The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-23
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Asylum for the pnst few yenrs has
been most negligent For this negll-
gcncc the Board Of Commissions and
the superintendent are alike RESPONSE
BILE. A rigorous and systematic admin
istrntion OF the affairs by the board
would Of necessity have resulted In q
similar administration by the superin-
tendent." The governor recommends
larger appropriations for the asylum
Legislative practice as regards the
dealing out of patronage is to be
reyolutionized by the Twelfth General
Assembly unless the House undoes
the work that has been so carefully
accomplished by the Senate. A def
mite step In the direction of reform
was taken by the Senate the other day
when II passed on third reading S.
B. No. 26. the McCreery salary bill.
which reduces vislbly both the num-
ber and the pay OF the Assembly off,
GERS and employees. Under the law OF
1895 the last act of the Legislature
passed on the subject. the SENATE is al
lowed sixty officers and employees, and
the House of Representatives seventy
officers and employees. making total
OF 1870. The McCreery bill reduces the
total TO eiehty-four. giving the Senate
-tfftn HIu tIt lOtNe N-ttNtn.
BY cutting of forty-slx employees the
Legislature VIII save TO the state
thousands of dollars annually.
Governor Thomas has affixed his
official signature to what Is commonly
known ms the .'the eight-hour bill. .
This bill, regulating the hours of EN-.
ployment In underground mines and In
smelling and ore reductions, passed
both the House and Senate without
amendment and becomes u law in lis
original form. Its full text is ms fol
lows:
Section 1. The period OF employ
ment of workingmen In nl1 under
ground mines or workings shall be
eight ts) hours per day. except In
cases of emergency where life or prop.
erty is In Imminent danger.
Sec. 2. The period of employment
Of workingmen In smelters, and In all
other institutions for the reduction or
refining of ores or metals shall be
eight hours per day. except in cases of
emergency. where life or property is In
Imminent danger.
Sec. 3. ANY person. body corporate.
agent, manager or employer who shall
violate any of the provisions OF sec
tions one and two OF this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction. shall be punished by
n fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $500, or by Imprisonment not
more than six months, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
The bill OF Judge Kennedy to remove
the Soldiers and Sailors Home from
Monte Vista was brought up in the
House last Thursday and another
fight was precipitated on 1t. George
Smith and Messrs. Hammond. Law
renee, Rawnlt. Montgomery. Short and
Clark spoke against the bill. The op-
position based Its objections on eco
nomic grounds and the desertion Of the
quarters at Monte Vista without max
Ing provision for their occupancy.
Mr.. Rawalt declared 1t was an Arapa-
hoe county scheme. Messrs. Cannon.
Elliott, Browning and Farris favored
the bill The vote stood 43 to 10 In
favor of the bill. The vote In detail
is as follows: Ayes-Adams, Ballin-
ger, Barnard. Bnrtels, Bradley, Briscoe.
Browning. Burwell. Byron, Can.
non, Castetter. Dickerson. Drumm.
Duncan, Dunleavy, Elliott, Estes, Far
ris. Harter. Hermond. Hollenbeck. JEFF
ferson. Judkins. Kamm, Kendrick,
Kennedy tOuray). Kennedy Uake)
Lee, Litz, Mclean, Morris, hatcher,
Patterson, Pine, Reichard, Ryan,
Schroeder. Severance. Smith (Mesa),
Taylor, Turney, Wright, Mr. Speaker.
Nnys--Barry, Bell, Clark, Garcia,
Gaughan. Hammond. Lawrence. Mont
gomery, Murray, Ovington, Rawnlt,
Short, Sloan. Smith (Chaffee). Steele.
Uglow. The bill carries with 1t n
$4,000 appropriation. 1t is expected
that the Institution will be located in
Denver.