roads and arteslan wells WAS
rushed through the Senate Fridhy- Inc
bills went through smoothly Tor tne
mos, part, bu, on one of the wen piiis
the Senate was hung up Tor three
hours by the opposition.
The Senate ON Thursday passed the
following measures: To provide an es-
tray fund; In relation TO fencing rali-
roads: to prevent the spread OF ihiec-
rlous diseases among stock; approptf
nting SO for new building NJ the
State Agricultural College.
Mr.. Burwell's bill to prohibit treat,
ing was under discussion on secun"
reading in the House Monday. ihs
committee OF the whole recommended
tho measure by n vote Of ~ to ~. but
the House in regular session killed thc
report by n vote OF ~ TO -. This was
done when n greater number OF the
members were present than attehueu
during the debate.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations Sunday: Harry a. Lee.
commissioner OF mines. w. q. luce, III
paso county. commissioner OF sciiooi
for the Deaf and Blind; Warden Hoyt
Of the pcnitentiary: Dairy coihihis
sIoner. Monson: Fred Warshauer. com
and Henry -. White. penitentinry com
missloners: Chaplain Rudolph OF the
Senate. to be chaplain OF the pehiteh-
tiary.
great batch OF bills passed third
reading In the House Friday. One OF
these was Mrs Wrights precinct op-
ton bill. which went through by
vote OF 10 to 3. Messrs. Farrts. Law
renee and Murray voted nay and sew
,n,een others either refrnined from vot'
ing or were absent Mrs Wright says
she had no expectation that the p'ii
would pass the Senate, but she wanteu
to put the members on record. In this
abe did not meet with success. Tor sew
erai Of the Arapahoes did not vote.
In conformity with n resolution OF
the Senate Lieutenant Governor Car
ncy has appointed the tax law com
mission. Ii il composed of three hold
over senators who will serve without
| CONDENSATION and report to the next
legislature. They will complete. scru-
tinize and recommend changes In the
law. after having examined the sys-
tens In vogue In Australia and New
| Zealand The members are: Senator
BucklIn. Populist. lawyer; Senator
| Ehrhart. farmer. Democrat: Senator
! Unl. lawyer, Silver Republican.
The Senate has passed a bill which
compelled children between the ages
I Of S and Il to attend school. II applies
| to school districts of the first and sec
! ond class. The measure, as passed.
with practical unanimity. provides for
compulsory education in reading. SPELL
1 Ing. writing English grammar. geogra-
! phy and arithmetic. In such districts
| every parent. guardian or other per
son having charge OF any child be-
| tween the ages OF s and ~ years. shall
| send such child to n public. private or
parochIai school for at least twenty
| weeks.
The Senate on Sunday passed the
| following bills:
BY Representative Ryan-Minine
bill.
BY Senator Felton-To fix peniten--
tiary commissioners salaries Mt $500 n
wear and expenses and the warden's
salary ut $500 year and mninte.
nance.
| BY Senator Barela-To pay the coal
mine inspector for 1891 and 1892 mile.
age.
BY Senator Roe-The library COM
mission bill.
Governor Thomas on Tuesday sent
| these appointments to the Senate:
| Judge OF Court of Errors and Appeals.
| Judge G. I. Thomson. reappointcd for
six years at 5000 a year.
Warden OF the Reformatory-A. C.
| butcher, Colorado Springs, deputy
county clerk OF Ell Paso.
| Trustee of Mute and Blind School
L. p. McGwire OF Longmont. son-in-
law Of ex-Attorney General Carr.
Chaplain Of Penitentiary-Rev. W. 8.
Rndolph, now chaplain Of the State