The silver star., 1899-04-06
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

passed second reading in the Senate
Wednesday.
The Senate has passed the bill au'
charter for Denver
Representative Englcy took occas.
ion to denounce the employment OF
chaplains the other day.
The conference committees report
on the county salaries bill was ac'
ccpted by the House Thursday.
The senators got into, combative9
frame of mind last Friday night ana
had n hot time. Parks and smith iet,
OF in calling each other names. ana
others Joined IN.
Grave fears were expressed Friday
that the general appropriation biil
would not become Il law before au'
icurnment and that an extra session
would be necessitated.
The Dewey county hill. to DIVIDE
Arapahoe. was defeated on finai pas
sage by vote of IA to IL in the SEN
ate. Mr.. Bromley being the only Arap-
ahoe senator voting for 1t.
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.
\ big batch of House bills Tor
bridges. roads and artesian wells was
rushed through the Senate Friday. lhe
bills went through smoothly for tne
most part, but on one of the well biiis
the Senate was hung up for three
bours by the opposition.
The Senate on Thursday passed the
following measures: To provide an es-
tray fund: in relation to fencing ran
roads: to prevent the spread OF 'hfec
tious diseases among stock: appropri-
ating So for a new building at the
State Agricultural College.
Mr.. Burwell's bill to prohibit treat,
ing was under discussion on sec0nu
reading in the House Monday. ne
committee of the whole recommended
the measure by Il vote OF - 10 ~; uu'
the House in regular session kiiieu ,ne
report by n vote Of ~ TO "a. Inns was
done when greater number OF ,he
members were present.
during the debate
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations Sunday: Harry \. Lee.
commissioner Of mines: w. q. Rice. III
Paso county. commissioner of school
for the Deaf and Blind: Warden Hoyt
If the penitentiary; Dairy commis-
,ioner, Monson: Fred Warshauer. com
and Henry II. White. penitentiary com
.nissioners: Chaplain Rudolph OF Inc
Senate. 70 be chaplain OF the peniten-
tiary.
A great batch of bills passed third
reading in the House Friday. One OF
these was Mrs. Wright's precinct op-
ton bill which went through by a
vote of 4G to 3. Messrs. Farris. Law
renee and Murray voted nay and sew
.nteen others either refrained from vot-
Ing or We're absent Mrs. Wright says
she had no expectation that the biii
would pass the Senate. hut she wanted
to put the members on record. In this
She did not meet with success. for sew
ernl Of the Arapahoes did not vote.
In conformity with a resolution OF
the Senate Lieutenant Governor Car
ney has appointed the tax law com
mission. 1t is composed Of three hold
over senators who will serve without
compensation 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
20,
Hill. lawyer. Silver Republican.
The Senate has passed bill which
compelled children between the ages
Of s and IA TO attend school. II applies
to school districts Of the first and sec
pnd class. The measure. as passed.
with practical unanimity, provides for
compulsory education in reading. spell
ing. writing. English grammar. geogra-
ply and arithmetic. In such districts
every parent. guardian or other per
son having charge OF any child be-
tween the ages Of s and IA years. shall
send such child TO a public. private or
parOchlal school for at least twenty
weeks.
The Senate on Sunday passed the
following bills:
BY Representative Ryan-Mininl
bill.
BY Senator Felton-'ro fix peniten-
tiary commissioners salaries at $500 q
year and expenses and the warden,
salary nt $500 year and mainte
nance.
by Senator Barela-To pay the Goa
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 Sennte
Judge Of Court OF Errors and Appenis
Judge G. I. Thomson. rcappointed for
six years at 5000 year.
Warden Of the Reformntory-A. C.
butcher. Colorado Springs, deputy
county clerk Of III PAsO..
Trustee Of Mute and Blind School
l.. r. McGwire Of L0ngmont. son-in
law Of ex-Attorney General Carr.
Chaplain Of PenitcntInry-Rcv,W w. 4
Itrdolph. now chaplain Of the State
senate.
Penitentinry CommissIoners--I.op
term. Lewis King Of Ouray: sborl
term. Henry White Of Canon City.