The Springfield herald., 1899-02-24
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

never be done. The estimate Of the
contractor on the work showed that 1t
might be done for IL reasonable appro-
priation. In opposition to the claim
that all the water OF the Arkansas was
appropriated il was shown that 1900
cubic feet had been appropriated after
that Of the canal and none OF these lat
er users had complained of not getting
their water; also, that n system of res
ervors was contemplated for the canal
supply. making 1t certain.
The finance committees of the two
branches held IL joint meeting Tuesday
night. The appropriations committee
of the House presented report show
ing how much the members expected
for roads. bridges, reservoir sites and
other similar improvements. A simi
lar report was submitted by the finance
committee of the Senate. Both We're
considered together. and with an eye
only to the conservation of the tinnn-
cinl resources of the state and the max
imum benefit to the different counties
Interested. To appease II demand of
over S1.TOO.OOO there is about S2OO.OOO
available in the internal improvement
fund. At this time the exact sum in
the fund is S163. 3.5T6.54. With the nat
ural increase this will probably be in
creased by $4,000. The Senate report
of the finance committee showed that
bills have been introduced asking ap
preparations for internal improvements
to the amount of S1,132 900. In nddi-
ton to this sum the members of the
House demand S54S. 700 worth of I'M
provements This has no connection
with demand for S945,961.55 by the
House from the general fund The
prevalent sentiment in the committee
was that several of the larger lppro-
priatlons asked for should not be con-
sidered. such rs that for state canal
No. l. FOR the Paris Exposition and for
extensive road projects, such as Sena-
tor Taylor'S for II state boulevard from
Denver to Grand Junction. 1t was al-
so emphasized that none of the internal
improvement fund shall be spent for
Improvements or additions of any of
the state Institutions. The committee
went on record ms rigidly adhcring to
the principle that the internal improve
mcnt fund shall he reserved exclusively
for the purposes for which 1t was ere
atcd.
The Senate chamber Thursday night
WAS the arena in which the gladiators
who represented the various medical
schools engaged in sharp and acrim-
onous conflict. The judiciary commit
tee of the Senate threw the doors wide
open for Il full and free discussion of
the now famous Senate Bill No. 261.
known as the medical practice bill.
The gallery of the chamber. rs well as
the body of the room. was filled with
many regular" men and women. but
there was host of hypnotists, Christian
scientists. osteopaths, magnet healers.
Christian healers, psychic healers and
representatives of psychical and meta
physical therapeutics. The discussion
was opened by DR.. Eskridge, who
spoke in favor of the measure, explain
ing its provisions and the scope of Its
influence. He did not believe that it
would in any way interfere with the
man or woman who was really quail
fled to practice healing, but would sim
ply tend to generally elevate the pro-
fession and practice of medicine. Mr..
Shed sounded the keynate Of the oppo-
sition to the bill. He did not want to
abuse the doctors. he said. but he want
ed them to let him alone in the prac-
tce of his method of healing. He de-
MED that there was an intention on the
part of the authors of the measure to
act honestly. The bill gave the medi-
cal board the power to say what regu-
lar college of medicine was. what med
icine was, and to play on these words
all they desired 1t would be giving q
medical prescription. said he. to advise
n man to take Il breath of fresh air or
n bath or n morning cocktail. He read
copiouSly from work on medicine in
the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turieS when boiled grub worms, hog
lice. ashes of sparrow feathers. pow
der of viper flesh. etc. We're healing
agents. Medical science was. lie said.
founded on conjecture and improved
by murder. and he described the aver
age doctor coming into the sick room
like condensed DEATH
The majority report of the commit
tee that investigated the insane asy-
lum has been adopted by the Senate.
This report eNonerates DIR. ThomDs.
The following was the vote on the
adoption of the report;
Yeas-Adams. .Nnnear. Barela. Buck
ley. Evans FELTON,. Fisher. Gaymon,
Harris. Hill. Maxwell, McCreery.
Parks, porterteld, Stewart. Swink-16.
Nays-Ammons. Bucklin, Ehrhnrt.
Philip. Roe. Whitford-G.
In referring to the above action
Judge Dixon, the attorney of DR..
Thombs. says: THE vote of the Sen-
ate this afternoon is equal to an ac-
quttal. The vote announces the sense
of the Senate on the charges preferred
and the charges fell to the ground
Judge Nixon said that owing 10 the
fact that Thombs tenure of office Is
| fixed by law and he is IL bonded officer
of the state, the governor of the state
| has no authority TO remove him. The
| Senate. which would be the impcach-
ing body, had eNonerated Thombs, and
| Thombs stood absolutely acquitted
the procedure of the House being en-
| tirely uncalled for and wholly without
| precedent in the history of the coun-
try, The speedy action of the House
in the opinion of Judge Nixon, indi-
Gated that the body was subservent to
the desires of some people who are
| ANXIOUS TO effect Il chnnge in the office