La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

the House last week.
Mrs. Frances Il. Belford has been
nominated for trustee OF the State Nor
NAL College.
Chief Clerk Gray has resigned to ac-
cept nn Office in the auditors office. Mr.
w. a Dickerson has been elected 10
succeed him.
\ 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 portion OF Park county
TO the new Cripple Greek county.
After quite n fight. Senator Barein
succeeded In having n resolution pass
ed ordering the printing of the Cover
uor's message In Spanish.
REPRESENTATIVE Bradley has intro
duced bill cutting railroad fares 70
two cents mile in the valleys ana on
the plains and TO four cents mile over
mountain roads.
Senator Taylor does not Ike II De
cause the Journal OF the last iesisia-
turc 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 Gillett- asking 1ha'
ihat town be named ns the teinpofat!
county seat OF Teller county, ana OF
fcring building free of cost 10 'hs
county government.
f. J. Picard of the Yuma Pioneer has
been elected chief printing clerk OF tne
house, and II. C. Wood OF the Casue
Rock Journal has been chosen clerk OF
the appropriation committee In the
senate.
A fine OF from 5000 to $4,000 Is
provided for by Representative w. T.
Stecic's antitrust measure. 1t Is IN
tended to prevent the formatioh Oh
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 0vlngton nxes
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 10 It's
employees.
Senator Whitford has introduced
bill to amend the Denver city charter
In reference to giving TO the mayor ana
city council the right to submit 10 tne
voters the question of whether bonds
shall he issued for the franchise OF
erection of water plant. At present
rhc power OF submission is IN the
hands of the board Of public WORKS
The House committee on corpora
tions and railroads has Two measures
before 1, that will cause the railroads
and the Pullman company a GOOD uesii
Of worry before they are disposed OF
one way or the other. The first bill
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
courtesies they had done TO the re-
firing officer. I'VE should work TO pass
laws" he said. Sin 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 III
feelings"
Chairman Rawalt OF the committee
10 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
r. H.t Inr ha .rs
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 righI
to be present at all the hearings, tc
cross-examine witnesses and summon
| witnesses In his own behalf. The com
mittee to investigate is to consist ol
three members from the House and
two from the Senate. The committee
is to receive any reports that may bt
made to II in reference to the conduct
Of the asylum.
Mr.. Clark Of Weld has put himself
| souarely 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 dont
for the canal Mt he present session Mr.
| Clark also expressed deep-rooted re
sistance to and profound abhorrencs
OF the different road building schemes
In his speech he said some Of the road.
proposed were us visionary as though
to 60 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 Ol
| state institutions are required to fur
| nish analyses when called upon by thu
proper authorities. 50 that the purity
Of any article offered for sale may bs
determined. The fine for selling adul
/ III to 40