The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-09
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Six bills passed the Senate and -four
the House last Friday.
There have been 511 bills introduced
in the Senate and $50 In the House.
Senators Stewart and Barela take the
lead in opposing Senator Philips local
option bill.
Hardly a day passes without the In
production OF new bill TO amenc
Denver's charter.
All the state officers protest that the
bills reducing salaries ana CUTTING
down their clerical force are outrages
Senator Ammons has introduced a pl
| appropriating 5000 for the construc
tlon OF bicycle path from Denver u
Palmer Lake.
Seven ministers of the gospel were
elected from the house Friday aiter
noon because OF n charge by MI eng
ley that they were lobbying.
The Legislature is making a great
record for economy, and every Dill IN
troduced that appropriates money
meets with lots of opposition.
Senator Gaymon has introduced III
the Senate. and Mr.. uglow in the House
bills compelling county commissioner
TO publish reports Of their proceedings
Mr.. Kendrick has introduced in the
| House n bill to place the construction
of all dams and embankments Tor res
esvoirs under the direct control OF tne
state engineer.
|
Mr.. Smith of jefferson has introduced
a resolution memoralizing Congress no.
| to allow Congressman-elect Roberts oil
Utah to retain his seat II the charges
| against him are true.
Senator Barela is not a warm friend
of woman suffrage. He was the only
senator who had the nerve to stand NJ
and vote against recent measure
commencing IT TO other states.
a joint session was held Thursday
night to discuss the Ell Paso county di
vision plan. Large delegations pro and
con were present from Colorado
| Springs, Victor and Cripple Creek.
The joint bill by Senators Harris and
| Ammons for the elimination of en-
blems and devices and party designa
tions from official ballots was taken VI
on unanimous consent last Friday and
pnssed, 2S to /, Senator Barela voting
nay.
The insane asylum asks, in n bill In
troduced by Representative Hermond
for $4,000 for general maintenance
SO, 800 for n steam heating plant, S2.5OO
for remodeling old buildings. $1,000
for putting in laundry, an $500 for
gymnasium.
The Bell bill, which allows district
or county judges to hold court Mt other
places than the county seat is opposed
by Representative Montgomery. lie
claims il Is measure got up by the
anti-TeIler county divisionists TO helr
Colorado Springs. lie also claims that
1t Is unconstitutional.
Mr.. Drumm has proposed an enact.
ment that viii compel owners OF mines
that do not pay dividends to keer
posted in prominent place, FOR the
benefit of employees, a list of the Of
ficers, statement of capital stock and
other information concerning the
standing of the company.
Senator FELTON, believes that there
are two boards operating under the
state government which are useless and
even detrimental to the state. the
Board of Charities and Correction and
the Board of Pardons. He has intro
duced bills providing for the abolish
mcnt of each OF these organizations.
Senator Ammons proposes to make
circulation wars waged among news
papers annual occurrences. His meas
ure. Senate Bill No. $3.50. provides thai
no delinquent tax advertisement or 9th
er legal notices paid for by the state
shall be published in other than daily
papers of the largest circulation in their
respective counties.
The senate committee on elections has
denied the motion for non-suit in the
case of Tanquary against Fisher. This
case involves the Pueblo Huerfanc
county district, and as it now stands
there is believed to be sufficient evi
dence TO warrant the unseating OF
Fisher and the seating of Tanquary In
the senate. The ease of w. ii. Meyer
of Costilla county was not considered
by the committee.
A resolution has been introduced by
Mr.. Smith of jefferson, asking Con
gress to appropriate S200.eO year fol
five years for the building of reservoirs
in New Mexico, Colorado and Wyom
ing. The memorial asks for the estab
llshment of a complete system of reser
voirs and artesian wells for the Who'll,
district named. Prospecting for Goa
and natural gas is another of the OBJ
iects for Which the money is to be ap
propriated.
Representative Smith of Mesa hns
prepared bill for a bounty Of 80 cept,
ton for all the sugar beets grown In
the state. 1t also provides for a stat,
board of sugar. beet culture. to consist
of six mefhht7s, to hol6 at1ce for ST,
| years. two retiring every second wear
| They are to have an Office in the capito
and II secretary. who may receive +
salary of $1,000 IL year. All the board
will get will be expenses. and these
must not exceed $500 year.
The majority report of the Hous,
committee on fees and salaries on ii
| II. No. > CLARK, TO reduce the salaries
of members of the Legislature to So n
| day was against the passage of Tho
| bill. 1t was signed by Messrs. Brad
| ley. Jones. Hollcnbeck. Ballinger and
Ovington. a minority report was pre-
sented by Messrs. Patterson and Har
ter. favoring the passage of the bill
with one amendment. That amend
inent provides that members in draw
ing mileage must certify that no part
of the distance Travelled was on n rail
way or any other kind of pass. and
that the amount claimed is not in ex
cess of the amount of money actually
| spent.
Englcy's Sunday bill. which has
aroused the ire Of the church people. /.
is follows: Section !. That the first
day of the week. commonly known a.
Sunday, is hereby declared TO be legn
holiday and as such n tlav for tho -.