The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-21
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.


In the course of rather warm de-
bate the other day, Senator Wheeler ac-
cused Senator Taylor of having ambl'
tions TO succeed Senator Wolcott.
Several members of the House have
received kilograms from persons IN
their own counties demanding that they
vote against the bill for n state license
ON saloons.
The contest between Mr.. TInquafy
and Mr. Fisher for the senatorship OF
the Twenty-seventh senatorial district
has been decided in favor of MIR. Tan
quarry by vote of % to IL.
The general appropriation bill is now
ready for Introduction in the House
The Appropriation Committee VIII
pass on it Mt the first meeting and IL
will be introduced at the next follow
ing session
1t was stated in the House the other
day that Governor Thomas will refuse
to sign the bill for excess employees
until the Legislature passes the pill
which will prevent their employment III
| the future.
A paper was started among members
of the House yesterday to raise SUB
| scription to buy n watch and chain
| for the speaker The feeling over GER
tain bits of legislation has not yet sub
sided and many of the members re-
fused to contribute.
The House Committee on Revision
has concluded 10 amend all the appro-
priation bills for roads and bridges
that call for money out of the general
fund. so that they will "ead to use the
fund to be returned to the Internal
improvement fund from the capitol
fund.
Among the bills that passed third
reading in the Senate was one to allow
railroad companies to buy up connect
ing lines and make one long through
road. The bill was introduced, it is
stated. at the request of the Colorado
southern. which wishes to get all its
small lines making up its great through
line one title and one organization.
Mr. Barelas Mexican war joint reso-
luton has been passed. 1t provides
for an address to the national Congress,
asking that guns. field pieces and ban
ners captured by the United States dur
ing the Mexican War be returned to
that country. Mr.. Barela urged that
Colorado should take the lead in this
movement.
The House has passed n bill appro-
priating 100000 to erect new hall of
metallurgy in connection for the State
School of Mines, and for improving
the heating facilities. 1t has also ap-
proprated $4,000 for discharging the
floating debt of the institution. There
seems to be no doubt of the concur
renee of the Senate.
Senator Taylor's bill for wagon road
from Denver to Grand Junction occu-
pied most of Saturday. and for the pur-
pose of pushing it through the senators
held an afternoon session. The at
tack on the measure which caused all
the trouble on Friday night was re-
n we'd by senator Wheeler. He was as
sisted in his fight by Mr.. Adams and
Mr. Stewart. The motion to make n
favorable report carried
All the appropriation bills that pro-
vide for building roads OIL bridges from
the general fund will be p. tested when
they come up for third reading in the
House. Mr. Montgomery is drawing
up a protest that VIII be filed with each.
The protests will be signed by twenty
eight members of the House. They in
tended filing the document when the re-
port of the revision committee was
handed in, but third reading was select.
ed as a more appropriate time.
Senator Stewart declares that Gov
titude toward the management of the
insane asylum by political ambition.
The Pueblo senator viciously attacks
the motives of $. b. No. 123 CCrosbyl
to vest the management of the asylum
in a state lunacy board. He declares
that the sole object of the bill is to re-
move Dr. Thombs. and that the gov
ernor. in demanding that the supern-
tendent be removed. is spreading his
sails to catch the breaZes of popular
ity.
Senator Ammons' bicycle path bill
after long debate. has passed second
reading. and was ordered to final pass
age, which by this favorable action is
now certainty. An appropriation of
$1,000 is involved. In explaining the
measure, Mr.. Ammons said the path
from Denver to Palmer Lake was only
beginning. Eventually the path would
reach Pueblo. More people We're in
terested in the path than in any other
road in the state. Senator WlitfOrd
/ nrged that the bicycle path would be as
saeritorious improvement as any
made by the present Legislature. TIE
money spent from the internal revenue
fund would be as well expended as any
of the money of that fund.
Several petitions have been circula-
| ted among the members of the lower
house recently by candidates for ap-
pontive offices in the new county of
| Teller. which Governor Thomas will
have the pleasure of filling at his con-
vcnience Representative j. w. Gaugh-
| an is said to have received the indorse-
| ment of the House members for the
position of sheriff, W. +. Seeds Of
Cripple Creek for county judge and
John ]. Downey of Independence for
county superintendent of schools. Col
onel B. f. Montgomery, it is said,
would not refuse the office of county
attorney Other and numerous candi-
dates have made their appearance.